Energized Eating’s Blog

Warning: this article is best enjoyed with a side serve of grated
daikon, pickled ginger and wasabi. Please drain on absorbent kitchen
towel paper before reading.

Until the recent reintroduction of unrefined coconut oil on the
wholefoods scene, and the attempt to re-educate a public indoctrinated
by the margarine and refined oils industry of its supposed deleterious
effects, all that stood between artery obstructing, cell destroying
trans fats and a deep fryer was butter. Hardly a choice for most
macrobiotically oriented, whole food loving individuals. Continue Reading »

Many individuals previously resigned to pain and discomfort from a host of
maladies are now crying “Aloe-Lujah!” and gaining re“leaf” from this remarkable desert plant. Native to West Africa, aloe is also known as “lily of the desert”, the “plant of immortality”, and the “medicine plant”, and has been used for medicinal purposes by mankind for over 6000 years. With extensive research showing aloe vera to have immune stimulant, powerful anti- inflammatory, analgesic and cell regeneration promoting properties, as well as direct anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-amoeba effects, it becomes evident why it is finding applications in a wide variety of conditions. Continue Reading »