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you should follow is to make sure that any eggs you eat are clean before you
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Michael Pollan, in his book Cooked, says, “The decline of everyday home cooking doesn’t only damage the health of our bodies and our land but also our families, our communities and our sense of how our eating connects us to the world.” Cooking is fun, freeing, and essential to achieving health and happiness. Unfortunately, we have handed over the
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SUGAR PRODUCTION IS DAMAGING TO THE ENVIRONMENT Sugar: The production of sugar, according to the nonprofit World Wide Fund for Nature, has severe consequences for our air, soil, water, and wildlife. One of the biggest concerns is that sugar mills pollute waterways, creating toxic environments for aquatic life. An extensive report from WWF described
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While wine and hard liquor are okay in small amounts, beer is off-limits. It’s loaded with carbs (one can of beer has about the same amount as a slice of white bread) and gluten. Sugary cocktails are also out of the question, and beer alternatives such as hard cider are not any better than beer.30
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This is an exciting and complex time. With every purchase, we have an opportunity to vote for a healthier planet and create a healthier society, and with every bite we have the opportunity to nourish and heal our bodies.
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If someone handed you a beverage that you knew would cause you weight gain, bloating, acne, gas, allergies, eczema, brittle bones, and possibly even cancer, would you drink it? Would you chug 3 cups of that liquid daily and give 2 cups of it to your children? Probably not.
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Salad greens Spinach Broccoli Kale Asparagus Cabbage Bok choy Tomatoes Peppers Eggplant Celery Cucumbers Mushrooms Herbs Seaweed
Mark Hyman • Food
now the research on alcohol and its health benefits—while not definitive—is starting to look pretty solid. There’s no shortage of large studies showing that people who consume small doses of alcohol, especially wine, are slightly less prone to disease. They also have longer life expectancies than teetotalers (maybe it’s because they have more fun).
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fact, the use of pharmaceuticals in agriculture is so routine and widespread that more antibiotics are sold nationally for food-producing animals than for people.21 According to the Food and Drug Administration, 80 percent of antibiotics are used for preventing infection in animals raised in confined conditions and enhancing animal growth (yes,
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