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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Dr. Oz Health Advice Questioned

Dr. Oz—millions of people tune in to his show every day. They look to him as a trusted source for health advice. But is that trust misplaced? A new study suggests that it is, finding that medical talk shows, specifically The Dr. Oz Show and The Doctors, lack evidence to support many of the health recommendations they make. Published in The BMJ, the study selected 40 episodes from each show and examined a random sample of 160 health recommendations (80 from each show). A team of experienced reviewers evaluated the evidence for the recommendations, taking into consideration, among other things, the quality, quantity, and type of evidence available. Here’s what the researchers discovered:

Evidence supported only 46% of the recommendations from The Dr. Oz Show. The evidence contradicted 15% of that show’s recommendations, and there was no evidence to support the remaining 39% of its recommendations.
Evidence supported only 63% of the recommendations from The Doctors. The evidence contradicted 14% of that show’s recommendations, and there was no evidence to support the remaining 24% of its recommendations.

The study did have a few limitations: at times it was difficult for the researchers to distinguish between direct and implied recommendations; the benefits attributed to a recommendation were often vague, making it difficult to search for evidence; and the process for evaluating evidence was, in the words of the researchers, “imperfect.” Nevertheless, as the first study to evaluate the health recommendations made on medical talk shows, its findings provide an important warning to consumers to view the advice from such shows with caution.

Source: The BMJ

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