Simple Garlic Kale

Cooking kale for just a flash over high heat without being shy with garlic is my go-to method…

Spend Time in Nature for Your Health? 

For perhaps 99.99 percent of our time as a species on Earth, we lived outdoors in the natural…

Wintery Spring Rolls

On a recent trip, I packed spring rolls for the flight – a travel first for me. Over…

Rose Shortbread Cookies

These are buttery, whole-wheat shortbread cookies – fragrant with rosewater, flecked with toasted nuts and dried rose petals.…

Creamy Wild Rice Soup

Do yourself a favor and buy a couple bags of wild rice. Now cook up a big pot,…

Exploring Mexican Cuisine with Alexa Soto

We had the pleasure of talking with Alexa Soto about her work, food, Mexican cuisine, and Hispanic Heritage…

Buttermilk Pie

My take on buttermilk pie – a twist on a beloved, easy to make, classic pie. Favorite aspects…

The Largest Study on Fasting in the World 

The Buchinger-modified fasting program is put to the test. A century ago, fasting—“starvation, as a therapeutic measure”—was described…

Can Fasting Be Healing? 

Where did the idea of therapeutic fasting come from? The story of life on Earth is a story…

What’s the Best Weight-Loss and Disease-Prevention Diet? 

The most effective diet for weight loss may also be the most healthful. Why are vegetarian diets so…

Can We Safely Use Melamine Dishes and Polyamide Plastic Utensils?

I recommend glass, ceramic, porcelain, or stainless steel tableware and wooden or stainless steel cooking utensils. Melamine is…

Walnut Miso Noodles

The markets here are full of color right now. Gold, red, and orange beets. Pink-fleshed pomelos. Tiny purple-streaked…

Is Stainless Steel or Cast Iron Cookware Best? Is Teflon Safe?

What is the best type of pots and pans to use? In my last video, I expressed concerns…

Can We Safely Use Aluminum Foil, Bottles, and Pots? 

DNA damage is assessed in users of aluminum cookware. “Over the last decades, the toxicity of aluminum for…

Is Creatine Safe and Efficient for High Homocysteine? 

Those on a healthy plant-based diet who have elevated homocysteine levels despite taking sufficient vitamin B12 may want…