Raine Saunders
April 4, 2017
grassfed beef, health, low-fat, organic food, pasture raised eggs, pasture-raised, raw milk, Real food, saturated fat, Toxins, traditional diet, traditional fats, traditional food, vaccination, Vitamin A, wellness
by What role do nutrients from real food play in prevention and recovery from disease? Vitamin A is critical for absorption of protein in the foods we eat and immune system function. USDA Dietary Recommendations call for low-fat and fat-free…
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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
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
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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Raine Saunders
June 1, 2015
digestive health, glyphosate, GMOs, grassfed beef, gut healing, health, immunity, Monsanto, organic food, Real food, traditional food
animal foods, antibiotic-free, CLA, confinement, corn, factory-farms, fat-soluble vitamins, geneticallymodified organisms, grain-fed, grassfed meat, gut health, health, hormone-free, immunity, Omega 3s, pasture-raised, soy, traditionally raised animal food
by In this Deceptions in The Food Industry series, I uncover some of the most common deceptions found in the industry that produces and sells the foods we consume. Today I will discuss the fallacies of meat and other animal…
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Raine Saunders
May 21, 2015
broth, digestive health, fermented foods and beverages, gut healing, health, immunity, kitchen tips, Mood and behavior, pasture raised eggs, Real food, recipes, traditional fats, traditional food
beet kvass, bone broth, brain support, coffee, dairy kefir, digestive healing, digestive health, enzymes, fermented beverages, gut health, immune system, kefir, kombucha, minerals, morning beverage, nettles, nettles infusion, probiotics, raw foods, smoothies, water kefir
by I have heard a lot of people describe how they need their morning coffee to “get going”. Some are writing about the benefits of Bulletproof Coffee. I have personally not drank coffee for over 20 years. I was forced…
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Raine Saunders
April 27, 2015
digestive health, glyphosate, GMOs, gut healing, health, immunity, Monsanto, organic food, Real food, Toxins
ASD, autism, autism spectrum disorders, Glyphosate, gut bacteria, gut flora, gut-brain connection, Jeffery Smith, Monsanto, Roundup, Stephanie Seneff, wheat
by Do you have gluten-intolerance, wheat sensitivities, Celiac disease, or some other digestive issue? Although we’ve seen a great deal of literature and evidence pointing to wheat and in particular, gluten, as a culprit of digestive illness, wheat may not…
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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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