Sprouts not only taste good, they’re full of vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein and enzymes. Their nutritional benefits were discovered by the Chinese thousands of years ago. In Chinese medicine a seed is considered to be yin and it’s offshoot is considered to be yang, so the ancient Chinese recognized that as a seed sprouts, [...]
MILK: Like eggs, when it comes to milk the options can be overwhelming – between cow’s milk, goat’s milk, sheep’s milk, raw milk, almond milk, coconut milk, hemp milk, rice milk, and soy milk – what should you choose? Did I mention there’s lactose-free, organic, antibiotic-free, non-pasteurized, homogenized, rBST/rBGH free and so on……? In this [...]
Splenda®, it is claimed, is the perfect alternative to sugar – sweet but with no calories, no insulin spike and according to the manufacturers no side effects. However recent research suggests that Splenda® is not as safe as we thought. In fact it seems to be the latest in a long line of artificial sweeteners [...]
It is a very chilly evening and the mercury is expected to keep dropping. With this in mind, I thought we’d head south for dinner and that I’d try my hand at making Pozole, a hearty soup from Mexico. Pozole is an ancient stew that dates back to pre-Columbian Mexico. Traditionally, it is made with [...]
I love Italian Wedding Soup but some recipes can be quite high in calories. This healthy version uses ground turkey instead of beef and is packed with veggies for their nutritional value. I also tossed in some pearled barley as a healthier alternative to the pasta used in most Italian Wedding Soup recipes. So yummy! [...]
Eyes are often called the window to the soul but they are also a window to your health. When I meet a patient for the first time I always look at their eyes for clues about their well being. We all know that our vision decreases with age, but did you know that you can [...]
This morning’s blog was written by our YinOva Communications Director, Michele Lieblich. Michele has a background in nutrition as well as an MBA. Her job at our center involves staying in touch with our patients both past and present, organizing YinOva community events, making sure our patients’ other health care practitioners are kept in the [...]
Apparently it takes more calories to chew a stick of celery than the stick contains, which is why dieters have always favored this vegetable and use it as an alternative to chips or crackers. The U shape makes a celery stick an excellent low calorie vehicle for dips and spreads, but did you know it’s [...]
My husband Noah tells me that every time he goes to the supermarket he agonizes over which eggs to buy. Are the certified humane eggs better than the certified organic? Does the fact that the eggs say cage-free mean the same as humane? If the carton says natural does that mean the same as free [...]
Hello All! It’s Emma here, Jill’s daughter, and I have decided to take over the blog for today! I wanted to share with you all a wonderful jam recipe that I learned this past weekend. You see, it turns out that I come from a history of quite avid ‘jammers.’ My grandmother used to have [...]
There are troubling new statistics about eating disorders that show the number of people dealing with the disease is on the rise. Certainly here at the YinOva Center we are seeing an increase in both women and men who are seeking our help for a variety of problems related to eating and weight. The holistic [...]
This morning with no bread in the house and a chill in the air, I remembered my grandmother making skillet bread and decided to improvise a healthier version. It took 5 minutes to mix and 5 minutes to cook so is an easy and quick addition to any breakfast table. The whole grains and oats [...]
I have an admission to make… At the YinOva Center we are not paragons of virtue. Patients visiting us for the first time sometimes imagine that we will be scarily macrobiotic women who will pour scorn on their efforts to take care of themselves. Nothing could be farther from the truth. We are all working-women [...]
It is early November and the exhilarating colors of autumn are falling away with the leaves. For many of my patients, the desire to get outside and “take it all in” is also starting to give way to dreams of hibernation. By nature, we all slow down during the winter months. According to Chinese Medicine [...]
Readers of my book Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility may have noticed that I suggest that some people cut down on their consumption of dairy products. Many of us could benefit from eating less dairy and in my practice I often suggest that patients who suffer from excessive mucus adjust their [...]
We’re enjoying beautiful crisp autumn weather in upstate New York this weekend. The sky is clear and blue, the sun is shining but there’s a slight chill in the air which makes me think of cooking nourishing food after a long walk with the dog. Our vegetable garden has lost most of it’s summer abundance [...]
Anne had been a strict dieter since college. Maggie is a yoga teacher and considers herself a healthy eater. Sherrie prides herself on her macrobiotic diet and low body fat. All of these women have something in common. All of them came to the YinOva Center because they were having trouble getting pregnant. Each of [...]
Whilst studying Chinese medicine I was introduced to the the idea that our bodies are in tune with nature and that we can and should adapt our behavior in response to nature. At the time this was news to me but over the years I have appreciated the wisdom of taking my cues from the [...]
A few weeks ago I posted a recipe for Summer Borscht which prompted one of my Facebook friends to ask for more beet recipes. I’m happy to oblige because I love beets mostly for their sweet taste but also because they contain powerful nutrients that help to fight against anemia, heart disease, liver disorders, gallbladder [...]
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s is a much loved British TV chef and cook book author who writes about gardening, farming, cooking and eating at his home River Cottage. His wonderful book The River Cottage Cookbook covers everything from planting a vegetable garden to butchering a pig. It earned him the nick name Hugh Fearlessly-Eatsitall in the British [...]
I love Greece. I love the people. I love the beautiful islands and most of all I love the food. Noah and I recently returned from a happy week in the Ionian where we ate heartily, reveling in the beautiful, fresh produce, prepared simply with lots of heart-healthy olive oil. We saw first-hand why the [...]
I love our food co-op here in Chatham, NY and am especially fond of it on a Friday night when local farmers set up stalls outside to display their wares and Magdalena makes and sells delicious Mexican food. Last Friday Noah and I sat in the sun sipping homemade lemonade and eating Magdalene’s wonderful empanadas [...]
We love eggs in our household and we’re lucky enough to get plenty of fresh laid ones thanks to our neighbors here in upstate New York who keep chickens and are happy to trade eggs for health advice. Our fridge is usually full of the freshest eggs possible but every now and then I like [...]
