by Dr Betty | Feb 9, 2015 | Healthy Recipes & Menu Ideas
Fresh fruit salad needs to be a staple choice in menu planning to provide adequate Vitamin C in the diet, especially when short winter days and sneezing friends can alter your immune status. A healthy fruit salad enhances natural killer cell and lymphocyte production...
by Dr Betty | Jan 21, 2015 | Healthy Recipes & Menu Ideas
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world but it has amazing culinary and medical properties. The small crocus plant with purple flowers and three stamens is handpicked throughout the Mediterranean and India. About 150,000 flowers are needed to produce 1...
by Dr Betty | Jan 6, 2015 | Healthy Recipes & Menu Ideas
Ring shaped cakes are a symbol of good luck especially around celebrations of a new year. The ring expresses the full circle of a year in some cultures while Asian cultures regard it as a symbol of eternity. Bundt cakes are a healthy addition for any celebration at...
by Dr Betty | Dec 24, 2014 | Healthy Recipes & Menu Ideas
More than 11 million Americans suffer from some form of macular degeneration, a serious eye condition that can lead to significant vision loss and even blindness. The recent Journal of Clinical Investigation indicated that it is the most common source of central...
by Dr Betty | Dec 24, 2014 | Healthy Recipes & Menu Ideas
Watermelon is a wonderful addition to a summer menu. As a fruit salad, it can be made ahead of time, chilled and served at the beginning or end of a meal. Watermelon is currently a hot nutrition item not only because of the lycopene in the red flesh but because of the...
