In the raw food movement, the subject of adequate protein consumption is always up for debate. What is not up for debate though is the current state of livestock raised for food consumption. The majority of livestock are inhumanely slaughtered and their bodies are often ridden with chemicals, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, and genetic modification! This is a far cry from a natural life! .....

Eating is a whole body experience; it is physical, emotional and pleasurable. Food appeals to all of our senses. Taking food into our bodies is deeply intimate; we allow it INSIDE of ourselves.  Our diet literally becomes part of us; builds and fuels every cell in our body. This fact should make us choose our diet thoughtfully just like we do in all other aspects of our lives.  How our food is prepared and the environment in which it is eaten is also just as essential. .....

 A probiotic is a friendly, live bacteria that is found in our intestinal ecosystem.  In Greek, the term probiotic translates to mean “promoting life.” Therfore we should take probiotics regularly to help promote a healthy life. Long before supplementation, civilizations preserved foods through the process of fermentation and began to value the health benefits that resulted after consuming these special foods.  They may no .....

 Is coffee really bad for us?  Why has it gotten such a bad rap?  In this article, I would like to make a case for this revered beverage so that coffee lovers can make informed choices about it and receive the health benefits (yes benefits!) it has to offer.Here is a brief history:.....

Adaptogen is a term that you may have heard recently or are likely to hear very soon. Well, what exactly is an “adaptogen”?  Technically speaking, adaptogens are medicinal plants, unaltered from nature which are well known in the world of herbalists and back in times when we relied on nature to remedy our many ails.  Adaptogens have a remarkable ability to .....

 What is fasting and can it be beneficial? Many of us know it as a protocol the doctor prescribes before blood testing. For others, it may mean giving up a favorite food for a period of time or not eating food at certain times of the day or year out of respect for various religious holidays.  Strictly speaking, fasting is the voluntary absence of food. Although the idea of missing one meal may put most of us in a stat .....

 In the raw food movement, the subject of adequate protein consumption is always up for debate.  What is not up for debate though, is the current state of livestock raised for food consumption. The majority of livestock are inhumanely slaughtered, and their bodies are ridden with chemicals, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, genetic m .....

Are we pickling ourselves?I remember when I was about eight years old, putting poor earthworms through many torturous events for a science experiment. I cannot for the life of me remember why I did this, but for one awful reason I sprinkled one worm with salt. With great fascination, I watched and was shocked to see the poor little earthworm writhe, wither, dry up and die an unfortunate, premature death. .....

Bears, squirrels and raccoons aren’t the only animals that hibernate in the winter—humans do it too.For many people, winter tends to be a contractive time of the year. We stay indoors more than usual, we socialize a little less and we eat more hearty, comforting foods. It is a very inward time in our lives.By the time the first breath of spring rolls around, we can&rsq .....

We are what we eat, according to the old adage. But increasingly, we are what we absorb.While most of us are conscientious of what we put past our lips, many of us are also looking to reduce the amount of chemicals we apply to our skin and which seep through our pores each and every day.After years of trial and error while searching for those “ultimate pr .....