Hello Reader, Eggplant season is in full swing where I live, and I am HERE for it! 🍆 Roasted eggplant, caponata, baingan bharta… I’ve been eating it all. (recipe below 👇🏼) But this embarrassment of eggplants got me thinking: is there a dark side to this humble purple vegetable? Because eggplants belong to the nightshade family - and nightshades have a bit of a reputation. So what’s the deal? Nightshades include some of the most common foods on the planet: tomatoes, peppers, white potatoes,...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, Apologies! I missed sending out the (seemingly) obligatory Thanksgiving and Black Friday message last week. Honestly, over the past two weeks, I’ve received so many emails from companies shouting about their “best prices of the year” that I just couldn’t bring myself to add my own to the pile and clutter up your inbox. Today, at the risk of getting lost in the aftermath of Cyber Monday, I still want to express my (belated but sincere) gratitude to you for being part of my...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, Fall is always a time of excitement and change for me. When the mornings become cooler and I find myself reaching for a sweater again, I know that summer is over. This school year, we’ve decided to go back to homeschooling the kids. While I absolutely love being a part of my kids’ daily learning, I worry about how I’m going to cope with being a home-teacher + moving homes + juggling several work commitments + continuing to build my private practice… not to mention the usual...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, Recently I was chatting with a friend. As it often does in my world, our conversation turned to nutrition and health. She mentioned that her husband has been living with stomach discomfort, food sensitivities, and sinus issues his entire life. (He’s currently in his 50’s) While she is very much into holistic medicine, he’s content with simply treating his symptoms using a variety of antacids and allergy medicines. He’s learnt to live with these issues and they aren’t a big deal...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I hate to talk about politics, but I feel compelled to share this with my "people". A federal bill is currently being considered by Congress that could effectively grant legal immunity to pesticide manufacturers – even when their products cause serious harm. Section 453 of the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill proposes to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using its funding to approve or update pesticide warning labels if...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, I’d like to share a recent experience eating out. A couple of weeks ago, my family and I went for a “nice” dinner at The Keg, an upscale steakhouse chain in Canada. My family and I have been trying to minimize intake of vegetable and seed oils (like canola, corn, sunflower, and soybean), so I asked the waiter to confirm that they could prepare our food without them. A few minutes later, the Culinary Manager approached our table and sheepishly informed us that they use these oils...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
