A $25-million British study in 2007 comparing organic food to traditionally grown food with pesticides determined that organic fruit and vegetables contain up to 40% more nutrients, such as antioxidants, and minerals like iron and zinc. The same study concluded that organic milk contained up to 90% more of the same beneficial nutrients. Other studies […]
Vegan Cabbage Rolls
Rolling up the filling in the cabbage leaves will be easier than than you might expect as cabbage leaves just seem to want to wrap themselves. You can make the whole process much easier by using canned lentils and jarred tomato sauce, but the end result may suffer. If you’re not up for an afternoon […]
The End of Diabetes: The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Diabetes
In his new book, The End of Diabetes, Joel Fuhrman outlines a breakthrough program to combat the rising diabetes epidemic and help millions of diabetics, as well as those suffering with high blood pressure and heart disease. Fuhrman, the research director of the nutritional research project of the National Health Association, shows you how to […]
Raw Food Diet
The raw food diet is a diet based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, and seaweed. Heating food above 116°F is believed to destroy enzymes in food that can assist in the digestion and absorption of food. Cooking is also thought to diminish the […]