Health

Health Benefits of Chinese Pearl Barley aka Coix Seeds
What is Chinese Pearl Barley also known as Job's Tears aka Coix Seeds?
Known as Job's Tears (in Chinese, "yimi"), this grain (not a type of barley) has long been revered for its health benefits. Enjoy it alone, mix it with rice, or add to soups and stews. It's also wonderful as pilaf or risotto. In view of the numerous health benefits of this widely distributed staple food, why not incorporate the grain into everyone's diet?

Living With an Egg Allergy
What CAN You Eat If You Can't Eat Eggs?
Sure, everyone knows that if you're allergic to eggs you can't eat quiche or omelettes or anything sunny side up, but did you know that eggs are used in many different types of foods and for many different reasons?

Barley Tea
Drink Barley Tea For Health
The Roast Barley Tea has been a popular refreshing tea drink in Asia for hundreds of years. This barley tea is gently roasted to perfection in small batches and has unparallel taste and flavor. Barley Tea is a nutritious drink containing an abundance of amino acids, sugars and carmel-like flavours with a nutty fragrance and a pleasing mellow taste. Barley Tea is a refreshing non-caffeine drink that can be drunk in quantity by those sensitive to ordinary tea. Barley Tea can be made as richly ...

Top 15 Gross Ingredients in Processed Food
You Won't Believe Some of the GrossThings That go into Processed Foods
Little known facts that make one want to cringe and run to their nearest health food store or even grow them by hand. Ingredients for processed foods are starting to share the spotlight in unpalatable ways and oftentimes with a grimace. I think we can all agree that there's bad food for you out there but these ingredients really are up there in the gross food categories. Would I go so far as to say they're harmful ingredients? Yes, some are and ALL are unappealing and it does give one pause ...

Eight Treasure Tea
Babaocha - Eight Treasures Tea
Have you ever tried Eight Treasure Tea? I've been drinking it for several years. I've tried several different brands and the one I mention on this page is the one I like the best. I was first introduced to this tea by a Chinese woman who was a Doctor of Chinese Medicine in China. She said this tea is really good for your health. I will try to explain why it is good for you on this page. Babaocha - Eight Treasures Tea  - is a special blend of eight of the following dry ingredients: Chrysanthe...

Sourdough Organic Whole Grain Bread Is Fabulous & Nutritious. It Keeps Us Green Too
It's A Green Thing. Sourdough Organic Whole Grain Wheat Bread: Is It Really That Good & Good For You
Do you love sourdough bread? Well it should be whole grain too, which will not effect the sourdough flavor. We all know that whole grain bread is more healthy than other breads. And if it is organic it assures us that there are no "genetically modified organisms (GMOs) pesticides & chemicals in the flour. But did you know that sourdough bread is good for our health also. So if we combine the two, we should have a super food in bread. When you love sourdough you love that special sour, tasty f...

Health Freedom
Eat Right Be Healthy
There is no greater contribution that you can make to your health than learning to eat right. Eating right is not difficult. Truly it takes no more time than eating wrong and I don't think it even cost more. Humans need a variety of foods in order to develop good health. We need lots of whole grains and a variety of vegetables and fruits. As adults we do not need as many servings of protein as we did as children.* Even the FDA's food pyramid is showing that we need more servings of no...