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I have been eating gluten-free for quite some time now and the selection of gluten-free foods has grown tremendously since I embarked on this lifestyle. Some of us (like me) have to eat gluten-free out of necessity, while others are simply trying to eat better by avoiding wheat and refined grains. The question is: are [...]
Colostrum is known as the first milk from a mammal and is a thick yellowy fluid. It contains valuable nutrients, calories, and immunoglobulins. Colostrum is available in supplement form and has been shown to have certain benefits. The form that is available in supplements is usually from bovine. Bovine colostrum has shown benefits for the [...]
I’m gearing up to teach a juicing workshop in November and thinking about the last one I presented at Life’s Journey Yoga & Wellness Center in Orange Park, FL. At the upcoming workshop, I’m excited to be featuring the Omega Vert VRT350 masticating juicer to teach and demonstrate the differences between a masticating and centrifugal [...]
I ate school lunches as a kid. They were certainly never the best and over the years I was pretty sure they had deteriorated even more. Big corporations had stepped in — e.g., PepsiCo — ensuring school lunches were unhealthy and disease promoting. School lunches are currently full of fat, sugar, cholesterol and sodium. These [...]
It’s back-to-school time! This brings up a lot of anxiety if your child (or children) have food allergies. Over 2.2 million kids of school-age have some sort of food allergy. The most common allergens are: wheat, soy, egg, milk, tree nuts, peanuts, fish and shellfish. Gluten is also a big concern. Will your kids be [...]
Nutrition experts don’t often agree on many things, especially when it comes to food. However, blueberries seem to be the exception. They are cited as one of the top 10 superfoods, a nutrient-dense food you must consider as part of your diet. They are also considered an antioxidant-rich food we should all be eating. Why [...]
Camellia sinensis – also known as green tea – can be made into extracted forms to increase its potency and therapeutic effects. An extract is made by extracting out the potent medicinal properties found in green tea and then encapsulating them into supplements. So what health problems can green tea help you with? The Health [...]
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