Clean Eating
Clean Eating
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What Is an Alkaline Diet?
What Is An Alkaline Diet? An alkaline diet is a diet based on regulating the acidity or the pH level of your body. The human body is slightly alkaline, with a blood pH around 7.4. However, your stomach needs to be acidic so that it can break down foods; the pH of your stomach is 3.5 or below. For comparison’s sake, 14 is completely alkaline, 7 is neutral and 0 is completely acidic. The theory behind this kind of diet is that high acidity foods cause your body’s pH to become too acidic. This can cause inflammation, weight gain, and disease. To be healthier, you should eat foods that are more…
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Dr. Mark Hyman on Sugar Addiction & Food Cravings
Dr. Mark Hyman on Sugar Addiction & Food Cravings Anyone who knows me or who has followed my blog knows I am a huge fan of Dr. Mark Hyman. He is the one person who really started me on the road to better health. I first heard him speak on a PBS special that was based on his book, “The Blood Sugar Solution“. My husband, Rob, and I had been trying to get off a couple of prescription drugs. Rob had been taking statins to control cholesterol, and I had been on and off anti-depressants for too many years. What we learned in his book started us down a different path…
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Sardines, a wonder food…and these really taste good!
Sardines, a wonder food! Recently, I posted a photo of my dinner on Facebook; dinner consisted of a huge salad comprised of dark green & red leafy lettuce, kale and baby spinach as well as lots of cut up veggies…tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, avocado (for healthy fat and that beautiful creamy texture), red onion and some fruit for a surprise sweetness and a beautiful pairing with the red onion. I’ve been alternating between mango and ripe pear for the fruit. I top the greens, fruit and veggies with a mixture of ground flax seed, sesame seeds, sunflower and pumpkin seeds and hemp hearts. With the salad, I included sardines for my protein,…
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Hemp…what Types of Hemp Can You Eat?
Types of Hemp You Can Eat Hemp comes in a variety of forms, the most popular being the seed. You can also buy a variety of other types of packaged hemp products that are good for you, all natural, and ready for your table. Hemp Seeds – Hemp seeds are very high in easily digestible proteins and is one of the few plant-based foods that contains all 20 of the essential amino acids. Hemp seeds are rich in Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids in the perfect ratios. They’re also high in fiber and vitamin E, have many trace minerals and many of the vitamins that you need to stay…
