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How to manage GERD/ Acid Reflux ?
Acid reflux does not discriminate.Old or young, lean or overweight, many people suffer from this potentially serious and annoying condition. Of course, most people have experienced a little reflux from time to time but when it becomes chronic, if not treated properly,...
Saturday Morning Tostada
Today was a relaxing Saturday. Why? Well, Sameer offered to make a scrumptious breakfast after a long time while I was surfing my facebook account! This recipe is a twist on a piadina, an Italian flatbread. For ease/ convinience Sameer used a store-bought corn...
Myrto’s Sweet Potato Patties
Happy First Day of Spring! Last weekend we got a 10 lbs box of sweet potatoes from Costco and now we are looking for creative recipes to enjoy them. My friend and physician Myrto Ashe suggested that I try her simple, easy to cook, delicious recipe today. Dr Ashe is a...
Cool Chick Pea Salad with Beet Greens
In this post we will use fresh, organic, crispy beet greens rather than cooking it like a vegetable. Today we would blend beet greens with garbanzo beans. Garbanzo beans (like most legumes) have long been valued for their fiber content. Two cups provide the entire...
Oh, Enticing Gluten!
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at almost 30,000 patients from 1969 to 2008 and examined deaths in three groups: Those with full-blown celiac disease, those with inflammation of their intestine but not full-blown...
Quinoa with Coconut and Beet Greens
Last week, my MRT - Mediator Release Testing results were in and on Sunday I began my anti-inflammatory protocol. For those who do not know, MRT is a blood test that helps to identify food sensitivities. In one of the next blogs, I will discuss the difference between...
What’s New on the Food As Medicine Frontier?
Recent science shows that food is not only calories…it is information to our genes. We’ve always known you are what you eat….but we now know that food literally turns on and off gene expression. We are born with a certain set of DNA…but your DNA is not your...
Dysfunction Precedes Pathology
Rather than thinking about chronic disease, such as Type 2 diabetes as a “black or white” condition, consider that health and disease exist on a spectrum or “continuum”. First there is cellular dysfunction, then comes pathology and disease. In the case of diabetes,...
Naughty Peanuts with Watercress and Cabbage
Oil -1 Tbsp Ginger (crushed) - 1 Tbsp Garlic (crushed) - 2 cloves Sesame seeds - 1Tbsp Peanuts – ¼ cup Watercress leaves (cleaned de-stemmed and chopped) -4-5 cups Purple cabbage (chopped) - 3 cups Mung bean sprouts – 1 cup Vinegar – 1 ½ tsp Lemon 1 tsp Sugar...
Increased Intestinal Permeability
Gastrointestinal diseases are near and dear to my heart, both as an RD and personally. Not many folks escape this life without having a GI issue, OR, a downstream effect of a GI issue. Let me give a few examples. You have migraine headaches but maybe didn’t know...
New Year’s Resolution : Gluten-Free Diet and Weight
The gluten-free market is booming which is good news for those with celiac disease. A growing number of gluten-free products ranging from breads, cereals, pasta, crackers, cakes, cookies, snack bars, soups, sauces, ready-to-eat entrees, mixes and other items are...
Evidence-based Methodology Workshop on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will sponsor an Evidence-based Methodology Workshop on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). The workshop will be held December 3–5, 2012, and will consist of an opening session taking place on December 3, 2012, at the Bethesda...
“I am not a lab rat!” ~ From some of the cutest kids we’ve ever seen.
This is one of the cutest campaign I have ever seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9JApP0zIkE&feature=player_embedded WHAT IS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD, AND WHY LABEL IT? Genetically engineered (GE, sometimes referred to as GMO) foods are untested, unlabeled,...
Food Allergies, Sensitivities or Intolerance; What’s on Your Plate?
Recently, I was invited to speak at the Southeastern Michigan Dietetic Association (SEMDA) meeting on Food Allergies, Sensitivities and Intolerance's. So what did we discuss? The presentation began with an explanation of what immune and non-immune reactions mean . We...