September 1, 2007
Addicted to Kabocha (pumpkin)
Ever since returning from Japan a few weeks, I'd been craving the simmered pumpkin that Naoki's mother made many times while we were there. Luckily, I found that Nijiya, our local Japanese food market carries organic Kabocha! The first... Read more
July 19, 2007
Eating Healthy in Japan
We just arrived in Japan yesterday after a long journey by car, plane, speedboat, and minivan! Our first place to visit was my in-laws in Mie. My lovely mother-in-law, Misako-san, prepared a wonderful assortment of dishes of different types... Read more
May 7, 2007
Green Tea for Health
For the past few months there have been numerous (but not new) reports on the benefits of drinking tea, especially the green kind! Naoki's family has a beautiful green tea farm in Mie, Japan and they are ready to... Read more
January 30, 2007
Orange Creamsicle
This past weekend, I had the worst craving for an Orange Julius drink. Do you remember those? There are still some stands in select malls around the Bay Area. This super sweet orange drink is like a liquid creamsicle,... Read more
December 18, 2006
Organic Sun Dried Dates from California!
Sophie's beautiful mother recently ordered us a bazooka-load of these delicious organic, sundried dates from Oasis Garden Farms! When I was younger, my friend's mother used to make the most amazing homemade chicken soup and used these types of... Read more
November 22, 2006
A Complete Plant Based Wholefood Vitamin/Mineral Supplement
This is an image of a mustard sprout (Brassica Juncea) which is the plant used to absorb and generate plant based minerals via a patented hydroponic system in this new real wholefood vitamin/mineral product. In addition to glyconutrients, I... Read more
November 21, 2006
Preparing for Thanksgiving Dinner
Ok, not the best picture, but this cranberry/orange relish is delicious with turkey. The color is off in this photo and it's actually a deep dark red with flecks of orange. I used two containers of fresh cranberries, one... Read more
November 11, 2006
Demystifying the Supplements We Need
From a recent Preventions Magazine - By Elizabeth Somer, RD If you're a part of the 7% of women who never miss a meal or make unhealthy food choices, maybe you don't need supplements. For the rest of us, supplements... Read more
October 27, 2006
Nutrigenomics - Nutrients from Food Help Modulate Genomic Function
Last weekend on Saturday, October 21, the ANA (American Nutraceutical Association) held it's annual Nutraceuticals and Medicine Fall 2006 Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. The focus was on the role of nutraceuticals, diet and nutrition in disease prevention. This continuing education... Read more
October 9, 2006
Contact me directly if you are interested in any of the following:
* 100% Pure Organic Blackberry Honey from Oregon. - My dear friend introduced us to the best honey that makes everything you put it in tastes dreamy! That's not an exaggeration either. She is also able to get other wonderful... Read more
August 15, 2006
Growing our own organic strawberries and tomatos
Nothing beats the taste of a freshly picked strawberry or tomato grown in your garden, or in our case, balcony planter. I never believed it til actually trying it for the first time! Our local farmers market carries a... Read more
August 4, 2006
Delicious Gazpacho Recipe - yum!
Gazpacho is one of my favorite dishes, especially on hot summer days! This is an easy recipe that I modify to my taste using spicy peppers, more garlic and sprouted wheat toast (instead of the stale white bread). Since... Read more
July 30, 2006
I Looove Farmers Market & Shopping!
Beautiful white peaches from Kashiwase Farms (Organic, specializing in stone fruit, almonds, and Asian pears (yum!)) Today we headed to the Farmers Market at Santana Row. Thankfully the crowd was light, as I believe most people were swarming around... Read more
July 7, 2006
Things learned at the Health & Glyconutrition Conference
Last Friday, Naoki and I attended a two-day Health and Glyconutrition Conference in Sacramento. We met and spoke with people that have been taking glyconutrients to help their bodies heal from esophogal cancer, Muscular Dystrophy, severe allergies, renal cell cancer,... Read more
May 6, 2006
Xylitol, the good sugar
40% fewer calories than processed sugar / 75% less carb intake Diabetic Safe Xylitol is a natural low-glycemic sugar manufactured from birch trees or other natural xylan-rich sources. It's metabolized independently of insulin and is safe for diabetics or anyone... Read more
January 23, 2006
Natural vs. Synthetic Supplements
I had an interesting discussion this evening with a friend on the topic of natural versus synthetic supplements. We, well at least most of us, are conditioned to believe that natural is always better for us than synthetic; however, it... Read more
December 30, 2005
Finally a site that lists a printable shopping guide on GMO foods in our grocery stores!
http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/index.html Interested in learning more about genetically modified / engineered food? I'd suggest finding or renting a copy of "The Future of Food". It sheds an interesting and frightening light on how GMO produce and products are developed and find... Read more
