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verdungal on Diabetes
Monday, January 31 2011
The Inuit people of the FAR North eat a diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids as they consume large amount of seal meat and blubber and as a result receive a significant amount of three essential fatty acids, EPA, DHA and DPA.
We can learn a lot from these people who eat all the things that are blamed for heart disease and cancers (meat and... Read more
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verdungal on Diabetes
Tuesday, January 11 2011
I am following a Paleo Diet these days and I am on the lookout for low carbohydrate, versatile vegetables and chicorium are the perfect food to add to my culinary collection.
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a bushy perennial herb with blue or lavender flowers. It grows as a wild plant on roadsides... Read more
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verdungal on Diabetes
Sunday, January 02 2011
I found this wonderful recipe on "Life As A Plate " page on Facebook, to which I made a few minor changes
The Best Grain-Free Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread
What you need:
3/4 c. coconut ( I ground this until it was extra fine in a food processor)
1/4 c. chia seeds
2 tbsp arrowroot starch
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp baking... Read more
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verdungal on Diabetes
Saturday, December 18 2010
If we want to improve our health, it is important to have a proper ratio of omega 3 to 6 fatty acids, but what about omega 9, the main component in olive oil?
Olive contains 75% oleic acid, a mono-unsaturated omega 9 fatty acid. The primary fatty acids in olive oil are all long chain fatty acids, oleic, linolenic and... Read more
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verdungal on Diabetes
Saturday, December 11 2010
After reading about the health benefits of palm sugar with its low GI rating of 35, I thought it might be a good replacement for granulated sugar for baking . I tried it, and was quite pleased with its results. But now, after some discussion with friends , the question arises as to why palm sugar had a lower GI as compared to refined sugar... Read more
