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Raw Vegan Chocolate Truffles

Looking for a way to impress your Valentine? Here’s a quick and simple, healthy and decadent treat sure to impress. No one will know how healthy they are. Plus they are rich in calcium and magnesiu…

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The Missing Link in Preventing Disease: Eating the Rainbow

Most people know that we need adequate amounts of oxygen, water, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids and good carbs for great health. What they don’t realize is that a group of micronutrients…

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11 Ways to Boost Your Lymphatic System for Great Health

The lymphatic system, or lymph system as it is also called, is a system made up of glands, lymph nodes, the spleen, thymus gland and tonsils. It bathes our body’s cells and carries the body’s cellular…

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For the Love of Carrots & the Elephant Journal

"The day is coming when a carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution." - Paul Cezanne Well, we have made it to the end of this very cold and currently windy January! And we are celebrating …

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Carotenoids Show Promise for Cancer

Carotenoids are a group of phytonutrients that provide the yellow-orange-red pigments found in foods like carrots, sweet potatoes, apricots, mangoes, pumpkin, tomatoes, papaya, peaches, squash, and ot…

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16 Ways to Enjoy Winter Greens

The summer may be prime season for fresh vegetables, but winter veggies ain't nothing to sneeze at, either! From collard greens to escarole, rainbow chard to turnip greens, and many more in …

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9 Easy Ways to Boost Your Energy

Boosting your energy doesn’t have to cost a lot or feel like work. Just by learning a few simple tricks you can have a great impact on your energy for the rest of your life. 1. Start the day out w…

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7 Reasons to Love Beets

Beets are among my favorite vegetables. Not only are they delicious, they are nutritional powerhouses. Here are 7 reasons to love beets: 1. Lower blood pressure (when high). A recent study at Lo…

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Superfood: 10 Tasty Kale Recipes

Are you a fan of kale? Just like chia seeds, kale is considered a "superfood" because it's so nutritionally dense. This dark leafy green is packed full of fiber and vitamins. In fact, just one litt…

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Sunburst Spinach Salad

I made this salad for myself and my hubby for lunch a few days ago. It seemed like a perfect antidote to the minimal sunlight and colder temps that mark this time of year. I was feeling a little…

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