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
I'm back! Once during the last few weeks on a "raw vegan cleanse" I kept thinking about pancakes! The following recipe is the result. ** NOTE: Whisk together sweet and brown rice flours before starting recipe. So here is a great gluten-free banana pancake recipe that I tweaked until I liked it: Put the following INGREDIENTS in your blender: 1 Ripe Organic Banana 1 T. Vegetable Oil 1/2 tsp. Celtic Sea Salt (or to taste) 1 1/2 C. Nondairy Milk or other milk Pinch of Nutmeg 1 T. Cinnamon 2 T. Sugar or other sweetener 4 tsp. Baking Powder . Easy Method for Making Pancakes: Blend the above ingredients and then pour over: 1/2 C. Sweet White Rice (gluten-free) Flour 1/2 C . Brown Rice (gluten-free) Flour Mix. Let sit for about 15 minutes. Pour about a 1/4 C. of batter into hot pan and flip when bubbles appear on all sides and elsewhere on panca