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
Today would have been my Irishy Grandma's 115th birthday. She would have loved these. Happy St. Paddy's Day! INGREDIENTS 1 Flax Egg (1 T (7 g) flaxseed meal + 2 ½ T(37 ml) Water beaten up together in small bowl) 3/4 cup unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk such as Almond, Hemp or Oat Milk 3/4 cup spelt flour 1 1/4 cups U nbleached All-purpose Flour 1 T B aking Powder 1/4 cup Maple Syrup 1/2 tsp S ea Salt 2 T. Caraway Seed 1/4 C. dried Currants 6 Tbsp room temperature coconut oil (scoopable, not liquid or frozen) (or vegan butter) Icing: 1 c. Icing sugar 2 T milk 1/4 tsp orange zest. Method Preheat oven to 400 degrees Farenheit Whisk in bowl: flax egg, non-dairy milk and maple syrup. Set aside. In another larger bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and sea salt. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut in the coconut oil until pea-sized clusters form Spill in caraway seeds and currants Add wet ingredients a