This is the 100th post on Think, Eat, Be Healthy! It feels like quite a milestone and at the same time just a beginning. It has been an interesting journey for me so far and I hope for you, too.…
Fresh Okra And Grape Tomatoes Recipe
About Okra Okra is a wonderful and underutilized vegetable. The young pods are best and cook more quickly when still tender but fully mature pods work fine with just a little extra cooking time and moisture. Okra supplies a lot…
More Mangos For Hearty Health
The mango has long been called the “king of fruits” for its combination of taste, aroma and health promoting properties. Eating a mango will get you all of the major vitamins and minerals along with a good dose of healthy…
What Do Bitter Greens Add To A Healthy Whole Food Diet?
Bitter greens add a lot of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory packed nutrition to any healthy whole food diet. The bitterness is caused by numerous phytontrients that repel insect pests, bacterial invaders and fungal growth but are good for us. Bitter greens…
Recent Health News For Thought
Here are some headlines and stories from the world of health research news that caught my eye recently. I always try to fit this kind of news into the bigger picture of what makes us healthy and what has the…
Book Review: “Whole” by T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D and Howard Jacobson, Ph.D
“Whole – Rethinking The Science Of Nutrition” is written by T. Colin Campbell and Howard Jacobson, Ph.D. The publisher is BenBella Books, Inc. Both authors have long and productive careers in the health and nutrition fields. Doctor Campbell is also…
Pot Of Beans Recipe
Dried beans are an important part of my healthy whole food diet and I make a pot of them every week or two to always have available as a side dish or entree. Full of fiber, minerals, vitamins and micronutrients,…
Hospitals Are Dangerous Places
Hospitals in the United States are dangerous places. One of my personal prime motivations for eating a healthy whole food based diet is to avoid hospitals and treatment by mainstream medical care in general. Maintaining optimum health is the surest…
The Importance of Variety In A Healthy Diet
One of the dietary themes I stress is the importance of variety in the foods we eat. This means eating a variety of fresh whole vegetables, a variety of fresh whole fruits, a variety of fresh and dried herbs and…
The Placebo Effect And Healthy Diet
I had a very interesting exchange with a new customer at work a little while ago. A 100% gluten-free cafe serving a full menu based on real whole food, we have a lot of knowledgeable and health-conscious regulars and many…