NEW Cook Book - Awaken to Vegetarian Cooking
About Meat, an Informative Video
Meat the Truth - an informative video
Did You Know?
As a new father, Jonathan Safran Foer set out to research the ethics of what we eat to see if he would ever be able to justify it to his son. Watch his intriguing interview on ABC's program, Lateline.
Also, this frank and straight-to-the point article on Lateline reveals how we as consumers are being misled by the labels on food.
Iron and Vegetarian Diet
Do you get enough iron in your diet? Most vegetarians have healthy iron levels if they have a balanced diet with plenty of legumes, whole grains and vegetables. Iron levels in the body depend not only on how much iron is consumed in the diet, but also on the strength of the digestion. When digestion is weak, iron is one of the first nutrients that is poorly absorbed. Iron absorption is increased when iron rich foods are eaten with vitamin C rich foods such as vegetables. Some foods such as broccoli and silver beet are high in both Iron and vitamin C.
Symptoms of iron deficiency are anaemia, excessive menstrual blood loss, learning disabilities, headaches, dizziness, weight loss, poor immunity, and low energy levels. However there are many other causes for these symptoms.
Liver Cleansing for Spring
Some of the things that burden the liver are:
Warming Spices for Winter
Ginger
Ginger is a wonderful appetite stimulant - cooking with this herb improves the digestion, absorption and assimilation of food. It is a circulatory stimulant, especially useful for warming those cold fingers and toes.
Ginger is an anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic. For a healthy and comforting winter drink, add a teaspoon of fresh grated ginger to a cup of hot water, with honey if desired. Ginger tea also relieves sore throats.
