Elizabeth Yarnell's Blog, page 27
October 26, 2012
NMO is not MS
This week I was fortunate to be invited to speak at the Guthy-Jackson Foundation’s annual symposium on neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Originally known as Devic’s Disease, NMO is currently an incurable but treatable autoimmune disorder. The body’s immune system attacks its own healthy cells, most commonly in the optic nerves and spinal cord. It can cause [...]
October 25, 2012
What is a GMO?
Today I’m in California to speak about health and nutrition at a symposium on neuromyelitis optica (NMO) hosted by the Guthy-Jackson Foundation. NMO is a rare disease that is often mis-diagnosed as MS, and as always, my emphasis is on eating real, clean whole foods rather than processed, polluted, or otherwise modified foods. What has [...]
October 23, 2012
Cooking with Pomegranate Seeds: Orange Roughy with Pomegranate Seeds and Macadamia Nuts Recipe
Every fall I’m excited to see pomegranates in the grocery stores for this short window of time. I fell in love with pomegranates while living in Florence, Italy, in 1989, although I don’t remember the exact first time I tried some seeds. In the years since, I’ve been happy to see pomegranate come up as [...]
October 22, 2012
Drought Drives Up Food Costs; How to Stretch Your Food Budget
As my friend Nonna Joann Bruso predicted, we are seeing rising food prices as the effects of this summer’s drought conditions sink into the food supply chain. Restaurants are responding by shrinking portions or raising prices, but the home cook needs to get creative to stretch the food budget. Here are some tips for making [...]
October 19, 2012
Natural Remedy for Diarrhea
One of my naturopathic clients complained of a sudden bout of diarrhea that was making her very uncomfortable. When these kinds of occasional bouts of intestinal distress arise, I reach for the healing powers of coconut water and probiotics to help the gut calm down. Tropical islanders have long known coconut water to be helpful [...]
October 18, 2012
The Non-GMO Project and GMO Labeling
The Environmental Working Group estimates that the average American now consumes more than his or her own body weight in Genetically Modified foods (GMOs) – 193 lbs. – every year. Since the EWG only took into account corn, soybean oil, and sugar beet consumption and there are many other GMO crops infiltrating our food supply, [...]
October 16, 2012
Does Enameled Cast Iron Work Differently Than Seasoned Cast Iron?
Reader question: I recently purchased your book but have not received it yet. I have a cast iron Dutch oven without the enamel. Will I need to change your recipes to adapt to the Dutch oven that I have? ~ Sue, Waukesha, WI Sue, the first response I always have to questions like this one [...]
October 15, 2012
Natural Laxative for Occasional Constipation
This was a recent post in a mommies’ group: Any advice? My 2 year old daughter is very constipated. She has been laying on her stomach for the past 2 hours, crying on and off. We are trying to get her to drink prune juice, but what else can we do?? She needs some relief [...]
October 12, 2012
Next Generation GMO Influenza Vaccine Coming Soon
It might seem as if I’ve been on an anti-flu-shot rant for the past few posts. There’s a lot to learn about this government-led public-health push to give everyone flu shots, and I’m not even going to go into who profits from it. I’m more concerned with our health: yours, mine, and our collective wellbeing. [...]
October 11, 2012
Safer than the flu shot: the pneumonia vaccine?
Cynthia Dalton, a Master Nutrition Therapist in Denver who specializes in using BioNutritional Care models to help children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, offers some interesting advice for health practitioners when it comes to recommending the flu shot: To be on the safe side, you can go to the CDC site to find the ingredients in [...]
