This delicious juice uses a stellar superfood ingredient. The goji berry. This little berry boasts the highest antioxidant level of any plant food, with an ORAC score of 25,000. (Compare that to blueberries at around 14,000.) Why is this important? Antioxidants are plant compounds that fight free radicals that damage DNA, causing disease and oxidative [...]
Every October the pink ribbons come out. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has helped bring attention to breast cancer and the need for early diagnosis and effective treatment. But what about breast cancer prevention? What can be done to reduce your risk of developing breast cancer in the first place, or reduce the risk of [...]
During the land’s wintry deep sleep, when the hardy greens of spring are only garden plans on a page, I turn my culinary and nutritional attention to root vegetables. They’re what’s in season, and I love them all. Roasted carrots, parsnips, beets and sunchokes. Baked and stuffed russet potatoes. Celery root salad. But the sweet [...]
