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Where’s Sally?

Sometimes my life feels like those Where’s Waldo? books from the 1990’s. Today I find myself in Melbourne, Australia, after leaving Canada just 3 weeks ago.

I have hit the ground running in terms of speaking and media events. This weekend, it was a real pleasure to be a keynote speaker at the Gawler Foundation annual integrative medicine conference and everyone in attendance seemed to be having a great time.

Below is my speaking schedule, so please pass it on to anyone who you know in these areas and I am also thrilled to announce that Staying Alive! Cookbook for Cancer Free Living is also available in bookstores across Australia. If you’d like me to speak to your group, just drop me a line. I am in Australia until early February!


Recent news from Australia

Herbal cocktail fights cancer
Thursday Oct 4 06:00 AEST
Nine News

A cocktail of sticky rice, red wine, berries and spices meshed into pill form could be the latest answer in the fight against cancer. The vitamin-like tablets would be taken daily and would fight against tumours that may develop in the bowels, breasts and prostate, the Daily Mail reports.

A recent study has found the concoction reduces the risk of cancer in humans by up to 40 percent. "These drugs have proved highly effective in the laboratory — it is extraordinary," Professor Will Steward, a molecular medicine expert said. "They act in numerous ways on pre-cancerous cells, but they also appear to be effective on cancerous cells." The effectiveness of the compounds was discovered by Steward after he began searching for drugs that prevented cells from becoming cancerous — a process called chemoprevention.

"We know they are safe to use but we want to establish if they are effective in humans," he said. "We do not know whether there will be a 40 per cent reduction in risk in the body — it could be more, it could be less." A rapid decline in breast cancer in rural Thailand prompted the scientist to begin his research.

The special compounds are tricin, found in Thai sticky rice, resveratrol from red wine, antioxidants from bilberries and curcumin from tumeric. Clinical trials have already begun.

Mild Curried Ginger and Carrot Soup
Add 1-2 tsps of turmeric to this simple and delicious recipe.
Perfect for Fall (Canada) or Spring (Australia!). - Sal

2 tsp (10 ml) olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 Tbsp (30 ml) ginger root, grated or minced
1 tsp (5 ml) ground coriander
1 tsp (5 ml) turmeric
1/2 tsp (2 ml) ground cumin
1/4 tsp (1 ml) curry powder
1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
1/4 tsp (1 ml) pepper
4 cups (1 L) carrots, chopped
3 cups (750 ml) vegetable stock
2 cups (500 ml) low fat milk or enriched soy milk
1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped fresh cilantro

In a large saucepan, heat the oil and over medium heat cook the garlic, onion, ginger root, coriander, cumin and curry powder, salt and pepper. This releases the aroma of the curry. Cook until onions are soft, five to ten minutes. Stir in the carrots until well coated, add the stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook until carrots are very soft, 20 to 30 minutes.

Turn the heat off. Using a hand blender, carefully blend the soup until creamy. (If no hand blender is available, transfer the soup in batches to a blender. This gives best results if you’re having company over.)

Return the pot to the heat and add milk or soymilk, reheat gently until just hot. Serve in bowls and decorate with cilantro.

Serves 4
 

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