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I was 30 years old when I discovered the first lump on my breast. Shocked, I quickly booked an appointment with my family doctor. An ultrasound confirmed I had a tumor, but I was reassured that it shouldn’t be anything to worry about. Apparently, fibroadenoma tumors were very common....
Up until 150 years ago, medicine around the world was very similar. Whether you were in the Himalayas or in the African jungles, from the Asian continent to South America ~ medicine had a common thread. Medicine was related to food and vice versa; disease, quite simply, was a direct result of an...
The last thing any of us needs is a huge, confusing list of what to eat and what not to eat. Allah SWT, in His infinite wisdom, didn’t create nutrition to be a complex matter that required specialized degrees to know how to eat. On the contrary, understanding natural foods is very intuitive...
Sanctuary literally means a place of refuge and it also means nature’s reserve. This is why I have renamed my kitchen into the wellness sanctuary.
It is usually the place where my family gathers to make food. It is also the place in our home that connects us to nature. Whether it is the...
What is black seed
Black seed comes from the plant Nigella Sativa. Technically a member of the buttercup family, Nigella Sativa has small, curved black seeds with a rough texture, that are cultivated for the abundance of health benefits that they provide.
Benefits and history...
What is barley?
Barley is a whole grain, like oats or quinoa, though with none of the cachet of the latter. It’s funny how grains can become ‘fashionable’, isn’t it? The real advantages to barley, over most any other grain, are the health benefits it comes with. Like whole...
