Sharing the Ascension Experience
Chronic malnutrition, has an irreversible impact on children’s physical and intellectual development if it is not treated in the first two years of life. To prevent stunting and anaemia in mothers and their children, food and nutrition security, water, hygiene and sanitation, and other endemic social and health-related problems need to be addressed together. Desiree … Read more
A new study suggests that community-based education programs to improve intake of dietary calcium could make a difference in bone health and fracture prevention for the postmenopausal population. In many Asian countries, levels of dietary calcium and vitamin D in the general population have been shown to be below FAO/WHO recommended levels of calcium intake. … Read more
At Mark Twain Middle School in Los Angeles, a blooming garden serves as a classroom. Students learn math by measuring the growth of wheat, ancient history by building a Mesopotamian-style irrigation system and the science of evaporation, evolution and genetics by watching their garden grow. At lunchtime you will find them snacking on pasta tossed … Read more
“If you can show someone how special they are, that they are wonderfully made, that empowers them with value and it changes their lives.” So says Pam Van Meter, a certified health education specialist who works at the Bethesda Clinic in Tyler Texas. The clinic provides women with job training and other life skills. The … Read more
Chicago Public School students will be growing much of their own food next year. On Sunday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a $1 million investment into the school system’s gardening and nutrition programs. The money is left over from the NATO Summit that took place last spring. About 100 Chicago schools will be getting the new … Read more
Egg Free Egg Nog Recipe Type: Christmas Cuisine: Ascension Author: Ascension Cafe Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 6 This healthy choice features the taste of egg nog without the casein or other animal protein. Show you care by helping your guests have a merry, cholesterol free, Christmas! … Read more
Edenic Vegetable Stock Recipe Type: Universal Cuisine: Ascendant Author: Ascension Cafe Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 1 hour Good, healthy, and cheap rings the trifecta bell with vegetable scraps and trimmings that might otherwise feed the compost too early. Use it as a base for other dishes. You can freeze … Read more
Seraphic Sweet Potato & Pear Soup Recipe Type: Ascendant Cuisine: Ascendant Author: Ascension Cafe Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 1 hour Serves: 12 The flavor maestro is at it again. This melodious blend of sweet potato and pear will take you up, up, and away! Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil, … Read more
The nutritional value of chia was known to the Aztecs. Now whole and ground chia seeds are being added to fruit drinks, snacks and cereals. They are baked into cookies and sprinkled on yogurt. Chia is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, protein, and fiber. Mamma Chia products are in Whole Foods stores as well … Read more
Experts with the British Dietetic Association have evaluated several celebrity diet plans, which they noted were becoming “more extreme” and “increasingly involving medical intervention,” and listed the top five worst of 2012: 5. The Six-Week OMG Diet – Get Skinnier than All Your Friends This book, authored by British writer Venice Fulton (a pseudonym for … Read more