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seared radicchio: a stellar stovetop salad

seared radicchio: a stellar stovetop salad

by Dr. Orna | Feb 20, 2022 | eating, food as medicine, the single girl's guide to eating alone

Does this vegetable make you joyous to the point of defending your territory to enable eating it? Do you even recognize it? If you’re guessing it’s a cabbage, you are not alone. But actually this is radicchio (Cichorium intybus), a cultivated chicory and a member of...
food’s effects on COVID risk and severity

food’s effects on COVID risk and severity

by Dr. Orna | Feb 10, 2022 | COVID19, eating, food as medicine, knowledge is power, plant medicine, resilience, you've got the power

In more good COVID news that’s not exactly surprising, new research supports the idea that eating healthy helps keep you healthy. A September 2021 study published in the journal Gut found that folks eating more plant-based foods had lower risk and lower severity of...
weight loss is a lie

weight loss is a lie

by Dr. Orna | Oct 11, 2021 | eating, food as medicine, sleep, you've got the power

I know: “Weight” and “diet” are dirty words. That’s because you’ve been lied to about what they mean, how they work and what you actually need to do. The simple truth: Healthy weight is a side effect of healthy living. Weight loss...
it’s a turmeric day in the neighborhood

it’s a turmeric day in the neighborhood

by Dr. Orna | Sep 27, 2021 | DIY medicine, eating, food as medicine, Medicine Making with Dr. Orna, plant medicine

Back in May, I spent a weekend day turning a pound of fresh turmeric into a variety of edible forms. It was an exercise in medicine making, food as medicine and the way these things can connect even far-flung community. The beautiful turmeric roots came from my friend...
my non-coffee evolution — and the cacao solution

my non-coffee evolution — and the cacao solution

by Dr. Orna | Sep 25, 2021 | eating, Uncategorized

People love coffee. It feels like a groovy, grown-up thing. Bitter may not be a kids flavor, but I always love the smell of my mother’s coffee. (Hi, Mom!) I tried to like it. At my first corporate job, I went in every day to get coffee. At first, I thought,...
makyng mylk

makyng mylk

by Dr. Orna | Sep 25, 2021 | eating, the single girl's guide to eating alone, Uncategorized

There are some store-bought things that just annoy me — they’re expensive, they’re full of crappy things, they’ve got packaging not conducive to proper disposal, and they’re so easy to make at home. One such species are the most of the milk...
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