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The Super Update: 10 New Superfoods to Eat Right Now

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It seems that every year there’s an even more exotic and new superfood, from the explosion of soy bean benefits to chia seeds’ wonders. Though some  of these dreamy new superfoods get proven to work more effectively than others with plenty…
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Crazy About Mushrooms!

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This summer I learned that not even the scorching blast of desert heat can keep me away from enjoying a succulent soup. In this case, it was a hearty mushroom soup, which brought to mind my favorite mushroom recipes. My love for mushrooms…
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Keeping Cool with the Cool Guys: Cucumber Recipes

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Who said cucumbers are lame and boring? Cucumbers are cool vegetables and not because they actually keep you cool and hydrated. They are literally cool! Cucumbers should be given a special, honorable, place in the green aisle. They are simply…
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15 Health Benefits of Strawberries

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Summer brings us vacations, warm days and cookouts. Best of all, it brings that wonderful fruit, strawberries. As the plant’s distinctive white flowers turn to deep red fruit, celebrate May 20, National Strawberry Picking Day. Strawberries…
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20 Reasons Why Diets Fail

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We’re celebrating No Diet Day on May 6 courtesy of the eating disorder recovery advocate and Director of Diet Breakers, Mary Evans Young. International No Diet Day began in 1992 and has been going strong ever since, fighting disordered eating,…
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10 Reasons to Keep Drinking Coffee

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National Beverage Day is May 6 and if you’re like millions of adults around the world, coffee is your beverage of choice. Just the aroma of it brewing is enough to start the day and for many people, the only way they can function before…

15 Reasons Why You Need to Get a Juicer

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May 6 is National Beverage Day. We happen to love this national “holiday” because beverages just so happen to be one of our specialties! While those kinds of cocktails are not part of the recommended 3 liters of fluid per day for men and…
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10 Ways to Make Your PB&J Healthier

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National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day (April 2) honors the lunchbox classic but also encourages you to reduce your environmental impact by going animal product free for a meal or two. PB&J happens to be a low carbon footprint choice since…
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Buying Organic Food on a Budget

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 More often than not, people tell me that the reason they don’t eat healthier or organic is because they don’t have the budget for it. Why should eating healthy be a privilege? More than eight years ago, when…