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Welcome to the Underrated Radish.

Diet has become an ugly word. It evokes images of tasteless meals, calorie counting and humiliating weigh-ins. Actually, a diet is a way of eating. What we choose as our way of eating is entirely up to us as individuals and for those that recognize the power of food in the equation of mind, body and spiritual well being, our diet usually consists of healthful foods.

10 years ago I began battling psoriasis through medication and UVB treatments which were both invasive and ineffective. About 5 years ago I picked up a wonderful book by Deirdre Earls called Your Healing Diet: A Quick Guide to Reversing Psoriasis and Chronic Diseases with Healing Foods. It sat on my bedstand for 3 months before I would commit to reading it. Something inside me knew I was no longer going to be able to eat some of my favorite foods. No more tomatoes or eggplants (they cause inflammation), no more lemon meringue pie (sugar is evil).

I was lucky. I love to cook as much as I love to eat and I have a naturally creative outlook so I was able to craft dishes that stayed away from the nightshades that cause me pain and discover yummy desserts that satisfy my sweet tooth without compromising my health.  I'm setting up this blog to share some of these discoveries with you. Enjoy!