If you’re like me, all you know about Lyme Disease, is that its spread by ticks. You don’t view Lyme as a threat. Moreover, you’re unaware that in 2015 there were roughly 30,000 reported cases and 10,000 possible cases of Lyme in the United States alone. Honestly, I was clueless that Lyme had reached such…
Enriched | Fortified |Refined | Pasteurized
Those ever elusive words that plaster the products lining the aisles of your favorite grocery store; enriched, fortified, refined and pasteurized. What do they really mean? Why are these processes performed, and what are they doing to our bodies? According to the USDA we should be consuming wheat and dairy products on a daily basis…
Chia Gel
Chia gel is a great addition to salad dressings, baked goods, smoothies, pancakes, eggs…etc. Chia, an ancient Aztec super-food, in its raw form is great sprinkled over salads and into smoothies. I’ve also read of athletes pouring handfuls of raw chia into their mouths and then chasing the chia with water to stay hydrated and…