Black bean soup – warm, spicy, brimming with chicken, beans and vegetables – is a dish that everyone can appreciate. There’s nothing quite like a nourishing black bean soup on a cold winter’s afternoon, that, when paired with a salad of fresh winter greens and full-bodied unrefined olive oil, makes for a fully satisfying meal. [...]
Sage & Chicken Liver Pâté
October 29, 2009 By 52 Comments
Chicken Liver Pâté is a luxuriously rich and deeply nourishing addition to any dinner table. Spread atop sprouted grain toast points and garnished with dried cranberries, toasted walnuts and microgreens, chicken liver pâté can make a full meal in and of itself. And, for those who are wary of organ meats, chicken liver pate is [...]
10 Reasons NOT to Give Up Red Meat
April 7, 2009 By 55 Comments
1. Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Found in the meat and milk of grass-fed ruminants, like cows, Conjugated Linoleic Acid or CLA is a potent nutrient. Researchers are just beginning to understand the mechanisms behind the potent and positive health effects traditional peoples have enjoyed since the days of hunting and gathering. CLA is known [...]
Health News: Maternal Vitamin A Intake & Cleft Palate
June 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A study recently published in the American Journal of Epidemiology reconfirms the importance of Vitamin A in the diet of expectant mothers. Indeed, Norwegian researchers studying maternal intake of vitamin A found that those women with higher intake of the vitamin bore fewer babies with cleft palates. Of course, these findings should come [...]
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