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Yogamint articles relating to Food Wise
02-Sep-2012
Pep Up With Probiotics
Body-Friendly Bacteria
When you hear the word “bugs” in relation to your health, it might conjure up visions of the flu or other...
24-Jun-2012
Dressing Up
Boost Your Salad IQ
Whether you enjoy a simple side plate of lettuce at dinner or a robust “all-in” kind of salad as a main dish...
04-Mar-2012
A Grain of Salt
Season with Sense
Salt is one of humanity’s most precious commodities — in times past a person’s value was measured by...
23-Oct-2011
Feast on Yeast
Sprinkle on Some Nutrition
Yeast is not just for bread! Nutritional yeast (deactivated yeast) is called the “vegetarian’s protein.”
14-Aug-2011
Packaged Sunshine
Cleanse with Chlorophyll
Remember studying photosynthesis in biology class? Plants use chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants and algae...
21-Jul-2011
A Plot of Your Own
Plant a Summer Garden
Growing a garden of your favorite vegetables is beneficial on any number of levels. The joyful work of preparing the soil...
07-Jul-2011
Sweet Nothings
Your Brain on Sugar
Got the sugar blues? Low blood sugar can be a major factor in lack of energy, brain fog and moodiness.
09-Jun-2011
O-Mazing Omegas
Enjoy the Good Fats
Oh, those o-mazing Omegas. These “good fats” contain EFAs (essential fatty acids), key to nervous system and brain health.
07-Jun-2011
Creamy and Dreamy
Coconut's Blissful Evolution - A Dedicated Email
Can a dessert be divinely delicious as well as nutritious, sustainable and vegan? Many folks are looking for alternatives to dairy...
10-May-2011
Water, Water Everywhere
Little Drops to Drink - A Dedicated Email
Water is the stuff of life. You drink it, bathe in it and prepare your food with it. In fact, your body is composed of around 60% water.
01-May-2011
Prepare for Take-Off
Eat Right on the Flight
Between security checks, flight delays, germs, weather, luggage, jet lag and sitting in airline seats for hours...
06-Mar-2011
Spring Cleaning
Eliminate the Mucus
As you prepare for the renewed energy of spring—and all the traditional spring-cleaning tasks—don’t forget...
07-Dec-2010
Replenish Your Life
Cleanse & Transform - A Dedicated Email
The holidays are coming and we all know that means… overeating. Over time, your body can become toxic due to the ingestion of "slow poisons"...
02-Dec-2010
Sprouts Alive
Food for the Ages
Alfalfa sprouts—are they the poster child for the health food movement or the wonder food of the ages?
11-Jul-2010
Lyte Up Your Life
Natural Electrolyte Sources
When it’s this hot out, it’s good to know the human body is made to withstand it. Water helps and there are all kinds...
07-Jul-2010
Working for the World
Connect to the Source of Your Food - A Dedicated Email
Over the last 40 years, the Fair Trade movement has blossomed from a few tiny “worldshops” selling . . .
10-Jun-2010
D All You Can D
It's Not Just a Vitamin!
Vitamin D is amazing. In the 1930’s, it helped cure Rickets and forty years later it was re-classified . . .
13-May-2010
In a Joint Like This
Nutritional Neck Health
It's true. Your diet effects every part of you, even the areas without major organs. The muscles, tendons and ligaments...
22-Apr-2010
Tighten Your Belt
Eat Less, Live Long, Save Money
A very interesting study done years ago found that rats who were fed the minimal requirement of calories lived twice . . .
14-Mar-2010
In the Fasting Lane
Spring Cleaning
Rains come, flowers bloom, birds fly north and the bees get back to their busy, buzzing business. As the seasons change...
18-Feb-2010
A is for Alkaline
Reduce Acid's Effects
Stress is a fact of life. It literally pressurizes you, increasing the body’s acidity.
17-Dec-2009
Each Morsel is a Moment
Graze Don't Gobble
At your next meal, even if it’s just a quick lunch on the go, take a moment to act as if you are having a feast.
05-Oct-2009
Lean and Clean
Optimize Your Body's Potential - A Dedicated Email
You tune up your car, your computer, even your vacuum cleaner, but how about your body?
30-Aug-2009
No Teeth Down There
Chew, Chew, Chew for a Healthier You
The pace of life these days rarely affords the time to stop, breathe and be mindful of this precious moment...
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