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What’s The Scoop on Soy?

Soy is arguably one of the more controversial nutrition topics. On the plus side, soy is rich in nutrients, and diets containing it seem to provide health benefits, such as lower blood sugar levels, improved heart health, fewer menopause symptoms, and perhaps even a lower risk of certain cancers.

On the other hand, some people are concerned about soy-rich diets being truly healthy, and in fact, perhaps even being bad for your health. For instance, some fear that eating too much soy may increase the risk of breast cancer, hinder thyroid function, or have feminizing effects in men, to name a few. Furthermore, any soy you get in the US is most certainly a GMO (94 percent of the soybean crops in the United States were genetically modified to be herbicide-tolerant), which has implications for your health (think Glyphosate and Leaky Gut Syndrome leading to chronic inflammation).

This article reviews the latest scientific evidence to determine whether eating soy is more likely to positively or negatively affect your health.

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It Never Tasted So Sweet?

Who doesn’t like a little something sweet now and then? And why has there recently been such a dramatic increase in the number of processed foods that have some sort of sweetener added, more often than not, it is high fructose corn syrup?

This article serves to provide an extensive inventory and inform you about the spectrum of sugars, sweeteners, and sugar substitutes. There is a natural dichotomy inherent to a conversation about sugars; as we know that all sweeteners have some mix of both pros and cons (typically more of these). When you get down to it, all sweeteners are an attempt to fulfill our craving for sugar (raw energy). But like the saying, ‘Ain’t no sunshine without rain’, the pleasures of consuming sugars or sweeteners come with some sort of cost, sometimes more significant than you might imagine.

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What If You Could Change Your Life?

People widely use an intermittent fasting (IF) program to lose weight, improve their health, and simplify their lifestyles. Many studies show that it can have powerful effects on your body and brain and may even help you live longer. In fact, IF is currently one of the world’s most popular health and fitness trends.

This is the second in a three-part series, including Intermittent Fasting, Inflammation Free, and Detoxification.

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Dutch Oven Pot Roast

This is a pretty simple recipe yet it is very satisfying to put together. The aroma, appearance, flavors and texture of this savory dish are all about comfort from a wet and cold of a winter day.

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Crockpot (Slow Cooker) Pot Roast

A pot roast is another traditional comfort food! This recipe is so incredibly simple and the flavor will knock your socks off. If you cook this in the crockpot, set to low, you could probably start it just as you leave for work. When you come back, your home will be filled with the most tantalizing and entreating aromas!…

A Simpler Variation on the Traditional French Cassoulet

This is an amazingly wonderful variation on the French cassoulet, but one that is little easier and less expensive than the traditional recipes, yet the aroma, flavor, and texture of this recipe is every bit as delightfully delicious as it is inexpensive.

Don’t be put off by this being a French recipe. This is not the sort of thing that is only achieved by a French chef. Yes, it is a little involved, but it is still pretty easy to follow and achieve this spectacularly savory and sumptuous meal.

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Smokehouse Maple Grilled Pork Loin Chops

Smoke and maple sweetness both go so well with pork and I love how they are combined in McCormicks Smokehouse Maple seasoning. These king’s cut pork loin chops are moist and so delicious. Best of all they are super inexpensive, fast and easy to prepare….

Smoked Adobo Chicken

This chicken recipe is amazingly easy with only two ingredients and less than 10 minutes of preparation. Even more importantly, it is so moist and delicious, with an unbelievable aroma, moist and delicate texture, and how can you pass up a recipe that everyone loves, including the kids!

What I love about smoking foods it that it can be ridiculously simple, or very technical, depending on how you go about it. Using an electric smoker is a easy way to get started. It is relatively inexpensive, and practically as simple as plugging it in and pushing a button.

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Smoked Tri-Tip Steak

Smoking meats has a number of wonderful effects. Cooking a meat ‘low and slow’ allows the proteins to breakdown and rendering a singularly moist and tender outcome. Secondly, this approach to cooking allows the seasoning to make greater effect. But lastly, and most importantly, this cooking method leaves the meat with the most delicious aroma, and aroma makes up much of our taste, in fact, researchers say 80 percent of the flavors we taste come from what we smell.

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