Author: Ocean Robbins
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You Won’t Believe How Healthy Nuts Are for You
Learn the incredible health benefits of nuts and see how many nuts you should be eating. A huge number of studies are finding that nuts are one of the most health-giving foods on the planet. And while the research is new — nuts aren’t. In fact, a recent archeological dig in Israel found evidence that…
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How 2,000 People Lost 30,000 Pounds in 2 Months
In the last two months, I’ve been part of an experiment that has seen 2,000 people lose more than 30,000 pounds. And with the weight loss has come people getting off diabetes medications, lowering their blood pressure, and feeling happier and more energetic than they have in years. For me, it all started last year…
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Big Food aims to kill mandatory GMO labels before year’s end
By Jason Best • Originally published on TakePart Food makers want the Senate to pass a bill that would make labeling voluntary and supersede state-level laws. There’s no doubt about it: The food industry is counting on you to be distracted at this busy time of year, what with all those visions of sugarplums, etc.,…
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Practicing Gratitude on Thanksgiving is A Powerful Action for Health and Happiness
Thanksgiving can be about more that putting up with annoying relatives, gorging on a dead bird, and passing out in a football-enhanced stupor. In fact, Thanksgiving can be an opportunity to practice one of the most powerful health-promoting actions that exist. Giving thanks. Gratitude, it turns out, makes you happier and healthier. If you invest…
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5 Tips to Keep Halloween Healthy
By Betsy Opyt, RD, LD/N, CDE • Originally posted on GreenMedInfo When it comes to raising my 7-year-old daughter, one of the biggest challenges has been getting her to eat healthy. I’ve tried teaching her about nutrition, playing games, and yes-even a little bit of light-hearted bribery. But as it turns out, little girls are also…
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Getting Creative Juices Flowing
I was ten-years-old when my dad first began to write Diet for a New America. It was the first book to expose the truth about factory farms, and the link between food and our planet, to a wide audience. In the five years after the book’s publication in 1987, beef consumption in the United States…
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Don’t Eat Your Children’s Food
Following a plant-based diet will benefit the planet and future generations By David L. Katz • Originally published on US News & World Report No, this is not about noshing on plate scraps. Nor is it about “kid food,” per se. I have written about that before. For that matter, my son has weighed in on that…
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Fiber-Famished Gut Microbes Linked to Poor Health
While probiotics receive more attention, key fibers remain the workhorses in maintaining a healthy gut microbiome By Katherin Harmon Courage • From Scientific American KEYSTONE, Colo.—Your gut is the site of constant turf wars. Hundreds of bacterial species—along with fungi, archaea and viruses—do battle daily, competing for resources. Some companies advocate for consuming more probiotics, live…
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A Guide to Homemade Coconut Oil Beauty Products
Created and previously posted by Health Perch Create Your Own Coconut Oil Beauty Products Coconut Oil beauty products are the most popular beauty products on the market. Coconut Oil can help fight bacteria and viruses that cause illness, along with fending off yeast, fungus and candida. You can make everything from Deodorant to Sunscreen using Coconut Oil as…
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How is 67-Year-Old John Robbins Holding Up?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Natural food icon John Robbins recently celebrated the 25th Anniversary of his paradigm shifting best-seller Diet for a New America. And not long after that, his 67th birthday. (Click here for the Food Revolution Summit finale presentation he delivered with his son and colleague, Ocean Robbins.) Looks like his food and lifestyle choices are paying…
