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September 16, 2016
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It’s happened. Eating healthy is cool. Vegans, Paleo and Whole 30 devotees have become part of the “in crowd,” with more consumers than ever making bold declarations of challenging their food to do more for them. It seems that you can’t go a day without hearing about someone at work, in the neighborhood, at the…

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HEALTH + WELLNESS: Adaptogens
March 31, 2016
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adaptogen (noun)  adap·to·gen  \ə-ˈdap-tə-jən\\ : a nontoxic substance and especially a plant extract that is held to increase the body’s ability to resist the damaging effects of stress and promote or restore normal physiological functioning -Merriam Webster Meet the Adaptogens. Potent cornerstones of ancient Chinese medicine and Indian Ayurveda , these plants, herbs, and even mushrooms have…

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Observations from IFT15: Hungry from Inspiration
July 23, 2015
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If you’re anything like us, you came home from IFT15 hungry and full at the same time. Full from all the unbelievable and creative applications sampled over the show’s three days and hungry with inspiration from the flavors, tastes and unique offerings. In between all the crunching and munching, we thought it would be worthwhile…

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Rise to the Sodium Reduction Challenge
September 5, 2013
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Did you know that 75% of women and 95% of men in the US exceed the recommended daily tolerable upper intake of sodium1?  Shocking, yes.  Surprising? Not really when you stop to think about the speed at which our society moves which directly corresponds to the amount of fast food, convenience food and snacks that…

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