• celestialroots (34)in #health • 6 years ago

  CBD relieves pain, but is it psychoactive?

  Addictive opiod painkillers cause +/- 40,000 deaths every year in the US alone. Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has the proven ability to relieve chronic pain alone, or as an adjunct to…

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• celestialroots (34)in #food • 6 years ago

  How to Ferment Turmeric

  I am often asked how I ferment my turmeric. Here we go ... 1 kg grated turmeric root 1 tbsp grated black pepper 2 tbsp mature sauerkraut brine 2 tsp salt Mix and massage…

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• celestialroots (34)in #food • 7 years ago

  Bush Tucker

  There is always something in the bush - Dorrigo pepper, lemon aspen and native ginger ( Tasmannia insipida, Acronychia oblongifolia and Alpinia cerulea ). Alpinia is…

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• celestialroots (34)in #food • 7 years ago

  Yacon - the earth apple

  Harvesting yacon - the earth apple - from my garden. Yacon is what is known as a resistant starch, which means it survives the acidity and digestive enzymes of the stomach and…

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• celestialroots (34)in #food • 7 years ago

  Horseradish - a few fun facts

  Amorica rusticana - mon amour! Hot, humble horserdish. Fun facts - used medicinally for erectile dysfunction; commercial wasabi is mostly horseradish; protects against…

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• celestialroots (34)in #food • 7 years ago

  What is the difference between red, yellow, and white turmeric?

  Curcuma longa is technically yellow turmeric, while C. aromatica is wild (white) turmeric. C. aromatica has an upright purple/mauve flower that flares out at the top and appears…

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• celestialroots (34)in #health • 7 years ago

  Fermented Horseradish Sauce

  “For the worm that lives in a horseradish root, all the world is horseradish” – Hungarian Yiddish proverb Here is an easy, fermented horseradish sauce. ½ cup long fermented…

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• celestialroots (34)in #health • 7 years ago

  Sauerkraut as functional food

  A perfect example of functional food is sauerkraut. Apart from the high nutritional value of the cabbage itself, fermentation creates loads of beneficial compounds such as…

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• celestialroots (34)in #health • 7 years ago

  Basic Sauerkraut

  There are plenty of ordinary sauerkraut recipes floating around, but this recipe of basic cabbage and salt kraut with no additions will set the record straight. I give you a very…

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• celestialroots (34)in #health • 7 years ago

  Ginger Bug, Ginger Beer

  A ginger bug is a fermentation starter that uses yeast and lactic acid bacteria on the skin of organic ginger, and wild atmospheric yeast, ginger and raw sugar to make a…

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• celestialroots (34)in #health • 7 years ago

  Kombucha - sorting fact from fiction

  Kombucha part 1 – how to make it For every one litre of pure water (no chlorine/chloramine is a must, and I strongly recommend no fluoride either), you will need: 3 -4 tsp…

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• celestialroots (34)in #health • 7 years ago

  Pyroluria, drugs, and psychoneuroimmunology

  Pyroluria is a genetic condition seen in roughly 11% of the population where the blood contains an excess of compounds called pyrroles. These bind with vit B6 and zinc which are…

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• celestialroots (34)in #hyperthyroid • 7 years ago

  Hypothyroidism – the quiet plague

  Dealing with goitrogens, autoimmunity, and other thyroid disrupters One of the first things fermentation guru Sandor Katz and I discussed when we met was the issue of…

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• celestialroots (34)in #science • 7 years ago

  Barking Mad - bad science in action

  Faith was defined by St Augustine thusly: faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of faith is to see what you believe. In 2000, in volume 321 of the British Journal…

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