Try this dressing made with umeboshi plum paste, a tangy, salty condiment made from the pureed pulp of naturally processed, pickled umeboshi plums. Umeboshi plums are alkalinizing and promote healthy digestion.

Ingredients

1 tsp umeboshi plum paste
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp raw honey
1 tbsp rice vinegar
dash of salt and pepper

Whisk all ingredients together and serve over crunchy salads or use as a delicious dip for crudités.

Epigenetics-How does it Work?

Mind over matter?  Thoughts & Beliefs are considered “environmental factors” that can affect genetic expression. In my practice we also look at nutrition as an environmental factor that impacts on gene expression. This is called Nutrigenomics.

Bill Moyers Interviews Wendell Potter

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days

A Raw Food Diet is very hydrating, mineral rich and cleansing especially if you choose organic foods. In my opinion, a Raw Food Diet may not be suitable for those who are already anemic and this should be investigated before you embark on a Raw Food Journey. In my practice I look at patients’ Blood Chemistry to assess  the need for Vitamins  B12, B6, zinc, iron etc.

In this video, patients are monitored by Dr. Gabriel Cousens.

What If It’s All Been A Big Fat Lie? by Gary Taubes

A number of scientists dispute the theory that saturated fats raise cholesterol and cause heart disease.

Rather than being harmful, saturated fats:

• are needed for energy
• are needed for hormone production
• are needed the absorption of calcium to prevent osteoporosis
• preserve the integrity of cell walls
• protect cells against attack from viruses
• help the body to store and use beneficial Omega-3 fatty acids
• impart many other health benefits.

Nutrition Tips to Stabilize Blood Sugar

1. Do not skip breakfast.
2. Eat a high quality protein based breakfast.
3. Eat every 2-3 hours.
4. Snack on nuts, seeds, nut butters/hummus/bean spreads with celery, “super” greens like ProGreens, spirulina. high quality rice protein powder with nut/seed milk, hard boiled eggs.
5. Avoid straight fruit juice-dilute or better yet-dilute & blend on high with water and a handful of spinach/kale or chard plus fresh spearmint.
(See my green smoothie recipes below)
6. Have a handful of nuts when you have fruit to slow down the insulin surge.
7. Avoid adrenal stimulants (over-training/inadequate sleep/concentrated sugars/artificial sweeteners/partially hydrogenated fats/nicotine/alcohol/allergic foods/caffeine).
8. As Michael Pollan says “In Defense of Food” EAT FOOD, NOT TOO MUCH, MOSTLY PLANTS with some lean meat and quality grains. (Read this book to understand how we agonize over nutrition as we’ve strayed away from basic unadulterated food.)
9. Fast overnight-but for no longer than 14 hours

Breads/Crackers/Cookies
Food For Life Rice Breads-rice flour
Sesamark Crackers-rice crackers
Mary’s Gone Crackers-rice/quinoa/flax
Pamela’s Cookies-rice flour

Hot Cereals
Ancient harvest quinoa flakes with walnut/brazil nut milk
Lundberg brown rice cereal with almond/hazelnut milk

Cold Cereals
Fiona’s Quinoa Crunch-delicious granola
Make your own Muesli-Try fresh cut up nectarine/raspberries and 1 scoop of ground flax with sesame/sunflower/pumpkin seed and/or almonds

Pastas
Thai rice stick noodles/ rice vermicelli noodles
Brown rice pasta’s from TJ’s and Tinkyada brand from Rainbow

Milks/Yogurt/Kefir
Make your own Nut Milk : soak 1 c. nuts overnight then rinse and place in blender with 5 c. water & blend for 5 minutes then strain through cheese cloth bag
Soy/Rice/Goat Yogurt and Kefir
Almond/Hazelnut/Rice/Soy/Hemp milks

Shakes/Smoothies
Fresh Fruit Smoothies:
1)Mango, vanilla rice protein powder 1 scoop, ground flax scoop & almond milk 1 &1/2 c. Blend until smooth
2)Cherries (handful pitted), almonds (handful), chocolate rice protein powder 1 scoop & Add cinnamon/ginger for a kick
Green Smoothies :
1)Russian Red Kale or Dino Kale (a few pieces w/spine removed), ripe pear or apple (cut up) & spearmint (1/3 bunch) blended for 5 minutes with 4 c. water.
2) Spinach or Any kind of Chard (a few pieces w/spine removed), nectarine, mint (1/3 bunch) blended for 5 minutes with 4 c. water.

All foods can be found @ Rainbow but TJ’s does carry brown rice pasta and Food For Life’s brown rice bread (other flavors only available @ Rainbow)

check out this link for Trader Joes gluten free options:
http://www.traderjoes.com/Attachments/NoGluten.pdf

Asthma explained by common allergy to milk and dairy products

These herbs are boiled with a few cups of water for about 45 minutes to yield a potent herbal tea.
This elegant formula is extremely useful for tension and stress-especially as Positive Menstrual Support (pms) for women when we really need to nourish the blood,circulate the liver qi and take the edge off.