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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Exercise in a Pill? Research Moves One Step Closer

Imagine distilling a five mile run into a drug or supplement that, when taken, would provide the same benefits as actually running five miles. It sounds cool but far-fetched, right? Well, scientists from the University of Sydney and the University of Copenhagen have made an important discovery that makes the possibility of “exercise-in-a-pill” that much more likely. Their findings, published in Cell Metabolism, revealed over 1,000 molecular reactions that occurred in the muscles of healthy, untrained adults when they exercised. While it was already known that exercise produced many changes in the body, this is the first time that such an extensive number of changes have been mapped out in detail. According to the lead researcher of the new study, “Exercise is the most powerful therapy for many human diseases.” However, because many people can’t exercise for various reasons, the researchers believe that it’s important to find ways to mimic the positive effects of exercise through other treatments. To this end, the researchers combined the “blueprint” they created of the exercise-induced changes, along with mathematical and engineering-based analyses, to point towards possible therapeutic avenues in the future. It’s important to emphasize that this research appears to be very preliminary in nature. So, the bottom line is that if you can exercise, do, as there’s no substitute. Yet.

Source: University of Sydney

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