October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Research has shown us how important eating a variety of nutritiously dense food is for optimizing our health. Intuitively this makes sense, the adage “you are what you eat” goes back for many generations. But how important is nutrition and diet when it comes to preventing chronic illnesses like …
October 10 is World Mental Health Day and we here at the Food as Medicine Institute believe that what we eat has a direct impact on mental health. You have probably heard the expression, “you are what you eat.” This time and time again has proven to be true especially with those suffering from chronic …
While we can practice incorporating healthy habits in our life all year round, there is no better time than the start of a new year to make changes and practice healthy living! As fun as the holidays can be, they sometimes take a toll on our health. We travel or follow different routines while spending …
Have you ever looked at the labels of ice cream from a grocery store? Many of them contain added and processed sugars, as well as many strange additives. This is the perfect recipe to try for a homemade ice cream with real ingredients and no added sugar! Using whole bananas as a base for the …
Do you have lots of corn, cucumbers and tomatoes leftover from this years garden harvest or your CSA box? Today’s post features a cool salad using cucumbers and sweet corn with an easy vinaigrette! Here’s a highlight of the health benefits of the cucumber, Cucumis sativus. They contain certain polyphenols called lignans that have been …
On hot days it is easy to become dehydrated. Staying hydrated by drinking enough water each day is something simple you can do to improve your health. Water makes up approximately 60 percent of our body weight! We need it to make up our organs, bathe our cells, keep joints lubricated and move toxins out …
The Doctor’s Prescription for Whole Foods via Community Supported Agriculture Consistent with our philosophy of using whole foods to prevent and reduce chronic disease (1), some doctors in the Portland metro area can now prescribe food to their patients. This is being done through a pilot program launched by Zenger Farm who is partnering with …
Serves ~6 What could be more refreshing than a tasty popsicle on a hot summer day? These popsicles are easy and fun to make! This particular recipe uses watermelon, peach and peppermint. Feel free to use your creativity and try using a combination of other fruits as well! One great thing about making your own …
Inflammation is a necessary and important process that happens in the body. The redness, heat, and swelling that happen during injury are a protective response; a response that is designed to quickly repair and heal an injury. The body’s innate intelligence drives this necessary process. However, when inflammation isn’t quick, and targeted, it can cause …
Welcome to “The Doc’s Kitchen” Blog! We are excited to be able to provide healthy recipes and articles on food as medicine to the community to further our mission of educating and empowering people in their food choices. This first blog post describes our food philosophy at The Food As Medicine Institute. Keep an eye …