Showing posts with label foraging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foraging. Show all posts

Move Over Blueberries, Huckleberries Are the New Superstar


(Wild Harvest)  Move over blueberries, the REAL, healthy berries are in town. Huckleberries, lingonberries, gooseberries, currants, are all rare, possibly unheard of berries. However, they all have two very important factors in common. They are some of the most naturally healthy foods you can find and they can be found at Northwest Wild Foods. These wild berries can help prevent and cure some of the most notorious diseases affecting humans today including cancer, heart disease, glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetes. Although blueberries are healthy, these other berries actually blow them out of the water in antioxidant charts.

Common backyard weed may curb cancer risk


Steve 'Wildman' Brill loves to forage for food. Along with Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham, Brill set out to Central Park in New York City to locate peppergrass growing wild. Brill believes the plant blocks carcinogens and may help prevent cancer by protecting cells. As part of the mustard family, peppergrass shares many similar anticancer attributes. The sharp taste of mustard seed is due to isothiocyanates and thiocyanates -- compounds that demonstrate antibacterial, antifungal and anticarcinogenic properties. The fiery tasting seed, leaf and root of peppergrass contain these same health enhancing substances. Peppergrass also helps to clear toxins from the body.  Read more »