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Instant Pot DUO60 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot DUO60 V3 6 Qt 7-in-1

Instant Pot DUO60 V3 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Sauté, Yogurt Maker and Warmer. This one kitchen appliance is almost always in use in our home.

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Vitamix A3500 Ascent Series Blender - Graphite

Vitamix A3500 Ascent Series Blender - Graphite

This is a super powerful top of the line Vitamix blender. 

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Beans, Greens, Squash and Yams

Beans, Greens, Squash and Yams

Many of you are acquainted with our memory-jogging slogan "Beans, Greens, Squash and Yams" which is a definition of Starch-Smart® categories of food staples rather than the mandating of a restricted diet.  In fact, the Starch-Smart® System of Dietary Care Extraordinaire encourages eating many varied and deliciously wonderful foods.  It is a program where you...

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Is Olive Oil Really "Heart Healthy?"

Is Olive Oil Really "Heart Healthy?"

Olive oil is as American as baseball and apple pie. Its monounsaturated omega-3's have long been touted for being "heart healthy." But if olive oil ready did protect our hearts from heart disease, then why do one out of every three Americans die from it? Perhaps it doesn't really protect our hearts after all. Clever...

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What's the Daily Required Intake for Cholesterol?

What's the Daily Required Intake for Cholesterol?

What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is an organic chemical substance which is manufactured by our body's cells, but predominantly made in our liver. It is an essential component of cell membranes throughout the body, particularly the brain, central nervous system and myelin sheath which insulates the nerves. Cholesterol is also needed to make bile acids necessary...

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Acne, Athletics & Academics for Youth

Acne, Athletics & Academics for Youth

We have learned that when running programs for youth that seeing is always believing, or in this case; tasting is believing. For this reason we strive to present our signature desert for the youth which is banana, mango and berries (or some other frozen fruits) 'ice cream' made on-site with only freshly frozen fruits and...

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Jeff Novick, MS, RD, LD, LN

Jeff Novick, MS, RD, LD, LN

Jeff Novick, MS, RD, LD, LN is the one voice that we hear above all other voices playing from the Patient Education room in the Medical Office of Linda Carney MD, AllMedPhysicians, pLLC. Not only are Jeff's videos highly educational, but they are also entertainingly clever and humourous which really helps to drive home the...

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Learn the Basics of Plant-Based Cooking

Learn the Basics of Plant-Based Cooking

Once we're convinced that plant-based is the best path to optimal health, we're faced with a new question: How can I cook this way? Our good friends at Forks Over Knives can help. Starting January 5, 2016, they offer an online class that starts with the basics and works up to over 100 whole-food, plant-based,...

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Starch-Smart®

Starch-Smart®

Ideally Suited for: Those looking for a maintenance lifestyle that boosts energy and balances good nutrition with current preferences for flavors and seasonings. Calories from Fat: < 20% calories from fat. Vegetables: Eat several servings of cooked or raw vegetables at two meals each day. Vegetables come in several categories; try to get some of...

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Linda Carney, MD

Linda Carney, MD

Dr. Carney became a vegetarian at nine years of age when a new step-father entered into her life who did not eat meat. The vegetarian philosophy she was raised with included the eating of dairy products, plenty of eggs, processed foods, fake meat analogs (images to the beasts) and many other refined food products not...

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Prevent-Reverse Disease With a Plant-Based Doctor

Prevent-Reverse Disease With a Plant-Based Doctor

Large population studies confirm a direct correlation between the rates of chronic illness and the percent of animal products consumed in the diet of that population. As the percentage of animal and processed foods rise, so does illness - cancer, heart disease, autoimmune, and diabetes, just to name a few. For this reason, diets based on animal...

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Statin Drugs and Cholesterol Reduction

Statin Drugs and Cholesterol Reduction

Heart disease has become our nation's number one killer, with coronary heart disease being the most common type of heart disease, causing more than 385,000 deaths per year. This results in a heart attack occurring within every 30-40 seconds. Having a high cholesterol level is one of the main risk factors contributing to heart disease....

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