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Day 1: Raw Food Blogathon

laurel — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:59:43 +0000

It’s Summertime and that means it’s the perfect time of year for a “7 Days of Raw Food” blogathon. For 7 days straight, I’ll be featuring easy raw food recipes (no dehydrators or fancy appliances) and a few raw food treats from NYC restaurants. I hope you enjoy it! Today’s featured recipe is Guacamole Wraps [...]

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Bee Pollen

laurel — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:51:55 +0000

Over the last two years I’ve been having fun trying different superfoods and figuring out how to add them into my daily diet. I recently bought some bee pollen and added it to my morning smoothie. It was really easy to incorporate and soft enough that I didn’t need to soak it before putting it [...]

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Know Your Vitamins

laurel — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:26:11 +0000

I just read a great article in Body + Soul magazine called “Eat Your Vitamins” (August 2008). The article points out that while you can take a multivitamin to get your daily needs of vitamins and minerals, there’s just something about the real thing in food form. In the article, Amy Howell, a Rutgers University [...]

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Vitamins C & E May Improve Mental Function

laurel — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:49:46 +0000

A recent Canadian study published in the Nutrition Research journal found that taking daily supplements of vitamins C and E may help reduce memory loss and improve mental function in people with Type 2 diabetes. Researchers noted that people with Type 2 diabetes are more susceptible to “acute elevations of free radicals” after ingesting a [...]

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Easy, Homemade Nut Butters

laurel — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:50:27 +0000

Have you tried almond butter, cashew butter, or hazelnut butter yet? I’ve noticed that more grocery stores are carrying them, but they are also quick and easy to make at home. I like to eat almond butter on a piece of whole grain toast, a rice cake, or with apple slices for a snack. Nut [...]

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Scoop Up Sunflower Seeds

laurel — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:04:00 +0000

Eating Fabulous recently posted that sunflower seeds have many powerful health benefits. These little tiny seeds found deep in sunflowers are rich in: * Folate * Vitamin E, selenium, and copper * Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (good fats) * Phytochemicals: choline, lignans, phenolic acids, betaine * Arginine (an amino acid) The team of vitamin E, [...]

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Eating for Stress Reduction

laurel — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:13:54 +0000

Women’s Health Magazine has a new article on foods that help to reduce stress. I was very excited to read their article on this topic because so many people are suffering from stress and reach to food for comfort – especially during the holidays. Stress increases your risk for high blood pressure, obesity, and heart [...]

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Bake, Roast, Mash, Top, or Drink

laurel — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:24:29 +0000

Men’s Fitness magazine featured sweet potatoes as their “fit food” for October 2007. The following list gives you six reasons why you should add sweet potatoes to your diet. Carotenoids – plant compounds help fight cell damage that happens in everyday life and during physical activities like a work out Vitamin E – prevents free [...]

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Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

laurel — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:46:08 +0000

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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Avocados Packed With Healthy Fats

laurel — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:00:51 +0000

Cooking Light Magazine writes that 26 of the 30 grams of fat in an avocado are heart-healthy, unsaturated fats that can increase your levels of HDL (good) cholesterol. These healthy fats help the body absorb vital fat-soluble nutrients such as vitamins A, E and beta-carotene. A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journalin 2010 [...]

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