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Happy 4th of July weekend! I know we’re all ready to kick back and have some fun. I’m celebrating with a few festive cocktails and wanted to share the recipes with you. I swung by the Union Square farmer’s market this afternoon and was inspired when I saw edible flowers and a ton of beautiful [...]
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A few weeks ago I found out about Ripe All Natural Cocktail Mixers at an eco-friendly party in NYC. After tasting the delicious margarita mix, I knew I had to do a full review. Ripe has three cocktail mixers: a Pure Squeezed Margarita Mixer, San Marzano Bloody Mary Mixer, and the Pure Squeezed Sour Mixer. [...]
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It’s my birthday this week, and this girl has some serious celebrating to do! I’m raising a glass to my recent graduation from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) and the official beginning of my new journey as Certified Holistic Health Counselor. Yay! So,with all this toasting to do, I’m guessing my blog posts will [...]
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Cooking Light Magazine says the antioxidants found in wine vary with the year and region. However, two nutritional benefits of wine remain constant: Potassium – helps maintain the body’s fluid balance Alcohol – may help raise HDL (good) cholesterol, reduce blood clots, and lower blood pressure Drink your favorite wine in moderation (that’s no more [...]
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Dr. Andrew Weil wrote an article for Natural Awakenings magazine called “Nutrition & Prostate Cancer: Top 10 Risk Reducers”. He said that men can significantly reduce their risk of prostate cancer by changing what they eat and drink. Dr. Weil’s top ten prostate cancer risk reducers are listed below. Cooked tomatoes – rich in lycopene [...]
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Vicki Koenig, MS, RD, CDN from Stonyfield.com reports that healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices can prevent or slow tumor growth in the early stages of colon cancer. She says that colon cancer is the third most common cancer (for men and women) in our country, however, “70% of colon cancer is preventable.” Some factors that [...]
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