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Is all sugar really the same? Have you seen the television ads from The Corn Refiner’s Association? Don’t Be Taken In! They have an attractive, healthy looking young woman telling us high fructose corn syrup and sugar are metabolized the same in our bodies — that sugar is sugar and your body can’t tell the [...]
Years ago I did a lot of my shopping at the health food store because it was the only place I could find what I needed. One day I observed another young woman filling her basket with what seemed like an overload of soy in one form or another: soy cheese, soy milk, soy burgers, [...]
I live in the “sunshine state” where you would think Vitamin D, affectionately known as the “sunshine vitamin” would be in great supply. Unfortunately, with the increasing rates of skin cancer and the resulting fear of the sun, many of us, even those of us living in Florida, have a vitamin D deficiency. A study [...]
Are you like so many folks out there who have already been blessed with a juicer but have it tucked away in a cabinet, garage or such? And, like so many others, perhaps you haven’t ever used that tucked-away juicer! Sound familiar? I heard my friend Shakaya Leone from EarthEmpress.com once say, “When people ask [...]
Living with Celiac disease is a learning process. It is common knowledge to avoid any foods containing gluten (wheat, barley or rye). However, there are the other foods to contend with where it is not so clear-cut whether or not you should avoid them. This article will discuss some of those foods. Possible foods to [...]
After attending the 2nd Annual Northeast Florida Vegetarian festival this past weekend, it brought some issues to light for me. The focus there was compassionate eating. I have been to other events where the focus was conscious eating. Is there a difference? Compassionate vs. Conscious? Compassionate, according to the dictionary: “the sympathetic consciousness of others’ [...]
Living in Florida certainly has its’ benefits. Just this past weekend, the veg group I am active in threw our first annual vegan barbeque bash! The weather was amazing and we had close to 100 people attend. The goal of the bash was to show others, usually non-vegetarians, how many different foods could be served, [...]
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