By Dr. Nicole Sundene
If you think a $40 dollar bottle of juice is going to cure all that ails you, then I have a mountain to sell you right here in Washington State!
The mountain typically retails for forty billion dollars.
However, if you simply join my pyramid scam, become a distributor, and enroll all your friends [...]

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If I can make this easy whole foods recipe then anyone can!
This recipe for dairy free banana “ice cream” is a piece of dairy free cake to make for those that are allergic or intolerant to dairy. If you long for something cold and creamy, banana ice cream should surely satisfy.
Eating bananas instead of [...]

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When I consider all the diets on the market, I can’t help but wonder how Adam and Eve ate.
I mean, there was no paparazzi to capture them eating at the trendy “Garden of Eden Café” nor were there tabloids exploiting Eve’s hot body and her latest “In the Garden Workout”.
Diet and exercise as we know [...]

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With the rising cost of gas, the price of food is just going to continue to rise as well.
For those of us in Washington experiencing “Juneuary” the yield of crops in this area may also be rather disappointing, and therefore result in an additional increase in local produce costs this summer.
Growing food that doesn’t require [...]

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Berries are super food at its finest! If you have a large backyard you can easily let some berries run wild to help cut organic costs in your kitchen.
Plant them around the perimeter of your property. Harvest them in the summer months and freeze for year round use.
This is a great way to reduce kitchen [...]

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As a naturopath I have learned an appreciation for vegetables, and have had an easier time incorporating them into my diet.
Foods that I once perceived as evil, I actually now regularly eat.
I even eat seaweed!
Often I will read some scientific research on some piece of produce out there and think “Oh, well I guess I [...]

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Teaching your kids to grow fruits and vegetables is easy.
In my article on “The Best Way to Get Your Kids to Eat More Vegetables” I discussed the importance of allowing kids to grow their own vegetables.
June is a great time to buy your kids some vegetable starts that will be sure to flourish when planted.
An [...]

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You can easily create a fun foliage fort for your kids or a secret meditation hideout for yourself by forming wooden stakes and strings in to a teepee shape and training the vines to run along them.
Who knows?
Maybe your kids will snack on a few beans while they are in there!
Yet another fun way to [...]

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Everyone trying to lose weight should have a “Zero Zone” in their refrigerator.
The Zero Zone is a drawer or region in your fridge dedicated to foods and snacks that are very close to zero calories.
You can eat freely of these zero foods whenever you want to snack. Hooray!!!
For instance in my zero zone I like [...]

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My favorite thing to do at the grocery store is people watch.
Oftentimes my blatant stares are grossly mis-interpreted when in fact I am simply mesmerized by someone’s cart full of only bacon, yellow cheese, mayo, beer and white bread. “Wow that looks like an eczema fest followed by a heart attack on a plate”, [...]

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Raw vegetable and fruit juices are said to be the richest available sources of vitamins, minerals and enzymes. They also contain phytochemicals and antioxidants that have significant medicinal value. Drunk as raw juice, they pass rapidly into the bloodstream because they require very little digestion. Juices seem to radiate and transport with them pure life [...]

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Every day we come in contact with air pollution, tobacco smoke, radiation, sunlight, X-rays, herbicides, pesticides, and solvents found in cleaning fluids, paints and furniture polish. These contain environmental toxins that cause damage to cell membranes and make the body more susceptible to diseases such as, cancer, heart disease, arthritis, cataracts, and allergies. Fried, barbecued [...]

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SELECTION: Proper selection of vegetables can maximize nutrient content and minimize exposure to pesticides and chemical fertilizers. When possible, buy in-season, fresh produce from local organic farmers.
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Buying pre-made produce trays is an efficient effective way to add more fruits and veggies in to your diet.  You can simply pack the celery and carrots up for snacks, steam the cauliflower and broccoli for dinner side dishes, and snack on the fruit as a sweet treat in lieu of desserts!
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