Super Bowl Sunday is just around the corner and people have a chance to get together with friends to cheer on their team. Frankly, I think they like these parties more for the food than for football. All the news stations have celebrity chefs on… Click to Continue →
January 2013
There is a new treatment modality on the horizon that is gaining momentum in the medical community. It is Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT). This is a procedure where donor feces are transplanted into the colon of a person suffering from a bacterial infection. While using… Click to Continue →
Brrrr it's cold here in the northeast and I'm sure there are places it is much colder. What with all the media about the flu epidemic there have been a lot of great posts about handling the symptoms with natural remedies without the need for… Click to Continue →
It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Share your special holiday meal! Every… Click to Continue →
I am thrilled to be a part of Jill's Kombucha Challenge here at Real Food Forager to share my method with you - the kombucha continuous brew method! First, let me introduce myself. I am Dina-Marie, the author of Cultured Palate blog, mother of 10… Click to Continue →
Welcome to Sunday Snippets. This is a weekly feature that allows you to take a quick peek at posts that I loved from my FAT TUESDAY carnival this past week. I'll also summarize some posts from my blog from the past week. If you missed… Click to Continue →
At this point, after all the powerful lectures at the Healthy Mouth Summit last week, we know that health is reflected in the mouth. Housed in the mouth, the tongue is the most visible part of the internal body and can provide you with… Click to Continue →
Within the last year or so, kombucha has become one of my favorite beverages. The amazing benefits of this ancient, fermented drink are an appealing reason to partake. The B vitamins, organic acids, pH balancing qualities, and digestion benefits are enough to make me squeal… Click to Continue →
It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival!Share your special holiday meal! Every Tuesday… Click to Continue →
Do you know anyone who doesn't have at least one filling in their mouth? Probably not. Very few people in this country have never had a cavity or gum problem. Until recently, all cavities were filled with toxic mercury amalgam. If you still have this… Click to Continue →
My Paleo Pal this month is Maggie, who blogs at m=1. She sent me a bunch of beautiful asparagus. This month I sent her leeks. Check out what she did with them! Generally, I simply blanch asparagus quickly for 5 minutes then run them under… Click to Continue →
Welcome to Sunday Snippets. This is a weekly feature that allows you to take a quick peek at posts that I loved from my FAT TUESDAY carnival this past week. I'll also summarize some posts from my blog from the past week. If you missed… Click to Continue →
I've mentioned that I am terrified of having dental work -- not because I'm afraid of pain, but because I'm afraid of the toxins in the material dentists use. There is a very strong relationship between the health of the mouth and the health of… Click to Continue →
While a little rash on the hands or elsewhere may not seem like a big deal, for some people it is way more than a little redness. For some people it is a major health problem. Both children and adults can suffer from the unsightly… Click to Continue →
It is well known that a body that is too acidic is prone to illness. Our modern lifestyle with fast food, chemical dependencies, lack of alkaline forming vegetables and alkaline forming fermented foods, all contribute to this acidity. Over time, chronic illness sets in and… Click to Continue →