Getting going on Mondays isn’t ever easy unless your laying on a beach or doing something else you love! The best way to get started in the right direction after the weekend is providing our bodies with healthy, nutritious foods! A quick and easy way to do this is through drinking juices. Not everybody wants to spend the $8-$12 that juices
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Matcha Tea has officially taken the country by storm, and thats a great thing. Matcha offers a ton of benefits, and is even convincing dedicated coffee lovers to make the switch. Matcha tea is becoming a go to for health enthusiasts because of its insanely high antioxidant content. One cup of matcha green tea has as many antioxidants as 10
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In today’s modern diet, many of the foods we consume are highly processed, overly sugared, and contain all kinds of ingredients that we don’t want in our bodies. If you eat too many foods that are acidic, you can develop acidosis, a condition when the body becomes too acidic. This condition is caused by consuming high amounts of problematic nutrients
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We all know that making sure you have a diet that is high in protein is important. However did you know that many plants can provide you this protein? Plants provide protein in amounts and proportions that is optimal for the human body! General, healthy recommendations for protein amounts for optimal functioning of the human body are around 10% of
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Happy New Year Everyone! Were back after taking a break during the holidays to spend time with our families. Were excited to be back discussing health with everyone again! If you have thought about making changes to your diet in the past, what better time then now? Were past the holidays, and you have a fresh start in 2015! Eating
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Essential oils have been around for thousands of years, dating all the way back to ancient Egyptians and Babylonians. These essential oils, while slightly different, are in everything from lotion to hand soap to shampoo. This begs a question: how have they had the staying power? To start, they have some incredible medicinal properties whether you inhale them or apply
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I’ll be completely honest, 72 hours ago I had no idea what hemp hearts were. A friend recommended them at the grocery store, so I picked them up. Its funny how quickly things can change – now, I love them. Hemp hearts are the edible insides of hemp seeds, packed with nutritional content and offering a variety of health benefits. Hemp
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Who doesn’t love a nice caffeine buzz in the morning? It’s no secret that our country runs on coffee. Starbucks has more than 13,000 stores in the US alone. What other item could be referenced on a mug reading “Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my _______”? Doritos? Snapple? No, only coffee. Even yours truly is writing this post
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The summer has come to an end (depending on where you live), and fall is here in full effect! This means sweaters, pumpkin spice lattes, and the leaves falling off the trees.. In addition to a change in the weather, Fall also brings us a new variety of foods. Its not the season of BBQ’s anymore and
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We here at Organic Shift are big fans of an early morning workout to get the blood flowing before a long day. After a workout, it’s critical to get protein into your body because it repairs your tired muscles and helps them grow. The optimum amount of protein for one serving is between 10-20 grams. Your body doesn’t care where
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