How Safe Is Your Home?
I was originally thinking of writing this as an article for the fourth leading cause of COPD and it’s associated diseases, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. But the more I thought about it the more I realized that the […]
Grilled Chicken in a Moroccan Marinade
This warming recipe is only slightly changed from Joyce Goldstein’s in “The Mediterranean Kitchen”. Marinate the chicken overnight for the best flavor. If it’s too cold outside for grilling, broiling works just fine.
Serves 4
3/4 cup honey
6 Tbs. sesame seeds
1 […]
Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Did you know that pork tenderloin is leaner than skinned chicken breast. Well maybe not this recipe with the bacon. But bacon sure makes it tasty.
Serves 2-4
1 pork tenderloin, cleaned and trimmed
3 slices of bacon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. basil
1/2 […]
Why Is Gluten Sensitivity Increasing?
I get asked this question a lot, sometimes from people who have had a dramatic improvement in their health from avoiding gluten, sometimes from clients who don’t want to change their diet when I suggest that gluten might be […]
A Must Read For Integrative Medicine
Probably one of the most challenging things in Integrative Medicine is to understand the different modalities well enough for practitioners to communicate effectively and to truly integrate treatment. One book is by far the best […]
Moong (Mung Bean) Dal Recipe
Mung beans are cooling, however, most if not all Indian food is warming. Even dishes that are for pita dosha are too warming for lesser and greater yang. But here is an adaptation of a dal recipe that will […]
Dal Recipe (Courtesy of Wolfgang Puck, 2002)
Indian food is perfect for lesser and greater yin. The spices are so warming that you can eat vegetarian, although this recipe contains chicken stock. This is exactly as Puck wrote it. If you can’t have liver building food, […]
Stuffed Squash, Warming or Cooling
The total time for preparing this dish is 1 hour and 40 minutes, with the actual cooking time being an hour and 15 minutes. This is a meal in a bowl AND you can eat the bowl. The proportions […]
What’s Wrong With Eating Bananas?
Here in Northern California the concept that healthy food is local, organic and seasonal food is well known. It is both a relatively new and a very old idea. Of course, before air travel most people ate what […]
Honey Lemonade
Since I need cooling food I have never tasted this lesser yin lemonade. However, I have made it a number of times for gatherings both small and large. I can tell you this, no matter how much I make […]