Treating Your Body ( or Trashing It?)

Dark chocolate or chocolate sorbet:  an honest treat, one that your body will actually realize is a food. Which is far more than can be said for far too many other items that are no longer really food these days. “I’ve been eating so clean; I deserve a treat!”, I overhead the other day at […]

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Healthier Trick or Treating: Tips on Navigating the Candy Convo

It is suggested that trick-or-treating evolved from a tradition whereby people impersonated the spirits, or the souls of the dead, and received offerings on their behalf. S. V. Peddle suggests they “personify the old spirits of the winter, who demanded reward in exchange for good fortune”.[1] Halloween candy is a relatively new staple of the […]

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Is it Olive Oil?

Olive oil is rich in antioxidants and monounsaturated fats. It has strong anti inflammatory properties and regular consumption of it is associated with many, many health benefits. It also fits into many of the popular approaches to eating these days, including paleo, vegan, keto and carnivore. So where the ‘but’? There isn’t one…until you get […]

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