Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.
Butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus), a medicinal herb native to the Mediterranean and once popular for making brooms, provides several modern medicinal benefits. People have used the herb for centuries, once even consuming it as a vegetable.
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Slippery elm, an herbal remedy derived from the inner bark of the slippery elm tree, or Ulmus fulva, provides several purported health benefits.Though clinical support for its efficacy is lacking, many people claim that slippery elm's mucilaginous components are soothing.
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Cayenne pepper has numerous medicinal and culinary benefits. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, Native Americans used cayenne pepper as food and medicine as long as 9,000 years ago. Cayenne contains a substance known as capsaicin that has pain-relieving properties.
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The University of Minnesota Extension recommends washing fresh produce under clean, running water prior to consuming, but adding vinegar to the mix may help kill even more bacteria.
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