We are often told that we should always eat fresh fruit and vegetables in order to obtain the highest level of nutrients possible. However, did you know that frozen vegetables and fruits may actually contain more nutrients than the fresh ones you are buying at the grocery store?
Entries Tagged as 'Diet and Nutrition'
Tidbit Tuesday – Fresh or Frozen?
March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
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Why Eat Organic Meat?
February 27th, 2010 · No Comments
This site visitor submitted the following question about where to find organic meat and why we should eat it.
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Is Agave Syrup Healthy?
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
I read an article recently by Dr. Mercola on agave syrup that provoked a desire to write on the topic. Dr. Mercola’s newsletter is one of my most respected and reliable sources for natural health information, however I don’t always completely agree with him on everything and this is one of them. Here’s the link, [...]
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Sugar-Free Carob Fudge for Valentine’s Day
February 12th, 2010 · No Comments
Here is a delicious and simple recipe for a carob Valentine’s Day
fudge that I enjoy sometimes on the holidays.
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Is Raw Cacao Really Healthy?
February 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments
I recently had a brief discussion about raw cacao with a client during
a consultation that I thought would be helpful to share with others.
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Anxiety and Candida
February 7th, 2010 · No Comments
Anxiety is a common symptom that accompanies Candida, but it has a variety of other contributing factors as well. We explore this issue more thoroughly in the following question from a site visitor…
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What is a Healthy Diet?
February 6th, 2010 · No Comments
There is so much conflicting information out there, it can be really hard to know what is a healthy diet and what isn’t. What should you eat and what shouldn’t you eat?
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Why Alicia Silverstone’s The Kind Diet is not Healthy
February 5th, 2010 · No Comments
I saw Alicia Silverstone on Oprah last week talking about her book, The Kind Diet, which spurred a few thoughts I’d like to share.
Eating meat is not unkind. Humans were genetically programmed to eat meat. What is unkind, is the unethical treatment of animals, however the act of eating meat is not unkind – it [...]
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Should You Eat Right for Your Type?
January 30th, 2010 · No Comments
I read Dr. D’Adamo’s book, Eat Right for Your Type, about 15 years ago and thought “Hmmm that makes a lot of sense.” Although at the time I didn’t know which blood type I was, I looked through the different types and when I saw the O type I said “hey that’s me.” I [...]
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Tidbit Tuesday – Sugar Cravings and Serotonin
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments
Did you know that cravings for sugar and carbohydrates could be your body’s way of telling you that you are low in serotonin, a crucial neurotransmitter that is responsible for controlling our mood, sleep and appetite? However, eating sugar and carbohydrates, even too many complex ones, will only perpetuate the problem and decrease serotonin levels [...]
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