How many of you have had tea? If I had to guess, I would say that all of you have at least tried tea of some sort. Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world after water and is one of the oldest beverages in the world, having been consumed for thousands of years.Continue reading “Medicinal Foods: Tea”
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Medicinal Foods: Mushrooms
When thinking about foods that act as medicine, mushrooms are one of the most prominent throughout history. Mushrooms have been used to treat many kinds of diseases and ailments, and are still being used today in many modern medicines. Today, they are being studied to isolate specific chemicals produced in certain species that help withContinue reading “Medicinal Foods: Mushrooms”
When Food Becomes Medicine
Growing up as the son of an internal medicine physician, I would always hear of the importance of medicine. How not taking your prescribed medicine or taking too much of your prescribed medicine was bad for you. I was taught the vital importance of medicine, but also to make sure to understand the reason IContinue reading “When Food Becomes Medicine”
The Lesser Known Sweetener
One of the fondest memories which strikes my mind whenever I close my eyes and try to revisit my childhood is of my father carrying me on his shoulder on a dirt road overlooking a river on one side and a paddy farm on the other. Before leaving our house my mother used to smearContinue reading “The Lesser Known Sweetener”
The Cultural Chef 