How to gain weight??

HI Robyn- My 27 year old daughter wants to GAIN weight. She is 5’4″ and 98 pounds. She eats, and is always hungry, but can’t gain. She does have frequent stomach aches. She thinks if she eats lots of fat- that will help- but will it? Thanks

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Raw Foods and “Funny” Stomachs

Dear Robin, I have a few health related questions I wanted to ask you regarding starting a raw food diet. I consider myself a beginner raw fooder, I have  taught myself how to drink green smoothies, learned how to eat cabbage and other greens. Here is my question. I have a history of having a [...]

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I don’t want green smoothies when it’s cold!

Dear GreenSmoothieGirl:   I LOVE green smoothies, but lately, since it’s getting cooler outside, I’m wanting something warm . . . got any ideas?   Answer:   Yes, what I do is have my green smoothie (never warm, yuck!) PLUS something warm or hot that I really enjoy, like warm sourdough bread or a bowl [...]

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what enzymes do to make food digestible . . . part 3

We don’t think of our stomach as being two-chambered, but Howell goes to lengths to document all the experts and studies (including Gray’s Anatomy) saying that it does, in fact, have two distinct parts.   And in the upper stomach, or “food enzyme stomach,” gastric juices are not released, and peristalsis is not yet churning [...]

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