Immune Enhancing

Poached Chicken Salad w/ Crispy Rice

Poached chicken on a bed of Red Leaf Lettuce topped w/ crispy brown & wild rice plus sliced oranges, cucumbers , & radishes w/ a grapefruit vinaigrette. PLUS, of course, a Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie. Poached Chicken & Crispy Brown Rice on an Orange Salad Poached Chicken 4-6 ounce boneless, skinless chicken thigh or breast….

The Belly Button Fruit

Sometimes you can tell which body part is helped by a particular food, just by looking at it. Notice how a “NAVEL” orange has a “belly button” or “navel” of it’s own. You get nearly 100% of your Daily Requirement for vitamin C from EACH orange. Vitamin C is the primary antioxidant that protects the…

What does your refrigerator say about you? by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Thought for Food We all know the saying about “Food for Thought” which means anything that provides mental stimulus. But how many of us really think about our food? Not only that, but how many of us think about how our food is reflective of our personalities, our successes and failures or better yet, our…

Fizzy drinks do more than make you BURP! by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Drink this for more intelligence! This past week was Fruit and Veggie Week. International Splurge Day was June 18th which is the same day as International Panic Day. If you splurged on fruit and veggies this week, then you have no need to panic. If you splurged on less “healthful” options, then hopefully you recognized…

Mmmm, Fermented Foods! by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Eat a BUG! Last week we explored some of the rationale for probiotics, something people often take in supplement form after ingesting antibiotics. Interestingly, probiotics means “for life” and antibiotics means “against life.” Since probiotic (good bacteria) research is fairly new and since not all good bacteria have been thoroughly studied, it is unlikely that…

Friendly Gut Bugs by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Probiotics for the health of it! After a bout of antibiotic therapy for a sinus infection, I have been researching the benefits of probiotics, also known as “friendly bacteria.” Although we think of probiotics as the stuff we get in yogurt or from probiotic supplements, we actually have tons of friendly bacteria living in our…

Beauty IS skin deep by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Bring out your inner beautyBeauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but nutrition plays a vital role in both inner and outer beauty because if you feel good, it will show on your face and in your disposition. Any beauty regimen should start with proper hydration, and yes, water is best. The average…

Juice Week & other January Holidays by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Every juice has its dayWe thought the holidays were behind us but the celebrating is not over yet. January has a slew of festivities awaiting us. This month we can sing happy birthday to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Sir Isaac Newton, Elvis Presley, Ben Franklin, Mozart, Ernie from Sesame Street and Little Ricky from…

Feast or Fast by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Soup is good for the soulLong before the British settled in America, Native American Indians invoked this annual feast we call Thanksgiving as a way to celebrate the harvest and give thanks for a successful bounty of crops. Yet somehow we have turned it into a feast without an actual harvest for which to be…

Give thanks for the Cranberry by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Thank you cranberries, for all you do As Thanksgiving approaches, we will soon be sitting down with loved ones to reflect on the goodness this past year has brought us. This year I am thankful for a healthy urinary tract because I have discovered the virtues of the cranberry Cranberries are said to acidify urine…

Thank you!