Chicken or Beef: Which is the “Healthier” Protein?

How many times have you heard it? “Don’t eat too much red meat, it causes cancer”, or “Make sure not to have meat more than twice per week, in order to ensure you will not get too much saturated fat and risk heart disease” or whatever the recommendation may be. Indeed, the assumption often tends […]

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What’s Hiding In Natural Flavors?

Natural Flavors. What comes to mind when you read this term? Perhaps a freshly squeezed lemon added to your mineral water, or a sprig of mint served as a garnish on your afternoon tea? While those two examples are indeed flavors we can find in nature, oftentimes when we see this term on the ingredient […]

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Seaweed and Sulfur

Yes, you read it correctly! Both are parts of a healthy, Paleo Diet.   One is a food, obviously, and one is a mineral, but the alliteration got the better of me. Yet another example of why we need to balance our all our lovely fruits and veggies is to make sure we don’t let […]

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Grass Fed… AND FINISHED!!

When we go food shopping, there are lots of things to keep in mind, well above what is on your grocery list. Perhaps we look for the word ‘organic’, the label ‘gluten-free’, the food we feel might be the healthiest, not to mention what the cost is. Granted, in today’s world where time feels limited […]

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Seasonally Significant

It’s springtime!   That means even for parts of the country that tend to be more limited in variety during colder months,  we are heading into an abundance of choices when it comes to fresh veggies and fruit. And while we are spoiled; we have access to pretty much any food we can dream of, […]

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