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Soy & Breast Cancer

I frequently get asked by women in my classes about the safety of eating soy foods, especially if they’ve had estrogen and progesterone receptor positive breast cancer. The latest information, according to an article published in November of 2012 by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), makes clear that soy is safe to eat.  Read more

May 9, 2013 in Nutrition by

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Spring it up with Asparagus

Spring offers such a splendid visual palette of color and texture that I can’t help but feel joy! Flowers are blooming everywhere I turn. Fresh and vibrantly green leaves emerge on trees and shrubs. My lawn grows so fast it almost needs mowing twice a week. Weeds pop up all the places I’d rather not  Read more

April 8, 2013 in Nutrition, Recipes by

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A Natural Healer

Greens have more valuable nutrients than any other food group on the planet, which is why I consider them my number one superfood.  Not only do they contain a wide range of vitamins and minerals, they contain the power of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a natural detoxifier.  This is because it has been found to help  Read more

April 8, 2013 in Nutrition by

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Lentils: Nutrition-Packed and Fiber-Rich

By Diane Giuliani Even though spring is fast approaching, we’ll surely see a few more cold damp days through March and April. When one of those days hits, I often fall back on one of my favorite super simple dinners that I can throw together in no time – Lentil Soup, or Stewoup as I  Read more

March 8, 2013 in Nutrition, Recipes by

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Chocolate Gets a Thumbs Up!

By Diane Giuliani, CHHC Late last year my youngest son was participating in a See’s Candy fundraiser for his high school Chamber Choir. I spent several weeks looking at a color slick photo sheet on my kitchen counter of a variety of chocolate confections that See’s has earned great notoriety for. We all know what  Read more

February 3, 2013 in Nutrition, Recipes by

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Morning Delights – Clove Granola

By Brook Rivera, HHC Getting bored with the same breakfast?  Spice up your morning with warming spices and a variety of grains.  It’s important to vary your foods so as not to develop an allergy to a specific food and to insure a wide range of nutrients so that you are consuming the ones needed  Read more

February 1, 2013 in Nutrition, Recipes by

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Get Your Crucifers On!!

By Diane Giuliani, HHC You’ve most likely been eating your crucifers since you were a child and didn’t even know it! Cruciferous vegetables, a botanical family with the Latin name of Cruciferae or Brassicaceae, include many shapes, colors and sizes of vegetables. It’s only when these plants go to seed and flower that you see  Read more

January 6, 2013 in Nutrition, Recipes by

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Getting Back to Basics

By Brook Rivera, HHC Are your goals to eat better this year? There are 100ʼs of diets and eating plans out there — enough to confuse even the savviest…itʼs times like these when itʼs best to keep it simple. Donʼt underestimate the power of preparing more home cooked meals with whole foods. Youʼll consume less  Read more

January 5, 2013 in Nutrition by

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Healthy Strategies for Holiday Parties

By Diane Giuliani, HHC This time of year, as our friends and family host holiday parties, we’re tempted to indulge in foods and snacks that we might not normally consume. Even though we know this, we frequently attend these parties with a mindset of “Oh it’s the holidays so I’m going to treat myself and  Read more

December 7, 2012 in Nutrition, Recipes by

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Tis the Season for Persimmons!

By Margie McCavitt   I didn’t know what a persimmon was until my family moved to our property in Loomis.  Several mature fruit trees were established when we arrived.  The apple, apricot, fig, peach, pear, plum, and pomegranate trees were easy to identify; however, four other fruit bearing trees were not familiar to me.  Our  Read more

December 6, 2012 in General, Nutrition by

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