Dessert Herbs that Grow Easily in Any Home Garden

Dessert Herbs that Grow Easily in Any Home Garden

Some of the best nutrients that nature provides us comes packaged up in small containers. Herbs are some of those things. Offering a fresh from Mother Earth taste to your recipes, herbs are some of the healthiest foods you can…
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Raw Cacao – A Rich Source of Nutrients and a Powerhouse of Antioxidants

Raw Cacao – A Rich Source of Nutrients and a Powerhouse of Antioxidants

The cacao bean is the source of both cacao powder and cocoa powder. However, if you are looking for the purest form of chocolate you can consume packed with the most nutrients, raw cacao is your answer. Cacao powder has…
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Treat Your Sweet Tooth to Healthy Raw Desserts…

Treat Your Sweet Tooth to Healthy Raw Desserts…

Shifting your lifestyle from one with destructive, disease inviting habits to one that embraces health and wards off disease doesn’t have to be as painful as some people believe especially when it comes to diet. Many people are under the…
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Choosing Healthy Fats – Good Fats v Bad Fats

Choosing Healthy Fats – Good Fats v Bad Fats

Although nutritionists and doctors alike have been preaching the benefits of a low-fat diet as one of the keys to managing cholesterol, losing weight and preventing future health issues, it’s really more about what types of fat you eat…not the…
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Symptoms and Signs of Gluten Intolerance

Symptoms and Signs of Gluten Intolerance

There’s one food that is at the heart of many different problems today when it comes to health as well as body weight, that food is gluten. Gluten is coming into greater awareness and getting a lot of attention as…
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Fabulous Fiber for Health and Weight-loss…

Fabulous Fiber for Health and Weight-loss…

A recent study published in the “Annals of Internal Medicine” suggest that eating 30 grams of fiber daily can actually help you lose weight, lower blood pressure and improve the body’s response to insulin with the same effectiveness that a…
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Chocolate Zucchini Bars

Chocolate Zucchini Bars

Zucchini, a summer squash (also goes by the name courgette), has its origins in America although countries like Japan, China, Romania, Turkey, Italy, Egypt and Argentina are the largest producers of Zucchini today. Although there are a few varieties from…
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Health Enhancing “Veggie” Desserts…

Health Enhancing “Veggie” Desserts…

Do you view dessert as your enemy? Have you assigned a “damaging” title to it subconsciously? If so, it’s time to change your perception of dessert to something that contributes to your health rather than subtracting from it and the…
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Terrible Toxins and Excess Body Fat…

Terrible Toxins and Excess Body Fat…

New evidence is emerging regarding the role of the level of toxins in the body as a contributing factor in excess weight. As these toxins are stored in our body in fat cells, those with a higher body fat percentage…
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The Incredible Edible Nut…

The Incredible Edible Nut…

What’s packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids and provides a rich source of protein, and energy? Nuts and seeds of course. Mother Nature certainly did it right when she created this little crunchy yet buttery edible that…
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Herbs that Play Well with Desserts…

Herbs that Play Well with Desserts…

Herbs that Play well with Dessert When using herbs, don’t limit yourself to savory dishes. Their delicate aromas and distinctive flavors add other dimensions to many dessert and baked dishes as well. Additionally, since herbs are nutrient dense plants, they…
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Mandatory Kitchen Tools for the Raw Food Enthusiast…

Mandatory Kitchen Tools for the Raw Food Enthusiast…

When our ancestors transitioned into eating cooked foods the tools they used to create their dishes transitioned with them. Today, as more and more people opt to focus their diet on primarily raw foods, we are experiencing the same thing…
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