Did you know that tasty monster cookies or brownies can be made from nourishing garbanzo beans that have been turned into flour or pureed into a paste, fruit-sweetened, and mixed with other healthy brans such as oat bran, rice bran and meals–such as flax or almond meal? Then you can bake the cookie or dehydrate a mixture […]
Can vegetable juices lower your blood pressure and help you lose weight?
October 26, Davis, CA – Can drinking vegetable juice lower your blood pressure and help you lose weight? If so, how much? Researchers at the University of California-Davis conducted a 12-week study among adults ages 40-65 years. All of the people in the study who drank at least two cups of vegetable juice met daily […]
What happens when prisoners complain about adverse reactions to ingredients in certain foods?
It all depends on an individual’s genetic response to a particular food. People should eat more fresh fruit and vegetables, but how can they be made affordable and safe from certain pesticides? What about sensitivities to candy, soy, milk, nuts, or other foods? What helps one person may be toxic to another person. For example, prisoners […]
Scientists research why senior citizens appear to be more immune to H1N1 flu virus
It’s still all theory, but UC Davis researchers think that the reason senior citizens over age 65 aren’t catching the H1N1 flu at least for now is that specific shared molecular sites called epitopes result in some type of immunity to the novel flu. It seems people over age 65 have been exposed to various […]
New study on whole grains with bran may be able to lower high blood pressure in men
It took three months after a new July 2009 study on the health benefits of whole grains, especially brans in whole grains, and how whole grains help to lower hypertension, had been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition before the mainstream media (Reuters) reported it October 7, 2009. The Whole Grain Stamp now appears on over 3000 products in 14 […]
Teaching children and families to make healthier recipe ingredient substitutions when baking
Here’s how to bake cookies with pureed pumpkin and/or sesame seed tahini as a substitute for milk or other liquids in any type of cookie, cake, or brownie baking. As an alternative to milk products, use sesame seed tahini, a puree of sesame seeds ground either in your blender with some water, or buy it […]
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