Category: Food as Medicine

Anti-Inflammatory Golden Milk

Golden milk or haldi ka doodh is a warming beverage that dates back to ancient Ayruvedic tradition and was consumed to promote optimal health.  You’ve probably heard of the profound health benefits of turmeric, namely it’s constituent curcumin.   Curcumin, the phytonutrient responsible for turmeric’s vibrant yellow-orange hue is a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammator.  Because of these powerful…


Healthy Eating Made Easy

Our streets are crammed with coffee, donut, and fast food establishments due to our insatiable desire for quick, convenient energy-on-the-go. They solve the convenience problem and provide a short term energy solution through stimulation. Unfortunately, consumption of stimulating, nutrient-deficient food can occur for only a limited time before the body becomes either exhausted or sick….


Here’s How to Load up on Vitamin C

With an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables, we get more vitamin C that we need in the summer months. But as autumn sets in and temperatures get cooler, families often get less of the vitamin while simultaneously being exposed to more germs – a recipe for colds and flu. Vitamin C is well known…


Protect Yourself from Respiratory Infections with Probiotics

According to University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers, doctors frequently misuse antibiotics when treating patients hospitalized with respiratory tract infections. In a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, doctors at two Pennsylvania hospitals were found to be using antibiotics to treat patients with viral infections, which are known to not respond to…


5 Great Ways to Boost Your Toddler’s Immunity This Winter

Many families with young children struggle their way through winter as they face an onslaught of colds. Catching a cold or flu is more common during this period since most of us spend more time indoors breathing less fresh air, and we are therefore more exposed to the microbes that spread illness. Because children love to touch…


Pumpkin Spice Latte for Cold Weather

Pumpkin Spice Lattes seem to be the obsession of many this time of year. You certainly don’t need to frequent the local coffee shop to satisfy your pumpkin spice latte craving—you can make one at home that is infinitely better for you! Ingredients 1 cup strong brewed coffee or 4 shots espresso ¼ cup pumpkin…


Could Mushrooms Be the Key to Improving Immunity?

Mushrooms, long valued for their medicinal properties, are being explored as tools to boost immunity and fight viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Gordon Saxe, director of research at the Centers for Integrative Health at UC San Diego School of Medicine, is the principal investigator of three studies evaluating whether mushrooms are therapeutic for treating COVID-19. During…


Top 5 Reasons Never to Take a Proton Pump Inhibitor

Millions of doses of “acid blocking” proton pump inhibitor drugs are doled out every year, yet most doctors and their patients are completely oblivious to their adverse effects, like increased risk for premature death. Proton pump inhibitors are a type of drug commonly known as acid-blockers, whose primary purpose is to reduce the amount of…


Top 5 Reasons Never to Take a Proton Pump Inhibitor (Acid Blocker)

Millions of doses of “acid blocking” proton pump inhibitor drugs are doled out every year, yet most doctors and their patients are completely oblivious to their adverse effects, like increased risk for premature death. Proton pump inhibitors are a type of drug commonly known as acid-blockers, whose primary purpose is to reduce the amount of…


Beauty Secrets of Tea

The next time you brew yourself a pot of tea, you may want to set some aside for beauty’s sake. Perhaps you are familiar with the beauty tip that involves placing cooled brewed tea bags on your eyes to fight dark circles and puffy eyes. It turns out tea is a great candidate for other…