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The Many Names of Sugar

14 Jul 2010 | The Many Names of Sugar ~ Sugar is a key ingredient in many foods that are a part of our daily diet which you may not even realize!   Since many daily symptoms and chronic conditions are triggered or worsened with too much sugar, and many... read more

7 Tips for Maintaining Balance in Your Busy Complicated Day

14 Jul 2010 | 7 Tips For Maintaining Balance In Your Busy, Complicated Day July 2010 Life is busy.  Many times, we are heads down plowing through our "to do" lists and missing out on all of the things that bring us joy and fulfillm... read more

Healthy Snacks by Texture

31 Mar 2010 | Healthy Snacks by Texture When I have a craving,  it usually falls into one of the following categories:  crunchy, sweet, salty or creamy.  We could talk for hours about why we have cravings and how to decipher them but we... read more

Health is Wealth

28 Jan 2010 | Health is Wealth Savor the Success New Year, New You Event in NYC was a great opportunity to present amazing women entrepreneurs with food, exercise and self care tips to keep them moving forward in go... read more

Candida Recipes

26 Jan 2010 | Delicious, Sugar-Free, Candida "Legal"  Chocolate Smoothy As a fellow sufferer of Candida, I know how hard it is to go without some of our favorite treats.  With a hankering for chocolate, I was inspired to create this deliciou... read more

Vitamin D Fact Sheet

01 Oct 2009 | Vitamin D Fact Sheet Technically Vitamin D is a hormone. Regardless, the benefits of Vitamin D include: Prevents osteoporosis by promoting the absorption of calcium and phosphorus Strengthens your ... read more

Candida

01 Oct 2009 | CANDIDA ~ What it is and How it Compromises Your Immune System by Dr. Linda Nelson, ND, PhD Candida (albicans) is one of the many different types of yeast. Yeast cells are able to grow on the surface of all living things an... read more

Chewing for Better Digestion

13 Aug 2009 | Chewing Better Eating begins with the simple act of chewing. Chewing leads to smooth digestion and greater assimilation of nutrients by initiating the release of digestive enzymes that break down food.   ... read more

Detriments of Too Much Sugar

14 Jul 2009 | 20 Reasons Why Sugar Ruins Your Health Sugar can suppress the immune system. Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium. ... read more

Leaky Gut Syndrome

06 Jul 2009 | Leaky Gut is a syndrome that affects millions of people in our country who probably don’t even know they have it!  It is a condition whereby the digestive tract is compromised by an overgrowth of yeast called Candida Albicans ... read more

The Dirty Dozen Food Additives

01 Jul 2009 | Packaged and processed foods get many a family through the day . They are convenient and portable, and they stay fresh for a long time (thanks to all those preservatives). The additives put into processed foods to make them look and ... read more

What is a Detox?

18 Jun 2009 | You are what you eat! We can’t help but take toxins into our bodies. They are in the foods we eat, air we breath, water we drink and the way we live. Most often your body doesn’t know what to do with them so they get stored a... read more

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