Probiotics and digestive enzymes
Q: Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, what’s a good probiotic/enzyme you recommend? A: Probiotics and enzymes are two different things. I like Pharmanex’s probiotic called ProBio because their scientists, whom I know and trust, have isolated a proprietary strain that supports all the others. I can obtain these at wholesale cost for anyone who writes me, [...]
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The next three days, I’m going to post some Q&A on subjects related to my recipe collection. These are questions some truth-seeking readers have asked: Q: ABOUT KEFIR GRAINS: I understand they are “friendly bacteria” that “keep on giving.” They ferment milk into living organisms right? Therefore, do they live indefinitely, and [...]
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Every semester, I have my Management Communications 320 students do an online writing assignment on a company discussion board. I give them a case involving discussion of an elementary school’s parent-teacher organization’s proposal for a new hot-lunch menu sponsored by fast-food chains. This case is based on my own real-life experience with my [...]
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Today was Go to Junior High With Your Child day. It’s hard to describe the level of enthusiasm Kincade expressed when I told him I was going to spend my birthday with him at his school, but I’ll try: eyes rolling, mouth hanging open, slumping. “No! Seriously? Mom! You wouldn’t!” I have developed [...]
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I have a cold. And I’m happy about it. Lest you think I’m sick in more ways than one, let me explain. Many experts say you need to get a cold now and then (once or twice a year), so you don’t need to think of getting a cold as a failure of [...]
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I’ve had three people email me the past week to ask why you’d blend smoothies, rather than juice your fruits and vegetables. So here’s why, for anyone else wondering. First, on a practical level, if you’ve ever operated a juicer, you know what a mess the cleanup is. Even those of us quite [...]
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