Have you ever tried a Summer’s End Cleanse? It’s a wonderful way to prepare for Fall, looking and feeling your best with a healthy glow and beautifully refreshed energy. The Summer’s End Cleanse is neither about starving nor fasting. On the contrary, you can enjoy as...
If you’re not familiar with Ital, this refers to the plant-based, natural diet practiced by the Rastafari movement in Jamaica. Derived from the word vital, Ital is predicated on eating organic, unprocessed, and locally grown foods straight from the earth to promote...
When antioxidants are discussed, you may hear the term carotenoids, which are naturally occurring pigments found in most fruits, vegetables, and other plants with strong antioxidant activity. As we can’t create carotenoids in our own bodies, we must consume them in...
For decades, dieters everywhere have reached for fat-free dressings, making their own long the avalanche of commercial options was introduced to the US commercial market in the late 1980s, with a massive national expansion that peaked in the early 1990s. This fat-free...
If you’re into sprouting, you already know how satisfying it is to produce your own incredibly healthy food from dried nuts, seeds, beans, legumes, and grains. When you have sprouts on hand, you’re all set with a handy, protein-rich component to fill out healthy...
Fermentation is one of the oldest technologies known to humankind, dating back over 10,000 years. Fermented or cultured plant foods include kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha, as well as almond, cashew and coconut yogurt and kefir. Originally developed as a life-saving...
