Allergies to sesame seed and oil is becoming increasingly more common. Mostly because of its use in international fast-food and bakery products. Allergies to kiwi, poppy seeds, and/or sesame seeds (and sesame oil) often occur in patients with a simultaneous sensitivity to nuts and flour as well. Studies on multiple foods that cause cross-reactivity such […]
It seems that whenever I read about a new food issue many reports don’t always clarify what part of the food is the problem. For example the most recent issue seems to be about the egg. Eggs are not bad as a whole food. It is the yolk that can be troublesome. Especially to those […]
Mushrooms are power packed nutrition. Both wild and cultivated mushrooms have been consumed by humans for their nutritional and medicinal benefits. Nutritionally, mushrooms are low in calories and fat but high in protein, carbohydrate, and dietary fiber. Mushrooms contain a variety of minerals and trace elements such as potassium, and copper and vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin, […]
I love them, whether it is to eat them, decorate with them or visiting all the pumpkin fields around my area! I love the colors, the shapes, the nutrition within most of them and just everything about them! I love watching them grow, shaded by their own leaves most of the time. Seeing them turn […]
Watermelon has a high water content (approximately 92%). This summer treat is a real thirst-quencher. High in vitamin C and lycopene. Lycopene along with betacarotene and vitamin A. This makes for a powerful antioxidant providing protection from the oxidative damage to cellular structures caused by free radicals (sometimes produced by stress). Enjoy this great recipe! […]
