Health

Superfood Sauerkraut: The Healthiest Way to Eat Cabbage

Sauerkraut is healthy for many reasons, including its exceptionally high content of L-glutamine. L-glutamine is an amino acid that is excellent for your digestive system. In fact studies have shown that it helps to heal the gut lining. Cabbage juice is an old home remedy for stomach ulcers. Why does your gut need so much L-glutamine? Because these cells in your body replace themselves every 3-7 days. That means that the stomach lining you have today is different from the one you had last week!

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Wild Blueberries Get Top Fruit Antioxidant Scores!

When you look at a blueberry, it is obviously dark blue in colour. From my previous posts, we know that foods with dark natural pigments like red and blue, contain phytonutrients that have health-giving properties. Remember it’s the red grapes that make red wine good for us. The next time you bite into a blueberry, look inside – it’s green! That is another clue to its high nutritional value, because as you know, green is good for us.

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Rehydrate with Watermelon

It’s July, and the temperature is soaring to record-breaking levels. As we all head for the air-conditioning, let’s pause for a moment to think about what mid-January in Ontario feels like… Eating fruits is a great way to keep cool in the summer. Watermelon is a great option, like the name says, it contains 90% water…but it is also loaded with vitamins and minerals.

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