Chef Christina Thomas
I am not a good cook but I always try to make new recipes. I also love to eat and to see my family enjoy something that I have made. I like cooking because I take pleasure in sharing what I make and I like. So I am here.....
All Recipes and Posts by Christina Thomas
Does a tomato a day keep depression away?
The Daily Mail today reported that there is, “yet another good reason to tuck into that salad: eating tomatoes could ward off depression”. Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, the chemical that gives them their distinctive colour. Lycopene is an antioxidant, a type of naturally occurring chemical believed to help protect ... more
Read moreCapsaicin: How spicy food can improve your health in many ways
It could be the instant sweat, the burning sensation, the way it accentuates flavors of certain foods, or a combination of all three. Spicy foods get their “heat” from a compound called capsaicin. Capsaicin can be found in some form in any food or vegetable with noticeable “heat.” New research ... more
Read moreFive superfoods that will heal your gut
The root of good and bad health resides in the gut. This is a centuries old maxim of both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and India’s Ayurvedic medical practices. Over the last few decades, renegade MD’s, holistic practitioners, chiropractors, and alternative health nutritionists have realized this basic truth as well. This ... more
Read moreSix amazing foods for cleansing your colon naturally
Gastrointestinal problems are prolific in today’s society, and this is largely due to the fact that the modern food supply is greatly lacking in the nutrients required for healthy digestion (not to mention a widespread overload of toxins from vaccines, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides). But the good news is that a ... more
Read moreTreat children’s asthma naturally with fruits, vegetables, fish oil and probiotics
New evidence suggests that a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, probiotics and fish oil may relieve asthma in children, according to a recent study. “A school-based, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial involving 192 asthmatic children aged 10-12 found that a supplement combining fruits, vegetables, fish oil and probiotics reduced medication use ... more
Read moreHow to prevent cancer with everyday foods
The best way to treat disease is to prevent it from ever forming in the first place. And one of the primary ways to effectively prevent disease from forming is to eat foods that are rich in disease-fighting vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and antioxidants, all of which create conditions inside the ... more
Read moreTop 25 healthy muscle building foods
So many of us are concerned with staying trim and fit by eating right and doing cardiovascular workouts that we overlook the importance of building and maintaining muscle mass through diet and exercise. Having a lean and muscular physique provides many benefits. One of the most important is that muscle ... more
Read moreSalt link to multiple sclerosis unproven
News that high-salt diets have been linked to autoimmune conditions has hit the headlines today, with BBC News reporting that “The amount of salt in our diet could be…leading to diseases such as multiple sclerosis.” However, the BBC’s story is not based on trials of how much salt people eat and ... more
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