Eating Well: The Herbal Path To Daily Health
Quinoa, garlic,and red peppers are chock-full of protein and vitamins.
By Debbie Whittaker
March/April 1998
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Healthful Recipes
• Spring Bitters Salad
• Carrot and Beet Slaw
• Sorrel Soup
• Quinoa, Garlic, and Red Peppers
• Garlic-Marinated Roasted Red Peppers
• Day-Ahead Garlic/Ginger Stir Fry
• Sage Salmon
With all the talk of tinctures and tablets, it’s easy to forget a simple concept: Food is the best preventive medicine we have.
Sometimes a concentrated form of medicine such as a tincture or capsule is appropriate and necessary when treating illness, trying for a specific effect (such as energy enhancement), or making up for a deficiency. But when it comes to prevention, nothing beats a healthy diet. Scientific research confirms what our ancestors knew from experience: We are what we eat. A healthy diet means that we absorb more nutrients and regularly expel more toxins, which ultimately means we are less prone to disease.
The recipes presented here are designed to taste good and help you stay healthy. The healing ingredients fall into several categories, outlined below. You’ll find a little of everything in these easy recipes, so experiment with what best suits your taste buds and your lifestyle.
And don’t be scared off by the intense tastes of some herbs—strong flavor is associated with the healing volatile oils found in these plants. If a particular taste is too much for you, try adding the herb to a stock or substituting parsley for part of it.
Classic Culinaries
When eaten regularly, culinary herbs work to stimulate digestion, break down foods for better nutrient assimilation, and provide roughage for elimination of toxins. Fresh, mild, culinary herbs are very forgiving. Add and interchange them freely.
Sage has been thought a remedy for many health problems, including arteriosclerosis, eczema, diarrhea, and asthma, according to internationally known French healer Maurice Messegue. Messegue also indicates that sage is used for supporting the kidneys, liver, and digestive system. (See the recipe for Sage Salmon.)
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