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About Those Ever-Present Food Additives- 101
If take the time to read labels on the food you purchase, you would soon run into words that you can hardly read- especially on the most popular brands. Most of these words are chemicals that qualify as food additives. What Are Food Additives? A food additive is something added to a food during its […]
Continue readingGetting Off the Bean (Coffee Part Three)
If what you’ve read in the past couple of posts makes sense to you and you’ve decided to get off the bean, this post will give you some ideas and resources. Each person’s withdrawal will be contingent on how deeply ensconced you are in the coffee habit. If you have long term habit with a […]
Continue readingAre On the Coffee Train? Want to Get Off? (Coffee Part One)
Are you one of those people who cannot start their day without a cup of coffee? Do you find that one of the first things you do at work in the morning is run to coffee machine or pot because you just “have to have” your cup of coffee to get you going? Then, you […]
Continue readingCoffee- Is It for You? Or…..Against You? (Coffee Part Two)
Now, while you may like coffee, it does have its downside which is backed by some researchers. Let’s begin with a look at some of the myths we associate with coffee. Coffee Myths and Tall Tales Coffee Energizes Me You may feel energized by coffee. However, you are deceiving yourself and being deceived by the […]
Continue readingHow to Get the Best Cup of Coffee Naturally – Without More Effort
Getting the best cup of coffee using natural and organic beans and products is not difficult and makes a world of difference quality and taste wise.
Continue readingBuild Your Foundation on Solid Ground- Intro to Natural Nutrition
If you are going to initiate a natural lifestyle, your foundation needs to be built on sound footing. Consequently, the foundation of natural health should always include natural nutrition because nutrition is a very important foundation for good health. In order to properly use natural solutions, you also need to include natural nutrition. Without a […]
Continue readingLevels of Quality in Natural Nutrition- Intro Part 2
Natural is a word that carries a lot of meanings. I sometimes I see it used on products containing sugar or “organic” sugar. Sugar is anything but natural. It is a highly processed food and far from a natural state. To make my point, one useful definition of a drug that I used when teaching […]
Continue readingClean Eating – A Place to Start
When people want to begin a natural lifestyle one of the best places to start is with what they eat. This is because, as mentioned in a prior post, the quality of what you eat determines the quality of your blood. Blood, in a sense, is what the cells eat. So, what you eat or […]
Continue readingClean Eating – Getting Started
Now, you may be wondering- “Where do I start with my clean eating diet?” Well, since I don’t know you and vice versa, let’s take baby steps- assuming you are just getting going with all this natural stuff. As I mentioned in the first article on this topic, how “clean” you make your diet is […]
Continue readingClean Eating – Snacks and Labels
It’s not easy to find healthy snacks that fit your clean diet, but there are enough to take care of your snacking needs and still be healthy choices. The obvious choices are some fresh fruit like the trusty apple or banana. However, all fresh fruit is not the same. There are preferred choices. Let’s look at […]
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