If you’ve been hanging around the traditional or real food worlds for any length of time you have heard about the detriments of phytic acid. It’s been called an anti-nutrient by many, while some claim health benefits due to its chelating nature. So is phytic acid friend or foe?
From time to time I receive emails with resources for healthy, natural living. It is always a balancing act as I attempt to filter through it all and find certain resources that I think might be useful to you all. A lot of products or companies I am just not comfortable supporting, given my own…
This truly is my favorite time of year. Changing leaves and cooler temperatures feel like renewal and abundance to me. Perhaps it is those 16 years of starting school in the fall or these last few years of seeing farmer’s tables sag beneath the weight of tomatoes and greens as we began to know seasonal…
I find it hard to balance all of the preservation of yummy late summer produce with preparing nourishing meals. Most of the summer I prefer to wing it – just using whatever produce and protein that we have hanging around. Right now, though, I need a plan if I’m actually going to get things done…
