Today, Annmarie and I answer some of your pressing questions from YouTube and beyond…
Here’s what we talk about…
- Can superfood powders effect candida?
- Our thoughts on Dr. Robert Young’s “The PH Miracle Diet”
- Irradiated Spices
- And more!
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Your question of the day: What spices do you use and what is your favorite spice?
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7:57 pm on February 10th, 2009
why was my new blog spammed?
8:21 pm on February 10th, 2009
What foods do you and Annemarie eat cooked or heated??
What superfoods or powders affect candida??
Thanks
Nessa
8:39 pm on February 10th, 2009
You guys are cute and fun.
Thanks for all your updates, good stuff.
your friend,
Steven
8:44 pm on February 10th, 2009
Dry Spice would be all purpose.
Going to give this Company a try, just found them.www.mountainroseherbs.com
Ask them about temp. and they replied.
Seeds, roots and barks 75-90 degrees
Flowers 90-120 degrees
Leaves (medicinal herbs) 85-100 degrees
Spices (for flavor) 75-90 degrees
Spices (for color) 100-140 degrees
Algae and Seaweed 20-70 degrees
Berries Ambient (generally 80-100 degrees)
I have switched to raw and really enjoy your show and info.
Thanks,
Steve
8:48 pm on February 10th, 2009
Hey Gianni’s,
Do I really need to spend all those hundreds of bucks to have a VitaMix? Is there something at WalMart that can do it just as well for under a hundred?
8:53 pm on February 10th, 2009
I use ginger, anise seeds, cayenne, cumin, dulse…but my favorite is “cinnamon”. Both the smell and the taste just spell “comfort” for me. By the way, I just thought you ought to know that I look forward to your “shows”. Thanks for sharing…thanks for caring.
8:59 pm on February 10th, 2009
Hey Kev and Annmarie, I am very mixed on Dr Youngs program. His book, Sick and Tired, reclaiming your Inner Terrain is amazing. Incredible work. But, his diet I think is extreme. Very down on fruits and mushrooms. I love both. My biggest complaint is his product line. I did his diet and his alkalizing line and it threw me into major detox stress several years ago and it did a lot of damage. Big time. Way too much alkalinity way too fast.
Plus, he is not too up on Superfoods so I would say partly helpful and could be somewhat dangerous.
Thats my take. I thnk the guy really cares and he has seen a lot. But I like a more balanced approach.
Eric
9:04 pm on February 10th, 2009
Ya spinach blend in really well and kind of makes it creamy to me. I love cilantro and it is ironic because just yesterday I threw some cilantro in my spinach smoothie for the first time. I also found that oranges work good in smoothies, as long as you can get all the seeds out.
And I know your going to say I shouldn’t be eating them, but I love canned sardines in water and was wondering is it safe to eat sardines every day with the mercury and toxins in fish. I get the kind off the maine coast if that makes a difference. I found that an all vegan breakfast left me feeling hungry and I was lacking energy throughout the day.
9:08 pm on February 10th, 2009
The main spices I use are sea salt, Herbamare, Trocomare, pepper and fresh herbs. I love basil – any and all types. Herbamare and Trocomare are made according to the original recipe of the world famous Swiss Naturopath A. Vogel and are prepared with fresh, organically grown herbs. The fresh herbs are combined with Natural Sea Salt from salt marshes located in Camargue, South France and allowed to “steep” for up to one year before the moisture is removed by a special vacuum process at low temperature. This steeping process integrates the full herb and vegetable flavor into fine salt crystal. (This information appears on the container.) This was the only seasoning that was recommended to me when I was dealing with my candida – aside from fresh herbs and sea salt.
Susan
9:14 pm on February 10th, 2009
Since I married a guy from India, all the food I cook is Indian. Indian food uses so many wonderful spices and are very good when added to raw food. I don’t think I can come up with a favorite though–too many.
What I am glad to learn from the Ph Miracle is that the body will maintain Ph balance at all costs and will remove calcium from the bones for this process. I am at the age that I need to think about my bone density so make sure I eat foods that increase and support alkalinity. Of course, the green drinks/smoothies are great for that.
9:19 pm on February 10th, 2009
I love cayenne pepper.. I use it a lot! Keeps me warm and toasty during the Canadian winters
Maybe that Jason guy can start by drinking wheatgrass juice…. it is pretty mild and very refreshing.
9:19 pm on February 10th, 2009
Hi Kev and Annmarie,
Cinnamon, cinnamon and more cinnamon; I put it on everything, even a salad sometimes. Really kicks up the digestion. Cumin, ginger also on the top of the list. I am also finding success with Oregano; getting used to the taste again – reminds me of Mom’s cooking. Antimicro and antioxidants …
Thanks for a great show as always.
David.
9:21 pm on February 10th, 2009
Does green juice still contain all the oxalates found in the raw greens? I’ve read they can cause some bad things like absorption problems with calcium as it binds to minerals.
9:24 pm on February 10th, 2009
Hi Kevin and Anne-marie,
My best spire is cayenne and cumin. A little bit of Cayenne in my green smoothie at the morning wakes up my metabolism
do you try lavander ? I try in my smoothie: it is an great adventure !
Jerome
9:54 pm on February 10th, 2009
Not sure but StarWest Botanicals may have what you’re looking for, you can locate them at:
http://www.starwest-botanicals.com
They have a quality control area on the site as well.
Blessings,
Miss Yna
Oh my favorite spice is
Herbamare and Trocomare Savory spice blends by
Bioforce!
bye!
10:17 pm on February 10th, 2009
I love cinnamon but I also love basil..oh me..hard to choose!
I have a question Kevin. I have started making organic granola for my sons band, BORN EMPTY..and when they are touring it is perfect to give them energy on the road. I use oats,raisins, dates, coconut, pumpkin seeds, squash seeds, sunflower seeds(all organic not salted) and cashews with a mixture of bananas,water and dates in the food processor to pour over it and bake. Yummy!
What other food would be a good traveling food for the band..and of course for me! haha!
10:34 pm on February 10th, 2009
My last spices were packs of Mexican and Indian spices. 5 different spices like curry, cumin, coriander, etc.
I add garlic and cilantro to just about everything too. Cilantro goes well with veggies or fruit.
Kev, you need to try the cinnamon oil from Forever Green. It’s AMAZING! I’m not even a cinnamon fan but that stuff is so delicious. One or two drops goes a really long way. They have some other flavors too but I haven’t tried them. You have to get them from a distributor.
11:51 pm on February 10th, 2009
i couldn’t decide on my favorite spice, but lately i’ve seasoned everything with bragg’s 24 spice seasoning. it is wonderful!! great show i love that annmarie is more involed. you two are so cute. great info from you both!! thank you
lisa
1:28 am on February 11th, 2009
My favorite spice is Cumin! I also really like Cardamon!
2:23 am on February 11th, 2009
My favorite spice is cumin and cilantro.
5:40 am on February 11th, 2009
My favourite spice is whole coriander seed. It has that lovely ‘perfume’-like aroma. It really doesn’t matter how much or little you put it in – it always makes the same taste.
Back when I was still a ‘cooked vegan’, my facourite spice was black cumin (kala jeera). Nowadays my stomach goes up&down from using it.
5:58 am on February 11th, 2009
Hi Kevin,
I watched your episode on ‘green powders’ and Candidiasis. You suggested that those with carrot powder may flare up the Candidiasis. Our EnduraCell 100% Broccoli Sprout powder contains nothing else. The great thing about Broccoli Sprout is that it is an immune enhancer and allows the body to fight the Candida itself. Best of all it ‘switches on’ the genes controlling the detoxification enzymes of every cell in the body and this means that all the irritating waste products from the Candida bugs are detoxified instead of dumping toxins right back into your body again. The other thing is that it really zaps reflux probelms and Irritable Bowel Syndrome – often faster than any of the probiotics do. I’ms ure you have readers and viewers who would really appreciate this information, so please out it out there.
9:27 am on February 11th, 2009
just discovered your website, thanks for all of the info. Have a question regarding maca root. What is your take on this supplement.
Richard
9:45 am on February 11th, 2009
Kev, your last email ended up in my Spam and this never has happened before. I thought I let you know. Anyway you two are great and I enjoy what you are doing. I like it that you keep the shows short.
My favorite spice is cayenne. It just intensifies the flavors of everything else.
The spice I use the most is basil. On of the healthiest spice in my opinion is turmeric. I should use it more often.
Thanks again
10:02 am on February 11th, 2009
Kevin -
Several years ago I had all of my amalgum fillings removed and underwent chelation therapy for mercury, lead, arsenic & cadmium overloads. It was very expensive and time consuming to sit with a needle in my arm for 2 hours each week, while collecting urine samples each month to check my kidneys, etc. Since then, I have been “spicing” up my diet with cinnamon for my sugar cravings, and eating lots of fresh cilantro for chelating aluminium out of my brain. I also use powdered tumeric, and ginger, and also grind up cloves to sprinkle on my salads and mix into my soups or sometimes oatmeal to help with my inflimation that contributes to my arthritis and atherosclerosis. The biggest problem I have found is that I get dehydrated and must replace my electrolytes, otherwise I am constantly constipated which contributes to my sluggishness and adult acne.
Please keep these types of shows coming. They make me aware of things I could try, because any one doctor or healer can’t know everything and everyone’s body & situation may react in it’s own unique way.
– Steve,
Austin, TX
10:30 am on February 11th, 2009
Hi guys, love, love, your shows, I feel obligated to you in fact, you are giving me much needed motivation to stay green and essene. My favorite spice is Mustard (especially chinese mustard) Peace and Love, David (in FLorida)
11:11 am on February 11th, 2009
Not sure which one is my fav. I love garlic. ginger, onion, turmeric, cilantro.
Thanks, good to see you together. I love you guys.
11:38 am on February 11th, 2009
CAYENNE DURING THESE COLD SNAPS AND FOR SOME ZING!
12:52 pm on February 11th, 2009
My #1 spice is dill.
I do not know what is so good about this herb, but it does something good to me, that’s why I use it everywhere I can.
1:37 pm on February 11th, 2009
Hi
Just tried my son on a green smoothie today added lemon juice plus an orange and he drank it all and loved it, so try adding lemon juice seems to go well with greens.
1:45 pm on February 11th, 2009
Hmmm. I tried bok choy in a green smoothie and wasn’t impressed. Chard is waaaaay too strong. Amazingly enough, parsley and carrot tops work well (but you have to get rid of the carrot top stems). I think that spinach and kale are the two best greens to make smoothies with as far as taste is concerned. In fact, I remember saying that I was amazed you couldn’t taste the kale! And since it keeps so long in the fridge (and the others don’t) kale is my favourite green to use in smoothies.
My favourite spice? Hmmm. Toss up between garlic (is that a spice?) and cinnamon. Unfortuately, I’ve heard that the cinnamon you buy at the store isn’t the one that has all the famous health benefits. Grrr
6:31 pm on February 11th, 2009
Cinnamon. I’ve heard that most spices labels as cinnamon in the STates are actually cinnabar a relative of the medicinal cinnamon.
Cinnamon, honey and vinegar are a powerful medicine to take daily.
10:15 pm on February 11th, 2009
I figured i would help and answer 2 questions that i saw asked.
canned sardines, 1st, all canned products are lined with BPA, which is a toxic substance. 2nd, mercury is one of the worst poisons around, avoid at all costs, in seafood, in your teeth, and in your lightbulbs.
2nd question about maca, maca is great, an amazing superfood so yes feel free to use it, add it to your green smoothie as well.
great maca at http://www.healthforce.com
good luck,
Jalil
12:02 am on February 12th, 2009
My favorite spice is tumeric, not necessarily for the taste, but the amazing anti-cancer properties. My mom is a breast cancer survivor, and her naturapath physician recommended tumeric, green tea and garlic above all other herbs and naural therepys. I guess green tea isn’t really a spice, but I definitley recommend and enjoy using garlic and tumeric when cooking or uncooking.
12:19 am on February 12th, 2009
My favorite spices are: basil, cilantro, garlic, cinnamon, cardamom, and raw turmeric – it’s hard to just pick one!
1:51 pm on February 12th, 2009
Paprika is Love!
And nutmeg is Sensuality!
And cinnamon is Excitement!
I tend to put all of these in foods pretty much every time I make something. Though I tend to save the paprika for the more savory stuff.
4:00 pm on February 12th, 2009
Cinnamon because of the taste and blood sugar stabalizing benefits, then tumeric because of the excellent health benefits. I have discovered a delicious combination of tumeric, powered onion, cayenne, lemon, Braggs and a little olive oil on sunflower seeds or lightly cooked quinoa. I have read that physiologically, tumeric and onion work well together.
2:32 pm on February 13th, 2009
Cinnamon popped into my mind first.
But I also love basil and oregano.
3:56 pm on February 13th, 2009
I buy a lot of spices in bulk from Whole Foods; I’m not sure if they are heat sterilized but most of the ones I buy are organic.
My favorite spice would have to be cumin too. I also love fresh garlic, fresh basil and curry (not sure if that counts though, since it’s a blend of spices).
Steve Kraisinger, thanks for the info re: mountainroseherbs.com. Wow, they really provided a detailed answer; I’m going to check them out.
Hey Fred, as far as mercury in fish, Dr. Mark Hyman highly recommends sardines because as they are very small fish they absorb very little mercury. They’re also a very fatty fish, so high in Omega 3′s.
Hey Kevin, I like Bette also received a message about my last post that it was detected as spam…not sure what was up there.
Thanks as always for the great show! I like the beard!
4:28 pm on February 16th, 2009
My favorite spice…that is a tough one. Lately I’ve been fond of some blends like curry, garam masala, and a cajun one. If you’re including garlic as a spice then I may have to go with that though.
12:30 am on February 18th, 2009
Personally, my favorite spices are cinnamon, cayenne, and cumin. They are easy to find here in Israel and I use them regularly whether “cooking” for myself or for my customers.
8:31 pm on March 23rd, 2009
You two were so charming today. Watching you complement each other reminded me of the two cartoon chipmunks , Chip and Dale, I used to watch on Saturday morning cartoons. Anyway cumin is my favorite seasoning!
5:41 pm on April 11th, 2009
awww…the spices :]
I love paprika, and fresh basil and parsley.
But my all time fav is cinnamon – im pretty sure it goes with everything, i have it on my brekky every morning! yum