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Massaging Kale, Fair Trade Chocolate, and the French Kitchen: A Short Quest in Sugar Detox
Posted 6 months ago by Jennifer D
Posted in Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel and History, Politics, & Biography | Tagged with child labor, cookbooks, detoxification, fair trade, French Cooking, human trafficking, natural foods, nutrition, slavery - history, sugar, sugar - health aspects, sugar - history, sugar detox and sugar-free diet
Ever think about giving up sugar? Okay, I’m here for you. For your entertainment, I decided that the only way I could begin to tackle this subject, was to give up sugar myself.
Continue ReadingThe Paleo Diet: A Whole Foods Approach to Better Health
Posted 7 months ago by Amber B
Posted in Cooking, Home, & Garden and Fitness, Nature, & Travel | Tagged with cookbooks, cooking - natural foods, dairy-free, gluten-free, gluten-free diet - recipes, grain-free, high protein diet - recipes, low carb diet - recipes, nutrition, Paleo, paleo diet, Prehistoric peoples -- Nutrition, primal, quick and easy cooking, snack foods, snacks, wellness and whole foods
Learn more about the Paleo diet and explore a variety of cookbooks from Paleo basics, to cuisine for the discerning foodie.
Continue ReadingNovember Thankful Reads
Posted 9 months ago by Amy H
Posted in Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies, Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with anecdotes, celebrations, cookbooks, desserts, dinners, entertaining, families, family, friendship, gluten-free, gratitude, handicraft, happiness, holiday decorations, holidays, nutrition, Paleo, personal narratives, recipes, relationships, seasonal cooking, thankfulness and Thanksgiving
Whether or not one chooses to gorge on Thanksgiving, fall is a fantastic time to reflect upon the importance of gratitude in our lives.
Continue ReadingJune is National Fruit and Vegetable Month
Posted about 1 year ago by April S
Posted in Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel and New | Tagged with beverages, cookbooks, detoxification, fruits, gardening, healthy eating, juices, juicing, natural foods, nutrition, recipes, smoothies, vegetables and veggies
We all know fruits and veggies are good for us. Explore ways to get more of them into your diet.
Continue ReadingSoup's On
Posted about 1 year ago by April S
Posted in Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel and New | Tagged with broth, chili, chowders, cookbooks, detox, dieting, nutrition, one-dish meals, recipes, soups, stews, stocks, vegetarian cooking and weight-loss
January is National Soup Month and we have a variety of resources to help you celebrate!
Continue ReadingNew Year, New You
Posted about 1 year ago by Amy H
Posted in Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with beauty, diet, eVideo, exercise, health, meditation, mind-body, mindfulness, nutrition, psychology, resolutions, streaming video, stress management, weight-loss, wellness and Yoga
No resolutions necessary! You can always work on improving (fill in the lifestyle issue of your choice); it just takes a bit of time and baby steps in the right direction. Here are some titles that will help.
Continue ReadingGluten-Free - What's All The Fuss About?
Posted about 1 year ago by April S
Posted in Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks and Resources | Tagged with baking, cookbooks, cooking, diet, gluten-free, health, nutrition and recipes
Gluten-free is all the buzz lately. Is it just trendy or is there something behind the diet craze?
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