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Gluten Free, Not Gluten Freaky: Some Scary News… and What to Do About It

Here’s a scary piece of news for those of us on a gluten free diet: A recent Study suggests that the gluten free diet not only reduces the amount of beneficial bacteria in our guts, and increases the yucky bacteria like E Coli – but it also lowers our immune function!

GULP

So what’s the solution?

Well, for [...]

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The Curious Vegan: Tofu Parm

The Curious Vegan: Tofu Parm

My husband, the Carnivore, turns 32 today, and of course, he’s going to ask for his normal birthday meal – Chicken Parm. Now, he loves this stuff like white loves rice, so of course I’m going to make it for him.

My family is Flexitarian.  Typically what we do is swing from the carnivore end of [...]

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Eaten Alive: Science versus Philosophy…Nutrient Absorption

Eaten Alive: Science versus Philosophy…Nutrient Absorption

There’s a lot of great information out there in the health food community. And a lot of weird, unscientific, hinky stuff, too. How do you figure out what to believe?  Well, if you’re smart, you do your research…
Let me preface this article by saying I love raw foods. I love the creativity of the cuisine. [...]

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Menu Plan Monday!

The best part about eating at home? You can control exactly what goes into your food! Have a food allergy? Something ripe and ready to harvest in your garden? Craving something new and exciting? You can alter a recipe to suit your tastes, budget, and environmental concerns.

This week’s Menu Plan Monday is themed around Cinco [...]

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Gluten Free, Not Gluten Freaky: Got it? Get it? Good.

Gluten Free, Not Gluten Freaky: Got it? Get it? Good.

 So here you sit, with something funky called gluten intolerance.  You know it’s serious because you feel like you’ve been run over by a train most days… and because your doc just told you, “Look, get off the gluten or die,” in so many words. You certainly understand the need to stay away from the [...]

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