Opinion: I’m really good at BEING the foodie. Opinion: And I’m really good at BEING knowledgeable about health. Fact: I can’t always sustain both together –but I work towards that as much as I can. Combining the two can be more possible when you cook at home. Doesn’t mean dining out is a no-no, it just comes with …
If you are one of my old foodie readers (from when I was strictly doing food-blogging about Indian food and then about culinary medicine), then you might have also become a cocktail enthusiast over the years too, like hubby and I had. (Of note, being an enthusiast doesn’t have to mean regular usage–we all need to keep …
My mom has always been full of wisdom…the kind of wisdom with a perspective of a bird’s eye view of life. I guess the longer you live, the further up in the sky you can glance below and your lens just gets wider. We were talking about food and nutrition (a common discussion in so …
Thirsty for a Long Healthy Life? Or Content in the Moment? Which One are You? Read More »
It’s been a while since I have welcomed new readers, so welcome to you all! This is a (mostly) weekly newsletter centered around concepts about food-as-medicine. But I discuss so many indirect ways in which food is medicine (or not) and sometimes other holistic wellness topics in regards to health optimization, so I hope you’ll stick with me! Recently, …
Maybe this is not the topic you want to hear about mid-week. Maybe you think it’s not really related to food-as-medicine. Maybe you think your poop patterns are normal (or you’ve been told they are, even by a gastroenterologist). Other cultures celebrate pooping. It’s discussed as if it’s a normal day to day conversation, and …
A friend reached out to me recently asking me what resources related to food and nutrition exist out there for a friend with cancer. I got that same text a few months ago from another friend whose family member was diagnosed with cancer. Sadly, it is a message that I have seen before and will …
I don’t get too excited about this holiday for some reason. Maybe it’s because the month to me is more about Heart Healthy Month. What about you? How was your Feb 14th? I love hearts and heart days, I really do! But I like to keep them beating. LOL! So yeah, though chocolate could be good for …
This month has much meaning for me as what drove my windy career path to the present was a coronary event that my father had (and survived) many years ago. Since heart disease is still the number one killer in the USA for men and women, I’m so glad a whole month is dedicated to its awareness. …
What does that word even mean? It is the study (in which I have been training and implementing for nearly 2 years) of how nutrition and genes impact and influence each other. We are all genetically very identical but we have variants (SNPs) that set us apart from how we look on the outside and …
STOP for a minute, if you’re grumbling to yourself that you’ve fallen off the wellness wagon. Habits. Are. Hard. Whether you break them or make them, they are just so darn hard. That’s why there are so many habit books out there. While I don’t have any secrets to share, I will say I am …
