“In preliminary guidelines released last week, the Food and Drug Administration said the scope of the law [that requires restaurants to post calorie contents of their meals] stretches beyond restaurants to encompass airlines, trains, grocery-store food courts, movie theaters and convenience stores that qualify as chains. Within grocery stores, the agency said, it is considering […]

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“If you are a woman who exercises, get ready to do some math. Last week, researchers at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago announced a new formula for calculating a woman’s maximum heart rate, a measure commonly used by athletes to pace themselves and monitor their progress. In a study of nearly 5,500 healthy women, scientists […]

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Good Morning Breakfast Shake

1 scoop of Vega Health Optimizer
1/2 cup coconut water
1/2 banana
4 - 5 large ice cubes
1 T apple cider vinegar
1 t fish oil

Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Drink up and enjoy!

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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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At last the diet of wine, cheese and bread has finally caught up to the waistlines of the Français femmes. And all this time we American women were feeling badly about the fact that we were more corpulent than our sophisticated French counterparts across the pond. According to a 2009 study conducted […]

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