Ever since my husband and I switched to brown rice at home, we’ve been repeatedly asked why we think that brown rice is so much better than white rice. I knew on a higher level that brown rice, which is less processed, is better than white rice, but I never had an easy way to answer […]
What Does Soy Have to do With Your Thyroid?
Recently, there has been much talk about soy and how it affects the thyroid gland. Some people say that eating soy is harmful to the thyroid and can cause hypothyroidism. First, we need to understand what the thyroid is and what the difference is between hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. Your thyroid is really a gland in your […]
Go Nuts: All About Cashews
Most of us have seen cashew nuts in the grocery store: those pale white kidney shaped nuts. In scientific terms, cashews are called anacardium occidentale. They are from the same family as pistachios and mango, but unlike pistachios where we find them with a shell on in the grocery store, most of us have not […]
N-U-T-S: About Pecans!
Who knew that N-U-T-S would make such a big difference in salads?! Ever since I added nuts in my salad a few years ago, I’ve become a complete N-U-T addict! The only nuts I had ever experimented with in a salad were pecans. I still remember that they were honey-roasted pecans, and they were just the […]