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What About OXALATES in Spinach?

Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, some people think you should lightly cook your spinach and other greens before eating them. Is it safe to eat them raw? What about spinach oxalate? In this…

Whey Protein Is Bad For You, Here’s Why

Why is whey protein bad? As an advocate for a primarily plant-based diet, I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked, “But what about protein?” I’ve written about the epic…

The Virtues of Coconut Water

You probably already know a lot about the uses and benefits of coconut oil but what about coconut water? In this article: What is Coconut Water? Why Drink Coconut Water?…

Can Nail Polish Be Healthy? Don’t Paint Your Nails Again Without Reading This!

Last year, getting a pedi at my salon, the manicurist sold me on a fabulous product called “gel toes.” It lasts so much longer than regular nail polish, she said….

Saliva: Why We Need It, What It Does, and How to Have Enough

If things are humming along smoothly, we don’t tend to notice the most basic aspects of how our bodies run; a well-oiled machine has no friction, as they say. It’s…

How to Clean up Air Pollution Inside Your Home

If you live in a city, you might be aware that there’s a lot of junk in the air, when you go outside. Until recently, I lived on the Wasatch…

13 Top Raw Almonds Nutrition Benefits (And How To Get Truly Raw Almonds)

Got your eye on raw almonds in this year’s Group Buy? The most potent nutrition benefits and best taste come from truly raw almonds. But unless you have a direct…

Don’t Get Your Calcium From Milk

One of the most powerful industries in America is the dairy industry, earning over $50 billion and spending over $200 million annually to spread the lie that dairy products are…

22 Experts Debunk Ketogenic, Paleo, & Low-Carb Diets

Anyone considering the Paleo or Ketogenic diet fads should read this post. I share with you 22 quotes by nutrition experts I’ve interviewed in the past year, about the current…

How To Use Water Kefir Grains To Heal Your Gut

Did you catch my Facebook Live where I ate 10-year old RAW cabbage and lived to tell about it? We talked about the importance of fermented and cultured foods, getting…

What To do About My “Cloudy” Blender Jar

Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I love my Vitamix / Blendtec, but the jar gets cloudy. What do I do? Ways to Clean a Cloudy Blender Jar In this article: Lemon Juice and…

Vaginal Dryness, Painful Sex, and Low Libido? There Are Natural Solutions

I recently attended a conference on women’s hormone health and enjoyed a speaker who talked about a little-understood hormone in our bodies called DHEA. He was talking about all of…