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Migraines: A Painful Reality for Many
This is my next article in the Sierra Star, I thought I would give my peeps a pre-peek! Migraines: A Painful Reality for Many Dear Wellness RN, I suffer from migraine headaches. What exactly are migraines, what are known triggers, and what can I do to alleviate or lessen their frequency. Thanks, Migraine
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Soda, Soda, Soda!!!
Ok, I feel it is time to do a little post on SODA! I get a lot of questions about soda and people are often surprised at my answer. It is often assumed that because I am a clean eater and a nurse I am a complete, 100% no go on soda. Since I am
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Get them to eat Broccoli
Get them to eat Broccoli A friend of mine asked me to do a Blog post on how to get your kids to like Broccoli. After laughing out loud at the request I thought, “ hey thats a great idea!” Now do I believe that I can teach you how to make every kid in
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PROBIOTICS
PROBIOTICS After a recent surge in stomach flu, diarrhea, and urinary tract infections among my friends and blog followers I decided that it is time to do a post on PROBIOTICS. The digestive system including the urinary system contains more than 500 different species of bacteria. These bacteria’s are helpful in maintaining the health
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Why I LOVE Pomegranates
Pomegranates! When I think of Pomegranates I am flooded with childhood memories of sitting on the sidewalk in my grubby clothes enjoy every last bit of that messy fruit. Now as an adult with children of my own I am helping them create their own fun memories!! I have recently discovered that these fruits are
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Protein vs. Carbs
Protein vs Carbs One of the most common questions I get is, What is the scoop on proteins and carbs? Why do we need both and do we really need both? Is low carb a good idea? So here is the deal….. Protein: Proteins are the machine that makes all living things function. Every
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6 Calorie Saving Tips
6 Calorie Saving Tips Even though I believe calorie counting is old news I do like an easy, yummy calorie saving tip! I thought that I would post a few of my favorites to help you out if you have some weight to lose, weight to maintain, or just a plain old guilty conscious. Tip
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The Doug Lunch!
So lets get to it! Being a mom of two crazy boys and a real foodie means life is always interesting in our house. When you live the life of real food your ideals do not always match up with the ideas of a 4 or 6 year old. I am constantly faced with the
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I “HEART” Maple Syrup
When deciding to limit refined sugars I needed to quickly find some substitutions that Doug and I could live with. I have always been an advocate for “real” sugar so synthetics were never an option. After doing some research I discovered that one of the healthiest substitutes for white sugar is Real Maple Syrup. Maple
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HFCS-The Evil One
When you are a practicing real foodist as I am, enemy #1 is high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Many people acknowledge how bad it is but often do not know why. This post is a little high fructose corn syrup 101.What is it? High fructose corn syrup is also known as corn sugar. When corn
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