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Herb-Roasted Drumsticks with vegetables and potatoes
Emilie Monjoli CSMS Magazine Use your favorite dried herb blend to season both the drumsticks and the sauce in this sheet-pan dinner. A garlic-and-herb mix is crowd-pleasing, but something with a little more heat, like Cajun, would be delicious too. Whichever...
Why women use laxatives?
By Esther Diaz CSMS Magazine Some women use laxatives as a form of weight control. They think, erroneously, that by eliminating wastes in their colon they can keep their weight down. All they are doing is getting rid of the body’s wastes more quickly....
Postmenopausal Heart Disease
By Esther Diaz CSMS Magazine It’s true that the number one killer of postmenopausal women is heart disease and that estrogen seems to have a protective effect on cholesterol (HDL) and lowers the bad cholesterol (LDL). After menopause, with lower estrogen,...
Charred eggplant mixed with tomatoes and polenta
By Esther Diaz CSMS Magazine Eating right is quintessential to a healthy lifestyle. So, in the search to bring the best, I’ve found this juicy recipe: Charred eggplant mixed with tomatoes and polenta. Active: 45 min Total: 45 min The sweet flavor and...
Spinach, Cured Ham and Goat’s Cheese Salad with Hazelnut and Honey Dressing
By Esther Diaz CSMS Magazine Serves 4 As a Starter (Appetizer) Or 2-3 As Main Course 4 thin slices of jamón serrano oil for oiling 7 ounces or 4 3/8 cups baby spinach leaves 12 ripe cherry tomatoes, quartered 6 sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped 5 ounces...
Cholesterol…Not What We Thought
By Martine Berger CSMS Magazine As shocking as it might seem, women have been brainwashed about cholesterol. Most of the studies linking heart disease to high cholesterol have been done to men only. And we know women and men have physiological differences...
Try pumpkin and tomato laksa
By Martine Berger CSMS Magazine Enough For 4 Pumpkin- 9 ounces unpeeled weight Small, red bird’s eye chiles- 5 Garlic- 4 cloves A lump of ginger the size of your thumb Lemongrass- 2 plump stalks Lime leaves- 6 Cilantro roots- 5 or 6, plus a large handful...
Female Heart Disease
By Esther Diaz CSMS Magazine What do we know about women and heart disease? An easier question to answer might be: What do we not know? Because the answer is a lot. We know much more about men and heart disease because most medical studies have been done...
Blackened Catfish
By Martine Berger CSMS Magazine Catfish is a perfect partner for the bold flavors of this spice blend, but any thin, white-flesh fillet such as trout, snapper, or perch are worthy substitutions in a pitch. Don’t skip the lemon; it adds brightness and...