Raine Saunders
July 26, 2017
activism, digestive health, environment, health, health freedom, insecticide, mosquito abatement, wellness
by I originally created this web site as a way to share information on how to “heal our guts with food”. That theme is still germane to my mission here. However, there are many other factors that can impact our…
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Raine Saunders
September 7, 2016
digestive health, fermented foods and beverages, ginger, gut healing, health, immunity, Leaky Gut, Mood and behavior, probiotics
by A popular, go-to commercial sports drink is Gatorade. Gatorade has been around for 40+ years. For decades, professional athletes and people who exercise have depended on this product to replace electrolytes during exertion. I remember how popular this beverage…
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Raine Saunders
August 18, 2016
blood sugar, digestive health, health, immunity, insulin resistance, sea salt, traditional diet
by Continuing with the Deceptions in The Food Industry series, today we’re talking about salt. Has your doctor advised you to lower your salt intake for your health? If so, there are a few things you ought to know about…
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Raine Saunders
August 17, 2016
digestive health, glyphosate, GMOs, gut healing, health, immunity, iodine deficiency, Real food
by Treating a symptom in isolation to effectively “stop it from happening” with a pharmaceutical drug or procedure is the typical conventional approach to health care. But what if stopping a symptom isn’t helpful? What if we still experience problems…
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Raine Saunders
June 10, 2016
cholesterol, digestive health, fermented foods, fermented foods and beverages, grassfed beef, gut healing, health, pasture raised eggs, pasture-raised
by The inspiration for this post was a recent question from a reader on my Facebook page regarding a live interview on the Cancer Summit with Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride, author of Gut and Psychology Syndrome. The topic is whether we…
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Raine Saunders
September 21, 2015
digestive health, low-fat, processed food, Real food, Toxins, vegetable oil, wellness
by In the first article in this series, Deceptions in the food industry: low-fat foods, I talk about the pervasiveness of processed, low-fat foods in our food supply, misconceptions about how low-fat foods are healthy, and the dishonesty in labeling…
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Raine Saunders
August 1, 2015
anxiety, beneficial bacteria, digestive health, dirt, exercise, gut healing, health, immunity, microbes, outdoor activity, paddleboarding, sun exposure, sunburn, traditional diet, traditional fats, traditional food, Vitamin D, wellness
by This summer my family has acquired a love for paddleboarding. I do love the outdoors, and spend as much time as I can there when weather is favorable doing activities I love including walking, bike riding, horseback riding, hiking,…
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Raine Saunders
July 16, 2015
digestive health, fermented foods and beverages, grassfed beef, gut healing, health, immunity, on-the-go, organic food, probiotics, Real food, saving money, Toxins, traditional fats, travel
digestion, fermented foods, immune system, nutrient-dense, organic food, processed food, real food, travel
by It’s summer! Travel season is in full swing. What can you do to ensure you eat healthy? When traveling, finding healthful food choices can be challenging. However, with a little planning and preparation, there are a number of healthy…
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Raine Saunders
July 6, 2015
book reviews, digestive health, fermented foods, health, immunity, Leaky Gut, Real food, recipes, traditional food
by Focusing on desserts, the beautifully-photographed and inspring new cookbook, Eat Beautiful: Grain-Free, Sugar-Free, and Loving It by chef and activist Megan Stevens makes trading in unhealthy processed ingredients for natural and nutritious ingredients that uplift and nourish your body,…
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Raine Saunders
June 18, 2015
digestive health, fermented foods, fermented foods and beverages, gut healing, health, immunity, organic food, pasture-raised, probiotics, processed food, Real food, traditional food
fermented foods, food poisoning, gastrointestinal illness, gut health, prevention, probiotics, processed food, real food, stomach bugs, traditional food
by Most of us are all-too-familiar with the feeling: the sudden onset of slow, churning in your stomach followed by fever, body aches, malaise, and loss of appetite. Eventually you cannot keep anything down. It seems the illness must inevitably…
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