Soursop fruit is a fruit we’re not use to seeing in American food markets and if we did happen to come across it at a market we might walk by it due to the somewhat intimidating appearance of the fruit.  By walking by soursop we would be losing a chance to try fruit not only delicious but nutrient rich with medicinal properties.  It might be a little challenging to find soursop in regular food markets, therefore Asian or Caribbean markets…

Teff…a tiny word but the benefits are huge!  A year ago I had no knowledge of Teff until the unfortunate passing of Dr. Sebi.  After doing research on Dr. Sebi, I found the nutritional guide he put together on suggested foods to consume for a high alkaline, non-hybrid diet.  On the list under grains were Teff, Kamut,  Amaranth, Quinoa, Rye, Spelt, Fonio and Wild Rice.   I noticed wheat and other grains more popular in America were not on the…

Fruit bearing plants and trees are typically known for the fruit they bear more than for their leaves. However the leaves are just as nutritious if not more so than the fruit and there are numerous nutrients and medicinal properties found in the leaves.  In blog posts to come I’ll cover an array of fruit bearing plants and the benefits of their leaves.  This blog post will be about the raspberry plant more specifically the raspberry leaf. Let’s talk a…

There are many root vegetables eaten on a daily basis, such as potatoes, carrots, beets, parsnips and turnips.  However there is a medicinal, nutritious and delicious root most people have never heard of before and that is a root called Burdock root.  Burdock root is native to Asia and Europe.  It is often eaten raw and cooked in Japan as well as other Asian countries.  The root is now grown in the United States as well as other parts of…