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Real, whole foods are packed with all the nutrients we need to thrive. Real, whole foods are not processed, are found in nature, and contain just one ingredient. For example, a blueberry, steak, salmon, an egg. Unlike modern day processed foods, they don’t require an ingredient list. Our bodies have evolved, over hundreds of thousands …
It is a common misconception that buying healthy food requires specialty stores, specialty products, and lots of effort. But this is simply not the case. Healthy food is simple food. Healthy food is timeless — it is what our ancestors have been eating for centuries. Healthy food generally has just one ingredient – it’s a …
1. Don’t count calories. Do eat until you’re satiated. If you focus on eating only real, whole foods — meaning a combination of meat, fish, eggs, healthy fats, veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds, and spices — you will be giving your body exactly what it needs. When your body gets what it needs, you will feel …
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Dietary fat, particularly saturated fat, has gotten a horribly negative, yet completely undeserved, reputation. We have all heard eating foods high in fat makes you fat and that foods high in cholesterol raise your blood cholesterol, clogs your arteries, and causes heart disease. Just look at all the low-fat/non-fat options that have flooded our supermarkets …
Many store-bought salad dressings and sauces contain foods that most aggravate the gut: gluten, processed sugar, and industrial seed oil. And turns out, it is extremely simple to make a wide variety of dressings and sauces, combining just a few key ingredients. No recipes needed. This simple framework can help you experiment and create hundreds …
A Framework for Making Your Own Whole-Food Dressings and Sauces Read More »
If you are looking for ways to save money on real, whole, healthy foods, and if you don’t want to sacrifice quality, check out cabbage. You might not think of cabbage as a superstar vegetables such as kale, spinach, or chard, but think again. Cabbage is having its tasty moment and it’s packed with nutrients, …
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Can you guess what it is? Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, the #1 most nutrient dense food is LIVER! If there was ever a superfood, this is it. If only liver received the media attention as kale and acai bowls! Scroll down for tips on integrating this ultimate superfood into your diet. What makes …
The Most Nutrient Dense Food on the Planet is also AFFORDABLE Read More »
Ordering cookbooks from Amazon and Audible can quickly put a dent in the wallet. But there is an often overlooked and forgotten about place where you can find hundreds, even thousands of beautiful, creative and colorful cookbooks for free… your local public libraries. If you don’t have a library card, sign-up for one now! If …
Use the Public Library for Free, Real, Whole Food Recipes Read More »
It’s a common myth that eating healthy is expensive, which is simply not true. It’s possible to eat well without breaking the bank. Here are 18 strategies to help you save money on real, whole, healthy, nutrient-dense foods. Which one of the ideas below would be the easiest for you to try? 1. Buy in …
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You can’t be healthy, or expect your gut symptoms to improve, if you aren’t getting sufficient, high-quality sleep. According to Dr. Ruscio’s book, Healthy Gut Healthy You, poor sleep is correlated with gut damage, including an imbalance of gut bacteria. The opposite is also true: poor gut health can lead to inadequate quality sleep. Like …
