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Report on Agave Nectar

laurel — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:20:30 +0000

Agave nectar has received some serious heat lately. Some of the top nutrition experts have come out and said that it’s highly processed and just as dangerous to our health as high fructose corn syrup. I’ve read lots of great things about agave, and lots of scary things too, so naturally I was confused. Are [...]

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Memorial Day Roundup!

laurel — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:32:53 +0000

I had a wonderful Memorial Day and I hope you did too! Three-day weekends are the best. Plus, the weather in New York was just dreamy (ya know, sunny, breezy, and beautiful). On Saturday I made raw chocolate ice cream using coconuts and cashews (instead of dairy). There’s tons of antioxidant rich raw cacao powder [...]

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Healthy Ingredient: Raw Coconut Flour

laurel — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:26:41 +0000

I’ve been having a lot of fun experimenting with superfoods and raw foods lately, especially raw cacao powder and raw coconut products like coconut butter/oil, coconut water, coconut milk, and coconut flour. Yum! I never knew I liked coconut so much until I started trying raw desserts here in NYC. Many raw and vegan desserts [...]

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Healthy Desserts for Kids

laurel — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:46:44 +0000

Everyone seemed to really enjoy my Healthy Snacks for Kids post a few weeks ago, so I thought I’d do a little follow-up with desserts. I think many people try to avoid desserts at all costs, but they can be a seriously satisfying and nutritious follow-up to any meal. Desserts do not have to mean [...]

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Chocolate Banana Milkshake

laurel — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:00:32 +0000

The weather is finally warming up, and I’m looking forward to making more smoothies, fresh juices, and shakes again. I was craving chocolate today, so I made this yummy milkshake. It came out sooo good! Plus, it’s all natural and dairy free (no cholesterol or saturated fat). Try it out for yourself and let me [...]

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What is Good Cholesterol and How Do I Improve It?

laurel — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:00:52 +0000

Are you or any of your loved ones worried about your cholesterol levels? Are you taking cholesterol medication? It’s a hot topic in the U.S. because the incidence of heart disease is at an epidemic level. Cholesterol is not the sole reason people have heart disease, but it’s definitely a contributing factor. Experts agree that [...]

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My Healthy Valentine

laurel — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:32:21 +0000

No matter what your relationship status this Valentine’s Day, you can enjoy some of these healthy yet delicious treats and gift ideas. I came up with a list of my favorite romantic treats for you to enjoy on your own or to give as a present to your Valentine. I promise, all of this stuff [...]

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Chocolate Cravings?

laurel — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:08:16 +0000

Let’s face it…I love chocolate. I have a favorite new brand of chocolate bars too. They’re raw, organic, vegan, homemade, packed with superfoods, and free of cholesterol, dairy, soy, gluten, and refined sugar. Photo by: Jeff Skeirik Vanessa, the owner and creator of Gnosis Chocolate, is a holistic health counselor and graduate of the Institute [...]

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Mmmminty Dark Chocolate

laurel — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:04:08 +0000

I bought a really great bar of dark chocolate the other day. It was one of those days when everything was going wrong for me…so my solution was chocolate. I went to Walgreens and found it on the very bottom shelf of the candy aisle. The good stuff is always hard to find, right? Anyways, [...]

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Chocolate News!

laurel — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:27:26 +0000

Here’s a good reason to pick up some dark chocolate for you or your one true love on Valentine’s Day…and every other occasion after that. A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition concluded that people who regularly eat dark chocolate (in moderate amounts) had 17% lower levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in their [...]

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