I currently work at an eye clinic where I am constantly reminded of how an imbalance in your blood pressure or insulin can have irreparable effects on your vision. Instead of taking a supplement, I decided to find out if the classic trope of carrots benefiting ocular health had any science behind it. It turns out, not…
Author: jaqueline stoutin
My husband and I decided to start this project as part-journal, part-data gathering, part-joy creating amalgam. We wanted to approach life with more mindfulness and in order to enhance our excitement for life and surround ourselves with things and people that inspire us to be better, we needed to keep track of the activities that challenge and thrill us. This is a documentation of our foray into cooking at home more, getting to know Texas and our community, and growing from blissful newly weds into a strong marriage.
Fish Taco Bowl
Cabbage has spiked my interest because my grandmother was recently diagnosed with HER2+, ER- bilateral breast cancer. Cabbage is a cruciferous vegetable which more closely related to kale and broccoli than its doppelgänger, lettuce. Like other vegetables in the cruciferous family, cabbage is loaded with various nutrients that can potentially protect against cancer: apigenin, sulforaphane, 3,3′-diindolylmethane (DIM). Apigenin…
Korean Chicken Thighs with Asparagus
Asparagus is high in B vitamins, vitamin C, beta-carotene, vitamin E, and the minerals zinc, manganese, and selenium. Explore some of the benefits of B vitamins in this recipe.
Bell Pepper Nachos
Why you might want nicotine in your diet and how to incorporate more of it.
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