the good life march/ april 2013

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7 gooD Feature 4 Put out the fire Get to the Root of Indigestion

gooD to our Planet 10 still eating Consciously Response to the November/December 2012 Article

gooD Health 7 Integrative health & Cancer Care By: Dr. Joe Schnurr

13 solid Gold support for Chronic Inflammation By: Michael T. Murray, nd

14 echinacea Update: new studies tell All By: Monika Haefele

18 Your Best health: detoxification & Alkalinity By: Genuine Health

gooD Nutrition 12 Local farm to Local store By: Jordan Marr

16 do You have the Guts to Be healthy? By: Lisa Kilgour, rhn + Recipe: Lisa Kilgour’s Quinoa Chocolate Cake

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March 8 Friday Vernon

flyer sale (starts)

March 14 Thursday All Stores

Ask the nAtURe’s fARe nUtRItIonIst: Lisa kilgour

March 15 Friday Kelowna

LeCtURe seRIes: dr. shnurr with Inspirehealth

March 18 Monday KelownaMarch 19 Tuesday KamloopsMarch 20 Wednesday VernonMarch 21 Thursday Penticton

flyer sale (starts)

March 21 Thursday All Stores

*Dates subject to change. See store or online for event details.

AprilAsk the nAtURe’s fARe nUtRItIonIst: Lisa kilgour

April 3 Wednesday Penticton

flyer sale (starts)

April 4 Thursday All Stores

LeCtURe seRIes: Lorna Vanderhaeghe

April 10 Wednesday Langley

flyer sale (starts)

April 18 Thursday All Stores

Ask the nAtURe’s fARe nUtRItIonIst: Lisa kilgour

April 22 Monday Vernon

*Dates subject to change. See store or online for event details.

© 2013 nature’s Fare Markets. the materials in this magazine are suggestions only. nature’s Fare Markets does not guarantee results.

March/april 2013

gooD Fitness 20 feel Well & Be Well With Regular exercise By: Rhonda Catt

In every issue 3 noteworthy notions

22 shopping Guide: Digestion & Detox Wellness

23 staff Profile

23 nature’s fare Update

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Noteworthy Notions SuppleMentS health & Beauty

Food

JoY of the MoUntAIns oReGAno oIL A+

this new and improved formulation contains vitamin a, which results in a product that is tougher on infection and offers even more protection for compromised immune systems. oil of oregano and vitamin a help to strength the immune system so that it is better able to fight infections, viruses, and bacteria. oil of oregano also contains many antioxidants that are effective at fighting free radicals.

PAtRICk CUReLLe LotIon

a luxurious moisturizing skin lotion for hands and body that absorbs quickly and easily. this silky smooth lotion improves skin’s appearance while simultaneously providing protection from environ-mental elements such as sun, wind, and pollution. an excellent choice for sensitive skin.

GoRt’s GoUdA GRAss fed WhoLe MILk

gort’s gouda Whole Milk is non-homogenized, which means the fat globules are not broken down, but rise to the top to form cream. this is milk in its natural form with a smoother and more delicious flavour. non-homogenized milk allows our bodies to easily absorb and utilize the vitamins and minerals in the milk, like vitamins a, D, and calcium. Cows on gort’s gouda dairy farm in salmon arm are completely grass fed, which results in milk with six times as much conjugated linoleic acid (Cla) than grain fed cow milk. Cla helps in disease protection and muscle growth. gort’s gouda believes that good milk starts with the cows, and ensures that their animals graze outdoors and are housed in large, clean, and comfort-able barns. the cows are not given any antibiotics or synthetic hormones.

MovieS BookS

stILL ALICe —by Lisa Genova

Still Alice is a compelling debut novel about a 50 year old woman’s sudden descent into early onset alzheimer’s disease, written by first-time author lisa genova, who holds a ph.D in neuroscience from Harvard university. this fiction novel was listed on CbC’s top books to read in 2012, and is an excellent account of early onset alzheimer’s disease. this book is an emotional and powerful read from start to finish.

the 11th hoUR

narrated by leonardo DiCaprio, this captivating documentary explores the perilous state of our planet, and the means by which we can change our course. Contributing to this crucial film are noted politicians, scientists, and other ambassadors for the importance of a universal ecological consciousness.

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Good Feature

Put Out the FireGet to the Root of Indigestion

AntacidsAntacids are intended to reduce the stom-ach acid that is associated with heartburn, indigestion, sour stomach, and stomach ulcers. There are a variety of different types of antacids, most of which can be purchased over the counter at pharmacies and drug stores. Antacids are able to reduce the effects of problems related to stomach acid in the short term, however, if they are used for an extended period of time, they can cause serious damage to many different systems in the body. Antacids can be made up of a variety of chemicals, including alu-minum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, and sodium bicarbo-nate. These chemicals work individually, or as a combination, to neutralize stomach acid and reduce the feeling of heartburn through the use of chemical reactions, which lower the pH level in the stomach.

What is heartburn?Heartburn begins with a warming feeling felt behind the breastbone that makes it way up into the chest, throat, and mouth. Heartburn usually occurs shortly after eating and is the result of increased acid gastric making its way through the valve

which closes the esophagus off from the stomach. The presence of gastric acid in the throat causes the burning feeling associ-ated with heartburn. Antacids are effective in reducing the immediate symptoms of heartburn, but are not a cure for the prob-lem. Regular occurrences of heartburn are likely caused by something more serious. Furthermore, using antacids on a regular basis can lead to more severe problems which can arise from the reduction of stom-ach acid and an altered pH level, both which are side effects of using antacids.

hydrochloric Acid & digestionA key component of stomach acid is hy-drochloric acid (HCl) which breaks down protein in food. It is also responsible for destroying bacteria and microbes in food that could potentially cause problems in the body. Without HCl, those microorgan-isms are able to survive inside the body and can cause their hosts to become very sick. Immediately upon digestion, antac-ids begin to reduce the amount of HCl in the stomach. With less HCl, it is much

more difficult for the stomach to break down ingested foods, which in turn causes gas, bloating, and constipation. Perhaps even more crucial is the role that HCl plays in assimilating vitamin B12 into the bloodstream. B12 is a vitamin that plays a critical role in the proper functioning of a number of systems in our body, includ-ing digestive, cardiovascular, and circula-tory. Additionally, B12 is essential for red blood cell formation, the transportation of oxygen, tissue and cellular repair, and DNA synthesis. Without HCl the body would not be able to absorb sufficient amounts of B12 necessary to facilitate these functions.

side effects of Antacid UseMany people believe that heartburn, indi-gestion, and acid reflux are the result of too much stomach acid, however that is not necessarily the case. Unfortunately, this type of thinking is often reinforced by med-ical professionals, who turn to quick fixes like antacids rather than looking at the root of the problem. There are two major problems that can arise from overusing antacids. The first is acid over-production. The body needs stomach acid to properly digest foods, but when acid is blocked by antacids, the cells of the stomach secrete even more acid to make up for the lack of it. The second problem that arises from antacids is actually a long term reduc-tion of stomach acid created as a result of


continuously taking antacids. The symp-toms of stomach acid over-production and under-production are essentially the same; one could believe that they are experienc-ing an excess of stomach acid when in fact the real issue is a lack of HCl. The contin-ued use of antacids can substantially reduce the amount of HCl in the stomach, leading to a number of problems including poor digestion, continuous heartburn symptoms, and vitamin B12 deficiency.

Antacids are one of the most overused over-the-counter drugs available on the market today. People often take them because they are unknowingly misdiagnosing them-selves. They believe that they are continu-ously experiencing an over-production of stomach acid, when in fact the opposite is likely true. For many people, heartburn and its symptoms are likely caused by poor diet, overeating, and feeling stress during meal time. Chewing too quickly, eating highly acidic foods, and over-consuming can all lead to decreased levels of HCl, which in turn create the symptoms associated with heartburn. Not only do antacids further reduce the levels of stomach acid, they can

also inhibit the absorption of certain key minerals like zinc, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin C because these nutrients need acid in order to be absorbed. Lack of HCl has also been attributed to poor functioning of the gall bladder and pan-creas. These two organs secrete enzymes for digestion based on the acidity level of the stomach. Without the proper amount of enzymes, digestion does not occur cor-rectly and can cause inflammation in the intestines. Ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndromes are common side effects of prolonged use of antacids. Continued use of antacids like Nexium, Tums, or Pepcid AC will also seriously affect the body’s assimilation of vitamin B12, which could result in serious side effects like memory problems, paranoia, dizziness, fatigue, loss of appetite, rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, and continuous tin-gling and numbness in the legs, feet, arms, and hands. It’s very difficult for doctors to diagnose a vitamin B12 deficiency because often the symptoms do not show up imme-diately. Vitamin B12 reserves can be stored in the liver for years, so although the body is lacking the nutrient, the deficiency may not show up on tests.

Alternative treatmentsFor those individuals who suffer from symptoms of heartburn, supplementing

with hydrochloric acid may be a useful alternative to antacids. Supplementing with HCl will encourage the stomach to begin producing its own acid again, which should help regulate digestion and elimi-nate heartburn and acid reflux symptoms. Due to the damage caused by antacids, the stomach will likely need repair itself before it is able to function naturally again. Deglycyrrhizinated licorice, L-Glutamine, and aloe vera are all excellent supplements for repairing stomach lining and encourag-ing normal acid production. The combina-tion of licorice, L-Glutamine, and aloe vera work together like an antacid; eliminating painful heartburn symptoms, but is a much safer alternative because it will not reduce the levels of HCl in the stomach. For those people who consistently take antacids it may take an extended period of time – in some cases as long as two months – before the stomach begins to produce its own acid again. Finally, taking time to slow down and enjoy food during meals will help digestion and reduce the occurrence of acid reflux or heartburn. Making the effort to fully chew each bite and appreciate the flavours will contribute towards proper eating habits that will en-hance the natural digestion process.


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Is Your Prenatal Multivitamin Gentle on Your Stomach?

New Chapter’s Perfect Prenatal™ delivers whole-food complexed vitamins, minerals, and medicinal herbs to gently nourish mom’s health every day.

When you’re pregnant, having consistent nutrition is important for helping to maintain a healthy pregnancy and fetal development. In addition to having a healthy diet and lifestyle, it’s also common practice to take a daily prenatal multivitamin. The ideal prenatal multivita-min, which can be taken even before pregnancy, delivers whole-food complexed nutrients including Folate to help reduce the risk of neural tube defects.

Fermented Nutrients for Your BenefitRather than delivering nutrients that are just synthetic, chemical isolates, the vitamins and minerals in Perfect Prenatal are fermented with beneficial probiotics and organic vegetables (no live probiotics are in these products). Fermenting or culturing whole foods with “good bacteria” to enrich them is a practice that goes back thousands of years. Using a proprietary culturing process, New Chapter’s vitamins and minerals are transformed into whole-food complexes—dynamic, food-based networks of nutrients.

Formulated for a Healthy PregnancyPerfect Prenatal is formulated with your needs in mind. Every daily dose provides pregnancy-essential nutrients, including Vitamin D3, Iron, and Folate. In addition, Perfect Prenatal delivers organic medicinal herbs for the maintenance of good health, including Rose Hips, Prunes, and Broccoli. Perfect Prenatal is naturally gluten free. The once-per-meal formula is easy to take and gentle on your stomach.

Committed to SustainabilityNew Chapter has always strongly believed that organic ingredients can be better for people and the environment, so our multivitamins are made with organic vegetables and herbs. We have also long been committed to avoiding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) whenever possi-ble. More than 85% of our products—including our entire line of multivitamins—have already been granted verified status by the Non-GMO Project, the only third-party veri-fication agency for Canada.

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Good Health

Integrative healthcare is the future of an optimal healthcare program. Integrative cancer care relates to the provision of opti-mal healthcare support for individuals with a diagnosis of cancer.

Three other important core principles of integrative healthcare not covered by the above definition include:

1. Patient Empowerment The right to choose one’s therapeutic approach. Individuals and their supportive others need the knowledge, wisdom, and sup-port to be able to make truly informed healthcare decisions.

Integrative Health & Cancer Care

The best definition of integrative healthcare comes from the

Consortium of Academic Health Centres for Integrative Medicine:

“The practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of the

relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the

whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all

appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and

disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.”

by Dr. Joe schnurr

dR. Joe sChnURR focuses on an integrative approach to health and healing, one that encompasses the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – and addresses the underlying causes of illness and not just the symptoms. He is lead physician at InspireHealth southern Interior.

© 2013 New Chapter Canada, Inc.

Is Your Prenatal Multivitamin Gentle on Your Stomach?

New Chapter’s Perfect Prenatal™ delivers whole-food complexed vitamins, minerals, and medicinal herbs to gently nourish mom’s health every day.

When you’re pregnant, having consistent nutrition is important for helping to maintain a healthy pregnancy and fetal development. In addition to having a healthy diet and lifestyle, it’s also common practice to take a daily prenatal multivitamin. The ideal prenatal multivita-min, which can be taken even before pregnancy, delivers whole-food complexed nutrients including Folate to help reduce the risk of neural tube defects.

Fermented Nutrients for Your BenefitRather than delivering nutrients that are just synthetic, chemical isolates, the vitamins and minerals in Perfect Prenatal are fermented with beneficial probiotics and organic vegetables (no live probiotics are in these products). Fermenting or culturing whole foods with “good bacteria” to enrich them is a practice that goes back thousands of years. Using a proprietary culturing process, New Chapter’s vitamins and minerals are transformed into whole-food complexes—dynamic, food-based networks of nutrients.

Formulated for a Healthy PregnancyPerfect Prenatal is formulated with your needs in mind. Every daily dose provides pregnancy-essential nutrients, including Vitamin D3, Iron, and Folate. In addition, Perfect Prenatal delivers organic medicinal herbs for the maintenance of good health, including Rose Hips, Prunes, and Broccoli. Perfect Prenatal is naturally gluten free. The once-per-meal formula is easy to take and gentle on your stomach.

Committed to SustainabilityNew Chapter has always strongly believed that organic ingredients can be better for people and the environment, so our multivitamins are made with organic vegetables and herbs. We have also long been committed to avoiding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) whenever possi-ble. More than 85% of our products—including our entire line of multivitamins—have already been granted verified status by the Non-GMO Project, the only third-party veri-fication agency for Canada.

Caution: Read the label and follow directions. This product may pose risks and may not be suitable for everyone.

Available in 48 & 96

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2. Self-Engagement & Self-Care What can I do to optimally take care of myself?

3. Involvement of Supportive Others Family, friends, support groups, and community.

While an important focus of integrative healthcare is on prevention of illness and supporting optimal well-being, treatment of illness according to the principles above is necessary to achieve optimal healing.

Taking cancer as the illness, let us explore the older model of treatment and the newer, integrative, whole person approach to treatment keeping in mind that this would apply to any chronic illness.

The standard or conventional approach to cancer treatment has been the “tumour-oriented model” where the focus is on eradication of the tumour through surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation. Since substantial expertise is required in the provision of these treatments, oncologists play a directive role and patients tend to have a passive role potentially leaving them feeling disempowered and unable to contribute to their own healing. Little to no support is provided to assist patients

in exploring the benefits of healthful nu-trition, exercise, emotional, spiritual, and immune system support to overall healing. This treatment approach does not address the broader concepts of health and illness, or the underlying factors that can predis-pose to, or assist in preventing, cancer occurrence and/or progression.

The emerging science of epigenetics provides clear evidence that the pattern of gene expression of cells in the tumour stroma or microenvironment (in other words, the activity of the genes in the cells surrounding the tumour) is more highly correlated with prognosis than the tumour grade or whether the tumour has spread to the lymph nodes. The mechanisms of dysfunction that influence gene expres-sion and that play a major role in most every chronic illness, including cancer, are oxidative stress, inflammation, elevated blood sugar levels, and the hormones and other molecules associated with the chronic stress response. It is these mechanisms that often go unrecognized and untreated in the conventional healthcare system.

The integrative, whole person approach to cancer treatment recognizes the growing

evidence that individuals themselves play a fundamental role in their own healing. While the standard treatments of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation can still play a very important role in cancer treatment, it is the person who is the focus of care and their health – body, mind, and spirit – is op-timally supported. Personal empowerment and self-care are honoured and individuals are encouraged and supported to explore options and make choices that are right for them. There is a growing body of research that confirms the anticancer benefits of good nutrition, regular exercise, adequate sleep, stress reduction, emotional and spiritual support, and the judicious use of supplements. Furthermore, they are inter-related and each contributes to the benefit provided by the others in a synergistic way. They are positive epigenetic modifiers, meaning they activate genes that are health promoting and deactivate genes that are disease promoting, and they address the underlying mechanisms of dysfunction. By supporting the whole person approach to cancer treatment (and/or that of any chronic illness), solid foundations are cre-ated to optimise healing.


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CLEANSING it’s like health insurance for your body

We all want to be healthier, there is no question. People spend thousands of dollars a year on supplements,healthcare, gyms, weight loss products and more. But what if there was an underlying issue that is zapping yourenergy and degrading your health? There is and it is called TOXICITY.

Detoxification is the body's natural process of elimination or neutralization of toxic materials from cells, organs andthe bloodstream. Cleansing is the action of helping your body to perform detoxification more thoroughly. One ofthe most important things you can do to improve your health is to adopt a detox‐friendly lifestyle that includesregular internal cleansing.

A total body cleanse is one that supports each of the body’s seven channels of elimination—the liver, lungs, colon,kidneys, blood, skin and lymphatic system;

• The Liver ‐ changes or detoxifies harmful toxins into substances that can be safely eliminated from the body.

• The Colon ‐ eliminates toxins from the liver as well as the waste which has accumulated in the intestines.

• The Blood ‐ flows through the vascular system and carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the body whileremoving harmful waste.

• The Lymphatic System ‐ eliminates poisons from cells through a network of vessels that extend throughout the body.

• The Skin ‐ eliminates waste and toxins through perspiration.

• The Lungs ‐ expel toxins through breathing (ex. Carbon dioxide). Deep breathing stimulates lymphatic flow toeliminate toxins.

• The Kidneys ‐ receive water‐soluble waste from the liver, so that they can be further filtered and finally eliminatedthrough the bladder.

Together, these vital organs and organ systems work nonstop to purge and eliminate harmful toxins from deep withinthe cells and tissues. It is a process that occurs continuously and naturally. The issue is that our toxic load is heavierthan ever before. There are more than 80,000 chemicals in use today and 1000 more introduced each year. Add tothis our processed diet and stressful lifestyle and it stands to reason that our body’s natural processes could usesome assistance from time to time. Natural cleansing formulas are designed to support the innate processes bywhich the body gets rid of toxins and waste.

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Good to Our Planet

We got a lot of response from readers about the “Eating Consciously” article featured in the November/December 2012 issue. We would like to take this opportu-nity to address some of the questions and comments that were raised.

The intent of the article was to provide readers with information that would allow them to make informed choices about the food that they buy for their families. Armed with this knowledge, we hope that readers would choose to support ethical farmers and their operations as well as invest a little of their time to discover where their meat and poultry products were sourced. By mentioning SPCA farm certification, we hoped to help readers by providing a certifying body that stands behind ethical farmers and their practices. We wanted to give people an identifiable symbol to look for when purchasing their food products. Most of all, we wanted to expose the negative practices of factory farming while at the same time highlight-ing the efforts of ethical farmers so that readers could understand the differences between the two. The article was not intended to offend or insult those farmers who treat their animals with dignity and respect. In contrast, it was meant to com-mend these farmers.

Still Eating ConsciouslyResponse to the november/december 2012 Article

Chicken ProductionWe received an email from the BC Chicken Growers’ Association concerning the “Eating Consciously” article. They asked us to educate our readers on the true facts of chicken production and provided us with some links to information regarding chick-en production in Canada. After doing some additional research we found some great chicken producers that concern themselves with the wellbeing of their birds. All of the chickens and turkeys at Rossdown Farms are free run and are not kept in small coops. The birds are not necessarily allowed access to the outdoors; however, they are permit-ted to engage in natural behaviours. We also found Rockweld Farm in Abbotsford, owned by a husband and wife team who believe in the importance of animal welfare. Rockweld Farm is SPCA certified and certified organic. It was no surprise to us that there are a great number of producers who act with care and attention in regards to their animals’ welfare. We believe that there are a vast number of farmers who uphold strong ethical values when it comes to their practices. Unfortunately, we also know that there are some operations that do not have empathy when it comes to the conditions in which animals are raised. Throughout our research, we also found circumstances that corroborate the infor-mation printed in the “Eating

Consciously” article. Reading

through in-formation from the Vancouver

Humane Society confirmed

that there are farms that are more interested

in making quotas than in the health and wellbeing of their

chickens. On some farms, chickens are bred selectively and overfed

to the point that their bones cannot support their body weight. It is also true that battery cages exist and that some farms choose to implement a factory style production method in efforts to produce the largest quantity of eggs possible. The most important thing that we took away from this additional research is that there are excellent choices for poultry and poultry products available on the market. Choosing meat and eggs from free range or free run chickens reduces the number of chickens that must be subjected to a battery cage or to small cramped living spaces. Taking a minute to determine the source of one’s eggs and meat can truly make a difference because it not only supports humane treatment of the birds, but it also supports those farmers who are making the effort to provide a natural existence for their poultry.

Beef ProductionDuring research for the original article we discovered the National Farm Animal Care Council, which is responsible for creating a Code of Practice for each animal species. The Code include standards surrounding housing systems for the animals, feed and water requirements, husbandry practices, and transportation. The NFACC is current-ly in the process of developing an Animal Care Assessment Model which will be dis-tributed to farmers nationwide by 2014 and should help to create a standard of care for all farm animals. As we read through the Code of Practice we immediately thought of Cache Creek Natural Beef, a ranch operating on the core values of natural grazing, envi-ronmental stewardship, and animal welfare. The owners and operators of Cache Creek Natural Beef embody what it means to farm ethically.


Cows are raised without hormones, anti-biotics, or steroids, because owner Don Millerd and ranch manager Tyler Goold both believe that healthy animals produce healthy, tasty meat. Only those animals that come down with a medical condition are given any type of antibiotic. This is to ensure that the cow does not suffer unnec-essary pain as a result of withholding the medication. Illness is extremely rare at the Cache Creek Natural Beef ranch as a result of the care and attention provided to the ani-mals. The cows are truly allowed to engage in natural behaviours and roam the ranch’s grassy fields for the majority of their lives. We know that there are many other farm-ers out there that practice the same type of moral, principled farming. We commend these dedicated individuals for their com-mitment to animal welfare and we wish that all operations could be as positive for the animals and for the environment. As we discovered after writing the “Eating Consciously” article, there are still a great number of cows that must spend their lives on feedlots and that are slaughtered without care or sympathy. We feel that it is important to celebrate compassionate farmers like those from Cache Creek Natural Beef, because we know that there are others out there who have decided not to take the additional steps necessary to preserve their animals’ dignity.

Our hope was that the “Eating Consciously” article would raise readers’ awareness of farmers that are making the extra effort to provide a natural, comfortable, and digni-fied environment for their livestock. By making mention of the atrocities that are committed on some Canadian farms we hoped that readers would be encouraged to seek out these principled farmers and choose to support their ethical opera-tions. We know that there are a number of researchers who are working towards im-proving farm animal welfare, like Professor Tina Widowski, from the University of Guelph, who suggested that female sows

be moved to group pens rather than kept in gestation stalls for most of their adult lives. Professor Joseph

Stookey, from the University of Saskatchewan, is another

example of a dedicated individual

Q: to the best of your knowledge, does factory farming exist in Canada?

A: Yes. There is plenty of factory farming in Canada. Almost all (90 – 95%) of the beef consumed in BC comes from Alberta. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, it takes about four pounds of grain to finish one pound of beef, so it is much more efficient to truck the calves to Alberta where they are close to the grain supply. Secondly, there are two massive killing plants in Alberta that can achieve the economies of scale to drive their costs down. Where the small abattoirs we use might kill up to 20 head per day, these big plants do about 5,000.

Q: What is the best way for consumers to become educated about their meat purchases?

A: Ask the grocer where the meat comes from! My guess is that most, unless they are a small butcher, won’t know.

Q: for those individuals who are concerned about the origin of their meat products, what is the best way for them to determine if their meat has come from a factory farm?

A: Consumers would be quite safe to assume their beef comes from a fac-tory farm unless the grocer is saying clearly what farm it comes from. This is because it costs a lot more to raise cattle in the “natural” way. Therefore, the rancher must sell it for significantly more to a grocer who is then able to sell it to customers who are prepared to pay a higher price to buy meat that is raised differently.

Q: What can we as individuals do to ensure that farm animals are treated humanely?

A: As individuals we can ensure that farm animals are being treated humanely by asking about their origin and farm practices.

who is working to reduce the amount of stress and pain that some farm animals must endure. Through education and sharing information we hope that more and more people will become aware of the choices they have when it comes to meat and poultry products and as a result, reduce the viability and prevalence of factory style farming.

What Can I do? As a consumer there are a number of things you can do to ensure that the meat and poul-try products you are eating are raised ethically. First, take the time to ask your butcher where the products are coming from. If they don’t know, find someone who does. Second, take the time to do some research and learn the facts surrounding factory farming. Visit farmers’ markets and speak with the farmers. This will provide you with first hand

information on how factory farming is affecting their industry and liveli-hood. If you are active in social media, share what you have learned on your homepage and encourage others to do the same. Finally, add your name to a petition (there are many available online), contact your local SPCA , or write a letter to the Member of Parliament in your area to become an advo-cate for farm animal rights and welfare.

We talked to two industry experts about meat production in Canada: Jason Pleym, Two Rivers Meats Don Millerd, Cache Creek Natural Beef

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Good Nutrition

Here’s my definition of refreshing: downing a cold can of coconut water in the cloistered heat of your car on a hot July day in the parking lot of the grocery store you just bought it from. Here’s another – this one’s a little more specific to my circumstances as a small-scale organic farmer – the same gro-cery store is willing to buy your produce.

When I started out growing vegetables for a living, this is what I was told: don’t bother marketing to grocery stores. You’re too small, and modern grocery stores – espe-cially the chains – make their profits by exploiting economies of scale. They’re in-terested in bulk purchases from as few sup-pliers as possible, which is why they tend to

pick-ups with rust spots so bad they tem-porarily lower the local real estate values in the area. The store’s accountant writes and posts one cheque and logs one entry into the books, or five cheques and five entries. I think you get my point. Dealing with one distributor is simply easier for them. I do think we “little guys” can usually beat out the distributors on freshness, but, unfortunately, most grocery stores aren’t well-structured to support local, small-scale farmers on an individual basis.

Yet, that’s just what Nature’s Fare Markets is doing with my local farm and many others like me. Every Monday during the growing season, I call Noreen in Westbank, and Garret in Kelowna. I find out how their weekend went, and vice versa. Then we get down to brass tacks, making lists of greens, radishes, and kale they need to be delivered. Then, I show up on Wednesday in my crappy Mazda to unload my truck and find six offers of help from staff members. Everyone is in a good mood and soon the truck is unloaded. And, like clockwork, the cheques from Nature’s Fare arrive once a week. It’s a great way to do business. And, what’s more, it belies the notion that chain grocery stores and small farmers are incompatible.

Of course, this arrangement wouldn’t be possible without customers asking for the local stuff, which is also refreshing. So if Nature’s Fare is the cold can of coconut water, customers can be that huge piece of foil you put in the windshield to keep the car’s interior from heating up too much in the first place. Remember those?

Another local produce season has begun. As we go through it, Nature’s Fare has invited me to share my perspectives as an organic grower. I’m very much looking forward to it.

loCal FarM

to loCal store by Jordan Marr

JoRdAn MARR is a certified organic farmer at the Homestead organic Farm in peachland. you’ll often find the Homestead’s fresh produce in nature’s Fare Kelowna and West Kelowna locations. to read more of his writing, visit www.thehomesteadorganicfarm.ca

buy veggies from large-scale champs, rather than small-scale chumps – like me. I was advised to stick to the farmers’ market.

This was a hard pill for me to swallow. Grocery stores are where the vast majority of shoppers buy their produce, and on the drive to the farmers’ market, I pass seven of them. And yet, the logic of what I was told made sense to me.

Say a grocery store wants to buy $5,000 worth of produce for the week. Assume they could get that produce either from one distributor, or five “little guys” like me. The produce manager can field one sales call, versus five. The store’s delivery door re-ceives one box truck, versus five dilapidated

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Good Health

by Michael t. Murray nd

MIChAeL t. MURRAY nd is one of the world’s leading authorities on natural medicine and has published over 30 books featuring natural approaches to health. His research into the health benefits of proper nutrition is the foundation for a best-selling line of dietary supplements from natural Factors, where he is Director of product Development.

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Curcumin theracurmin by Natural Factors provides an-tioxidants for the maintenance of good health. Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric valued for its many health benefits. theracurmin is an enhanced form that increases absorption over 300 times compared to regular curcumin.

The root of the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa), a member of the ginger family, has been used in India for thousands of years as the principal spice in curry and as an Ayurvedic medicine for treating inflam-matory conditions. A century ago, two chemists, Lampe and Milobedzka, isolated turmeric’s primary active compound, cur-cumin. This natural phenol gives turmeric is vibrant yellow colour and its medici-nal qualities. An explosion of scientific

research with curcumin has deepened and expanded our understanding of curcumin’s unique pharmacological activities as an antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflamma-tory, and its effects on cancer and neuro-logical health.

While the preclinical work with curcumin is nothing short of miraculous, its clinical evaluation has been hindered by its low bioavailability. Clinical studies show that

curcumin is poorly absorbed and once ab-sorbed is rapidly metabolized and excreted. Dosages as high as 12 grams of curcumin powder have failed to significantly raise blood levels. A number of processing tech-niques have been developed to enhance the bioavailability of curcumin.

Natural Factors CurcuminRich contains Theracurmin, a natural turmeric extract. Theracurmin has an absorption rate 27 times greater than regular curcumin. It also has superior absorption compared to all other commercial forms tested, including other enhanced forms, such as phosphati-dylcholine-bound curcumin.

how Curcumin WorksThe curcumin molecule is highly pleiotropic, meaning it has several different actions. This seems to be the key to curcumin’s potent effects in chronic degenerative dis-orders, which often have multiple pathways of dysfunction that converge to cause dis-ease. For example, research shows curcum-in can regulate numerous pathways that have been linked to inflammatory diseases, including transcription factors, cytokines, protein kinases, adhesion molecules, redox status, and enzymes. Curcumin’s effective-ness in neurodegenerative diseases may also be due to it’s pleiotropic activities in-cluding it’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-amyloid properties.


Good Health

by Monika Haefele

Chances are, you’ve heard about echinacea being recommended as a treatment for colds and flu. It’s been the go-to choice for natural health buffs for years, but more recently, its efficacy has been called into ques-tion. In order to come up with a definitive answer, in 2009, a group of scientists at the Common Cold Institute of Cardiff University’s School of

Biosciences undertook the largest study ever conducted on echinacea (E. purpurea). After three years of double-blind, placebo-controlled tests and exhaustive analysis, they released their findings to industry pro-fessionals and the media at a conference held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London on September 27th and 28th, 2012. Their conclu-sions? Echinacea is effective both as a remedy and as a preventative treatment, and is safe to take continuously for up to four months in order to fortify the immune system.

Colds and flu are the most common ailments in the western world and represent billions of dollars lost to the global economy, hun-

dreds of millions of days of restricted activity, and a huge burden on health care systems due to increased visits to doctors and clinics. In terms of their costs to western societies, colds and flu rank in the same category as hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary dis-ease (COPD). But finding a viable solution can be like chasing smoke, because there are over 200 known viruses with more being discovered

every day. Try to focus on stopping just one and the others pro-liferate, while the original shifts and morphs into something

new. Although it may sound simple, the best solution is not to get sick to begin with.

That’s where echinacea comes in. Taken regularly, echinacea improves the performance of the immune system, giving the greatest perfor-mance increase to those at the greatest risk. The Common Cold Institute study revealed that cold

episodes were substantially higher among key groups without echinacea.

Best taken at the first sign of a cold, echina-cea has antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-in-flammatory properties. It works to kill the viruses that cause cold and flu while, at the same time, boosting the immune system to rally the body’s own powers of recovery.

Echinacea Update: New Studies Tell All


What’s more, echinacea has a modulating effect on the immune system, bringing it up to its peak efficiency without over-stim-ulating it, which means that, unlike many synthetic medications, it won’t result in rebound symptoms when you stop taking it. Patients taking echinacea had a 52% less chance of having to take other medications in fighting off colds and flu, according to the Common Cold Institute research.

But not all echinacea products are cre-ated equal. For their study, the doctors at the Common Cold Institute selected a formula that was organic and made from whole plants: a mix of 95% herb – 5% root, freshly harvested. We instinctively know that fresh is better when it comes to the food we eat, but the same often applies to the medicines we take. The quality of the ingredients is key in choosing an

the ResULtsHigher risk of cold if echinacea is not taken:

66% higher risk of a cold in those who were under stress

68% higher risk of cold among those who got inadequate sleep

82% higher risk of cold among smokers

Better protected from cold and flu viruses with echinacea:

53% fewer colds

more than 50% reduction of viral infections (those who took echinacea daily for four months compared to those who took a placebo)

Reduced cold symptoms with echinacea:

63% reduction in the severity of cold symptoms

1.5 day reduction in the duration of the infection

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echinaforce by A.Vogel helps your immune system stop germs before an infection takes hold. the active ingredients in this remedy decrease the ability of infectious agents to penetrate within the body’s cells. they also improve the speed at which the immune cells respond to invading germs. they can be taken daily for prevention of infections and can reduce the need for antibiotics or other prescription medication.

echinacea product that will offer the best protection and maximum results.

The results of this study clearly demon-strate that properly formulated echinacea fills a therapeutic gap in the treatment of colds and flu, functioning as long-term pre-vention during the season when viruses are most active, short-term prevention during periods of increased risk due to stress or inadequate sleep, and as a treatment for acute symptoms of an infection.


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NutritioNist

Good Nutrition

You are 90% bacteria. Let that sink in for a second… Just think – for every cell in your body, you have nine cells of bacteria living in and on your body. It can be more than a little creepy if you think about it too much.

Most of your bacteria are living inside your intestinal tract, otherwise known as your

“gut”. The health of this organism is para-mount to the health of your body. “Why,” you may ask?

80% of your immune system spends most of its time around your gut. The health of your gut bacteria and the health of your immune system are vitally linked. When your gut bacteria is balanced, your immune system is also balanced. But, when it’s out of balance, so is your immune system. You know your immune system is out of balance when you are suffering from any of the following: food and seasonal allergies, chronic inflamma-tion, chronic sinusitis, and colds and flus that linger for weeks.

So, if the best way to balance our immune system is by having a healthy and strong digestive system, then our gut bacteria needs to be in balance. Most traditional cultures protect their gut bacteria by regularly con-suming fermented foods like natural yogurt, sauerkraut, and kimchi. In North America, however, we tend to do the opposite. Processed food, refined sugar, chlorine, and antibiotics all create a gut bacteria imbalance.

Do you Have tHe

guts to be HealtHy?

LIsA kILGoUR is nature’s Fare Markets’ very own registered Holistic nutritionist. she is board Certified in practical Holistic nutrition and provides one-on-one consultations and speaks for select vendors in our stores. Come in and speak to bC’s favourite nutritionist.

When the prevalent bacteria in your gut are “bad” bacteria (bacteria that doesn’t assist us), they allow for an overgrowth of yeast, molds, and fungus in our gut. This leads to a whole host of digestive ails like bloating, gas, distention, pain, constipation, diarrhea, and a “leaky gut”. Not exactly fun stuff.

Spring is a great time for cleansing, and a gut bacteria cleanse is by far the most common cleanse I recommend to my clients as I feel it’s also the most beneficial. It’s also not as difficult as it may seem; although, if your diet is currently full of refined flours and sugars then you might have a tough first three to four days. But, here’s the best news – I’ve noticed that the more difficult your first three days are, the better you feel by day five. Horrible sugar cravings and headaches become feelings of wonderful euphoria. It’s definitely worth it, but please be prepared. My downfall when I do this type of cleanse is that I usually run out of my favourite gut bacteria friendly foods by day three, just in time for a day full of cravings.

Try this cleanse for two to four weeks and repeat regularly throughout the year. Even one week will help to balance your diges-tive system. My motto: Keep your diges-tive system and immune system working optimally by keeping your gut bacteria healthy and happy!

Gut Bacteria Balancing Cleanse

sUPPLeMent

Week 1 & 2

take an anti-bacteria/microbial supple-ment like oil of oregano or grapefruit seed extract

Week 3 & 4

take a good quality probiotic that is balanced in both acidopholis and bifido strains of bacteria

food

ReMoVe

• all gluten grains

• refined grains (like white rice)

• dairy

• sugar

• vinegar (except apple cider vinegar)

• yeast (bread, wine, beer)

• corn

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• gluten-free grains (quinoa, brown rice, etc.)

• vegetables

• organic meats (reduce or remove red meat)

• healthy fats and oils (butter is okay)

• beans (unless they cause gas)

• nuts and seeds

• and… fruit and honey!!

That’s right – you don’t need to go without fruit or honey during a gut bacteria cleanse! These sugars don’t feed “bad” bacteria but they are commonly removed to “reset” your taste buds. I say bah humbug to that! The idea of going completely sweet-free during a cleanse stopped me from attempting it for years! Enjoy fruit and honey, but just don’t go overboard. Try to keep it to two servings of fruit and one teaspoon of honey per day.


Ingredients

2/3 cup quinoa (white or golden)

1 1/3 cup water

1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk

4 large eggs, or equivalent egg replacement like “flax eggs”

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

¾ cup butter, melted and cooled

1 cup honey

½ cup brown rice syrup

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 ½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

lIsa KIlgour’s QuInoa CHoColate CaKe(Gut Bacteria Balancing Cleanse approved)

DirectionsBring the quinoa and water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cover, reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and leave covered for another 10 minutes until all of the water absorbs into the quinoa. Fluff with a fork and cool.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease two 8” round or square cake pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper.

Combine milk, eggs, and vanilla in a blender or food processor. Add 2 cups of cooked quinoa and the butter and continue to blend until smooth.

Whisk together the sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Add the quinoa mixture and stir to combine. Divide the batter evenly between the 2 pans and bake on the centre oven rack for 40 – 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and cool completely in the pan before serving.

Frost and decorate as desired.

Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.

Makes: 1 cake


Good Health

Realizing your health goals, whether it’s introducing healthy new habits or bid-ding adieu to unnecessary ones, can go a long way in achieving beauty, vitality, and longevity! Your body is an extraordinary machine and you can achieve your optimal health by supporting your “machinery” with a detox preparation and providing continuous, nourishing maintenance.

Preliminary Cleaning – detoxingYou have several organs of elimination – the most prominent being your liver. Not only does your liver play a big part in detox-ing your body, it’s responsible for over 500 functions including metabolizing nutrients absorbed through digestion. Having your liver in prime condition is integral to feel-ing good and to overall good health!

Every day we are exposed to a number of chemicals, both in our foods and in our en-vironment. With this continuous exposure, our liver becomes over-worked and unable to eliminate toxins as efficiently, causing a variety of health problems. So how can you tone and improve the function your liver? Important steps to include are: eating well, avoiding processed non-organic food, and drinking plenty of pure water for hydration with coffee and alcohol in moderation.

Another way to maximize liver health is by supporting it with safe, natural supple-ments. While a natural liver toning sup-plement can’t take away the chemicals in your foods or environment, proven, natural ingredients including turmeric, artichoke leaf, milk thistle, and dandelion root can help your liver function better. Green food supplements (or green drinks) can safely and gently continue the cleansing process all through the year. Unlike other detoxi-fication treatments, which can leave you feeling drained, green food supplements increases energy and vitality!

Proper Maintenance – Go Alkaline Too much acid causes your body to over-compensate by robbing minerals from bones and preventing tissues from getting the minerals they require. Alkalinizing your diet can improve digestion as well as natu-ral metabolic and detoxification processes.

An alkaline-focused diet can be sustained all year round for supporting overall health, energy levels, healthy immunity, and digestion.

Be healthly and happy: eat whole foods – mostly green vegetables and brightly coloured foods – stay active and hydrated, sleep well, detox, and go alkaline!

your best HealtH:

DetoxIFICatIon & alKalInIty

detoxIfY & IMPRoVe YoUR BodY’s ALkALInItY

liv-tone by Genuine Health is a unique blend of all-natural detoxifying ingre-dients that helps cleanse and tone the liver for easier toxin elimination. It also helps to improve sleep, mood, and skin.

greens+ daily detox by Genuine Health contains the same cleansing and energizing ingredients from greens+, plus a specific for-mula giving you noticeable health benefits: daily detox, supports and cleanses the liver, skin, kidneys and gI tracts, improves energy, diges-tion, and sleep, improves mental clarity and focus, and improves ap-pearance of skin, hair, and nails.

ph paper by Genuine Health is an easy to use, at-home pH paper kit that can be used to measure your pH level using urine or saliva. you can also become more alkaline – which means more energy for work and play, in just 7 days by fol-lowing our acid/alkaline food guide, and includes a greens+ formula daily!

foR MoRe InfoRMAtIon about how genuine Health can help you reach your personal best, visit: genuinehealth.com

5 steps to Increase Your AlkalinityBreathe Deeply Take a few moments each day to breathe with mindfulness using deep, slow breaths.

Stay Hydrated Drink lemon water, herbal teas, and, of course, plain water. Minimize soda, alcohol, and coffee.

Reduce Acid Minimize consumption of acid forming foods such as animal products as well as refined and pro-cessed foods and beverages.

Bring on the Alkaline Fresh vegeta-bles (especially greens) and fruit can tilt the balance in your favour – aim toward building a 80% alkaline forming and 20% acid forming diet.

Test Your pH Levels Watching your body shift to a more alkaline state can be insightful into your health and a great motivator.


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Good Fitness

RhondA CAtt specializes in athletic conditioning at the professional level, as well as for the weekend athlete. rhonda encourages clients to be life-fit rather than gym-fit. she is one of the co-owners of Excel Fitness, vernon’s premier training facility.

WItH regular exerCIse

Feel Well & be Well

by rhonda Catt

We know there are many physical benefits to sticking to a regular fitness program: increased performance, reduced body fat, increased strength, endurance, and many more. Those benefits are obvious and we hear about them all the time. Yet, what goes unnoticed and is sometimes forgotten are the benefits we can't see. For instance, have you ever wondered why so many people talk about the “natural high” they get after exer-cise? This is one such benefit that you can’t necessarily see but is another important reason why choosing a healthier lifestyle should be made a priority.

exercise to Boost Your MoodTraining doesn’t have to be excruciating for you to reap the rewards. In fact, training can

foR MoRe InfoRMAtIon check out www.excelfit.ca, or www.cattconditioning.com

be quite enjoyable especially when you think of the various rewards you get. Engaging in even moderate levels of activity increases serotonin levels – giving you that “natural high.” In addition to contributing to a better mood, serotonin improves sleep as well.

Ask yourself: How well do I sleep? Are my moods sporadic? Do I find that during the colder months with less sun I feel down in the dumps? Do I feel restless or irritable? Regular exercise acts as a natural anti-de-pressant and anxiety fighter. Who wouldn’t want to wake up feeling rested after a full night’s sleep and ready to enjoy the day with a smile on their face? But, are their other benefits? Does anything else happen when we exercise that we can’t see?

exercise to detoxThink of your body as its own detoxification machine. The natural function of this ma-chine is to eliminate toxins from the body. Now imagine regular exercise as the oil for this machine – it optimizes those processes to help your body run more smoothly and efficiently. Dr. Shelby Entner of Okanagan Natural Medicine explains that our bodies handle toxins by neutralizing, transform-ing, or eliminating them. Blood carries waste to the kidneys and the circulation of blood during exercise brings nutrients to muscles and organs. The liver transforms toxic substances into harmless agents and aids in the elimination of waste. Yet, did you know that our skin and sinuses also play an important role in detoxification? Excess mucus or toxins can be released when there

Getting StartedDo you want to start a fitness program but don’t know where to begin? Follow these steps to get started on your path to improved emotional health.

speak to a professional education should be your first step in order to start an exercise routine successfully.

slow down the hustle of our daily life becomes “normal” to us. that stress can cause many health problems yet often goes unnoticed as the cause.

exercise Regularly exercise cannot be a hit and miss habit. stay consistent to see results. It must become your lifestyle!

Rest Up be regular in your sleeping pat-terns and make sure to get at least eight hours per night.

Learn About nutrition educate your-self on a well balanced diet and about adequate nutrition timing to avoid binge eating and reduced performance.

the most important step… Do it noW! Don’t wait!

is sinus congestion or skin rashes. Increased breathing during exercise means more oxygen is delivered to the cells and muscles. Skin is the body’s largest organ and the biggest contributor towards detoxification. The sweat produced during training does an amazing job of detoxing the system. Dr. Entner estimates that approx 30–50% of the population does not adequately perspire – meaning they are not effectively mobilizing and eliminating the toxins they are exposed to each day. So, what are you waiting for? Get out and exercise!


Many people are becoming more aware of the impact their digestion has on their overall quality of

life. Food sensitivities to certain types of foods like gluten, wheat, or dairy, as well as conditions such

as bloating, gas, and constipation, are all symptoms of poor digestion. They can create great feelings

of discomfort and can be very frustrating. Maintaining a healthy digestive system impacts our peace

of mind and our bodies; if we are not digesting properly it is likely that we are missing out on a great

deal of nutrients that we should be gaining from our food. Products like those listed below can help to

ensure proper digestive health.

DIgestIon & Detox Wellness shoPPInG GUIde

full spectrum enzymes by organika

In addition to increasing our intake of raw, enzyme-rich foods, we can also supplement our intake of digestive enzymes. organika’s Full spectrum plant enzymes is a full range enzyme supplement that aids in the body’s ability to properly digest fats, proteins, carbohydrates, fibre, and milk sugar. organika’s Full spectrum plant enzymes includes digestive enzymes with a wide pH range to accommodate the body’s pH needs during different stages of digestion.

Acidophilus Pearls by enzymatic therapy

It’s the smarter probiotic™: acidophilus pearls™ delivers active cultures where you need them – guaranteed. aiding in relief from occasional gas, loose stool, consti-pation, sensitive stomach, and lactose intolerance. probiotics reduce the buildup of harmful bacteria, therefore strengthen-ing the immune system and eliminating free radicals and toxins.

Wild Rose detox kit by trophic

Internal cleansing is considered to be the cornerstone of good health by many natu-ral physicians. to help maintain a healthy balance of assimilation and elimination, the Wild rose Herbal D-tox program is uniquely designed to enhance all aspects of metabolism by promoting bile produc-tion by the liver, supporting digestion and enhancing the elimination of toxins. It also supports the cleansing and elimina-tion of wastes from the system. the diet associated with the program is of great importance and should consist of at least 80% alkaline and neutral ash foods with less than 20% acid ash foods.

fibresMARt Powder by Renew Life

FibresMart’s dietary fibre enhances the body’s ability to remove toxins and increases the volume of your stool. It is not only a source of dietary fibre, but a complete digestive care formula. It contains herbal ingredients that work to heal damage to the intestinal tract. FibresMart contains flax seed, acacia fibre, and guar gum which contains a blend of roughly 50% soluble fibre and 50% insoluble fibre. this ratio allows FibresMart to absorb toxins, excess cholesterol, and increase elimination – without the constipating side effects created by some other fibre products.

Liver by new Roots

liver formula nutritionally supports the liver’s ability to maintain normal liver function. the nutrients in liver have shown positive effects in treating nearly every known form of liver disease by inhibiting the factors responsible for liver damage. these nutrients have tonic properties aiding the spleen, pancreas, and kidneys. liver also helps dissolve kidney and bladder stones, and stimulates the liver cell reproduction. It is also good for hepatitis, jaundice, anaemia, acne, and other skin conditions.

estro detox by AoR

estrogen has long been considered a risk factor for a variety of women’s cancers, especially breast cancer. research has shown that natural estrogens can also be classified as “good” or

“bad”. Fortunately, there are natural solutions available that can help tip the balance towards the “good” estrogens, and to help detoxify and eliminate “bad” estrogens and xenoestrogens. the ingredients in estro Detox work together to promote a healthy estrogen balance and the detoxification of harmful substances.


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turkey & Mushroom Chowder

Moroccan Chickpea salad

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