2 days agoMember-onlyEat Your Way to Wealth and Wellness: How to Enjoy Delicious and Nutritious Foods without Breaking the BankHealthy eating benefits your health and budget. It can avoid or control diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and obesity. These diseases can cost you a lot in drugs, operations, and hospital stays. …Healthy Lifestyle6 min readHealthy Lifestyle6 min read
Sep 17Member-onlyLet Inorganic Nitrates Be Thy Medicine!The power of inorganic nitrates can be dynamic and life-changing! This is Cassie reporting: “Welcome back to the Cassie Podcast, where we talk health, wellness, and more! I’m so excited to have my favorite guest and expert in the food as medicine space — Annie — on the show today…Food As Medicine3 min readFood As Medicine3 min read
Sep 10Member-onlyFeeling High-ly Energized: How to Fuel a Healthy Protein DietEating a high-protein diet has been shown to boost metabolism and increase the number of calories burned by about 80–100 per day on average. The sun rose above Sedona, filling the sky with a beautiful contrast of azure blue and fiery red. Its rays illuminated the deep crimson rocks of…Protein4 min readProtein4 min read
Sep 3Member-onlyHow Protein Can Make You SlimWant to shed those unwanted pounds? Get your protein on because skinny tastes better than anything you can eat. Whirr, the high-powered blender kicked in with a flip of its switch just as LJ walked into the sunlit kitchen. “Good morning, sweetheart. I’m making a smoothie for breakfast. …Protein3 min readProtein3 min read
Aug 27Member-onlyHow to Make Your Own Sunscreen and Save Your Skin and the PlanetA hot day in the Valley of the Sun is enough to take your breath away. The golden sunlight envelops the landscape, the deep blue sky stretching for miles on end. The heat has a special glow that brings out the vivid shades of green in the trees and flowers’…Skincare4 min readSkincare4 min read
Aug 20Member-onlyHow to Make Your Own Sunscreen and Save Your Skin and the PlanetA hot day in the Valley of the Sun is enough to take your breath away. The golden sunlight envelops the landscape, the deep blue sky stretching for miles on end. The heat has a special glow that brings out the vivid shades of green in the trees and flowers’…Sun Damage4 min readSun Damage4 min read
Aug 20Member-onlyCorny but Delicious: Elote Pasta Salads for Hot DaysLJ carried a glass of lemonade in each hand as he entered Annie’s office, where she was typing furiously on her laptop. “Hey, babe. How’s your work going? Annie glanced up with a smile, it’s fine, but I need to finish this article for tomorrow, today. The deadline is looming.” …Mexican Food4 min readMexican Food4 min read
Aug 13Member-onlyBitterly Delicious: Embracing the Wildly Addictive World of Bitter GreensBitter greens may be an acquired taste, but their support of gut health is oh-so-sweet! “Follow me, please.” The server at Ruby’s café led Annie and LJ through the restaurant and into the garden. It was a new area for the cafe’s customers. The tables were interspersed between rows of…Vegetables4 min readVegetables4 min read
Aug 6Member-onlyMelon Mania: The Scoop on the Top 5 Summer Melons. Get Your Slice of the Action Now!Melons are nutritional low-cal powerhouses that provide hydration and are a delicious summer treat. Bursting with essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, they offer an array of health benefits that make them an ideal addition to your diet. Eating melons in the summer is a healthy and economical decision. “Mmmmm, this…Watermelon4 min readWatermelon4 min read
Jul 30Member-onlyPercolating Problems: Climate Change’s Wake-Up Call for Coffee ProductionAnd What You Can do About It The impact of climate change on coffee production cannot be overstated. It’s not just a problem but a looming disaster threatening the future of coffee. Small farms that depend on rain-fed agriculture are especially vulnerable to changing weather patterns resulting in prolonged dry…Coffee4 min readCoffee4 min read