Healthy happy you.
I admit that I'm a huge label reader and I've even been re-reading labels from foods I've been enjoying for years. Before working out, I was chomping on a Luna Bar and in the list of ingredients, I saw inulin. So what is it? Is it a kind of sugar? Is it a chemical? To find out read more Read more
I recently was sent a sample of Sweet Perfection, an all-natural sweetener that is supposed to be used in the place of sugar. Typically I am skeptical of things like this, but I am willing to give everything a try once. SweetPerfection is made from oligofructose, which is actually chicory root ground to a very fine soluble fiber. For all you glycemic dieters, SweetPerfection has a super low Read more
Spring's arrival this week means that the farmers market is getting a brand-new makeover in the form of produce. While fresh veggies are the cornerstone to any clean diet, there are a few Spring foods with the added benefit of having natural detoxing properties. Besides being an antioxidant powerhouse, asparagus provides digestive support to the body. Like chicory root, asparagus contains Read more
It's known as "white gold" in some parts of the world, and while there may be some debate on how it should be pronounced (en-DIVE or ON-deev), there is no debating the fact that Belgian endive is simply delicious. Endive is an incredibly interesting leafy vegetable, starting with the fact that it is grown in the dark. The story of its discovery goes like this: a farmer in Belgium was storing Read more
