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  • Optimal Hydration

    Did you know that water is THE most common nutritional deficiency among Americans today? Water is the most important nutrient in the human body.  Our bodies can go as long as 8 weeks or more without food, but only days without water.  Water makes up 55 – 60% of our total body mass!  In an average

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  • A Guide to Healthy Cultured and Fermented Foods

    A Guide to Choosing Healthy Fermented & Cultured Foods Cultured, or naturally fermented foods are very traditional foods, having been consumed by our ancestors throughout the ages Vegetables (sauerkraut, kimchi, etc), fruits (chutneys and preserved fruits), beverages (water kefir, kombucha, beet kvass, etc), grains (sourdough bread), dairy products (dairy kefir, yogurt, crème fraiche, sour cream,

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  • A Guide to Choosing Healthy Meats

    A Guide to Choosing Healthy Meats Choose meat that has been raised locally and sustainably, without the use of hormones or antibiotics, and from animals eating their native, species-appropriate diet. If you cannot find grass-finished meat, grass-fed/grain-finished meat can be substituted, but is not optimal. Beef, bison/buffalo and lamb should be grass-fed and grass-finished, not

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