It’s hard to keep up with the latest and greatest foods. One day it’s a tropical acai berry and the next it’s a synthetic vitamin packed energy drink. So when patients ask me how much they should be eating, and of which superfoods, I tell them to eat from the rainbow. Here’s my general rule: eat as many colors of fruits and vegetables as you can. Each color corresponds to a powerful group of pigments called bioflavonoids. These amazing pigment molecules give us all the beautiful...
by on August 10th, 2009 at 06:08 am

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  • Forget Food Trends, Eat the Rainbow!
    It’s hard to keep up with the latest and greatest foods. One day it’s a tropical acai berry and the next it’s a synthetic vitamin packed energy drink. So when patients ask me how much they should be eating,...
    by at August 10th, 2009 at 06:08 am
  • Spiced Lentils with Rhubarb Recipe
    Lentils and rhubarb make an odd couple. But in 2005, a month apart from each other, the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Times played matchmaker and brought them awkwardly, yet happily together. Here’s a simple...
    by at June 2nd, 2009 at 12:06 am
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    Rhubarb and Apple Crumble Recipe
    An English crumble is the perfect throw-it-together summertime dessert. The less fuss you make over your crumble, the better it will turn out. Case in point: the topping. The lumpier the topping, the better the crumble. Honest. The...
    by at June 2nd, 2009 at 12:06 am
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    Rhubarb Ginger Chutney Recipe
    Savory chutneys are easy to make: boil a mixture of vinegar and spices with a little sugar, then add a fruit or vegetable and cook on low heat until it magically turns into chutney (or compote, if you want to sound Frenchier)....
    by at June 1st, 2009 at 02:06 pm