One of the most alkalizing foods, umeboshi are beneficial for many different conditions, including various gastrointestinal disorders, nausea, ...

In Japan, the equivalent of the apple a day that keeps the doctor away is the pickled umeboshi.

The warm weather is here, and this is the ideal time to detoxify and revitalize your body by ...

This drink helps reduce the effects of hypoglycemia, stabilize your blood sugar levels, and lessen your craving for ...

The ancient Chinese philosophy of yin and yang may sound obscure and difficult to understand for many of ...

Winter is fast stepping into spring, and as Mother Earth wakes up, it is time for us to ...

Since ancient times, humankind has been harvesting and eating seaweed.

Nishime, a Japanese-style waterless stew, is a nourishing all-in-one-pot dish for cold winter evenings. If you enjoy layering ...

This week we have a simple drink that your kidneys will love. Adzuki beans are highly nutritious, packed ...

You may have been to Asian grocery stores and seen tiny red beans resting among a kaleidoscope of ...

Fermented-rice hair care is not for everyone, but fermented rice water has been the secret to beautiful hair ...

Christmas Eve is here at last. A crescendo in the holiday revelry that for many of us started ...

So, you have survived Christmas—the rush of last minute gift shopping, the Christmas parties and family reunions, the ...

Many years ago, when I had to travel between Adelaide, Australia, and Singapore for my work, one of ...

Yin foods have a cooling and calming effect, while yang foods have a warming and energizing effect.

Typical Japanese dishes to eat on cold wintry nights are hot pot dishes called nabe.

The snow has finally arrived, and the holiday season is in full swing! With Christmas and New Year’s ...

Most of us are familiar with cinnamon and cloves as spices and use rosemary and lemons in our ...

Despite the colder days creeping up on us, autumn is not quite over yet and it is still ...