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Autumn Split Pea Soup

Kathryn Pollard, MS — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:00:08 +0000

Autumn months bring forth cooling temperatures and a desire for thick, warm, satisfying soups. This split pea soup highlights the root vegetables of fall.

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Written by Kathryn Pollard, MS.

Plant-Based Diet Helps Native Americans Overcome Diabetes

Kathryn Pollard, MS — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:54:35 +0000

Success in the Marshall Islands has inspired educators with hope for the Pima tribes of Arizona. Food, not genetics, will turn the diabetes epidemic around.

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Written by Kathryn Pollard, MS.

What Are Pulses and Why Are They Important?

Kathryn Pollard, MS — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:16:31 +0000

Highly nutritious pulses, or dried legumes, are honored by the United Nations as an essential part of the human diet.

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Written by Kathryn Pollard, MS.

Eating Plants to Address the Inflammatory State

Kathryn Pollard, MS — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 04:10:00 +0000

C-reactive protein is a molecule produced in the body that is used as a non-specific marker of inflammation. This molecule can be measured in the blood and, although it doesn’t identify the source of inflammation, be it from an infection, injury or virus, its levels rise in response to inflammation in the body.

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Written by Kathryn Pollard, MS.