Eat, Reheat, Eat?
Microwave Oops: Eat, reheat, repeat We’ve all been there—scarfing down last night’s leftovers straight from the microwave like it’s no big deal. But here’s the scary truth: some foods can go from “meh” to “oh no” when...
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Happiness comes in DOSE
Every one of us has our way of experiencing happiness in our lives. It is shaped by where we live, our culture, our familial values, and our social network. It is, however, extremely difficult to describe it...
TVP: A Meaty Contender or a Faux Pas?
TVP is sometimes known as soy chunks, textured soy protein, or soy meat. In the world of vegans or vegetarians, textured vegetable protein (TVP) is a bit of a celebrity. It’s known for its meat-like texture and versatility in the kitchen. But like any star, it has its shining moments and its share of controversies
Sweet and dangerous
How many spoons of high fructose corn syrup you had today? None? That’s what you think. Seriously? So, you don’t remember that feel-great moment enjoying the super sweet goodness of corn? Well, then this might be shocking...
And now we have meat glue
FDA validated GRAS (general recognized as safe) ingredients in food are sometimes borderline toxic, specially things like Transglutaminase
Terrific Turmeric
Like the orange of the rising sun everyday, the one ingredient that was de-facto spice in the kitchen growing up, was turmeric. I don’t think I have seen my mom cooking any curry, soup or dal without...
Magnesium Magic
Are you feeling anxious for no reason? Stressed? Have trouble sleeping? It’s likely that you are not getting enough youth preserving magnesium in your diet and possibly depleting its store in the body under stress. Even small...
Teaching our kids to grow up unhealthy?
If you are a parent like me with kids in public schools, most of our attention to schooling lies in academics, grades and social development. But, one aspect of public schools that always gets a solid “F”,...
The Mandatory Mineral: Calcium
Do you truly understand the immense power calcium has to help keep you young? No matter what age you are at right now, it is never too late to start getting more calcium into your diet. As...
Potassium: Shifting the balance
Considering you live in a city, have a busy life, don’t worry too much about what kind of junk you consume on a daily basis, chances are that you have a heavy load of sodium in your...
Get this Vitamin from wherever you can
Unless you are depressed and suicidal or an idiot, you want to live a long life with great health. But what do you do? You give up on the most important aspect to make that happen and...
