Believe it or not there is actually a very important difference in the cinnamon that is commonly used and sold at the grocery stores! If you check your cinnamon spice jar, does is it read “Ground Cinnamon” or “Saigon/Vietnamese Cinnamon” or “Ceylon Cinnamon?” Chances are you have Ground Cinnamon or Saigon Cinnamon. Definitely go check, […]
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Brown Rice Vs. White Rice
Being Japanese, I always grew up eating rice, and it was always white rice. It wasn’t even a question what kind of rice would be served at mealtime. So once I had my own family, it was white rice until my mom started telling me she switched to brown rice. What??? My whole life seemed […]
Coconut Oil…Pure Poison?
In the news recently, a Harvard professor (Karin Michels) came out to say in July 2018 that “coconut oil is pure poison.” As some of you know, I have been drinking a tablespoon of coconut oil with my daily coffee for 15 plus years. At the time I started, I was trying to figure out […]
Röder Therapy to the Rescue!
After reaching my early thirties without much illness, I found after moving back to Seattle from the Bay Area that things would change forever. Perhaps it was: a.) losing my dad two weeks after moving back b.) the stress of having an 8 month old and 3 year old c.) a weakening immune system d.) all […]
The Past…Diabetes and First Discoveries
With the diagnosis of my husband with Type II Diabetes at the age of 34, it was our first exposure to “standard of care” in medicine. Already, he did not meet the “typical” patient as he was a marathon runner weighing in around 155 pounds with a height of 5’10”. But nevermind that, the doctor […]
The Now…Fasting at Buchinger Wilhelmi
My husband and I have either read about or personally tried (informally) the various forms of fasting currently being written about on the Internet. For him it was a chance to treat his diabetes and for me it was to support him on his journey and to help improve my overall well-being. We have known […]