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The New Beef
March 1st, 2013To say that kale is one of the healthiest foods on the planet may be an understatement. Why else would it be dubbed “the new beef,” “queen of the greens,” or a “nutritional powerhouse”?
Why kale is the best thing you’ll eat all year
Focus On: L-carnitine
March 1st, 2013What it is: L-carnitine is an amino acid that helps the body turn fat into energy with the help of positively charged polyatomic ions. This substance is made within the liver and kidneys and is stored in the skeletal muscles, heart, brain, and sperm.
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The Whales were Onto Something
February 1st, 2013OK, so this one’s a little outside the box as far as superfoods go. Krill are toothpick-sized, shrimplike crustaceans found in all the world’s oceans: and they are plentiful. One species (Antarctic krill) in just the Southern Ocean has a biomass of over 500 million tons, or about twice that of humans the world over.
Exploring nature’s perfect protein
Focus On: Purslane
January 1st, 2013Amidst the highways, road signs, gardens, and orchards lies a plant that seems to thrive no matter the condition. Most would mistake it as a weed that never seems to give up, but the trained eye can see this little plant for what it really is: a superfood.
Wonder Weed
The Omega-3 Wonder: What this “weed” can do for you
Focus On: Quercetin
January 1st, 2013What it is: Quercetin is a flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves, and grains. It is known to be one of the most active flavonoids.
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Red wine, onions, green tea, apples, berries, Ginkgo biloba, St. John’s wort, and American elder are all great sources of quercetin.
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What good does this most active flavonoid accomplish?Focus On: Cinnamon
November 1st, 2012Cinnamon is all around us, especially when the air becomes chilled. We use it in our baked goods, in our hot chocolates, even on our children’s cereal. But did you know that cinnamon is the oldest spice known and one of the strongest antioxidants?
What is Cinnamon?
Sugar and Spice, and Everything…Healthy?
Focus On: Vitamin K
October 1st, 2012What it is: Vitamin K is an essential micronutrient found in certain foods and nutritional supplements. The most common trait of this micronutrient is its blood clotting features. There are two basic forms, vitamin K1 and K2, but they differ only slightly.
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Learn more about this essential micronutrient.
Focus On: Wild African Mango
September 1st, 2012Recently showcased on the Dr. Oz show, the West African herb also known as Irvingia gabonensis (latin for African Mango) has medical and natural health researchers clamoring over the possible positive health implications it would extend to various factions within the United States.
Nature’s Fat Assassin
Focus On: Garlic
September 1st, 2012WHAT IT IS: Garlic is an herb that is best known to flavor food, but it also produces allicin, the bioactive compound that gives garlic its strong scent. This herb is rich in antioxidants, which help destroy free radicals, and is also considered unique for its high level of sulfur.
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Find out why garlic is so tasty and beneficial to your health!
A Magical Mix
August 1st, 2012I once lived where blackberries grew wild along the fringes of our woods. For a few days in midsummer, if we could get to the bushes before the squirrels did, my young sons and I would have a berry feast. Very little fruit made it into the colanders we carried; we mostly grazed like forest animals.
Combine summer berries for extra boost of nutrition.
