At this time of year, you may enjoy baking an apple pie or drinking hot apple cider with some fresh, ground cinnamon and nutmeg. But really, you should try to enjoy these seasonal favorites all [...]
Category: Food
5 tips to enjoy a happy and healthy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! Most of us learned that the first Thanksgiving celebration occurred in 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. (My daughter got married right down the road from Plymouth last [...]
Stop and embrace your family’s culinary traditions this Thanksgiving
All year long, I look forward to enjoying our traditional Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings. But this time of year can be especially difficult if you follow a restricted diet that [...]
Groundbreaking study overturns decades of lies about red meat
A massive, new analysis involving four million people from 61 previously published studies has overturned decades of lies about the supposed dangers of eating red meat. In fact, this team of 14 [...]
This “forbidden” complex starch saved the world from starvation
Last week, in anticipation of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, I explained how the discovery of key foods in the Americas helped transform nutrition, cuisine, and health throughout [...]
Six foods that lower blood pressure—without drugs!
High blood pressure is the No. 1 reason people visit the doctor. It generates more than $20 billion in annual income for the mainstream-medical-industrial complex. And there’s no doubt that [...]
Food labels galore…learn the truth behind each certification
I get many of our food staples from our own backyard or local farmer’s market, especially during this time of year. But every so often, we make a run to a big box grocery store—and I’m always [...]
Six tasty foods to keep out of the fridge
We need to store fresh foods in the refrigerator during warmer months to keep them from spoiling. But as fall approaches and the temperatures cool, I enjoy keeping many fresh foods out on the [...]
Could improving food accessibility improve crime rates?
Recently, a piece exploring the relationship between nutrition and behavior caught my attention. It suggested that a poor diet can lead a person to commit a crime. I was quite intrigued to say [...]
Jefferson’s table revolutionizes American cuisine: Blending vittles and visitors in Virginia
Yesterday, I referenced Thomas Jefferson’s critical idea of an agrarian democracy, where each citizen has some land for growing food and medicine. I firmly believe that in our modern era, small [...]
