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Category: Whole Foods Diet

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A Literally Simple Berry Salad

A Literally Simple berry salad with a white balsamic vinaigrette dressing is the perfect recipe for the summertime, because the ingredients are easy to come by in the summer, healthy and fresh.

8 Habits to Live a Long and Quality Life

8 Habits For a Long Quality Life

8 Habits for a Long and Quality Life Why Create Habits for a Long Quality Life? Longevity wasn’t really a goal of mine until now. Becoming a parent put a value on my life I wasn’t expecting, with a hard stop punctuated at the end. I wanted to create habits for a long quality life.…
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The Best Way to Live an Organic Lifestyle

The Best Way to Live an Organic Lifestyle

Healthy reasons to visit the farmers market may not be what you think. Yes the foods are generally healthier, but think along the lines of sustainable eating, community support, and nature therapy.

10 Foods I Don’t Buy To Cut Costs and Stay Healthy

Want to simplify your purchases at the grocery store? This list, made up of the 10 foods I don’t buy to stay healthy, cut costs, and produce less waste will support your own health, and actually save you money! Price Per Vitamin When you buy less processed foods you’ll naturally buy more whole foods. Whole…
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5 Ways to Make Your Community Happier

A teacher at heart, I constantly want to be improving myself and the community around me. Author E.B White said it best “torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”  I see progress as an obtainable and hopeful goal, constantly…
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5 Tips to Eat More Whole Foods

What do vegan and paleo diets have in common? Even though paleo and vegan diets  seem to be on the opposite end of the diet spectrum, they’re actually very similar. Both diets are made up of whole foods. Read on to implement these 5 tips to eat more whole foods. 5 Tips to Eat More…
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