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The best alkaline green juice with Laura Bushey or kitchenoflife.com

Alkaline Green Juice

Looking to get your skin glowing again? Want to feel better? Looking to shed those unwanted pounds? Striving for clearer thinking? Why not consider adding this everyday alkaline green juice into your diet? What’s in it? My everyday go-to contains cucumbers, celery, spinach and/or kale, parsley, ginger and lemon. Why? I list the numerous reasons below. […]

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Is carrageenan lurking in Your Milk-Substitute?

  Carrageenan: It’s natural so why all the fuss? Derived from red seaweed, carrageenan is a widely used additive that thickens food without adding fat—think soy, coconut and almond milk.  It’s even found in ice cream, half-and-half and surprisingly deli meats.  Carrageenan is allowed for use in organic products including organic pizzas and some cereal

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All you ever wanted to know About Quinoa (And More!): Part 2

by Laura Bushey M.A. and Marisa Silverstein H.H.C., A.A.D.P. What are the different varieties of quinoa? There are over three thousand varieties and much diversity among varieties but rest assured you will probably only come across white, red and to a lesser extent black in the grocery aisles and in health food stores.  Quinoa consists of a

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All You Ever Wanted to Know About Quinoa (And More!): Part 1

by Laura Bushey M.A. and Marisa Silverstein H.H.C., A.A.D.P.   Why quinoa? Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) has seen a surge in mainstream popularity due largely in part to its high-nutrient profile and to a lesser extent due to the widespread demonization of gluten, found mainly in wheat and wheat containing products.  Quinoa is the only gluten-free crop that has

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