Clarks Nutrition and Natural Foods Markets

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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Three Tips to Green Your Diabetes-Routine

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, Americans generated around four and a half pounds of garbage per day in 2012. That’s a whopping 1,600 pounds per person, per year. The good news? Efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle have made a big dent in all that waste—about a third of the four and a half pounds is recycled or composted, significantly lessening the impact on the planet. So, in the spirit of continuing those efforts, here are some tips for people with diabetes to best dispose of, and, if possible, recycle, their diabetes-related items:

Meter it out. If you have old glucose meters, contact a local diabetes group or your diabetes educator to ask if they accept meter donations. Some will use them for teaching purposes in classes and support groups.
Be sharps-wise. According to Diabetes Forecast, a magazine that focuses on living well with diabetes, an empty laundry detergent bottle with a tight-fitting, puncture-resistant screw-on lid can make an excellent and safe sharps disposal container. The container should be leak-resistant and remain upright and stable during use. When you are ready to dispose of your plastic laundry bottle, two thirds full of sharps, label it clearly with, “Sharps Biohazard. Do Not Recycle”; securely close the container, tape the lid shut, and dispose of is as directed by your local regulations.
Consider donating. Perhaps you’ve had a change in your insulin prescription, and you have bottles of unexpired, unopened insulin on hand. If that's the case for you, a good idea is to contact Insulin for Life, a nonprofit that collects and distributes insulin and other unused diabetic supplies, to learn how you may be able to help someone in need.

Source: Diabetes Life

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