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 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 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 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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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 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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Raine Saunders
April 9, 2015
book reviews, grassfed beef, gut healing, health, organic food, Real food, saturated fat, traditional fats, traditional food
book review, cholesterol, conventional meat, factory farm, grassfed beef, grassfed meat, organic food, real food, Tender Grassfed Meat, traditional food
by Meat has gained reputation for being the cause of chronic and fatal health issues including heart disease, obesity, cancer, and others due to its cholesterol and saturated fat content. But the stance on this is changing. Lately we’ve seen…
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Raine Saunders
March 31, 2015
fermented foods, fermented foods and beverages, gut healing, health, immunity, organic food, Real food, traditional food
digestion, digestive healing, digestive health, fermented beverages, fermented foods, gut healing, gut health, immune system support, probiotics
by In modern life, one of the things we don’t do much of is eat real cultured and fermented foods. For thousands of years, these foods have been staples of the human diet. Since the Industrial Revolution when the advent…
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