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9 Reasons to Eat Fermented Foods
Hi! Happy September! This month I’d like to focus on gut health! You may have heard that all disease begins in the gut. And it’s really important to take care of your microbiome. After all, your gut is your second brain! So, let’s talk fermented foods. What are fermented foods? You have probably heard of sauerkraut…
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August Food Focus: Water
I hope you’re having a great month. I like to start my monthly food focus post with an inspirational quote. Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will neverbe known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.-Ralph Waldo Emerson Relaxation and…
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Top 9 Benefits of Quercetin
Quercetin is a type of antioxidant found in plant foods such as leafy greens, berries, and broccoli. Research shows that quercetin can help manage numerous health problems ranging from heart disease and blood vessel problems to allergies and fatigue. Have you ever wondered what makes a “Superfood” a super food? Have you wondered what the top…
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July Food Focus: Raw and Cooling Salads
Why is it that in the summer we naturally crave more fresh and raw foods? These foods have a cooling effect on the body. The lightness and high water, fiber and vitamin content work together to act as our internal air conditioning during these warm months. At this time of year we also need less…
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June Food Focus: Fruit
Happy June! Summer is here and so is the wide assortment of yummy fruit!! Healthy Snacking There’s no denying that everyone, at one time or another, has had a snack attack. Views on snacking differ. Some feel that snacking is bad and that eating between meals leads to weight gain. Others believe that eating many…
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Part 1 of John Robbins’ Interview with Dr. William Li
The Food Revolution Summit is an annual online event hosted by the father and son team, John and Ocean Robbins. The eight day summit consists of three interviews each day with renowned physicians and experts in the health, wellness, and sustainability space. Dr. William Li is a renowned doctor, scientist, and angiogenesis expert, and the…
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10 Steps To Help You Look Younger
The secret for looking youthful has been a constant question since the beginning of time it seems. In fact, many researchers have done some experiments to find ways to slow down the aging process. There are some techniques that have been implemented, but the most important things for us to do are being consistent in…
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May Food Focus: Sprouting
Happy May! This month’s focus is diet and why they don’t work and sprouting. I’m learning to sprout buckwheat for a raw desserts class. Why don’t diets work? You can’t turn on the TV, drive down the road or go to a party without being confronted with America’s hottest obsession: weight. Diets are a billion-dollar…
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April Food Focus: Leafy Greens
Happy Spring! Quote of the Month: You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present. – Jan Glidewell Spring Cleaning People like “stuff”. We tend to hold onto it year after year. We save and stock up on things that we don’t know…
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It’s that time again: 10th Annual Food Revolution Summit
Happy Monday! It’s that time of year again…Time for the Food Revolution Summit! The summit is April 24 to May 2. This free annual event, hosted by John and Ocean Robbins, features a phenomenal lineup of plant-based medical doctors and holistic nutrition experts including: Dr. Michael GregerDr. Neal BarnardDr. Joel FuhrmanDr. Dean OrnishDr. Kristi FunkDr. Joel…