Summer Cooking and the Fire Element
Today, I’ll be talking about summer cooking and the fire element. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, we are approaching the summer season, which corresponds to the Fire Element and, therefore, …
The Hidden Dangers of Industrial White Bread and Healthier Alternatives
Industrial white bread, one of the so-called “five white poisons” in modern diets (alongside white rice, cow’s milk, white flour, white sugar, and table salt), is often served as a …
COCHAYUYO SEAWEED
WHAT IS IT? The cochayuyo seaweed is a brown seaweed like, for example, kombu. It is gelatinous and has a mild but intense flavour. Energetically it is quite yang, it …
NORI SEAWEED
WHAT IS NORI SEAWEED? Nori seaweed is made from seaweed of the sea lettuce family, which grows in temperate waters in different parts of the Mediterranean and the Pacific and …
WHAT IS TOFU? IS IT SUITABLE FOR ME?
Tofu is made from the “milk” of the glycine soya bean (Fabaceae). Its production is very similar to cheese made from cow’s, goat’s or sheep’s milk. Tofu is made by …
FASTING, ANCIENT PRACTICE OR JUST A FAD?
WHAT IS FASTING? Let’s start with the basics by defining what fasting is. Fasting involves suppressing solid foods from your diet for a longer or shorter period of time, forcing …
Common Sense Immunity (II)
Boosting our own immunity is possible through different means, such as fasting, vitamins, minerals and our attitudes and emotions; and all this is down to being an integrated whole: body, …
Common Sense Immunity (I)
Are we going to sit around with our mask on, waiting for a vaccine? My grandfather used to say that “common sense is the least common of the senses.” We are living in …
WHY I CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT QUINUA
I love quinua. It is digestive, nutritious and easy to cook. But I have learned a few things about the way it is grown and sold globally. Do you want …
WHY DO I NOT TOLERATE BEANS?
The easy answer could be: “Because you don’t cook them well“. Indeed, many people believe that beans and grains should be cooked just long enough for them to be on …
