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November 2015

Eating with the Seasons: Winter

Submitted by Christina on November 25, 2015 - 8:40am

We live in a great country where we can get any fruit or vegetable at any time of the year. That’s good news and bad news for us. It’s good because it’s a sign of abundance. It’s not so good because in all that abundance, we have lost touch with what’s in season—and how foods change and shift from cold to warm weather. We eat strawberries at Christmas and beef stew in the summer and wonder why our bodies are uncomfortable in the weather of any particular season.

An Open Letter to the Philadelphia Eagles

Submitted by Christina on November 23, 2015 - 1:39pm

November 21, 2015

Mr. Jeffrey Lurie, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Philadelphia Eagles
NovaCare Complex
One NovaCare Way
Philadelphia, PA 19145

 

Dear Mr. Lurie,

It’s Diabetes Awareness Month

Submitted by Christina on November 20, 2015 - 8:45am

If you watch television for more than 30 seconds, you’ll see an ad for a diabetes drug, with discouraging language for people trying to manage this lifestyle disease on their own. The implication is clear. You can’t manage Type 2 diabetes with diet and lifestyle alone. You need whatever drug is being featured to regain control.

Nutmeg-Adding Spice to the Season

Submitted by Christina on November 19, 2015 - 8:52pm

Nutmeg is one of the signature

The Salt of the Earth

Submitted by Christina on November 17, 2015 - 8:51am

I decided to write about

Let’s Talk Turkey

Submitted by admin on November 13, 2015 - 2:50pm

Surveys tell us that more than 100 million turkeys are eaten each year in America, 46 million of which will be the center of Thanksgiving feasts. Yikes!

Besides the karmic debt incurred with eating animals, what are the real risks of eating turkey?

How much time do you have?

Is There a War on Delicious Meat…Or On Our Health?

Submitted by admin on November 13, 2015 - 2:29pm

The headlines blared from every national (and international news outlet): “Processed Meat Causes Cancer, says WHO.” The World Health Organization now says pretty definitively that eating processed meat such as sausages and ham causes cancer, while unprocessed red meat may also be carcinogenic.

The WHO's cancer research unit now classifies processed meat as "carcinogenic to humans" based on evidence from hundreds of studies, and linked it specifically to colon, or colorectal, cancer.

Have vegans given themselves a bad rap?

Submitted by admin on November 13, 2015 - 2:21pm

At the time of year when we are thinking about gratitude and compassion, this weighs heavy on my mind. I was talking to someone I love and adore, respect and admire. I was so upset after our conversation I thought my head would explode. Maybe it’s me, but the attitude he displayed showed me arrogance underneath the supposed compassion he professed.

An Introduction to the Sublime – Chocolate

Submitted by Tiv on November 13, 2015 - 1:08pm

Honey…truffles…wine…all hailed as food of the gods at some point in world history. No food, however, is more deserving of the title than

Tis the Season for Squash

Submitted by Christina on November 9, 2015 - 1:10pm

With colder weather just about here (and the holiday season already looming), people naturally begin to think more and more about cooking.  We see article after article, advertisement after advertisement, talking about the joy of the feast, from preparation to table setting to serving.