Home fermentation: Add a little culture to your cooking

Fermentation is one of mankind's most ancient forms of preservation. In our contemporary lives, however, we leave much of the work to professionals.

The People's Pharmacy

Q: I've read about people using yellow mustard to get rid of leg cramps, and my theory is that the cure is walking to the kitchen. Stretching the cramp out relieves it within a minute or two.

Dietary needs are firmly on the menu

Make that a main of chargrilled free-range pork loin with fennel gratin, orange and macadamia salad.

Can mustard cure leg cramps?

Q. I’ve read about people using yellow mustard to get rid of leg cramps, and my theory is that the

Graedon: Did statin cause temporary memory loss?

My husband was on Lipitor for three years. One day, out of the blue, he lost his memory. He knew his name but not the date or where he had been the day before. He was able to tell me something was going on and he felt funny. This was extremely scary.