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By Ali Wetherbee For many of us, wandering around the grocery store trying to find healthy, minimally-processed, organic foods with acceptable ingredients is quite the challenge. How many times have you gotten halfway down a list of ingredients only to see “partially hydrogenated soybean oil” or “high fructose corn syrup” and put the item back on the shelf? It’s like walking through...

By Ali Wetherbee It was just over a year ago that the FDA announced its findings of arsenic in rice. Further studies determined that the arsenic levels were too low to present immediate health concerns. The FDA also stressed that arsenic occurs naturally in water and soil, and more research will be needed to assess the long-term health risks. Following this news,...

By Ali Wetherbee When I first tried oil pulling just a couple of years ago, few had ever heard of it. Now, it’s popping up all over the news, the Internet, and even the radio, and many have recently become devotees to the practice. While there has been a lot of buzz around it lately, oil pulling is far from new. In...

By Ali Wetherbee “Eat Your Greens!” We’ve been told for years that greens are packed with nutrition, that grains are a healthy part of a balanced diet, that beans are an ideal source of protein. But did you know that these foods are also full of anti-nutrients, substances that work against your efforts to get proper nutrition? Plants’ Natural Defenses Animals protect...

Early blooming flowers are a classic sign of spring. Many places that were under snow a month ago, now have crocuses blooming and daffodils sprouting. And strawberry season has started in the warmer states. In honor of these great ingredients, we’re bringing you a great smoothie recipe. Perfect Three Grass Blend is gluten free, protein rich sprouted grasses that pack a nutritious...

by Colleen Russell“>Colleen Russell January is the most popular month of the year for Cleanses and Detox Diets. It’s no wonder why: the beginning of a new year has the wonderful feeling of starting fresh, beginning anew, and making changes for the better. Doesn’t it feel amazing to just let go? As with anything that reaches the realm of the popular, though,...