The Food Based Pharmacist

10/17/2026

My go-to soup is Black Bean, Pumpkin and Beef(ish) stew in the early fall. Topped with peanuts and cilantro, it is slightly spicy and most definitely filling. Who wants the recipe?

07/05/2026

Who said healthy can't be delicious? Our 4th of July meal 75% high fiber-water plate items: corn, potato salad with a hummus dressing, baked beans, sautéed red cabbage. My 25% plate portion is plant based “ribs” made with jackfruit, Impossible meat and seasonings with Carolina gold bbq sauce. I usually like to plate on a bed of greens but we ran out! I'll put the ribs recipe in the comments. The group Full Plate Living was my first foray into a high fiber diet. It is free to join! fullplateliving.org

06/29/2026

Google search: Hippocrates/Quotes
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.
Life is short, the art long.
Walking is man's best medicine.
Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.
Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.
It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has.
If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.

06/15/2026

https://plantbasedkidneys.com/recipes/ A woman in another group thought she would have to leave plants behind due to her kidney stone diagnosis. On the contrary, a well planned plant based diet is anti-inflammatory and super for renal patients. Here is a collection of "kidney friendly" plant forward recipes that look really tasty!

Plant based recipes for a renal kidney diet. Low sodium, controlled potassium, and made specifically for people with Chronic Kidney Disease!

05/19/2026

We are traveling this month in France and Spain. I’m still better off going to the grocery or markets for fresh foods than to rely on restaurants. Our lunch today was roasted mixed vegetables and peppers, olives, cherry tomatoes,olives, hummus and a bit of Mediterranean seasoned seitan on a bed of greens with some gazpacho. Note to self… bring along select spices and dried herbs or mixes when traveling. That seriously makes a huge difference.

04/22/2026

The summit starts TODAY! Join me in listening to this docuseries of 41 of the world's leading doctors, researchers and nutrition experts as they break down what science actually says about food, longevity, brain function, heart health, metabolism and more!

Doctors, nutritionists, and environmental experts share this year’s latest insights on food, health, and planetary survival in the annual Food Revolution Summit Docuseries.

04/10/2026

https://summit.foodrevolution.org This summit in 2016 really opened my eyes to how food choices make a difference to your health. I've listened to at least part of it every year since. Take a minute to sign up to Join the Revolution!

Doctors, nutritionists, and environmental experts share this year’s latest insights on food, health, and planetary survival in the annual Food Revolution Summit Docuseries.