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Is Bitter Better?

When I heard the Dave Sandoval, co-owner of Purium and author of The Green Food Bible, speak about “bitters,” I said to myself, “Ah ha – maybe this is part of why my food addictions stopped so easily.” I was … Continue reading

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Why and How Can Greens Help Our Health?

Information on green foods include a class of substances called “thylakoids” which are in plant cells and appear to inhibit or slow down fat digestion and increase signals of satisfaction that go to the brain. Some researchers believe spinach is … Continue reading

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Is Your Food Addictive?

I am learning from more and more sources about how salt, fat, and sugar in our foods claims to lead to addictions. It is beginning to make sense. The movie, Food, Inc., claims that 1/3 of people born in America … Continue reading

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How Much of Our Diet is Plant-Based?

Veducated shared that 40% of the Standard American Diet (SAD) comes from animal products, 50% of our calories come from processed foods like pasta, sugar, salad oil, soft drinks, pretzels, chips, and cold cereals, and 9% comes from white potatoes … Continue reading

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Protein in Your Vegetables?

The movie, Veducated, goes on to say that it takes 15 tries of taste before you like a food. There are many vegan foods – like carrot cake, butternut lemon sauce, etc. They recommend it is best to buy local … Continue reading

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