by Dr. Orna | Feb 6, 2010 | cancer, healthy living in a toxic world, Uncategorized
Cell phones are now indispensable to many people around the world, but are they endangering your health? Not all the research is clear, but some studies find strong connections to cancers of the brain and saliva-producing parotid glands with extensive use over time....
by Dr. Orna | Feb 5, 2010 | chronic disease, depression, food as medicine, graceful aging, mood cures, Uncategorized
You’ve always heard that fish is brain food. Now, a growing body of research is supporting that contention. One study published in the February 2010 edition of the Archives of General Psychiatry found that fish-oil supplements high in omega-3 fatty acids warded...
by Dr. Orna | Jan 5, 2010 | depression, food as medicine, garden medicine, herbal medicines, high blood pressure, Uncategorized
A spring planting guide while you’re planning what to plant Gardeners have a big advantage during deep darkness of a northwest winter: We get to pore over garden books and catalogs that offer shards of sunlight and whiffs of spring. Dreaming about striped tomatoes,...
by Dr. Orna | Dec 20, 2009 | cancer, depression, food as medicine, garden medicine, high blood pressure, mood cures, Uncategorized
My favorite seed catalog came in today’s mail. What’s new for 2010: organic Floriani red flint corn, green meat radish, Bolivian rainbow pepper, purple pac choy, ruby streaks mustard. This is why I started gardening – I was awed by the incredible diversity of...
