Take Control

July 30, 2010

We’ve all heard it one time or another, “Be your own health advocate.” The responsibility is yours, and yours alone. Life is about constantly learning, changing, adapting to what we’ve learned, and then learning some more. Too many times we find ourselves becoming stagnant. We get into a routine of just going through the motions [...]

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Got Calcium?

July 23, 2010

We’ve all heard the saying “Got Milk?”. This phrase started in 1993 by the California Milk Processor Board to remind people to drink milk.  According to the CMPB milk is the best way to get your daily bone-building dose of calcium.We disagree.
If you’ve been following our nutrition posts, you’ve seen that we suggest avoiding grains, [...]

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Good For Your FIGure

July 16, 2010

Although dried figs are available throughout the year, there is nothing like the unique taste and texture of fresh figs. They are lusciously sweet with a texture that combines the chewiness of their flesh, the smoothness of their skin, and the crunchiness of their seeds.
In addition to their wonderful taste, figs have a number of [...]

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Sweet or Sour?

July 6, 2010

Cherries mark the transition from spring to summer. They are the first of the year’s stone fruits to be harvested, and in many ways the sweetest. The flavor of cherries is a delicate balance between sweetness and acidity. The sweeter the cherry, generally, the greater the flavor intensity.
There is more to cherries than just their [...]

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Paleo Approved

July 2, 2010

In an effort to be informed consumers, we should all be reading the labels of every single product we put into our shopping carts. But consumers beware, not all labels are created equal. There are many health claims that appear on our food packages that are not regulated and actually mean nothing. These claims are [...]

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