Legumes are difficult for some people to digest and are not appropriate for everyone all the time. If legumes are included in your diet, choose using these criteria. Choosing organic legumes is best, and always go with locally grown when possible. Buy dried legumes. Canned beans may be packaged in cans lined with BPA (an
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Cows eat GRASS, not corn or soy??
Cows eat grass. Yes. GRASS. That is the appropriate diet for a cow. Why? They are ruminants, a type of animal with multiple stomachs, built to eat grass and process the nutrition offered in that grass, nutrition that benefits us when we eat then eat the meat of these animals. Humans are not ruminant animals,
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Basics & Staples
How to Heat Corn Tortillas
How to Heat Corn Tortillas- the Real Food Way No matter the heating method, remember to use traditional, healthy fats– not unhealthy vegetable oils. Oven On parchment lined cookie sheet, spread out tortillas. Coat with olive oil, coconut oil, pastured lard or butter, rubbing it into the tortilla. Bake for about 5 minutes at 350
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Non-Toxic Lifestyle
Why Vegetable Oils are Dangerous to Your Health
In addition to the problems with industrially processed vegetable oils containing genetically modified organisms, GMOs they are also highly processed, refined and rancid (oxidized). Read what Sally Fallon has to say about industrial vegetable oils, from her must-read article, “Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry” : The food processing empire is built on industrial fats
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What is a Genetically Modified Organism or GMO?
You may have heard people talk about GMOs and the fight to keep them out of our food system. You may have heard mentions of a company, called Monsanto, that is behind most of the biotechnology/GMO movement. On our site we often talk about making sure food is non-GMO or GMO-free, or organic- which currently means it can
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The Many Dangers of Aspartame
Are you still drinking diet drinks, chewing sugarless gum, or eating processed diet foods? Please read this excerpt from an article written by Dr. Mercola on the dangers of artificial sweeteners. Real Food Whole Health can help you kick the artificial sweetener habit and find healthier substitutes for these dangerous foods. Contact us for your
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What’s Wrong With “Politically Correct” Nutrition?
Here at Real Food Whole Health, we can help you transition to a more nutrient-dense diet consisting of real, whole foods that have been properly prepared. This type of nutrition supports the body and allows it to return to a balanced state of optimum health. Many of the chronic conditions you’ve been living with will
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Back Away from the Microwave
Microwaving Zaps the Nutrients Right Out of Your Food by Dr. Joseph Mercola, www.mercola.com There has been surprisingly little research on how microwaves affect organic molecules, or how the human body responds to consuming microwaved food. Wouldn’t you expect that a product that sits in more than 90 percent of kitchens, as well as practically
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Soy Infant Formula- Not a Good Idea!
Soy Infant Formula: Birth Control Pills for Babies Babies fed soy-based formula have 13,000 to 22,000 times more estrogen compounds in their blood than babies fed milk-based formula. Infants exclusively fed soy formula receive the estrogenic equivalent (based on body weight) of at least five birth control pills per day. Male infants undergo a “testosterone
