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Gluten Free

What does following a gluten-free diet mean? That you're embarking on an easy diet with a wide range of health-promoting effects. Instead of dwelling on what you’re giving up, consider that you’re going to enjoy a whole new world of delicious food options to meet your special dietary needs. You’ll be eating seasonally, choosing more fresh fruits and vegetables, focusing on meats, seafood, poultry, legumes, lentils, corn, and rice, and discovering fascinating ancient grains such as quinoa, amaranth, and millet. You’ll be able to eat potatoes, eggs, most cheeses, even chocolate (!)—and enjoy them without guilt because you’ll be taking good care of your body. In fact, you’ll probably end up eating—and feeling—better than ever!

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We carry a large variety of gluten free items, the brands listed below represent just some of the offerings we carry

Raw Foods

“Raw” is all the rage these days, but what does it mean to eat raw? And is it possible to get enough protein and other nutrients while following a raw diet?

Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F

Raw, defined

Most raw foodists eat only plant-based (vegan) foods, including vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, and seaweed. Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F, depending on who you talk to. The logic behind this is that many of the nutrients in foods are extremely sensitive to heat. This is especially true of the water-soluble vitamins, like the B-vitamins, folate, and vitamin C. As Katie McDonald, a raw food chef and certified Holistic Health Coach in Rhode Island puts it, “The more you do to a food, the less it does for you.”

Raw food advocates also look to the enzyme content of raw foods, saying that cooking destroys delicate enzymes that could otherwise go toward improving the digestion of the foods you’re eating.

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In addition to our always fresh produce, we carry many more raw foods throughout our stores. Look for these brands and our Raw Foods section for more.

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A Mango a Day May Help Keep You Healthy

More reasons to love tangy, juicy mangos: according to a preliminary study published in the FASEB Journal, mangos may help improve cardiovascular and metabolic health in normal-weight and obese people. The study included 21 participants who were 18 to 55 years old and had either a normal body weight (body-mass index [BMI] of 18 to 25 kg/m²) or obesity (BMI greater than 30 kg/m²). They were given 400 grams of mango pulp (a little more than one medium-sized mango) daily for 42 days. Researchers measured the participants’ blood pressure, as well as several metabolic and inflammatory markers, at the beginning and end of the trial. When researchers compared the two sets of measurements, they found:

Average systolic blood pressure dropped by 4.41 mmHg in normal-weight participants, but did not change in obese participants.
Hemoglobin A1c, a marker of blood sugar regulation, improved in obese participants, but did not change in normal-weight participants.
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, a marker associated with atherosclerosis and blood clot formation, was reduced in both groups.

The healthy changes seen in this study may be due to mangos’ reportedly high levels of polyphenols—compounds with strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects that could contribute to lower risks of a range of chronic diseases. However, controlled clinical trials are needed to understand whether mangos could play a role in disease prevention and treatment. In the meantime, mangos make a sweet snack packed with vitamins A and C. And if you find this fruit troublesome to eat, here’s a tip to make it a breeze: using a sharp knife, cut the fruit away from the pit. Then, score the fruit crosswise and peel away the skin for easy-to-eat cubes.

Source: FASEB Journal

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