How To Do A Rotation Diet

by Miraallergies, health, transitionallergies, rotation diet

When diagnosed with food sensitivities you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed. Especially since the foods you are most likely to develop a sensitivity to are the ones you eat most often. Once diagnosed, either by a doctor or through testing, it’s important to have a rotation diet.What is a Rotation Diet?In simple terms, a rotation diet […]

The Raw Milk Controversy: Health, Rights, And Industry Interest

by Miradairy, FDA, health, USDA, WAPFdairy, milk

In case you missed it on the news, there was a raid of a store in California that was selling raw milk. The owner and two suppliers were arrested and an unknown amount of raw milk was dumped. As I understand it this was a store that essentially functioned as a buying club. Consumers were […]

Continuing To Learn

by Mirahealth, transition, vegetarian

As I move forward with my new nutritional plan I am struck by the realization that it’s not easy to make one meal that satisfies everyone in my household. With one vegetarian, one emerging flexitarian, and one committed omnivore meals are a little more challenging. Because my choices are limited by my rotation diet I […]

Walking The Walk

by Miraflexitarian, transition, vegetarian

I love what I do, how I am able to help people learn to eat well so they can be well. I also work hard to take care of my own health through nutrition and other means. I feel like I am in good shape and know that I have come so very far since […]

Psoriasis Can Be Cured

by Mirahealth, probiotics, stress

Psoriasis | photo: James Heilman, MD Recently it was announced on the interwebs that a certain celebrity had been diagnosed with psoriasis. The reason/cause for her condition was attributed to stress. This is certainly a strong possibility as psoriasis can be an autoimmune response and as those of us with autoimmune disorders know, stress is […]

Purslane Soup

by Mirarecipes, vegetables

Purslane | photo: Aomorikuma Merriweather has been posting delicious pictures and food ideas for many of his foraged delights. The other day he posted a picture of purslane (Portulaca oleracea). When we lived in CT my husband and I had the stuff running wild all throughout our vegetable garden. It was, quite frankly, a weed. […]

The Antianxiety Food Solution

by Mirahealth, reviews

Written in a warm, reader-friendly style, The Antianxiety Food Solution takes the often undiscussed topic of anxiety disorders, brings them into the light, and offers solid, scientifically backed nutritional advice to help alleviate the symptoms. Anxiety disorders encompass a wide range of conditions from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) to panic disorder to social anxiety and more. Often undisclosed by those […]

Grape Jelly

by Miraadditives, grocery, ingredients, jelly/jam, preservinggrape jelly, grapes, recipe

Warning: rant ahead!I’m so aggravated I cannot even tell you. This morning I went to the grocery store for a few items. One of them was grape jelly, requested by my daughter. It’s her favorite flavor. Since we’ve moved away from Connecticut we no longer have the same access to wild grapes so I’m no […]

Growing A Garden

by Miragarden, herbs and spices, recipes, tomatoes

Rosemary | photo: Nataraja It’s been very dry here in the Eastern Piney Woods of Texas. So dry that there are now warning signs all over town about the potential for fire hazard. Needless to say this is not boding well for my garden. This is our third year here and each year we do […]

Seasonal Eating For Best Health

by Mirafruit, grocery, locavore, seasons, vegetables

I regularly teach a class on seasonal eating. What the benefits are and why we should look to consume more seasonal (and local) produce. Obviously part of the benefit is that seasonal foods are picked when they are fully ripe, especially if they are local, rather than being picked under-ripe and either stored or […]