Prevent disease, promote health, and protect the planet by eating mindfully
Posted in Disease Fighting Foods, Nutritious & Delicious on Jul 31st, 2009
Summer squash season is coming to an end (they peak from around June to early August), so get down to your local farmer’s market and bag a bunch of these nutritious little suckers. But be careful they can be very fragile - especially the flowers – so make sure not to squash them on your [...]
Posted in Nutritious & Delicious on Jul 31st, 2009
Zucchini flowers have about a month in the limelight each year, and need to be given a special amount of attention. They can be stuffed, fried (in healthy good quality olive oil, of course) or used to give a simple green salad a little color. I’ve been seeing these brightly colored flowers pop up around [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating, Healthy Tips on Jul 30th, 2009
Gone are the days when the grossest thing about biting into your “Golden Delicious,” was coming face to face with a worm. Nowadays you have to worry about the welter of toxic chemicals that cover your previously clean-living “Granny Smith.” And, are you even sure that your favorite “Pink Lady” is as fresh as she [...]
Posted in Disease Fighting Foods, Nutritious & Delicious on Jul 29th, 2009
Tomatoes are in season from July through September – so it’s the ripe time, ripe place to enjoy this delicious vegetable with a red-hot reputation for health promotion. Over the past few years, researchers have been going loco for lycopene – a pytochemical that gives tomatoes their ruby red hue. This red carotene has been [...]
Posted in Nutritious & Delicious on Jul 29th, 2009
This is the ultimate summer lunch, light meal, or appetizer – refreshing, healthy and delicious. As far as we’re concerned it’s not seen enough. It’s so simple to make, and all the ingredients are available in abundance during the summer. Often with simple dishes like this, the work is done before it reaches the kitchen. [...]
Posted in Ask the Experts, Food & Mood, Nutritious & Delicious on Jul 28th, 2009
Are you left feeling “carb-icidal” after a bad break-up? Has your belligerent boss forced you into an emotional “bake-down?” Do you find yourself reaching for a Recess cup to bolster your midday-doldrums? Unfortunately, the foods we consume to combat a bad break-up or stressful situation could actually be making us feel worse.
Posted in Healthy Tips on Jul 27th, 2009
Welcome to the new and improved version of The Epi-Cure – where you can lean how to prevent disease, promote health, and protect the planet by eating mindfully.
Get your daily dose of nutrition news, healthy recipes, disease fighting diets, expert interviews, tips on how to eat green, ways to minimize your growing girth, and much [...]
Posted in Disease Fighting Foods, Eco-friendly Eating, Heart Healthy, Nutrition News on Jul 9th, 2009
Growing up, I was under the impression that all vegetarians wore Birkenstocks, used crystal deodorant, and recoiled at the sight of a razor. But, as I started to break out of my bubble gum pop perimeter, I realized there’s a diverse group of people that choose a vegetarian lifestyle for a variety reasons.
Posted in Nutrition News, Weight Loss Tips on Jul 8th, 2009
Could Balsamic be the latest magic bullet in our battle against the bugle? For centuries, both cooks and chemists have touted the values of vinegar – from curing diabetes, to cancer, and even halting the aging process. But, while many of these claims have been poorly substantiated, new evidence suggests there might be some truth [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating, Nutrition Calculator on Jul 7th, 2009
Do you accidentally “super size” your dinner parties by cooking enough veggies to feed a football team, instead of an intimate gathering of four? Unfortunately, this is an all too common an occurrence in my household, as I never seem to know exactly how much produce to cook per person. It’s true, there’s nothing worse [...]
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