Nature is God’s Wellness Kitchen

where Food is Medicine

God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. – Genesis 1:31

Food is medicine...

For most of my life, I have been captured by food and culture.  I traveled with my grandmother throughout the U.S., Mexico and Europe from the age of five or six into my teens.  I have lived in Israel, Costa Rica and Venezuela and have traveled to many other continents and countries.  Everywhere, it was food — food in gardens, food in fields, food in markets, food in home kitchens, food on the street — that connected me to the places I went and the people I met. The more I learned about food – whole food, real food, food and herbs used as medicine in many cultures — the more I began to understand through food science that the flavors we love lead us to the nutrients we need for health and well-being. 

I’m Pat Terry,
PhD, RD, LD, FAND

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Pat Terry

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Ginger root

Ginger root is one of the healthiest and most delicious spices on earth. It is closely related to turmeric and cardamom.  Fresh ginger complements many

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Carrots

Even before cultivation, wild carrots were used centuries ago for medicinal purposes. As a pre-cursor for vitamin A, beta carotene, the yellow-orange pigment found in

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Spinach

Wild spinach originated from central and southwestern Asia (ancient Persia) and is still gathered wild there. It spread to Nepal and China and ultimately to

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Recipes

Fresh Ginger Cake

Fresh ginger is one of nature’s most amazing spices.  The  flavor of ginger is not only distinctive, but gingerol, the most prominent phytonutrient has a

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