Choline to Improve Memory How to Improve your Memory with Choline Want to remember your Christmas list without checking it twice? Then make sure you are getting enough choline, the precursor to the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, and imperative to healthy function of the brain and central nervous system. If you are confused, choline is a lesser known B vitamin that is an important nutrient for several functions, including memory. Choline is naturally found in foods, such as eggs, chicken, saltwater fish, brewer’s yeast, wheat germ, and liver.

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Flourless Chocolate Quinoa Cake & Cupcakes Flourless Chocolate Quinoa Cake & Cupcakes Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is often referred to as a grain although other sources classify it as a seed. Botanically it is the fruit of a broadleaf plant in the same family as spinach and beets. What's great about quinoa? Quinoa is rich in potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and contains more iron than any other grain. It contains 50% more protein than other grains. (As a percentage of total calories, 12% to 18% of the calories in quinoa come from protein.) Unlike corn, wheat, and most other grains, which are missing the amino acid lysine, making their protein incomplete,...

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Dieing to Lose Weight Dieing to Lose Weight I see our friends across the pond are up to their old tricks.

What's it been, now... maybe a few years, or so, that the Chinese were busted lacing pet food and baby formula with melamine? That stuff is terrific when used to make pretty white shelves and cabinets... but much less than terrific when blending it into a food supply.  Unless, of course, the goal is to poison something... then melamine is great! And wasn't it a year before that when they were caught blending diethylene glycol into toothpaste to give it a rich, creamy texture?  What a superb idea.  After all, diethylene glycol works...

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Practically Paleo Pesto Practically Paleo Pesto I love pesto, but not the usual kind with parmesan cheese. I actually prefer dairy-free pesto made from fresh herbs, nuts, garlic, olive or avocado oil, lemon juice, sea salt and pepper. I have a master recipe that I adjust, depending upon what herbs I have on hand. I’ve made it with basil and parsley, with cilantro and parsley, and with mint and parsley. I recently made a lot of the mint version afer I inadvertently left six packages of fresh mint at home when I needed to take them with me for a big dinner event I was doing for 40 people. (Yes, I do occasionally forget the 110th ingredient when I'm packing for...

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