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You are what you eat. I have recently heard lots of casual advice on avoiding high FODMAP foods to prevent digestive discomfort. I am NOT a medical professional, but I am often interested in what they are saying. FODMAP foods…
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Bedtime stories are good for adults as well as children. Sleep is important for health, and yet it seems that everyone I know is having trouble sleeping. Sleep is a $28 billion industry. 70 million Americans are insomniacs and 43…
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There are some new kids on the block. As you know, tomatoes are a popular vegetable that turns out to be a fruit. They grow on a vine and are at their peak during summer months and into fall. They…
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New oil-based facial cleansing balms. Am I the last one to know about using an oil-based balm as the first cleanse for one’s face – then double cleansing? K-beauty? The oil-based cleansing balm and double cleansing trends began in Korea…
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Fungi as superfood. Mushrooms are fungi, technically they are not vegetables. They are a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate food with health benefits as diverse as brain repair, skin health, lower blood pressure, heart health and probiotic gut support. Mushrooms are full of…
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Your carbon footprint called, and asked to be reduced. What is carbon footprint? It is the amount of total emissions (carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases such as methane) emitted to support human activities. Carbon footprints measure direct emissions of…
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Concentrated nutrients, served in top restaurants and kind of cute. Edible microgreens are featured at many serious restaurants. They are a popular item at our farmers’ market – sold still growing in soil in flats. They are edible, nutrient rich…
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Clean your devices and be selective about connections – especially when traveling. Sorry, but your cell phone might be a germ warehouse. It rests on counters, drops on floors and gets handled all day long. I know that it is…
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“Eat less from a box and more from the earth”. Anon. ASE posted an article on 2018 Superfoods and as research is ongoing, foods are continually being re-evaluated. A reader asked us for an update and in fact, much has…
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