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It’s Time for A Fall Detox!

The change of the season is a good time for detox, and we are entering the change from summer to fall right now, so it’s  a perfect time to start a detox regimen.  I’ve had various people ask me about detoxification and which are the best types to perform, so I decided to create this […]

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Vitamin D Deficiency – Does It Affect You?

M Did you know Vitamin D is critical for heart health as well as cancer prevention? According to The Journal of The American College of Cardiology, Vitamin D deficiencies are prevalent amongst 30 – 50 percent of the population. Lack of adequate Vitamin D levels can increase your risk of stroke and heart attack. The […]

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Current Events in Real Food and Sustainablity – What’s Going On?

I’d like to share some important and interesting destinations I’ve recently visited on the Internet relating to real food and food politics – of course, two subjects I am keenly interested in spreading around to my readers. Here we go! The school lunch saga continues on. In this report on the New York Daily News […]

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The Truth About Raw Milk, Part II

In yesterday’s article about raw milk,  we learned about the history of pasteurization, health benefits of raw milk, and some very specific information about the nutrient-dense value of milk and how it positively impacts health. Part II will include our family’s personal testimony of our experience drinking raw milk for the last three years, questions […]

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The Truth About Raw Milk, Part I

Raw milk is a hot topic in the news and media these days. And with good reason. It’s a subject that is near and dear to my heart, and it’s very important to become informed about it, but not because drinking it will make you sick. Today you will read about the history of pasteurization […]

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On Vacation: Looking for Sustainable Food in Nevada and California

Over the last week, my family and I have been traveling on vacation to Las Vegas, NV and Los Angeles, CA to see my husband’s parents and sister’s family. We’re still here and I’d like to share my adventures in finding and buying healthy food on our trip. The picture at the left is of […]

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Are You Getting Enough Omega 3s in Your Diet?

As pervasive as consumer habits are in eating a processed diet, many individuals in developed countries do not receive adequate amounts of this essential fatty acid from healthy sources. Populations eating processed foods have a tendency to consume an overabundance of Omega 6s from empty foods lacking in real nutritional content. Some of these foods […]

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Common Myths About Food & Nutrition

Are you a person who believes low-fat foods are healthier than those with fat in them? Have you ever starved yourself or limited your calories thinking that if you did this, you would lose weight? It has become a common misconception that if people eat low calorie and fat-free foods they should be able to […]

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Support Max Kane – Raw Milk Issues and Our Rights To Clean Food!

Please take a moment and watch the following video (from December of 2009), detailing the deposition of Max Kane in Wisconsin, and then read the information regarding the Max Kane case in Viroqua, WI. The state government has requested he surrender information about the identities of the farmers selling the raw milk in the region […]

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Home-made Buttermilk and Cream Cheese

Buttermilk is perhaps one of the most versatile of the fermented dairy foods – along with being one of the easiest to make. The sour flavor so well-known in buttermilk is due to its lactic acid content (a bacteria) – most notably, streptococcus lactis or lactobacillus bulgaricus. Its history as an ancient food is quite […]