Garfield G. Duncan was a physician who began researching diabetes in the 1920s, and then nutrition in the 1940s. By the 1960s, Duncan was a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he began researching obesity. Duncan routinely fasted his obese patients, noting vital statistics, such as blood pressure, and what percentage regained […]
Carrot Cake
No one really knows where carrot cake came from although some believe that it evolved from the Carrot Pudding of medieval times, during the middle ages sugar and other sweeteners were difficult or expensive to come by in Britain and carrots had long been used as sugar substitutes. While a pudding would have been a […]
Spicy Mango Sorbet
The mango is a juicy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees, cultivated mostly for edible fruit. The majority of these species are found in nature as wild mangoes. When using mangoes in a recipe, look for ripe mangoes that yield easily to the touch, because they will have […]
Buddha’s Fasting Experience
Buddha spoke highly of fasting and said that during his fasts, “My soul becomes brighter, my spirit, more alive in wisdom and truth.” Buddha’s fasting experience played a central role in formation of Buddhism. Around 500 B.C.E., Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) left his affluent family in search of enlightenment. Siddhartha believed that desire was the root […]