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MTHFR Gene Mutation: Dietary and Testing Recommendations
by Catherine M. Haug, Aug 12, 2017; updated May 4, 2019 The MTHFR gene is important because it is involved in the necessary conversion of one amino acid to another: from homocysteine to methionine. The gene mutation means this conversion is … Continue reading
Food Combining: Acidifying and Alkalizing Foods
by Catherine M. Haug, January 2009; updated May 2019 For optimal health, our bodies should be slightly alkaline. There are three fluids for which pH (measure of acidity/alkalinity) is extremely important. The pH of the first 2 is very slightly … Continue reading
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Rendering Lard in a Crockpot: The Process
by Cat, October 23-24, 2o10 on The EssentiaList; copied on Cat’s Kitchen, May 3, 2019; all photos by Cat. Back in July 2010 I posted Rendering Lard – the Perfect (& Original) Shortening on the sustainability blog, The EssentiaList, which covered the … Continue reading
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Rendering Lard – the Perfect (& Original) Shortening
by Cat, 2o10 on The EssentiaList; copied on Cat’s Kitchen, May 2, 2019 (photo, right, by Cat, originally for The EssentiaList); updated on Cat’s Kitchen, Nov 4, 2019 Back in your grandmother’s (or great-grandmother’s) time, lard was a common staple … Continue reading
Ketogenic Diet: Carb/Protein/Fat (CPF) Counters (Tables)
by Catherine M. Haug, June 22, 2013; updated Apr 2019 These counters provide nutrient information: (carbs, protein and fat) for various categories of foods (See “Includes” list below). Note that two types of carbs are indicated in the tables: Total Carbs, … Continue reading
Roasted Greek Salad
By Cat, April, 2019 (Image, right, from Wikipedia Commons) I love Greek food! and the traditional Village Salad (Horiatiki) is essential for a good Greek meal. But when I saw this roasted version, my curiosity was aroused. It includes panic … Continue reading
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Ketogenic Diet: Daily Outline
by Catherine M. Haug, June 22, 2013; updated Apr 2019 This article is about the regular Keto diet (not the CKD version). Includes: 1.General recommendations; 2. Outline by meal, with calorie and gram data See also: 1. Diet and Health Menu; 2. … Continue reading
Healthful fatty foods and oils (and not-healthful fats to avoid)
By Cat, April 2019 (Image, right, from an article on Signature Foods; link has been lost) I’ve been working on moving my health articles from my old iWeb site to this blog; in that process I review and update each … Continue reading
Cyclical Ketogenic Diet (CKD) and Metabolic Mitochondrial Therapy (MMT)
by Catherine M. Haug, July 2017; updated April 2019 July 2017: I started the ketogenic diet in 2013, giving up all sugar/starch-containing foods (except for fresh fruits). That wasn’t so hard, because after the first 2 days of the diet, … Continue reading