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Massaging Kale, Fair Trade Chocolate, and the French Kitchen: A Short Quest in Sugar Detox
Posted about 1 year ago by Jennifer D
Posted in Cooking, Garden and Home, eBooks and Audiobooks, History and Politics and Outdoors, Sports and Travel | 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 dietEver 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 Reading: Massaging Kale, Fair Trade Chocolate, and the French Kitchen: A Short Quest in Sugar DetoxThe Paleo Diet: A Whole Foods Approach to Better Health
Posted about 1 year ago by Amber B
Posted in Cooking, Garden and Home and Outdoors, Sports and 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 foodsLearn more about the Paleo diet and explore a variety of cookbooks from Paleo basics, to cuisine for the discerning foodie.
Continue Reading: The Paleo Diet: A Whole Foods Approach to Better HealthNovember Thankful Reads
Posted about 1 year ago by Amy H
Posted in Arts, Crafts and Hobbies, Cooking, Garden and Home, eBooks and Audiobooks, Fiction, Graphic Novels and Poetry, History and Politics and Wellness: Fitness, Health and 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 ThanksgivingWhether or not one chooses to gorge on Thanksgiving, fall is a fantastic time to reflect upon the importance of gratitude in our lives.
Continue Reading: November Thankful ReadsJune is National Fruit and Vegetable Month
Posted about 1 year ago by April S
Posted in Cooking, Garden and Home, eBooks and Audiobooks, New: Books and Movies and Outdoors, Sports and Travel | Tagged with beverages, cookbooks, detoxification, fruits, gardening, healthy eating, juices, juicing, natural foods, nutrition, recipes, smoothies, vegetables and veggiesWe all know fruits and veggies are good for us. Explore ways to get more of them into your diet.
Continue Reading: June is National Fruit and Vegetable MonthSoup's On: Delicious Broths, Soups, Chowders and Stews
Posted over 2 years ago by April S
Posted in Cooking, Garden and Home, eBooks and Audiobooks, Nonfiction, Outdoors, Sports and Travel and Wellness: Fitness, Health and Spirituality | Tagged with broth, chili, chowders, cookbooks, detox, dieting, nutrition, recipes, soups, stews, stocks and vegetarian cookingJanuary is National Soup Month and we have a variety of resources to help you celebrate! We have cookbooks to inspire your next cooking adventure - broths, soups, stews, chowders and chili.
Continue Reading: Soup's On: Delicious Broths, Soups, Chowders and StewsNew Year, New You
Posted over 2 years ago by Amy H
Posted in Cooking, Garden and Home, eBooks and Audiobooks, Movies and Music, Outdoors, Sports and Travel and Wellness: Fitness, Health and Spirituality | Tagged with beauty, diet, eVideo, exercise, health, meditation, mind-body, mindfulness, nutrition, psychology, resolutions, streaming video, stress management, weight-loss, wellness and YogaNo 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 Reading: New Year, New YouGluten-Free - What's All The Fuss About?
Posted over 2 years ago by April S
Posted in Cooking, Garden and Home and eBooks and Audiobooks | Tagged with baking, cookbooks, cooking, diet, gluten-free, health, nutrition and recipesGluten-free is all the buzz lately. Is it just trendy or is there something behind the diet craze?
Continue Reading: Gluten-Free - What's All The Fuss About?Fast Metabolism Food Rx
Posted over 3 years ago by Andy Lechlak
Posted in Nonfiction | Tagged with diet, health, metabolism and nutritionLearn more about nutrition and how it impacts your metabolism.
Continue Reading: Fast Metabolism Food RxGreat Expectations: Books on Pregnancy
Posted over 3 years ago by Sarah H
Posted in Children and Parenting, Cooking, Garden and Home, eBooks and Audiobooks, Nonfiction and Wellness: Fitness, Health and Spirituality | Tagged with childbirth, conceiving, conception, cookbooks, Infants - Nutrition, infertility, nutrition, pregnancy and women's healthResources on conceiving, fertility, pregnancy, nutrition and parenting.
Continue Reading: Great Expectations: Books on Pregnancy