Yes, it is time for another super random food related post! I think it is nice to dilute all the delicious science with something light...

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This recipe comes from my good friend Kelly Pontiff. It is straight from the Bayou and one of the best gumbos I’ve ever eaten. While Louisiana is not known for its cool weather and traditionally they will eat rich spicy foods like this gumbo in the sweltering heat of summer, I really like it as a fall/ winter dish due to its rich, warming flavors. Kelly has a big family and generally cooks enough to feed a small third-world country so his recipe advice to me was “2 lbs of ev

Man, I love pie. It is sort of my favorite holiday thing. I can do without chocolate (yes, I, know.. sacrilege), I can do without ice cream. I don't really miss cakes, and can mostly live without cookies. But pumpkin pie in the fall is something I really do miss. Of course, pumpkin pie traditionally has not just sugar and gluten but lots of dairy as well, so it has been a no-go for me for decades. The great thing about making your own pie is that you can control the ingre

Once again, you are probably asking, why is Dr. Becky suddenly blogging about all of these ecological projects? What does this have to do with health and medicine? The first reason I'm writing this "greening the desert" series is that we have been witnessing ever more severe climate disasters over the last several years; wildfires, floods, hurricaines, superstorms, heat waves, drought. Combined with the Covid-19 pandemic, it feels a little "end of the world" right now. Thi

I was so happy to join Dr. Ron Swatzyna from the Houston Neuroscience Brain Center as the presenter for his monthly webinar on brain health. Dr. Ron asked me to give an overview of brain health from a naturopathic and nutritional health standpoint.