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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

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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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Here’s How to Kick Up Your Yoga Routine

Love yoga but looking to make it more intense? It may be as simple as adding some new poses to your routine. Dr. Enette Larson-Meyer, yoga instructor and metabolic energy researcher at the University of Wyoming, told the Huffington Post that certain yoga poses may count as moderate-intensity exercise. Larson-Meyer reviewed research investigating the amount of energy burned while performing 37 common yoga poses. While most of the poses could be categorized as light-intensity exercise, she found that four advanced poses fell into the moderate-intensity category, specifically: Dandayamana-Janushirasana (standing head to knee); Dandayamana-Dhanurasana (standing bow); Trikanasana (triangle pose); and Tuladandasana (balancing stick). In addition to these specific poses, Larson-Meyer also recommends the following to get the most intensity out of your yoga routine:

Try to incorporate more standing and balancing poses.
Add in quicker movements when transitioning to different poses.
Practice, practice, practice. It seems that experienced practitioners expend more energy than beginners, likely because they know how to deepen the poses to make them harder.

Of course, it’s always a good idea to seek out guidance to make sure you are doing any pose safely. Also, keep in mind that yoga has other benefits besides being a possible source of moderate-intensity exercise—for example, it can have a relaxing effect that may make even the lighter-intensity poses worth it all on their own.

Source: Huffington Post

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