• Excitotoxins, MSG and its hidden names

    What is MSG? MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is a processed food additive. It is an extremely dangerous neurotoxin (excitotoxin) that shrivels and kills brain cells in the hypothalamus and has been linked to migraines, seizures, ADD/ADHD, heart palpitations, tremors, and MANY other symptoms that can even be fatal. I know it was partly responsible for my

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  • A Guide to Healthy Cultured and Fermented Foods

    A Guide to Choosing Healthy Fermented & Cultured Foods Cultured, or naturally fermented foods are very traditional foods, having been consumed by our ancestors throughout the ages Vegetables (sauerkraut, kimchi, etc), fruits (chutneys and preserved fruits), beverages (water kefir, kombucha, beet kvass, etc), grains (sourdough bread), dairy products (dairy kefir, yogurt, crème fraiche, sour cream,

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  • A Guide to Choosing Healthy Meats

    A Guide to Choosing Healthy Meats Choose meat that has been raised locally and sustainably, without the use of hormones or antibiotics, and from animals eating their native, species-appropriate diet. If you cannot find grass-finished meat, grass-fed/grain-finished meat can be substituted, but is not optimal. Beef, bison/buffalo and lamb should be grass-fed and grass-finished, not

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  • A Guide to Choosing Healthy Eggs

    A Guide to Choosing Healthy Eggs Purchase eggs from pastured hens raised locally- from small farms or even a friend’s backyard flock. Or, raise your own chickens! Pastured chickens have access to the outdoors, sunlight and pasture or grass. They eat not only grass, but grubs, worms and bugs and generally these chickens do not

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  • A Guide to Choosing Healthy Dairy Products

    A Guide to Choosing Healthy Dairy Products Raw or unpasteurized, unprocessed milk is something that nourished generations of our ancestors. Choose raw milk, raw cream, raw butter and raw cheese where available. Raw dairy offers many benefits over pasteurized dairy including enzymes, beneficial bacteria and vitamins/minerals not found naturally in pasteurized milk. Raw milk has

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