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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Is Melatonin Safe for Kids?

Melatonin, a hormone produced by the pineal gland that helps regulate sleep cycles, occurs naturally in some foods. For this reason, it’s sold and regulated in the US as a dietary supplement rather than a drug. And it’s a hugely popular supplement at that: according to the most recent National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), conducted in 2012, 3.1 million US adults took melatonin. The NHIS also found that 419,000 children took melatonin, an astounding increase of 332,000 children since 2007.

But how safe is it? Recently, concerns have been raised that, in adults, chronic melatonin use could throw off the body’s own melatonin production. Of equal or greater concern, is melatonin’s long-term effects in children. According to an article in the New York Times, some experts fear that long-term use of melatonin could be more disruptive to children, as their bodies are still developing reproductive, cardiovascular, immune, and metabolic systems. While there’s currently no good evidence that long-term use has these negative effects, and, in fact, melatonin has been found to be helpful for jet lag and certain sleep disorders, parents should have a healthcare practitioner supervise their children’s melatonin intake. It’s also important to purchase melatonin from reputable brands, as the wide range in quality among some supplements may lead to dosages in the bottle that differ from what’s listed on the label.

Source: New York Times

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