The fermentation process itself produces a wide range of substances, including vitamins and enzymes, that support well-being. Among those healthful substances are the probiotic microbes used in fermentation. Fermented soy has been linked to better intestinal health, including increases in growth of the body’s own probiotic bacteria. It has also been linked to strengthened...
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Brewing Health Part 1
If you’ve ever enjoyed a steaming cup of miso soup or a tasty tempeh stir-fry, then you’ve had fermented soy. For centuries, Asian cultures have been fermenting soybeans with healthful microbes (traditionally processed soy sauce and whole-bean product called natto are two other examples) to enhance their flavor and nutrient value. Today, ancient fermentation...
Chicken (or Beef)– Choose Your Selections Carefully
Last week I mentioned my ‘best ever chicken stock’. I would like to expand on the topic of broths and stock this week as there are many benefits to adding these to collection of great of ideas. I will be doing some cooking demonstrations / instructional classes on this topic as we head into...
Variety is the Spice of Life
Last week we did an article highlighting some of the content in our ‘free’ magazines that we hand out in the Bourbon and St. James storefronts. We want to ‘tease’ you into reading more, getting educated about health issues relevant to you and your family. Let’s continue on a few more of the articles...
Good Health Teasers
Back in the day, may be fifteen years ago, when we started to do these articles for our local paper we endeavored to keep it as an educational effort. We continue on the premise that education / knowledge is power – we aim at helping others to live a healthier and more enjoyable life....
Sunshine on My Shoulder and in My Health Regiment
Just because our bodies make vitamin D from being outside in this glorious month of sunshine, do not think you couldn’t be lacking. Are you using sunscreen? Then you may be blocking your intake of natural body produced vitamin D. A study of nearly 1,000 Brazilians who live close to the equator had low...
Gone Fishing Part 2; the answers
Last week we started an article / book report on an article from ‘better nutrition’ magazine we subscribe to regarding the need to eat more cold water fish. This week will provide the answer key to our fun little quiz given in last week’s article. Some of the ways to get more of those...
Happy Independence Day – Gone Fishing
We sincerely hope that by now you have gotten the message that we all need to eat more cold water fish. Just to remind you, the batter soaked, deep fried fish sticks and patties are not fitting into the category. (also the bacon enriched fish chowders do not count either!). Fish can be easy...
Adam’s Apple Part 2
Adam’s Apple Part 2 Let us continue on last week’s topic of using fruit polyphenols to help fight free radicals that can harm testosterone production. Vigorous Defense Apples and grapes have been praised in traditional lore as wellsprings of health; modern researchers have found these fruits to contain antioxidant polyphenols. In laboratory studies, these substances...
Adam’s Apple Part 1
It wasn’t long ago that symptoms caused by falling hormone levels at midlife were thought of as exclusively a woman’s concern. Now most people are aware that men are subject to reductions in hormone amounts, too. While estrogen levels tend to drop steeply in women, men generally experience a more gradual loss of testosterone...