Many of us have friends or family who have been affected by depression. After all, National Institutes of Health statistics show that, depression, also known as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), is the leading cause of disability for people between 15-44 in the U.S., affecting about 14.8 million adults annually. Yet despite the progress… Continue Reading
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Quinoa
(Chenopodium quinoa) Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is an ancient grain. Although recently rediscovered in the U.S., quinoa has been cultivated in the Andean mountains of Peru, Chile and Bolivia for over 5,000 years. The grain was prized by the Incas who believed it to be sacred and referred to quinoa as the “mother seed.” … Continue Reading