We are Finding Easy Ways to
Improve Your Health   

Nature’s medium for delivering nutrients to our bodies has always been pure, whole foods.  However, most of us struggle to get enough nutrient dense, organic foods and eat too many of the more readily available, calorie dense but nutrient poor foods.  Because of this common lack of nutrients, one of the most basic ways to improve your health is by taking a multi-vitamin daily.

Unfortunately, most multivitamins in the marketplace are made with cheap, ineffective and unbalanced synthetic “isolates” and a load of chemical additives- more like junk food than health food. Look at the label on your vitamin bottle. Is there a 2-part chemical name listed in parentheses next to each vitamin and mineral? Some examples would be vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) or calcium (as calcium citrate). This means that each vitamin and mineral contained in the formula is present as a single, isolated, chemically manufactured nutrient. 

Why should this matter to you? Very simply, because it matters greatly to your body and your health! Your body knows the difference between synthetic isolates and real food. When you consume whole food nutrients, your body recognizes them as nourishment and knows exactly what to do with them – support and build your health. So the very best multivitamin for your health is one that contains genuine, food-based, organic vitamins and minerals.

We are happy to announce that we have found a company that grows and cultures food based vitamins that are both effective and a good value.  Please check out their website, The Synergy Company, which is full of information and inspiration. We are carrying their: Organic Vita-Min-Herb Multi for Women,Organic Vita-Min-Herb Multi for Men, Bone Renewal Bio-Organic nutrients for Healthy Bone support,  Pure Radiance C 100% natural Vitamin C from Organic & Wild Berries, and Organic Super B-Complex Natures Stress Relievers and Revitalizes.

We have also started carrying a new fermented cod liver oil, from Green Pasture, as well as the Carlson cod liver oil.  Cod liver oil is an important source of both vitamin D and A and has been used for centuries as a winter tonic during months of low sun exposure.  The fermented cod liver oil has the advantage of being an unrefined whole food.  The fermentation allows it to be shelf stable without being refined.  The Carlson has the advantage of being about one quarter of the cost.  If you would like to know more about the advantages of the fermented cod liver oil please visit the website for Green Pasture.

And On To Eating Your Greens

The USDA food pyramid suggests a minimum of 3 servings of leafy greens per day. Most Americans fall short of this recommendation. Most health experts agree that the amount of leafy greens that we should consume is likely much higher than just 3 servings per day.  Between 6 - 9 servings of vegetables a day has been shown to decrease inflammation and improve immune function.  It is important to consume organic vegetables for optimal nutritional value and to keep your level of pesticides low.  Greens are also a great way to balance your body’s Alkaline PH and to detoxify or cleanse.

Some important organic leafy greens that you can add to your diet:

Spinach (preferably baby spinach) Kale Swiss chard Collard greens Dandelion greens Turnip greens Beet greens Parsley Arugula Romaine lettuce Green and red leaf lettuce

Green Super foods

Or you can get your daily dose of nutritious whole greens with green super foods. We have recently begun to carry Amazing Grass Green Super Foods. Every serving is chock full of all of the  vitamins and minerals of several servings of vegetables. Plus they taste great! We are carrying berry, orange dreamsicle and chocolate flavors.  They come in convenient single serving envelopes or jars of 30 or 100 servings. Add our super foods to plain water for an energizing pick me up at any time of day.

Amazing Meals

What happens when you combine organic Green Super food with plant based protein, fruits and vegetables? You get the Amazing Meal 100% whole food nutrition mix.  A naturally balanced source of protein, antioxidant & phytonutrient rich super foods, cleansing fiber, digestive enzymes and probiotics.  Each serving has 10 grams of complete protein and 6 grams of fiber. These are a good meal replacement for those trying to lose weight, at only 110 calories per serving, or blended with fruit and yogurt a good base for breakfast smoothies.  We are carrying the chocolate fusion and pomegranate mango flavors.

Finding healthy quick options can be a challenge, but with our new products from Amazing Grass we have found a new Super Food meal replacement that is not only easily portable but tastes great, cuts inflammation in the body, and provides minerals.