When Gracelyn Guyol was diagnosed in 1993 with a mild form of bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, she was prescribed a commonly used antidepressant. Soon she developed breast cysts and benign tumors, a possible side effect of the antidepressant. She went off the drug and within two months, her tumors disappeared. Under the […]
Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes
This is not your mother’s low-fat cookbook. There’s no foolish tricks, no bizarre concoctions, no chemicals, no frozen meals…no fake anything! Appetite for Reduction means cooking with real food, for real life. Skimpy portions need not apply. In Appetite for Reduction, bestselling author and vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz has created 125 delectable, nutritionally-balanced recipes […]
Low Fat Diet Helps Treat Alcoholism
Large amounts of alcohol and/or drugs take a toll on the liver. Alcohol is known for causing a variety of liver diseases and chronic drug abuse can damage the liver. Because of this anyone who has a history of substance abuse should consider adopting low fat diet, beginning with eliminating the trans fats associated with […]
Sweet Potato Smoothie
Sweet potatoes contain a wealth of orange-hued carotenoid pigments. In countries throughout Africa, in India and in the Caribbean, sweet potatoes have been shown to be a highly effective way of providing school age children with sizable amounts of their daily vitamin A. In some studies, sweet potatoes have been shown to be a better […]