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Avocados are my favorite food hands down. I just can’t get enough of them. Especially as I began to eat a primarily vegetarian/vegan diet over the past two years, avocados became a major part of my diet. I’ve used them in dozens of recipes, and they have a permanent spot on my grocery list. Read [...]
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I’m focusing on coconut this week, an extremely versatile fruit/nut that I’m using more and more in my cooking. Read on! Fun facts: Coconut palm trees are a distant relative to grasses and are therefore very tolerant of high salt environments. This is why you always see coconut trees growing near the ocean! In Sanskrit, [...]
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Fresh pesto is the best. It’s rich and bursting with flavor from a few of my all-time favorite foods: garlic and basil. Pesto is super versatile and can be eaten on top of anything from pasta to roasted veggies. It’s easy to find prepared pesto in a jar at your local supermarket, but making it [...]
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Avocados are a staple for me. I use them almost every day in salads, shakes, sandwiches, or to eat plain as a side dish. I love avocados because they’re filling and versatile. Plus they have a wonderfully creamy quality that makes them a perfect substitute for mayonnaise. I love having mashed up avocado spread on [...]
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Did you know that eating a Mediterranean-style diet can reduce your chances of depression? A recent study from Spain concluded that men and women who ate diets rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, olive oil, beans, fish, and cereals were 30% less likely to have depression. For one thing, the healthy fats in olive oil, fish, [...]
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Update: This post was featured on the “Health Fitness How To” blog on July 13th. University of Michigan scientists recently presented their new preliminary study in the Experimental Biology convention. They found that a low fat, blueberry-rich diet will help reduce belly fat, cholesterol levels, total body weight, and the total amount of fat in [...]
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My eyes are really sensitive. When I was little, I was allergic to something that caused them to puff up so badly in the mornings that I couldn’t see. These days I have chronic dry eye and allergy flare-ups that make them burn and itch. I’m also really near-sighted…so, walking around without my glasses or [...]
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Grass-fed beef is where it’s at. Did you know that the majority of U.S. bovines feed on a mix of grains (mostly corn) instead of grass? Forcing cattle to eat a diet full of grains allows ranchers to fatten them up quicker and get the meat to our stores faster and cheaper. But, the quality [...]
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Purdue University research concluded that eating high-calorie nuts in moderation will not cause weight gain. Nuts have fiber that help your body avoid absorbing some fat. Self Magazine advises eating a quarter cup of nuts twice a week to keep your weight down. (Ref: Self Magazine, July 2008, p. 86) On this same topic, ChefMD® [...]
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I found an interesting study today giving me yet another reason to fit some more healthy fish into my diet. An animal study conducted at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan found that the carotenoid Astaxanthin, which gives salmon its pink color, may boost fat burning in your body and improve endurance. The study [...]
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