Anna's Food Therapy

My body is attacking itself!!!???

Calming the Autoimmune Fire You have just been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder and you’re scared. “My body is attacking itself?” You may have been told it will get worse and statistics show you will likely be diagnosed with another autoimmune disease within your lifetime. Personally, I've recovered from 2 different...

Schizandra Hibiscus Soda - Yummm

Fermented Schizandra Soda 2 quarts water ¼ cup schizandra berries ¼ cup dried hibiscus flowers ½ cup evaporated cane juice ½ cup yogurt whey Bring water to a boil. Add the schizandra berries and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the sweetener and allow it to cool slightly - until you can put your finger in the water. Pour i...

Soak..... Simmer...... Spice

3 Steps to Prepare Beans Beans are a nutritious, versatile and inexpensive staple food with one inconvenient trait. Proper bean preparation makes beans more digestible and alleviates gas. Following is a summary of all the methods used to break down the sugars in beans, rendering them more digestible and nutritious. Use blac...

What's your favorite spice?

3 Recipes for Cumin The whiff of cumin always makes me hungry – taste buds awakening. This action means cumin is stimulating digestion so my next meal will be enjoyed and digested without problems. The main cumin health benefit is that it tastes great! Your stomach and all digestive juices are stimulated to break dow...

Is your knee pain from from not enough manganese or too much sugar?

Relieving Body Pain Without Ibuprofen. Kathy was an active adult in her 70’s. She lived my dream – dropping by airplane into the Alaskan wilderness to river raft for 10 days with a group of friends. My job was to investigate her seemingly vibrant health for weak links because she wanted to continue this lifestyle as long as possible....

Are you enjoying 'healthy' foods can cause pain?

3 Food Therapies for Body Pain This article first published in the Mendocino Beacon Newspaper on March 21, 2019 Food gives us 3 ways to alleviate body pain. You can remove inflammatory foods like sugar and wheat, rebuild body tissues with minerals like calcium and magnesium and you can add anti-inflammatory herbs such as turmeric...

https://www.foodtherapy.us/post/5-spices-for-body-pain

5 Spices for Body Pain Reducing inflammation isn't just about swelling and body pain - any reduction in inflammation can improve brain function, lower blood pressure, improve insulin resistance and help thin the blood; improving circulation and heart health. Enjoy these flavorful, colorful spices in your food for added an...

Do you have favorite culinary spices?

5 Healing Teas from the Spice Cabinet When the weather is cold outside, it helps to continue warming your insides with tea. I like to fill a thermos with whichever spices support my health and my taste buds that day. Combine the herbs in a thermos then fill with hot water to steep. Pour the tea through a strainer for each fresh cup. Her...

Have you ever had homemade fermented soda?

Fermented Raspberry Soda A fabulous, bubbly raspberry treat. Fermented with beneficial bacteria and lovely Raspberries. 1 bag frozen raspberries 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup whey or previously fermented soda for good bacteria 6 cups non chlorinated water 2-quart mason jar with cloth and a rubber band or ring lid Combine raspberrie...

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5 Tricks to Tune up Metabolism Metabolism is the rate at which your body burns calories. Do you have a friend who eats all day long and never stores body fat? That person has a high metabolism – every calorie ingested is converted to fuel which gives them plenty of energy. The definition of a calorie is a “unit of energy.” ...

Nobody knows your body as well as you do. What do you like to eat?

The No Judgement Diet Diet is personal and emotional. Each person thrives on a different set of foods and no other person can really know what that is. We all have the tools to experiment with food and find what’s true and what’s not for ourselves. A valid argument can be made for and against every single diet out th...

Do you remember which Mendo restaurants used to serve this?

Yogurt Curry Dressing 1/2 cup whole milk plain yogurt 1 teaspoon Curry Powder 1/2 cup Mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice 2 tablespoons Water 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt Mix all ingredients together and enjoy! This recipe brings me back - The Seagull Restaurant in Mendocino made this dressing in the late 80's and it was fabulo...

What's your favorite farm stand for fresh lettuce?

Salad for the Week I have a formula to make a fabulous salad that is full of raw crunchy vegetables with a touch of sweet to make it more palatable. At home we call this ‘Salad for the Week’ because I fill a large bowl with this nutrient dense combination of raw vegetables and we can all grab a bowlful for lunch a...

What are your best healing foods?

The Detective Diet Access the whole Detective Diet Program here Current clients can access the Detective Diet Program inside the portal.

Do you feel better or worse with more fiber??

Spring Sweeping to Clean the Colon Spring is here and it’s time to clean, sweep and cleanse. April is traditionally a time to clean, whether it is your attic, the pantry or your body. April is also Colon Cancer awareness month and we can aid prevention by cleansing the colon just like the rest of the house. As the third most common...

I come up with the best recipes when the fridge is empty!

Kale and Beet Salad I love the creativity that comes out of cooking with what happens to be around at the time. I was going to a potluck and trying to avoid driving to the store on a Sunday morning. This morning I had an empty fridge with one yellow beet and some wilted kale in the garden. I watered the kale and an hou...

Are you strong enough for a spring cleanse???

Are you Strong Enough for a Spring Cleanse? Can I do a cleanse? Careful, if you're not strong enough, a cleansing diet can make you very sick, burnt out and toxic! I see it over and over again when people go on the latest cleanse craze and end up exhausted and depressed with bizarre symptoms ranging from skin eruptions and brain fog to troubl...

How sensitive are you?

Hyper Sensitivity to Poison Oak? Poison oak season is upon us here in Mendocino as the weather warms and we’re enjoying more time outdoors. Poison oak contains urushiol, which is a sap in the leaves, stems and roots. Urushiol causes an extremely itchy and sometimes bubbly rash in most people. 15-30% of people don’t react to poi...

Have you seen allergies come and go as health improves?

Food Allergies aren't Forever Food allergies can cause anything from indigestion to asthma, eczema, arthritis, autoimmune thyroid or inflammation in any other part of the body. They're usually the foods that we love and enjoy daily, but now it seems they make us feel tired and bloated. Why does this happen? That food was great l...

https://www.foodtherapy.us/post/how-stress-causes-allergies

Happy Easter!

Easter Eggs from the Produce Section The egg is a symbol of new life and rebirth in traditions ranging from pagan to Christian. Plants, animals and the universe itself spring to life for Easter, after a long dormant winter. To celebrate, we color Easter eggs in beautiful spring colors. The brilliant colors of plants contain plant pigme...

What's your favorite hiking trail on the coast?

4 Ways to Exercise that Feel Like Vacation The Mendocino Coast offers beautiful exercise opportunities. I enjoy walking, hiking and being outside, but I have a busy life and don’t always have time to exercise. I keep my shoes, hat and water in the car so I can hike at any location that looks inviting. I look for a beautiful area with hills...

Easter is Sunday - Have you gathered eggs and beets yet?

Easter Eggs from the Produce Section The egg is a symbol of new life and rebirth in traditions ranging from pagan to Christian. Plants, animals and the universe itself spring to life for Easter, after a long dormant winter. To celebrate, we color Easter eggs in beautiful spring colors. The brilliant colors of plants contain plant pigme...