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Gout: the Disease of Kings Part Two

November 24, 2017 |

Where do diet and lifestyle come in? Both diet and lifestyle have a major role in the development of gout so you do have some control over how the disease affects you. Your food choices every day play a large part in this. There have been many studies done over the past couple of decades…

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FOOD ST★RS! Berry Beautiful

November 20, 2017 |

Berries really are beautiful to behold and their rainbow of vibrant hues hints at an even greater attractiveness within. Berries of all kinds are literally packed with antioxidants. In fact berries as a group offer ten times more antioxidants per volume than other fruits and vegetables and fifty times more than that of animal-based foods.…

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Gout: The Disease of Kings Part One

November 17, 2017 |

  What is gout and how is it treated? Long ago gout earned its royal nickname because only the wealthy could afford the rich food that seemed to trigger the condition. Nowadays we can all eat like the kings of the past and, not surprisingly, gout is becoming increasingly common. What is gout? Gout is…

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A Recipe to Make You Glow From the Inside Out

November 13, 2017 |

To continue on with soup recipes, here is a wonderful one from one of Angela Liddon’s first cook books. She is the creator of the website www.ohsheglows.com. Check it out for more tasty recipes and plant-based cooking tips. This soup is delicious and oh-so-satisfying. I’m sure it must be full of umami (see my blog,…

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Isn’t Eating a Plant-Based Diet Boring?

November 10, 2017 |

The answer is a loud and resounding “NO!” When you leave behind the idea of a meat-centered meal, your food horizon expands exponentially into the literally thousands of food choices and tastes that the plant world has to offer. There is a myth here in the Western world that a diet of vegetables is bland…

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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.