The modern supermarket has successfully driven a huge wedge between the consumer and their food products. When we buy packaged and processed foods we are saying that it’s okay to feed our bodies crap. Our cows are filled with hormones and antibodies, our produce is covered in pesticides and our baked goods are kept fresh […]

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What to Michael Phelps, Lance Armstrong and other Olympic level athletes have in common? They drink chocolate milk for their post-recovery workout drink. Check out the research below for the facts on this post recovery workout drink.
Source: Drinking Chocolate Milk After A Workout Offers Advantages For Post-Exercise Performance And Muscle Repair
One of the […]

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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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Obesity contributes to 147 million of health care costs
Over 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese
Americans spend over 60 million dollars a year on diet products
Children are now getting diabetes at an early age due to obesity
People pay over $2,000 a week to attend the Biggest Loser Camp and many are repeat customers

One Nation Overweight: […]

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Deep into its ninth season The Biggest Loser continues to help people shed hundreds of pounds during the course of the show through rigorous workouts and a strict nutrition plan. What happens after the cameras are turned off and the contestants go back to their pre-loser lives?
The struggle is not so much as losing […]

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Finally. A book that understands the meaning behind food issues. This isn’t a diet book. This is a field guide to navigating the deeper issues that underlie your food addiction. Author Geneen Roth provides us with insight and understanding that may possibly change your relationship to food forever. If you find yourself […]

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Photo Credit: Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times
Want to end hours of frustration in the bathroom trying to get that perfect “just left the salon” look and not break the bank every time you want a professional blow dry? Then go see Westside stylist Alli Webb at her salon Drybar (11677 San Vicente Blvd.) […]

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About 230 years ago a group of expats from Britain declared independence from Britain and started the American Revolutionary War. Now there’s a new American Revolution started by another Brit, Jamie Oliver, who is now touring the American talk show circuit promoting his American Food Revolution.
On his website he states that “the American Food […]

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Need some good food recommendations? There’s an app for that. The latest food app to roll out of cyberspace is Foodspotting which allows users to “post photos of their fave dishes on the site to share with others hungry for the same sort of thing, which is why Foodspotting’s motto is “Find dishes, not […]

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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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