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Richard Aiken
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Zinc and depression
Zinc is an essential trace mineral, a component of hundreds of enzymes and proteins. It is required for intracellular message...


Richard Aiken
Mar 6, 20222 min read
Whole grains for the whole brain (and other organs)
by Richard AIken MD PhD Certain wild cereals, or grasses, contain edible components in their grain, botanically a type of fruit. ...


Richard Aiken
Aug 22, 20211 min read
This device could save your life
Richard Aiken MD PhD Is your nutrition, health, longevity, limited by taste and flavor? Would you like to eat optimally but can’t...


Richard Aiken
Jun 15, 20211 min read
Recipe: Sous Vide Ratatouille Niçoise
by Richard Aiken MD, PhD @rcaiken Virtually any vegetable can be selected for sous vide cooking. Particularly excellent candidates would...


Richard Aiken
Feb 19, 20172 min read
Flaxseeds: single most important food for mental health?
by R. Aiken MD PhD @rcaiken Flaxseed helps lower cholesterol, lowers blood pressure, is anti-inflammatory, has good anti-oxidants, and...


Richard Aiken
Sep 24, 20165 min read
Saffron for depression
by Richard Aiken MD PhD According to ancient Greek mythology, Hermes and his friend Krokos were horse-playing and Hermes accidentally...


Richard Aiken
Apr 11, 201611 min read
World’s Healthiest Smoothie?
Where do you get your calories? Your phytonutrients? by Richard Aiken MD PhD Green leafy plants generally have a very high nutrient to...


Richard Aiken
Jul 18, 20151 min read
Paleo Plant Processor
Grok nutrition? No more chewing plant leaves for hours – use your arm strength, not your primitive jaw muscles, to easily and quickly...


Richard Aiken
Jul 2, 20151 min read
Toxic substances given to children rather than plant nutrition
We don’t insist that kids (or adults) eat veggies but take these hazardous “vitamins” that no studies show efficacy. All nutrition comes...
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