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  • Super Foods

    Is Krill Oil The New Fish Oil?

    Most people have heard of fish oil and their healthy omega-3 fatty acids. You can get these essential nutrients from eating fatty fish or from taking regular fish oil supplements. But the lesser-kn...
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    Worried about your immune health? These herbs can help

    For many of us, this pandemic is a new experience. It isn’t the first pandemic we’ve seen as a species—and it won’t be the last. But it may be the first that you (or even your parents) have ever en...
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    PHENOMENAL FUNGUS: WHY MUSHROOMS ARE THE NEWEST SUPERFOOD

    When you think of superfoods, what comes to mind may be dark leafy greens, potent garlic, and vibrantly hued fruits and vegetables such as blueberries and sweet potatoes. But new evidence gives rea...
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    How Red Raspberry Leaf Can Help The Female Body

    Red Raspberry Leaf tea has become a well-loved women’s health tonic in holistic healing circles, and for good reason! Red Raspberry Leaf is a plant remedy that has been used for centuries. From anc...
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    We use herbs all the time. So what the heck are they?

    Herbs: you keep them in your refrigerator, spice rack, and medicine cabinet. But have you ever stopped to wonder—perhaps while sipping a mug of chamomile tea—what exactly are herbs, anyway? The hea...