There’s a new cleanse in town founded by raw foodie September Crawford. Based in Los Angeles, appropriately named the Red Carpet Cleanse is “a custom-prepared, fresh and vibrant, from the finest of living-food ingredients. Whether you’re on a first-time journey to change your diet and start into a healthy lifestyle, or you’re a seasoned […]

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“Food safety regulators on Tuesday made public a January warning letter to Eggo waffle maker Kellogg Co in which they said the company had not gone far enough to address food safety violations at its Atlanta frozen food plant.” (MSNBC) With all of these food recalls happening on your most popular processed foods […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day. I’m using this as a forum for my own accountability to stick to this eating plan. So the first day of the 5 “no’s” went by without a hitch. It was pretty easy actually. And felt good to pass up on the sugar despite the tantalizing cream puff that was […]

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Most people think that just because I am a Registered Dietitian I have a healthy diet. Granted I work out regularly which luckily keeps me in shape. But I do have my moments with the chip bag and plate of brownies. Assumptions by other people about what I eat really got me […]

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Ever curious about the world of raw food but don’t know where to start? Being a raw foodie doesn’t mean you have to munching on carrots all of the time. There are so many delicious recipes out there you’ll have a hard time believing your food hasn’t been cooked. Try Leaf Cuisine’s […]

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You’ve read about the cruelty that takes place in CAFOs (concentrated-animal feeding operations). You’ve watched Supersize Me. You’ve seen the videos that depict inhumane conditions of raising farm animals for slaughter. You’ve thought about becoming vegan but are afraid that it’s too restrictive. Need a some inspiration? Then read Alicia Silverstone’s “The […]

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As a dietitian living on the “westside” of Los Angeles I come across a lot of clients who ask me about cleansing. My response usually consists of some science based explanation about how the liver is the primary organ of detoxification faithfully backed up by the kidneys, that the body is perfectly capable […]

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Ever wonder what it’s like to have a real farm to table experience in the middle of a field where the actual food that you are eating was raised on the land on which you are eating it. For the last ten years Outstanding in the Field has been “a roving culinary […]

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“Somewhere in Iowa, a pig is being raised in a confined pen, packed in so tightly with other swine that their curly tails have been chopped off so they won’t bite one another. To prevent him from getting sick in such close quarters, he is dosed with antibiotics. The waste produced by the […]

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“In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead […]

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