I’m a big fan of some yogurt in the morning, but did you know that you can get the benefits of yogurt in a drinkable form? Yogurt fans, meet kefir. Like yogurt, kefir is a cultured milk product with a tart and even sour taste. Kefir hails from Eastern Europe and recently has made a splash in the natural food market.
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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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I’ll admit it, I have a sweet tooth. I love late night ice cream, I devour birthday cake, and I always have an urge to get a cookie when there available. However, one thing I am good at, is knowing when and when not to have too much sugar as it really can affect ones physical and mental health. Did
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Its summer time, and what better time to get healthy then now! We here at Organic Shift are doing our best to make sure that our diet is as healthy as it can be, and loved these tips from buffalonews on healthy food swaps. 1. Swap out: Butter Swap in: Olive or Canola oil Not all fat is bad. Opt for unsaturated –
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Check out this list to see if you could be overloading your body with potentially toxic acids The typical American diet is full of foods like meat and dairy products that tend to increase the acidity of your blood. Recent research suggests that eating too many acid-promoting foods could potentially damage your kidney and your liver and might even raise
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Hippocrates (the father of medicine), once famously said “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food”. Sound advice. But food has changed in the last century. That may sound like a peculiar statement to some, so let me expand… Food grown/farmed/produced 100 years ago is quite different than many of the same foods today. We are living in
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