Caraway Seeds The small, crescent-shaped “seed” of the Caraway, as it is popularly known, is – botanically speaking – actually the miniscule, dried-out fruit of the Caraway plant. It has a strong, pungent aroma and a warm, sweet flavor. Although it does not hold universal appeal for its value as a spice, if used judiciously… Continue reading
Category: Healthy Nutrition
Some salads and soups from raw products
Salsa Salad Use organic ingredients when ever possible. Ingredents 1 bunch of cilantro 5-6 roma tomatoes 1 small yellow or red onion 1 small chili pepper 2 ripe avocados. handful of whole dulse leaf Directions Chop cilantro, dice tomatoes, dice onion, finely dice chili pepper, dice avocado. After dicing each ingredient add to large bowl.… Continue reading
Which are the types of raw food diets
There are many types of raw food diets. A list, with descriptions, follows. * Sproutarian – one whose diet is predominantly sprouts. Those eating only sprouts are extremely rare; most sproutarians have a varied raw food diet. * Living Fooder – version of sproutarianism. The Ann Wigmore-style living fooder has a vegan diet centered on… Continue reading
Basics and very important benefits of raw food
The human race learned long ago that cooking meat before eating it would protect them from certain diseases. Since then this practice of cooking has grown to include all types of foods and is now considered an art. Very few meals are eaten which include raw elements, except for the leafy green salad. One advantage… Continue reading
Healthy recipes from raw products
Raw Vanilla Almond Milk 1 cup soaked almonds (Soak in a bowl in the refrigerator overnight and rinse before using) 3 cups water 1 vanilla bean seeds scooped out 3-5 soft pitted dates (or soak hard dates in water for 1/2 hour) or other sweetener to taste such as honey or stevia To make raw… Continue reading
How work metabolism when you juice fasting
The fear is that while fasting, the metabolism will slow down and afterward there will be more weight gained than before the fast. Initially, any calorie reduction will cause a lowering in the BMR or base metabolic rate. Cleansing will bring health that will increase metabolic performance and energy output. In other words, you will… Continue reading
A low carb diet – what about it
“Diet” is often a scary word, because diet usually means deprivation. But there is a healthier and easier alternative that doesn’t deprive you of the foods you love to eat – the low carbohydrate diet. People diet for two reasons, to lose weight, or to improve overall health – or both. If you’re a healthy… Continue reading
Beneficial Weight Loss Herbs
There are certain herbs that affect digestion, metabolism and appetite, and in this way they impact weight loss. However, the FDA warns that some of these herbs and herbal substances should be avoided because they may cause serious and even fatal side effects. Among them are ephedra and senna. But, as we mentioned before, not… Continue reading