We all know supplements like vitamin C and zinc can help to strengthen our immune systems, but there’s no shortage of foods and herbs that can help, too. You’ll find vitamin C in citrus fruits, rosehips, camu camu, and even
This recipe is fantastic in so many ways. To start with, cold rice is high in resistant starch, which is a prebiotic, or food for the good bacteria. Resistant starch helps beneficial bacteria to colonize the gut for them to
Have you tried the wildly trending Instant Pot yet? If you haven’t, I highly recommend you give it a try. It makes healthy cooking so much easier, getting your dinner on the table in a fraction of the time of
Looking for a quick and healthy dinner tonight? If you make up a batch of our medicinal seed rotation pesto over the weekend, cooking your salmon fillets at the end of a busy day will be SIMPLE! Steam some veggies
You know a meal is a winner when you have picky teenagers (living on hot dogs and burgers) coming back for seconds. I love to serve this traditional Polish recipe on a cold winter night. It is the ultimate comfort
Three reasons I think you will love this recipe: It’s a great meal to warm you up on a cold day. The spices will improve your digestion and absorption of nutrients. The Instant Pot will get dinner on your table
My first serious boyfriend, Brandon, was Malaysian Chinese. We used to hang out a lot at his house, partly because his mom loved me and I loved her back for the fabulous cook that she was. One of her must-haves
I still remember as an amateur gardener (I never progressed much beyond that) I once planted 3 zucchinis that ended up yielding 2 to 3 zucchinis per day! Even my neighbors got over-zucchini-ed and asked me stop visiting them. It
Quick cooking red lentils are a fantastic weeknight staple that pair beautifully with cauliflower. Coconut milk and Indian spices makes this dal a warm and filling main dish perfect for fall evenings. Garam masala is a lovely Indian spice blend
I love this quick on-the-go salad as it literally requires not much more than placing a few delicious and healing ingredients in one bowl. This is often my go-to quick dinner or lunch. You can have it over a slice
This is one of the most delightful salads you will ever make in less than 15 minutes. This is a very common salad (which has many variations) in Japan. In lieu of the traditionally-used rice vinegar, I used lemon
Lentils are one of the easiest and most versatile foods to cook. They are easier on the tummy than their cousins – beans – and they come in so many forms and colors. Just by adding different veggies or herbs
Mushroom Leek Stir Fry: A healthy alternative for your thyroid food diet. A fast, super easy recipe, one of my total favorites. High in protein, so if you need to reduce your carbohydrate intake, this is a good source of
Kale is a nutritional powerhouse; it contains 45 different flavonoids which give you antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits which help you avoid chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. Kale also plays a big role in the detoxification of the body. It has cholesterol-lowering benefits
As an Eastern European, I grew up with mushrooms. Many autumn weekends were spent sieving the forests and sharing the secret spots with family and friends as to where the best mushrooms were to be found. It’s easy to learn
I’m on a quest to convert you to savory breakfasts. Interestingly, most world cuisines start the day with little to no sugar. Somehow, with the marketing of the new “nutrition experts” in the form of cereal makers, we now have
I grew up in Malaysia where Indian food was abundant. We would eat lentil stews (known as dhal) over rice almost every day as it was filling and very cheap. Little did I know how nutritious it was. Dhal, made
What a beautiful summer recipe! Simple, delicious and fast to make. No nonsense. If you are a fat-o-phobic (afraid of fat, butter, etc), you need to get over it because the French eat butter and they are healthy and skinny.
I’ve been very focused lately on using food to amplify the process of repairing the gut. As you may or may not know, our immune system lives in our small intestine (aka “the gut”). Conventional medicine does not make the
This is an easy, super nourishing and detoxifying soup for clear skin and a great energy boost. You can also get highly creative with it; adding optional food or whatever you have left over in the fridge that you don’t
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