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how I prep mushrooms and why it’s worth the bother

December 5, 2017

I cook a lot of mushrooms!   Benefits of well cooked white button mushrooms: A great alternative to carrot salad.  They lower excess estrogen, endotoxin and nitric oxide; when well cooked, mushrooms help move along in the intestine anything that … Continued

naringenin: inhibiting inflammation with marmalade

February 12, 2016

Don’t just drink your orange juice, eat the peels too, very very well cooked. Ray Peat PhD, quotes on Naringenin: “Orange juice contains the antiinflammatory chemicals naringin and naringenin, which protect against endotoxin by suppressing the formation of nitric oxide … Continued

ice cream: bringing back a perfect food

April 16, 2013

Yes, ice cream is a perfect food.  You read correctly.  But not just any kind of ice cream …  I found it interesting that throughout my first pregnancy (and the second one too) it was the one constant “craving” I had.  I … Continued

fish curry

March 7, 2012

I love curries but find it so frustrating when I look at the ingredients of store-bought curry pastes.  Even the most authentic and ‘organic’ mixes contain canola / cottonseed / sunflower / ‘vegetable’ oil as the base which rules it … Continued

a carrot a day

December 16, 2011

The simplest and cheapest hormone balancing tool.  No excuses not to incorporate this into your mornings. As found by Ray Peat Ph.D in the 1970s, with his research into hormones and anti-ageing, a medium sized raw carrot, or its equivalent, … Continued

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