Health & Nutrition

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The Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet

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The Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet

The Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet

What exactly is a plant-based diet?

Don't let the thought of a  plant based diet scare you. A plant-based diet is NOT a diet of vegetables alone. It is a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. You have the choice to  exclude or minimize meat, including chicken, dairy products and eggs. The diet will definitely exclude foods made from refined flour and sugar, and certain refined vegetable oils.

There are several food categories from which to choose. You can still make many of your favorite and familiar meals such as pizza, mashed potatoes, and burritos.

Here are some of the foods you can add to a plant-based diet.

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Pasta With Asparagus, Red Pepper and Avocado

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Pasta With Asparagus, Red Pepper and Avocado

Pasta With Asparagus, Red Pepper and Avocado Recipe

Interested in getting more veggies into your diet? Try this yummy recipe! 

Ingredients:

  • 1 16 oz. package organic fettucine noodles (or gluten free pasta)

  • 1 pound fresh organic asparagus (try to obtain local, farm fresh!)

  • 2 organic red peppers

  • 2 organic avocados

  • One half organic onion

  • One quarter cup organic olive oil

  • One half cup organic balsamic vinegar

  • Fresh ground salt and pepper to taste

Do I Have A Food Intolerance?

Do I Have A Food Intolerance?

Do I Have A Food Intolerance? 

Can My Symptoms Actually Be a Food Intolerance?

This is a question I get asked all the time, and so I'm sharing some helpful tips with you today. Food intolerances or "sensitivities" can affect you in so many ways, and they’re a lot more common than most people think. Although you might not recognize them immediately to be related to food. 

I'm not talking about anaphylaxis or immediate allergic reactions that involve an immune response. Those can be serious and life-threatening.  If you have any allergies, you need to steer clear of any traces of foods you are allergic to, and speak with your doctor or pharmacist about emergency medication, if necessary.

What we are going to go over today, is an intolerance, meaning you do not tolerate a specific food very well and it causes immediate or chronic symptoms somewhere in the body.

Symptoms can take hours or even days to show themselves. And symptoms can be located just about anywhere in the body.

Because of this, food tolerances can be really tricky to identify. 


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Do You Know Your Body?

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Do You Know Your Body?

Do You Know Your Body?

It might sound like a strange question... but really- do you know your body? 

Do you know what makes you feel good? Do you know what makes you feel bad? Or do you just push on through your day or week and not really pay attention to what your body is trying to tell you? 

Let's dive into this a bit more, because I think its REALLY important. 

 
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