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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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B Vitamins Associated with Lower Risk of Cataracts

Your eyes aren’t deceiving you: a 2015 study found a link between some dietary B vitamins and a lower risk of cataracts (cloudiness or opacity in the lens of the eye that impairs vision). The study, published in the journal Ophthalmology, initially looked at data from 3,115 food intake surveys from men and women (ages 55 to 80) enrolled in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study. Researchers also took photographs of the participants’ eyes at the beginning of the study and annually for an average of almost ten years. These photographs allowed the researchers to identify the presence of cataracts in the nuclear (central) and cortical (outer edge) regions of the lens. After controlling for various known risk factors for cataracts, here's what the researchers discovered:

Participants with high dietary intake of riboflavin (B2) and B12 were less likely to already have nuclear and cortical lens opacities at the beginning of the study compared with participants with lower intakes.
Participants with the highest intake of B2 had a 22% lower risk of mild nuclear cataract, a 38% lower risk of moderate nuclear cataract, and a 20% lower risk of mild cortical cataract, when compared with participants with the lowest intake.
Participants with the highest intake of B12 had a 22% lower risk of mild nuclear cataract, a 38% lower risk of moderate nuclear cataract, and a 23% lower risk of mild cortical cataract, when compared with participants with the lowest intake.
Participants with the highest intake of vitamin B6 were 33% less likely to develop moderate nuclear cataracts during the course of the study than those with the lowest intake.

While this study is observational, and more research is needed to establish that B vitamins directly affect eye health, it does validate previous research associating dietary intake of B vitamins with a lower risk of cataracts. It’s also exciting news for those at risk for cataracts because it’s easy to include B vitamin-rich foods in your diet—dairy, eggs, fish, lentils, leafy greens, and bananas are just some of the many good sources of B vitamins.

Source: Ophthalmology

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