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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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Expert Panel Will Likely Drop Cholesterol Warnings

In a twist that may surprise many people, the panel of experts known as the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will likely be dropping its warning about cholesterol, and not considering it a “nutrient of concern,” in its forthcoming report, according to the Washington Post. The committee’s report forms the basis for the government’s official Dietary Guidelines, which are issued every 5 years, including in the fall of 2015. The new cholesterol recommendation, if accepted, would mark a significant shift in attitude towards cholesterol—the government has been warning consumers about the dangers of cholesterol for nearly 40 years; for example, current guidelines recommend consuming no more than 300 mg of cholesterol per day.

While there has been research linking cholesterol to heart disease, science is now showing that the relationship between the two is more complicated. It is now thought that there is significant variability in how people respond to dietary cholesterol, and some nutritionists believe that dietary cholesterol does not significantly affect the level of cholesterol in the blood. Indeed, the committee appears to view too much saturated fat, not too much cholesterol, as the greater danger. The recommendation, however, applies only to dietary cholesterol, and will not change current advice about the risks of having high blood levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol. In addition, it is important to note that the way in which food is cooked may contribute to the health effects of dietary cholesterol—in particular, cooking methods that lead to the oxidation of cholesterol (such as the application of high heat) might be more concerning than methods that do not lead to oxidation.

Source: Washington Post

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