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…
Red Chile Sauce Recipe
This red chile sauce recipe is made from whole dried chile pepper pods in the traditional Northern New Mexican style popular in Santa Fe. It is a very simple recipe with few ingredients. There are no tomato products, meat or…
Roasted Spaghetti Squash Recipe
Spaghetti squash is a member of the hard, or winter, squash family which also includes acorn and butternut squash. This family of vegetables are good sources of carotenoids, lutein, zeaxanthin and beta-cryptoxanthin. Though relatively high in starches, the complex…
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,…
The Power Of Pineapples
The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad plant family. They originated and grew wild in the South American countries of Paraguay and Brazil. From there, pineapples were spread throughout the rest of South America and into the Caribbean and…
Eat Carrots For More Than Carotenoids
Most people think of orange when carrots are mentioned. This is because almost all commercially grown carrots world-wide are orange varieties. Most carrots did not become orange until after the 17th century, however, and it was politics in the Netherlands…
What Have I Been Eating Lately?
I thought it would be fun to do a post of mostly photos of meals that I have eaten recently. This will let you get a better idea of the way I think about diet and use variations on standard…
Herbed Roasted Pork Loin Recipe
This recipe starts with the same bone-in pork rib roast used in the “Stuffed Pork Chops” recipe. I like this cut of meat a lot because of its convenient size, versatility and low cost. These bone-in rib roasts can be…
The Importance Of Eating Wholes Instead Of Parts For Health
I want to give you even more reasons why it is so important for optimum health to eat a whole food diet rather than depend on supplements to supply our nutritional needs. In previous posts I have discussed how supplements…
Eat Chile Peppers For Spice And Nutrition
Chile peppers will add spicy heat, anti-inflammatory vitamins and lots of variety to any diet. From large to tiny, green to red to yellow and mild to scalding, there is a chile pepper available for every taste and to suit…