Posts under ‘Body Ecology Approved’

Since my daughter started pre-school, we have been exposed to so many little bugs.  Some are picked up from school, some from birthday parties and so forth.  If you are a parent, you will understand. We get colds, influenza, sore throats, but the worst is the stomach flu. According to Webmd, “Symptoms of gastroenteritis or stomach [...]

I love eating sprouted quinoa.  It is one of my favorite gluten free grains.  Well, it’s actually not a grain, it is actually a seed that will sprout a leafy vegetable if not harvested in time. It is a pseudo cereal and related to species such as beets and spinach.  It is a native to [...]

  The first time I learned about kefir was on The Martha Stewart Show.  She raved about how great kefir was for you and showed how to make kefir smoothies.  That opened up my doors to kefir.  But it was months before I actually acquired the wonderous and mysterious kefir grains. Kefir is made with “grains” [...]

Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine.  It creates major digestive issues for the individual because it interferes with absorption of nutrients from food.  People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein found in certain grains such as wheat, spelt, barley and rye.  Conventional medicine say there is no cure, [...]

  As a child, one of the fondest memories I have is my Grandmother making pancakes.  She would stack 3 or 4 pancakes, put a fried egg on top and I would top it off with Country Crock Margarine and some Aunt Jemima Syrup.  This was the special weekend breakfast.  These were the typical American [...]