Recipe: Endo-Tonic Tea

2 parts burdock root

2 parts pau d'arco

2 parts red root

1 part red clover

1 part red raspberry leaf

1 part wild yam

Getting Through the Tougher Times

I hope you all haven't given up on me since I haven't posted in quite some time.  I'm still here and I haven't given up on our project!  I just have become overloaded as the end of my semester approaches in grad school and my body is bombarded with a major pain flare up.  This is the worst and longest flare up I've had since beginning Endo Undo, and it has been interesting to try to compare to how things were before we began our project.  The trouble is, as many of probably know, pain is something that is nearly impossible to remember.  We can remember that we have been in pain, but our minds are incapable of truly recalling the exact levels--which would be helpful for a comparison--as a means of self-preservation.  Imagine if you could actually remember exactly how much everything in your life physically hurt it would essentially be a constant reliving of that pain, which would be unbearable.  Believe me, our minds are doing us a favor by not letting us compare.  This does make comparisons over time a challenge, though.

Spicy Black Bean Burgers

Spring break!!!!  As the faint smell of freshly-cut grass and charcoal makes its way on the breeze, I'm starting to get spring fever, big time.  In honor of the commencement of grilling season, I was craving something burger-ish, so I tried making these spicy black bean burgers.  They were a huge success.   I actually ended up pan-frying them in olive oil, but they are firm and stay together pretty well, so I think you could get away with grilling them!  Check out the recipe here.  I served them with cool slices of avocado, salsa, and a dollop of yogurt.  They would also be good classic American style, on a sprouted bun with mustard and grilled onion.