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Deceptions in the food industry: “all-natural”

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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Can we prevent food poisoning and “stomach bugs”?

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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Why organic milk falls short on nutrition

Raine Saunders June 5, 2015 digestive health, GMOs, organic agriculture, organic food, pasture-raised, processed food, raw milk, saving money, traditional food commodity-based agriculture, corn, GMOs, grain, nutrient-dense, nutrition, organic milk, pasteurization, pasture-raised cows, raw milk, soy

by Conventional milk can contain residue from hormones, antibiotics, herbicides, pesticides, and GMOs. The use of these substances has been associated with health issues both for animals as well humans. According to Organic Consumer’s Association, the use of genetically-modified recombinant bovine growth…
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My Wellness Wednesday interview with Dr. Karen Lee on GAPS to heal insomnia and anxiety, GMOs, and Leaky Gut

Raine Saunders May 6, 2015 anxiety, digestive health, fermented foods, fermented foods and beverages, glyphosate, GMOs, gut healing, health, immunity, Leaky Gut, Mood and behavior, organic food, processed food anxiety, GAPS, GMOs, Gut and Psychology Syndrome, insomnia, panic, processed food, real food

by Hear my conversation with Dr. Karen Lee from Wholistic Vitality on Wellness Wednesday on Leaky Gut, GMOs, and how I healed from digestive issues and insomnia, panic, and anxiety with GAPS! Are you suffering from insomnia, panic, or anxiety? If…
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Ways to aid your body in digesting fats

Raine Saunders April 21, 2015 digestive health, fermented foods, fermented foods and beverages, grassfed beef, gut healing, immunity, low-fat, organic food, processed food, Real food, saturated fat, traditional fats, traditional food, vegetable oil digestion, digestive health, digestive tract, immune system, real food, traditional fats

by Does your body have trouble digesting fats? Maybe you have consumed low-fat products for a period of time and/or consumed modern, artificial fats such as vegetable oils (canola, soy, or corn). Or, maybe you have added real, traditional fats back…
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Book review: The 30-Day Heartburn Solution

Raine Saunders February 25, 2015 book reviews, gut healing, health, processed food, Real food, saving money, Toxins, traditional food book reviews, Craig Fear, gut health, health, processed food, real food, saving money, toxins, traditional food

by What is one of the most over-used and prescribed drugs in America? You might immediately think of antibiotics. Those are definitely over-prescribed. However, the medications Craig Fear, NTP (Nutritional Therapy Practitioner) refers to in his new book, The 30-Day…
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4 ways to avoid GMOs in your diet

Raine Saunders February 16, 2015 glyphosate, GMOs, gut healing, health, immunity, Monsanto, organic food, processed food, Toxins

by The extreme conditions in our food supply call for the awareness and conscientious purchasing habits on behalf of the consumer public. Avoiding GMOs is not always easy, but to ensure good health and a clean environment, it’s an absolutely…
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12 tips to keep sugar cravings away

Raine Saunders February 15, 2015 digestive health, fermented foods and beverages, grassfed beef, gut healing, health, immunity, Mood and behavior, organic food, pasture raised eggs, processed food, Real food, saturated fat, traditional fats

by According to The Credit Suisse Research Institute’s 2013 study, “Sugar: Consumption at a Crossroads”, 30 to 40 percent of U.S. healthcare costs are dedicated to treatment of diseases that are linked to over-consumption of sugar! As compared to other industrial countries,…
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Deceptions in the food industry: low-fat foods

Raine Saunders February 9, 2015 GMOs, gut healing, health, low-fat, organic food, pasture-raised, processed food, Real food, saturated fat, traditional fats, traditional food low-fat, pasture-raised, processed food, reading labels, real food, saturated fat, traditional fats, traditional food, weight loss

by Nearly four years ago on my other web site, Agriculture Society, I started a series called Deceptions in the Food Industry where I discussed the fallacies of processed foods, and faulty claims made on labels of many foods you…
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Dr. Weston A. Price speaks on “the worst foods you can eat”

Raine Saunders February 3, 2015 GMOs, gut healing, health, organic food, processed food, Real food, saturated fat, traditional fats, traditional food GMOs, gut healing, organic food, polyunsaturated fat, processed food, real food, saturated fat, toxins, traditional fats, traditional food

by Dr. Weston A. Price, author of Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, traveled around the world in the 1930s to isolated locations. His goal? To discover through the lens of observing physical human health what were the causes of dental decay…
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