6 Awesome Fruits and Vegetables to Eat This Spring (Guest Post!)

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By melanieavalon / March 16, 2016
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http://www.fullcircle.com/goodfoodlife/2012/05/14/9-reasons-to-eat-your-radishes/ Today we have a guest post from Suzanne Collins, who runs 1800remedies.com! Since my current obsession right now just happens to be kiwis, this was perfect timing 🙂 6 Awesome Fruits and Vegetables to Eat This Spring Spring is that time of year when you can enjoy fresh tastes of seasonal foods packed with nutrients beneficial for […]

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What 247 Prisoners Requested For Their Last Meal

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By melanieavalon / March 8, 2016
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Last week in, Why You Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Your Last Supper Fantasy, I wrote (dreamed) about what I’d have for my last supper – which basically amounted to a LOT of Pillsbury goodies and cheese. But why read that, when you can read Death row nutrition. Curious conclusions of last meals – an entire catalogue comparing the composition of 247 actual last meal requests from executed […]

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Why You Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Your Last Supper Fantasy

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By melanieavalon / February 29, 2016
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Who doesn’t love the random questions game? That thing you do with your bored friend, family member, or potential love interest, typically on a scale of “What’s your favorite color?” to “What’s your deepest, darkest secret?” And somewhere in the middle lands, “If you only had one meal left, what would you eat?” When this comes […]

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My Thoughts On T. Colin Campbell’s “Whole” (With A Nod To The China Study!)

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By melanieavalon / February 17, 2016
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It’s perplexing to encounter antithetical nutritional advice from a voice overwhelmingly encompassing one’s overall worldview. I just finished reading T. Colin Campbell’s Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrtion, and I gotta say, it’s got me scratching my head. On the one hand, I could not agree more with Campbell’s framing metaphysics and epistemology. He believes consuming […]

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I Think I Officially Need To Date An Intermittent Faster

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By melanieavalon / January 28, 2016
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I have this fantasy. In my fantasy, I’m at some >daytime< social function with beautifully motivated people. While most munch on fancy hor’fevours, I abstain, filling food’s absence with words. Then this beautiful human being approaches me, blending the cold brilliance of Spock with the ethereal agility of Legolas, and the God-like physique of Adonis. […]

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2015 Dietary Guidelines Review: The Good, The Bad And The Murky

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By melanieavalon / January 13, 2016
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Move over Star Wars and iPhones – this is the line for the Dietary Guidelines! Every 5 years, the government gives us their OFFICIAL recommendation for what constitutes the ideal dietary plan for health. In a world of food politics, conflicting studies, and warring mealtime paradigms, this moment of proclamation sets the definite tone for half a […]

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5 Ways To Minimize Christmas Party (Weight) Damage

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By melanieavalon / December 24, 2015
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Who doesn’t love the crescendo of this merry time of year, with all its commercialized cookie cutter Christmas spirit? It’s a time of friends, family, and peace on earth. It’s also a time of indulgences which we write off as collateral damage for next year. After all, what are New Years resolutions for, if not #dealing? […]

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