(See below for my favorite desert: Vegan Avocado Chocolate Mousse Recipe) There are so many reasons – and so many ways – to love avocado. A culinary delight, avocados provide up to 20 nutrients including fiber, vitamins K, C and E, as well as folate, magnesium, zinc, and potassium. In fact, they actually have four… Read More Why Should I Eat Avocado?
What is a whole foods diet? How to get started? Selecting, preparing, and eating foods close to how they are found in nature: unprocessed; unrefined; and free from preservatives, additives, pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones. Why is it important to eat a whole foods diet?The health of the gut is essential to the health and well-being… Read More Whole Foods Diet
What is inflammation actually? Inflammation is a good thing! Immune cells in the area send alert signals called cytokines and they bring healing to the area in need. Cytokines cause healing and also cause pain. When it goes on daily, weekly, chronically is when our body gets out of balance. In general, if our… Read More Reducing inflammation in the body
Colorectal cancer is the 3rd most common cancer diagnosed in men and women in the U.S. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for 2014 are 96,830 new cases of colon and 40,000 new cases of rectal cancer. The lifetime risk is 1 in 20 or 5%. There are factors within our control to lessen our chances… Read More Another Cancer Cause Revealed
Who can resist the beauty of a red raspberry? Their aroma is just as nice. And what an amazing discovery, the power of the ketone molecule in that aroma! Raspberry ketones are very small molecules called “phenols”. They are found in raspberries, and also cranberries, blackberries, and anise. Here is a little bit of the… Read More The Science behind Raspberry Ketones
The weight loss and health benefits of fiber are vast. When we eat fiber, food passes through the body quicker, less fat is absorbed. We have a decreased appetite. Our cholesterol level is decreased. We use more calories because we have to chew longer and the stomach takes more time to digest. Best of all,… Read More Lose weight and feel great by eating more fiber
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