Just Like Sugar is made from chicory root, an indigestible (thus sugar and calorie-free) carbohydrate that offers health benefits along with a surprising sugary likeness. Inulin is a pre-biotic, which feeds good intestinal bacteria. It is even Paleo-approved.
READ MORE...Skin-protecting fats are found in coconut and palm oils, butter, beef and pork. Monounsaturated fats come from olive oil, macadamia nuts or oil and duck fat. The fats to be avoided are vegetable oils, including canola, safflower, sunflower and soybean oils, especially when hydrogenated.
READ MORE...A low-fat diet isn’t the answer. Studies show low fat diets increase tension, hostility and anger. Fat helps us regain a feeling of calm by decreasing stress hormones. Fat and sugar can make us feel good. But you knew that. Now, what to do?
READ MORE...Fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains are loaded with a variety of fiber types, which are not always a good thing, at least for some. Are you often plagued by bloating, gas, cramping, constipation or diarrhea and perhaps acid reflux? Have you been diagnosed with IBS? IBD?
READ MORE...In 1910 lard enjoyed 70 percent of the market share for fats. Heart disease was unheard of, obesity was rare and risk of diabetes was 1 in 30. But then marketing spin, spearheaded by the soybean oil industry, made lard out to be as frightening as today’s swine flue. We were to switch to margarine and vegetable oils.
READ MORE...Greek yogurt is regular yogurt strained of the whey. Is it any healthier? Whey turns out to have exceptional health benefits, perhaps something you want to keep in your yogurt.
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