by Lisa Amerine, ND | Dec 7, 2023 | Food, Nutrition
Chickpea – The Powerhouse Legume Cicer arietinum, more commonly known as chickpea or garbanzo bean, is an important component to vegetarian and vegan-based diets. Now, an important distinction to be aware of is the difference between pulses and legumes. Pulses...
by Lisa Amerine, ND | Dec 5, 2023 | Food, Health, Nutrition
Paleo Eating – Not just for Cave People The Paleolithic Diet, more commonly known as the Paleo Diet, is a style of eating based on what Paleolithic humans ate more than 10,000 to 2 million years ago. This whole-foods based diet was originally proposed as an idea...
by Lisa Amerine, ND | Nov 16, 2023 | Food, Health, herb
Berberines to the Rescue Berberine is a natural alkaloid present in plants from the Berberis genus which includes approximately 450-500 species. Its earliest recorded use was in Assyria in 650 BC as a blood-purifying agent. Asian cultures have used plants from the...
by Lisa Amerine, ND | Nov 9, 2023 | Food, Recipes
Keto Coconut Clusters Recipe These keto coconut clusters are identical to what you would find at the store. Not only will making them at home save you money, but you might even find you prefer making them yourself! This recipe is simple to modify and will easily...
by Lisa Amerine, ND | Nov 8, 2023 | Food, herb
Process your Sweets with Fenugreek Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) originated in the Mediterranean, Southern Europe, and Western Asia regions of the world. Its Latin name trigonella is due to the triangular-shaped flowers. Fenugreek is a semi-arid plant that is...
by Lisa Amerine, ND | Nov 6, 2023 | Food, Nutrition
Nuts for Coconut! If you’ve done any research into health in the last 20 years or so, it seems like coconut is everywhere. Cocos nucifera, commonly known as the coconut palm, grows throughout tropic regions around the Earth. It prefers areas with sandy soil, lots of...
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