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Food Is Medicine

Food For thought When We Say, “Food Is Medicine…” June is a big month at my house. We have two birthdays, Father’s Day, and the Summer Solstice (both my favorite and least favorite planetary holiday). This year, I am focused on my husband’s birthday and Father’s Day. They

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Food That Fuels Your Brain

Feed Your Head: Links Between Nutrition and Dementia Do you have a family history of neurological disorders like dementia or Alzheimer’s? It can be tough to see a loved one struggle with these conditions. As we age, the fear of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease looms in our

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Exercise Does Not Have to Be Complicated

If you are one of the millions of people who knows they should exercise but never seen to get around to it, or you want to begin exercising but don’t know where to begin, this article is for you. Walking is a great way to get on track

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My Dieting & Weight Loss Journey – Part Two

My Nutritarian Diet Details Sharing the details of my Nutritarian diet below. The diet was inspired mainly from the Radical Weight Reduction Menu in The End of Heart Disease. Also, I’ve found it useful not to view this as a diet that I’m doing for a few months, rather, I

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Breathe Easy

How Nutrition can help reduce Asthma and allergy Symptoms Now that Spring is well underway, we’re all enjoying more sunshine, warmer temperatures, and longer days. Unfortunately, another characteristic of this time of year is, you guessed it, the start of allergy season. If you or someone you know

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A Heart With Wings

A strong, regular, and reliable heartbeat is what makes humans hum. Literally, it makes us (and most of the other animals we know) tick. We have numerous sayings and idioms about the heart showing its vital function. For example, as humans, we can have an abrupt changes of heart. So, we like to “keep our fingers on the pulse” of situations. I

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Arguments Over Food Names

How can the eating preferences of such a small group of people cause such disruption to multi-billion dollar industries? The Guardian estimates there are just 79 million vegans around the world – less than 1% of the population. And yet, challenging how plant-based foods are labeled as caused

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My Dieting & Weight Loss Journey – Part One

“Since the foods Americans consume are so calorie-rich, we have all been trying to diet by eating smaller portions of low-nutrient foods. We not only have to suffer hunger but also wind up with perverted cravings because we are nutrient-deficient to boot.” ― Joel Fuhrman, Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss

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Fueling the Gut: Nutrition & Autism

The content in this article is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice or as a substitute for the medical advice of a physician.  Fueling the Gut: How Nutrition Can Help Children with Autism Thrive Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that affects

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