Recently I heard that a family member in her early 50s was being seen by a doctor for DVT and that she was hoping that there was a more natural way of dealing with it than the medications her doctor was prescribing. When I had digested this scrap of family ''information,'' I thought about my own lax position (denial, really) and how it would make sense for me to make some changes in my life while I still have some shreds of health and potential fitness. And, of course, I have inherited my mother's compulsive pop reading habit (in my case, the Internet mostly). So, I decided to research and write an article that would incorporate some preventative and alternative health principles into my life that might make DVT somewhat less likely to catch up with me than is likely the case now. I would also like to see our family member above and others benefit from these principles if they decide that they want to. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a critical health concern that af
Organic Granny is a fan of Fair Trade, vegan chocolate, cacao, cocoa, and the products that are made from "the bean". What you find below are links to all the vegan chocolate recipes I have posted over the past several years. Most of the chocolate recipes here use "natural sweeteners" or suggest them as alternatives to the usual commercial sugars. There are also many recipes listed that are made with gluten-free flour or ingredients. VEGAN BANANA LOAF RECIPES: 3 Delicious vegan/vegetarian chocolate banana bread recipes VEGAN BROWNIE RECIPES: Black bean brownies Cookie crumb unbaked brownies Orange-walnut date-oatmeal brownies Quick omega3 fudgey raw carob brownies VEGAN CAKE RECIPES: Gluten-free Vegan Chocolate Cake Raw Nanaimo Bar squares Raw royal chocolate chiazz cake Simple delicious vegan chocolate cake Sweetheart raw chocolate cheez cake VEGAN COOKIE RECIPES: Buckwheat-oat chocolate chip cookies Decadent chocolate bean cookies Garlicky maple walnut chocola