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Plant Based Diet

Veggies for the Win: Five Reasons to Choose a Plant-Based Lifestyle

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM ● By Kiki Powers, MS, CNC

Plant-based eating is about proportionately choosing more foods from plant sources. The benefits of making this dietary shift include disease prevention, clean eating, anti-inflammatory properties, environmental sustainability, and improvements in mental and emotional health.

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Plant-Base Lifestyle

PLANT-BASED RESOURCES

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM ● By Kiki Powers, MS, CNC

Documentary Films, Websites and Cookbooks to help you on your plant-based lifestyle.

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CILANTRO LIME CAULIFLOWER RICE

Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM

A delicious plant-based recipe for healthy kidneys. Excerpted from Multiple Sclerosis Diet Plan and Cookbook.

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Blackened Salmon Tacos

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM

A salmon and plant-based dish from the Multiple Sclerosis Diet Plan and Cookbook.

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Tips for Healthy Kidneys

Loving Our Kidneys: Edible Allies, Integrative Treatments and Lifestyle Tips

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in seven adults are diagnosed annually with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Managing CKD requires a multilevel approach, including lifestyle and diet changes.

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FOODS THAT PROMOTE CARDIAC HEALING Heart Health

Nourish the Heart: Foods that Promote Cardiac Healing

Jan 31, 2023 09:30AM ● By Steven Masley

These five food groups don't just prevent heart disease and help shrink artery plaque, they also nourish and heal the heart.

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Heart Health Recipe Cioppino Heart Health Month

Cioppino (Italian Seafood Stew)

Jan 31, 2023 09:30AM

A delicious Italian seafood based heart-healthy meal packed with vegetables from The 30-Day Heart Tune-Up.

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Cooling the Fire Within: Healthy Eating Tips to Ease Chronic Inflammation

Dec 30, 2022 09:30AM ● By Tom O’Bryan, DC CCN, DACBN

Consuming a diet full of anti-inflammatory foods can help to address a wide-range of health ailments and ultimately, add years to our lives.

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Table full of various plated brunch dishes and foods alongside mugs of coffee, small pumpkins, cinnamon sticks, leaves and other autumn decor

Merry Brunching: Put a Healthier Twist on Favorite Recipes

Nov 30, 2022 09:30AM ● By Sheila Julson

With a few easy modifications, serve up healthier versions of tasty brunch foods over the holiday gathering season.

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Couple being playful in kitchen with healthy food on counter

The Gut-Brain Connection: How Food Affects Our Mood

Oct 31, 2022 09:30AM ● By Kimberly B. Whittle

Exploring the gut-brain axis and the role that microorganisms in the gut play in mental health conditions like anxiety, stress, depression and other disorders.

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Person wearing orange dress holding out fresh picked beets and carrots

Fall Beets: Versatile Leaf-to-Root Eats

Sep 30, 2022 09:30AM ● By April Thompson

Versatile, nutritious, colorful and flavorful, beets are an easy-to-grow, multi-season vegetable, packed with nutrition. Here are some delicious ways to enjoy them.

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Food dehydrator with various fruits inside and next to unit

Food Dehydration Made Easy: Best Ways to Preserve the Harvest

Aug 31, 2022 09:30AM ● By Sheila Julson

Preserving fruit, veggies, meat, fish, herbs and nuts is easy with these best tips for getting started using a food dehydrator.

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Plate of cooked sustainable shellfish

Sustainable Shellfish: Superfood of the Sea

Jul 29, 2022 09:30AM ● By April Thompson

Shellfish is delicious, fast-growing, nutritionally dense, sustainably produced, locally available from coast to coast and comes in nature’s own sturdy packaging.

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Bags of locally grown vegetables on tray person is holding

The Healthy Food Movement: Pandemic Trends are Shaping Better Local Food Systems

Jun 30, 2022 09:30AM ● By Bob Benenson

A wide range of innovative solutions are being pursued by e-commerce entrepreneurs and food-equity advocates to get healthier local food into more hands and more neighborhoods.

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Jar of purple edible flowers

Flower Power: Edible Blooms Add Flavor and Color to Summer Fare

Jun 30, 2022 09:30AM ● By April Thompson

Today’s health-conscious foodies are finding edible flowers to be a fantastic way to eat the rainbow, adding fun flavors and colors to all sorts of dishes.

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