Soaking and sprouting nuts, seeds, legumes and grains removes phytic acid, a digestion inhibitor. Learn how to do this and more with Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s Raw Foods Guide.
Sprouting increases the nutritional value of raw foods and makes them easier to digest.
Step 1: Soak your nuts, seeds, whole grains or legumes overnight.
Step 2: Rinse with fresh water in the morning, and then every 12 hours for 3-4 days.
Step 3: Store upside down in a glass jar with a cheesecloth over the top or a sprouting bag.
Step 4: Expose the fresh sprouts to sunlight before eating to increase chlorophyll absorption.
Get the guide here.


Now, you might think it strange that I’m writing a book review for “The Diet Cure” by Julia Ross. While I am a health coach, I don’t specialize in weight loss. Instead, I specialize in helping people recover from symptoms of chronic neurological and/or autoimmune issues like autism, ADHD, allergies, asthma, SPD, lupus, fibromyalgia, Lyme and more.
I saw another pleasant surprise in today’s Wall Street Journal: sales of diet sodas fell for the ninth straight year because more consumers are increasingly becoming wary of aspartame, the artificial sweetener used in diet sodas “despite decades of studies by the Food and Drug Administration and other government agencies”.
I was pleasantly surprised to see an article in the Wall Street Journal: “A Delicious Prescription: Chefs and Doctors Are Teaming Up to Create Health Food You Might Actually Crave.”
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just announced proposed changes to the nutrition label. Overall, I think these changes might make a positive and meaningful difference to our country’s health, at least to those who pay attention to food labels. Here’s a breakdown of what I think are the positive changes:
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Sugar is as addictive as drugs! Sugar activates the same pleasure centers in your brain that hard drugs like morphine and heroin do, and you get a dopamine rush from consuming it. No wonder it’s so hard to give up!
A lot of people are going gluten-free these days – is gluten free hype or a real and growing trend?
Donna Gates is the developer of the Body Ecology Diet, a gut-healing diet that can be used to recover symptoms of autism, ADHD, autoimmune diseases, hormonal imbalances and more.
