Category: 12 Steps To Whole Food

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…

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…

Update! On Merry & The Day Everything Became Crystal Clear

Last Fall, I wrote a story that was one of our most-read blog posts ever. About how I adopted a lady who never sees the light of day. Because when…

5 Easy Ways to Make Gorgeous and Delicious Complete-Meal Salads

Do you think making a salad or eating it is a chore? What if it could be the most delicious thing you eat all day? I wonder if you’ve ever had…

What Are Phytates And How Do I Avoid Them?

There have been some misconceptions about phytates lately, and it has led to a lot of advice on how to achieve a phytic acid free diet. But are phytates really…

How To Break Your Sugar Addiction in Four Days

On the GreenSmoothieGirl lecture tour of 450 U.S. cities, I was asked this, over and over: How do I break my sugar addiction? And I suspect that far more of…

How Digestive Enzymes Work–And Why You’re Probably Deficient

Why should you read this, to learn why ENZYMES have everything to do with whether you’re healthy or not? Simply put, enzymes make things happen. These proteins are the gatekeepers…

“The Biggest Loser” Bob Harper Changes His Position on Low-Carb Diets

Bob Harper is The Biggest Loser’s enthusiastic personal trainer. He rose to fame, helping hundreds of contestants lose thousands of pounds, with his positivity and encouragement, on one of the…

Blog: 10 Warning Signs and Symptoms of Leaky Gut

9 Warning Signs and Symptoms of Leaky Gut

Hippocrates was ahead of his time, saying “All disease begins in the gut.” “Leaky gut” is a condition in which the lining of the intestines becomes damaged, allowing toxins, bacteria…

Food Combining Theory: Fact, or Fiction?

One topic in the field of nutrition that has many people confused is the topic of food combining. That is, the idea that some foods should not be eaten with…

Feature | I Went Fasting Without Food for 40 Days | Here’s What I Learned

I Tried Fasting Without Food for 40 Days | Here’s What I Learned

I’m completely fascinated by the process and benefits of fasting without food. I’m talking about “eating absolutely nothing for a long period of time.” (With water, it’s called “water fasting,”…

A Review Of John Robbins’ Epic Work, The Food Revolution

The work of John Robbins is legendary. He’s the guy who turned down his birthright, running the billion-dollar Baskin Robbins Company. His father and uncle were the founders. His uncle…