Special Diets

If you have a unique dietary plan, we can help

We Have Information on Gluten-Free and Several Other Unique Diets Available For Your Family.

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.

Read up on Raw here

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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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Vitamin D May Reduce Risk of Asthma Flare-Ups

A large study has found that low vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk of asthma flare-ups. Published in the journal, Allergy, the study examined data from approximately 308,000 adults whose vitamin D levels had been measured, and identified 21,237 as diagnosed asthma patients. Researchers took into account variables that might affect asthma status, such as obesity, smoking, and other diseases. Here’s what they discovered:

  • Flare-ups were 25% more likely in asthma patients who were vitamin D deficient compared to asthma patients whose levels were in the normal range. A flare-up, or exacerbation, was defined as requiring a prescription for oral corticosteroids, or more than five prescriptions for short-acting beta agonists, or a physician’s visit for asthma four or more times in a year.
  • The researchers did not find, however, that vitamin D levels were associated with an increased risk of having asthma in general.

While previous research on vitamin D and asthma has been inconsistent, the researchers believe that the new findings support vitamin D screening in asthma patients with recurrent and uncontrolled flare-ups—and possibly recommending supplements to those who are vitamin D deficient.

 

Source: Allergy

 

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