Barleans Organic Fish Oil

Getting my kids to take fish oil was not easy. I would come at them with cod liver oil bottle in hand and they’d clamp their mouths shut, my ten year old running to the bathroom, “Gotta go, can’t wait!” [...]

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Should You Become a Vegan?

When people find out that I’m a Nutritional Consultant there is generally one question that follows. “I watched that Forks Over Knives movie and I was just wondering what you thought about it?” Even if they haven’t watched the movie [...]

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SPRING CLEANING, NATURALLY!

Spring cleaning used to be about airing out the house, beating the rugs and shaking off winter. These days it’s turned into a “fresh lemon scent” permeating the home. Unfortunately we live in a very clean, anti-microbial age where the [...]

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GOING DAIRY FREE

I used to tell my kids to forget everything I’ve taught them about healthy eating and let me eat what I want when I get old. I determined that after a lifetime of healthy eating I would live my last [...]

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ARE YOU EATING HAMBURGER OR “PINK SLIME?”

The low-cost additive, which has been used for years, is made from fatty bits of leftover meat that are heated, spun to remove the fat, compressed into blocks and exposed to ammonia to kill bacteria. Producers often mix the filler [...]

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Whey Protein Powder: Isolate vs. Concentrate

Trying to choose a protein powder seems easy but it’s not. There’s lots of controversy surrounding whey protein, and it often involves the words “isolate” or “concentrate.” Let’s start at the beginning. In this video I show you what exactly [...]

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Soft Baked Snickerdoodles

“Hmmm, these taste like a cookie my mother used to make” said my father as he bit into one of *Trader Joe’s Soft Baked Snickerdoodles. My grandparents ran a lodge on a lovely little river in Michigan where my dad [...]

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The Difference Between Kosher Salt, Sea Salt, & Table Salt?

Secret ingredients. We all love them and we all want to be in the know. So I’ll let you in on a secret ingredient that professional chefs use all the time. Salt!  No, not just any salt. They know which [...]

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EGG WHITE PROTEIN POWDER REVIEW

Since reading the Four Hour Body by Tim Ferriss I’ve started eating between 20-30 grams of protein within an hour of waking. This may seem simple but when you’re trying to get kids off to school, make breakfast and lunches, [...]

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PURE FORMULAS REVIEW

Quality matters when it comes to vitamin supplements. I know that warehouse and super stores have very reasonably priced supplements. Unfortunately, most of them are sourced from China and are a waste of money. In fact, some can cause more [...]

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