Cooking & Baking Tips: Healthy Fats, Grain Prep & Substitutes

Mastering the kitchen involves understanding healthy fat profiles, variety-specific grain preparation, and safe food handling techniques.

Healthy Ways to Cook Steak

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Andrea Lott Haney

Full of protein and vital nutrients such as B vitamins and iron, steak no longer carries the stigma of being an unhealthy entree. Cooked in a healthy way and served with a plate full of vegetables, lean steaks provide a flavorful protein source.

How to Cleanse the Colon With Sea Salt

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Heather Topham Wood

As part of a colon cleansing program, you can perform a saltwater flush. The sea salt and water mixture acts as an enema and stimulates bowel movements.

List of Low Carb Flours

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Carolyn Robbins

Low-carb baking can be a challenge because many of the substitutes for wheat flour, such as bean flour, are very carbohydrate-dense. Flours made with nuts, seeds, soy and coconut are good options, but you will have to play with oven temperature, baking time and recipe ingredients.

Anger & Sugar Addiction

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Sophie Bloom, M.S., L.Ac.

Sugar addiction is complicated by the fact that sweetened foods are widely available. Unfortunately, refined sugars upset blood sugar levels, creating a jagged cycle of energy surge and crash.

What is Lanolin Oil?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Norma Chew

Sheep are the only source of lanolin oil. A sheep gets sheared once yearly and provides about 10 pounds of wool annually. Lanolin is an amber-colored fatty substance taken from the sheep’s wool before it is washed.