Introducing Citrus Salt, Our Winter-Time Version of Pepper Salt
In the deep winter months, it can be difficult to eat seasonally. That's exactly what I was thinking about in mid-February. It was then that my little Meyer lemon tree finally produced a few lemons ripe enough to eat. So, I decided to make a salt similar to our Pepper Salt, but made in the opposite season.
The Tenacious and Hardy Burdock Root Helps Us Clear ‘Toxic Heat’
Modern medicine does not speak about disease or treatments in such descriptive terms. Rather, modern medicine tends to be all about measures and numbers rather than the experience of the ill person.
Our Horseradish Is a Descendant Of an Old European Variety
The folklore of horseradish was that the pungent sulfur element “cleansed” your liver. In modern-science terms, we would say that the sulforaphane chemicals in the horseradish root improve both phase 1 (bagging the garbage) and phase 2 (taking the garbage out to the curb) detoxification pathways in the liver.
Ashitaba Makes Its Own Ketones, the Best Fuel for the Brain
Recently, in researching the remarkable health benefits of the ashitaba plant, it has come to my attention that ashitaba, unlike most plants, actually makes its own ketone esters. These are called chalcones and are thought to be the healing agent of the plant.
Plants’ Life Energies Withdraw Into Their Roots in Winter
Rutabagas, a traditional European, hardy, storage food, are known for their high sulfur content, an important nutrient in detoxification pathways. They’re characterized by a spicy flavor and strong resistance to frost damage. Celeriac is in the parsley family and has been bred to produce large, strongly flavored celery roots.
The Only Medicine a Human Being Needs
They show that turmeric/curcumin has beneficial effects on everything from the stem cells that give rise to malignancies, to improving cognitive function in people and laboratory animals. Turmeric/curcumin reduces inflammation, supports cellular metabolism, supports people with neuro-degenerative illness and even improves athletic performance.
Burdock Root Combines Healing Power With Earthy Flavor
Having been a fan and proponent of burdock since my macrobiotic days four decades ago, now I’m able to harness the power of burdock root almost daily. I put a teaspoon of our powder in our morning soup, and we have even started using it in salad dressings
Dr. Cowan shares his health-giving morning-soup tips
Bone broth is a foundational food for human health. It provides valuable collagen needed for intestinal and bone health, and strong doses of collagen have even shown to support those struggling with cancer. The proteins in the broth, which are much different from those found in muscle meat, improve gut health by tightening up the junctions in the gut wall, thereby preventing leaky-gut syndrome.
Our Turmeric Powder Is Grown With Care on a Small, Organic Farm in Maui
Most turmeric preparations sold in the U.S. have low bioavailability, so very little of the curcumin that is listed on the bottle actually gets into the bloodstream.
Its Spices Are Sourced From the World’s Top Growers
In a time when so many are exposed to antibiotics, glyphosate and other influences that degrade our gut flora, it is understandable that without a gut-restoration effort, we will be unable to use herbs effectively.
Biodynamic Agriculture Works With the ‘Living Forces’ of the Plant
Biodynamic agriculture works directly with these life forces, which heals the farm’s soil, meadows, forests and streams in ways unique to modern agriculture.
Tree Collards Are A Super Food Waiting to Be Discovered
One of the primary missions of Dr. Cowan’s Garden is to introduce wild, perennial and other unusual vegetables into the American diet because these vegetables tend to be more nutrient dense than common garden vegetables and richer in disease-fighting phytonutrients.
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