Sour Cherries and Your Health

One specific fruit being examined for its possible health benefits is the sour cherry. Sour or Montmorency cherries are linked to preventing and curing heart disease and cancer. Sour cherries are well known in the health food world for having a very high concentration of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties similar to those of Asprin, which make them an excellent non-pharmaceutical alternative for people with arthritis. In addition to this sour cherries are supposed to be good for gout.  Many supermarkets now carry sour cherry juice and it is a popular item at health food stores. Next time you are out shopping in the GTA make sure to check your local health store. For further information into this topic please visit the following link: Tart Cherries May Reduce Factors Associated With Heart Disease And Diabetes

Lambs Quarters a Healthy Weed?

  If you garden you may have a good knowledge of your weeds and as we all know they can be quite the handful...  However most people throw them away without considering that they might actually be beneficial to your health, in fact many weeds often possess a multitude of health benefits to which we are blind. A great example of this is the common weed lambs quarters. The plant has a flavour very similar to rapini and spinach and is excellent sauteed in garlic butter!

One of the most amazing things about this plant is that one portion of lambs quarters for dinner can have several times the daily recommended intake of vitamin C and is loaded with nutrients. So next time your out weeding the garden try to keep an eye out for this 'weed'.

For identification visit: Lamb's-Quarters

VEGAN UNBAKED AND GLUTEN FREE APPLE PIE:Special thanks to Ioan for this one।Crust:-1 cup each-filberts/pecans/almonds, sunflower seeds, dry shredded coconut (total of three cups)-2 Tbsp। agave syrup or honey-1 Tbsp। vanilla extract-1 Tbsp। water (may not be needed so add last if necessary; crust should not be soggy)Grind nuts in a coffee grinder, or food processor। Then mix with the rest of the ingredients (make sure to mix well)Then pack the crust mixture onto a pie plate.Filling: (for apple pie)-6 medium sized apples-1/2 a cup of pitted dates(or agave syrup if you want a lighter colour)-1 lemon juiced (optional; use depending on the sweet/tartness of the apples -pinch of salt-2 Tsp. powdered cinnamon-2 Tbsp. slippery elm powder ( vegan substitute for gelatin)Core and slice apples thinly. Put 1 cup or all the apples in a food processor with the other ingredients. Process until smooth. Mix the blended mixture with apple slices and pour in the pie shell.Serve chilled, and with cashew cream if desired.(alternate berry filling)Berries of your choice mixed with agave syrup or honey. If you need the filling thicker, add slippery elm powder to the mix.