food as medicine

Soups, Salads, and Spring

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Sun, 04/11/2010 - 20:30

Now that Spring is arriving, it's time to lighten the food load a bit, and increase your fresh vegetable and fruit intake. However, it is still incredibly important to avoid going all raw and salad-crazy just because the weather is warmer.

The S(tress) Factor

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 20:30

You would think that being in the healing profession, I would not fall prey to the ever present "stress" that sneaks in here and there and everywhere. Well, I do. And I'm sure you do too.

Food as Medicine I

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 20:30

There have been so many medicinal food tidbits that I've wanted to share that I thought a round up of the recent gatherings would be a nice kick off for February (mid-February in any case!). So without further ado, five of my favorites for this month...

The Essence of Salt and Everything Else

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 13:30

We all contain approximately 250 grams of salt in our bodies, which would fill anywhere from 2-4 small containers depending on their size. Just this simple fact should tell you that you/we/all of us, need salt. As a main component of the body's

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