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The Forgotten Mineral That Could Protect Your Brain(Post)
As far as cosmologists can tell, there were only three elements present when the universe was first formed some 13.8 billion years ago: hydrogen, helium, and lithium. As one of the three original ele
Real Food Sprouted Nut Energy Bars: Soy- and Gluten-Free(Post)It is an ingredient found everywhere- packed into “all-natural” goodies, squeezed into juices, swirled into frozen desserts, hidden in holistic looking breakfast cereals and blended into salad dressi
Interview with Alex Lewin, Author of Real Food Fermentation- Part 1(Post)I recently had the chance to catch up with author, fermentation expert and health strategist, Alex Lewin before he kicks off a busy fall tour of talks and book signings. In part one of the interview w
Hard Water 101: What It Is, How to Know If You Have It, and What to Do About It(Post)If you have ever wiped down a faucet only to watch the spots reappear a day later, or noticed your soap just will not lather the way it used to, you have already met hard water. It is one of those ter
The 5 Supplements that Healed My Acne Naturally(Post)Please welcome my sister Kelsey to the blog. She put together this guest post on how she healed her own acne using real foods! I am one of those unlucky folks that dealt with lingering acne well
Homemade Butter vs. Store Bought: Return of Nourishing Traditions(Post)There is something about the rich, melty, drippy, golden goodness of butter that seems so divine, it should be forbidden- or so goes the modern dietary creed. With a nutritional approach that teaches
Homemade Whey Protein vs. Protein Powder(Post)What is whey? From the sing-song lines of quaint nursery rhymes describing Miss. Muffet eating her curds and whey, to the body-building enthusiast at the gym grunting with their plastic containers
Snack Attack: 7 nutrient dense foods to make in less than 10 minutes(Post)The crinkle of a granola bar wrapper, desperate scraping at the bottom of a yogurt container, neurotic crunching at rice cakes and popcorn- oh the familiar sounds of conventional snack time. Sometim
The Full Scoop on Unrefined Salt(Post)Harvested from the earth and sea, salt has long been used to flavor and preserve foods, as a commodity for trade, in the creation of healing remedies and symbolically in religious ceremonies. Today h
Benefits of Emu Oil, What It Is, & More: Aboriginal Superfood(Post)Name a superfood that is rich in omega fatty acids with an impressive amount of natural antioxidants, fat soluble vitamins D and E, and X-factor vitamin K2. Did you guess emu oil? Although not frequ
How to Increase and Improve Digestive Enzymes Naturally(Post)A fancy sounding word that is all-too-fun to say, the term “enzyme” is often tossed about in discussions about nutrition, but rarely is it given a second thought. Maybe you remember a bit about thes
Smooth & Sweet Coconut Almond Butter: Better than roasted nuts(Post)Nut butters. Slathered on fruits or celery, spread across a toasted slice of organic coconut bread or savored guiltily right from the spoon, there is something about the slightly sweet aroma and sa