Food Profile: Lupo
Have you ever heard of Lupo? It is known around the world as Sessile Joyweed. It is a leafy weed that grows all around the Philippines. Although it is originally from South America, it has adapted and spread here. It…
Category Organic Food & Immunity
How The Great Food War Will Be Won (Debunking The Myth of Food Shortage)
How The Great Food War Will Be Won This article also by Jonathan Latham in 2015 discusses the steps we need to take in order to shatter the lies surrounding world wide food production and move towards a truly healthy…
Food Profile: Sigarilyas/Balagay
The Winged Bean, known in Tagalog as Sigarilyas and Hiligaynon/Bisaya as Balagay is a leguminous plant that produces uniquely shaped beans in color red or green. It is widely grown in tropical countries and highly valued for it’s versatility as…
Vitamin C and Immunity
Vitamin C is easily the most popular of the vitamins, and most of us have heard to some extent, that it protects us from sickness. I remember eating candy-like vitamin C supplements as a child, and seeing countless commercials about…
In This Time of Pandemic, People are Turning to Organic, Local Farms
COVID-19 has brought with it many challenges, especially due to lockdown. Initially this even created a disruption of food distribution. One year into the pandemic however, we see that more and more rural communities are turning to local organic farmers…
Why Organic Is the Right Choice for Parents
Organic This excellent article written by DR. Alan Greene and Anna Lappe for Time Magazine in 2014 highlights and reinforces the important information available on the effects of an organic diet on children and pregnant women. They assert that an…
Transforming How We Think About Food
By Aeon Mapa There is no shortage of opinion when it comes to diet. Everywhere you look we see different advice on what to eat. Fitness diets, religious diets, organic, natural, raw, paleo, vegetarian, piscetarian, vegan, the list seems to…
Vitamin K and the Immune System
By Aeon Mapa Vitamin K a fat-soluble vitamin that has two forms. Phylloquinone and Menaquinones. Both play an important role in our health and immune response. Let’s take a look at each form and it’s effects on our body, as…
Organic food is Critical for Children’s Health & Development
Organic Food | why it’s critical for children’s health Julie Daniluk, nutritionist and author wrote this article back in 2018. In it, she points out that an Organic diet, while important for all, is absolutely critical for children. Children’s brains…
Food Profile: Kulitis
A tall plant with broad, crinkly leaves and tiny bunched up flowers, kulitis is a native vegetable that is packed full of nutrients. Our local kulitis is a member of the Amaranth family, a group of edible plants that thrives…
Food Profile: Eggplant
Eggplants are one of the favorite vegetables in Filipino Cuisine. Tortang talong, eneselada, curries and more are some of the dishes that utilize this flavorful nightshade. Hoewever we always hear the claim from our elders that eggplants are devoid of…
Vitamin A and the Immune System
Vitamin A is a micronutrient that is widely known as a contributor to healthy eyesight and skin. In the context of our immune system, Vitamin A is shown to be highly important as well. Let us examine some of the…