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Health Tips: Exercise Makes Middle-Aged People Smarter
January 1st, 2013High-intensity interval training makes middle-aged people not only healthier but smarter, showed a Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) study led by Anil Nigam, MD.
Health Tips: 10 Steps to Stop Winter from Weathering Your Skin
January 1st, 2013Dermatologist Robyn Gmyrek, MD, suggests the following ten suggestions to help turn your alligator skin into suede:
Health Tips: Risk Factors Predict Childhood Obesity
January 1st, 2013High birth weight, rapid weight gain, and having an overweight mother who smokes can all increase the risk of a baby becoming obese later in childhood, according to research by experts at The University of Nottingham. The study was published in the latest edition of the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Creamy Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
January 1st, 2013FeaturedWeekly Recipe:NonWeekly1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup thinly sliced carrot
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 gala apple, peeled, thinly sliced
2/3 cup thinly sliced celery
5 cups butternut squash (halved, scoop seeds, and cubed)
3 1/2 cups of organic low-sodium vegetable broth
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup light coconut milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup hulled pumpkin seeds
Use a large pot and add oil, carrot, onion, apple, and celery. Cook gently until tender, reducing heat as needed to prevent browning (12 to15 minutes). Add squash, broth, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes until squash is fork tender. Add milk and vinegar and simmer an additional five minutes.
Remove soup from heat and discard bay leaf. Ladle half of the soup into the blender, cover, and gradually turn up to high speed for 30 seconds or until smooth. Add more broth from the pot if mixture is too thick. Pour soup into another container and purée remaining soup. Combine both soups in the pot and reheat. Pour into serving bowls and garnish with hulled pumpkin seeds.
Gluten-Free Chesapeake Crab Cakes
January 1st, 2013UnfeaturedWeekly Recipe:NonWeeklyServes 81/2 cup almond aioli [or curried almond aioli]
1/2 cup almonds, natural, ground fine
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
1 egg
1 teaspoon flaxseed, ground fine
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons parsley, rough chop
1/3 cup almond meal
1 pound crab, jumbo lump
32 lemon wedges
canola oil, as needed
parsley, finely minced, to garnish
Almond Aioli
2 cloves roasted garlic
4 tablespoons almond butter, roasted
1 egg
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1/8 cup fresh lemon juice
1/8 cup champagne vinegar
3 cups almond oil
1/4 cup cold water
Almond Curried Aioli
16 ounces almond aioli
1/2 cup scallions, washed and sliced thin
1/4 cup Greek yogurt, plain
1 tablespoon Madras curry powder
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Combine almond aioli, ground almonds, Old Bay seasoning, egg, ground flaxseed, Dijon mustard, and parsley in a medium-sized bowl and mix together until well blended. Gently fold in sliced almonds and jumbo lump crab meat. Form mixture into 16, 1 1/2 ounce cakes and sear in a sauté pan over medium high heat with canola oil for three minutes, 1 1/2 minutes per side. Finish in 375 degree oven for two minutes. Serve immediately with two on a plate garnished with two lemon wedges and a sprinkling of fresh parsley.
For almond aioli, add the first six ingredients to the bowl of a food processor. Purée until smooth. While puréeing, slowly add almond oil, alternating with water to achieve desired consistency. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
For almond curried aioli, combine all ingredients and stir to incorporate evenly in a clean stainless bowl. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate.
Recipe courtesy of the Almond Board of California.
Almond Banana Pancakes
January 1st, 2013UnfeaturedWeekly Recipe:NonWeekly2 ripe bananas
1 egg
1 heaping tablespoon of almond butter
Mash the bananas, add the egg, and mix well. Warm butter in a pan and pour batter into small cakes. Brown on each side and serve warm. Recipe courtesy of marksdailyapple.com.
Tongkat Ali
January 1st, 2013Numerous studies indicate that tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia) is a good first-line strategy for combating the effects of chronic stress and fatigue, as well as the stresses created by dieting and overtraining.
Help balance testosterone and cortisol
Not Just for Celiac
January 1st, 2013You’ve probably noticed by now that gluten-free is in. Restaurants are unveiling gluten-free menus and regular grocery stores are stocking gluten-free items. Your friends, your relatives, and your colleagues are talking about avoiding wheat and how they’ve benefited. Gluten-free diets, the “experts” love to say, are the biggest new dietary fad.
Why everyone can benefit from a gluten-free diet
Nervous Neti? Not If It’s Nice!
January 1st, 2013For years we have been reading about and recommending nasal washes for the maintenance of good health. We know that it makes sense to clean the body’s respiratory filter and to keep the cilia healthy so they can function well. Washing with saline solution removes offending particles caught in the nose, helping prevent allergic reactions and respiratory illnesses.
Overcoming fears about nasal washingHolistic Tips to Boost Your Immune System
January 1st, 2013The immune system is responsible for deciphering safe from unsafe pathogens and regulating inflammation in our bodies. It is the body’s protection against bacteria, viruses, cancer, and other illnesses. A complicated and intricate system, we are just beginning to understand the influence our lifestyle has on it.
