Healthy Foods: Cinnamon

While in the West we appreciate cinnamon for it’s flavor and scent, adding it to deserts and whatnot with perhaps a twinge of guilt, in the East cinnamon has long been used for its healing benefits. Cinnamon is a very good source of fiber, iron and calcium and an excellent source of manganese. But its…

Healthy Foods: Cranberries

Is there anything more perfect to mark the festive holiday season than cranberries? Yet they are so potent and full of goodness that it’s a shame that we’re limited to getting fresh ones only during the fall and winter months. Cranberries are a good source of Vitamin C, Fiber, Manganese and Vitamin K but more…