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It's All About The Gut This Month
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Thanksgiving 11.27.2014 Eat, drink, dance and be merry. Take it easy on the first two they kinda balance the last two. Thanks 2014
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Montana State Con 2015 4.24-4.26.2015 Learn some great stuff, meet some great people, do some great things. Registration will open early next year. AMTA Montana
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The Healthy and Delicious: Cucurbita
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Why Squash is Amazing
Winter squash suffers from the overabundance hypothesis. For a plant that can create so many fruiting bodies it is often difficult to figure out how to turn this bounty into an accessible meal. Don't be scared away by challenges, rise to them. Low in fat, butternut squash delivers an ample dose of dietary fiber, making it an exceptionally heart-friendly choice. It provides significant amounts of potassium, important for bone health, and vitamin B6, essential for the proper functioning of both the nervous and immune systems. The folate content adds yet another boost to its heart-healthy reputation. Squash's tangerine hue, however, indicates butternut's most noteworthy health perk. The color signals an abundance of powerhouse nutrients known as carotenoids, shown to protect against heart disease. In particular, the gourd boasts very high levels of beta-carotene (which your body automatically converts to vitamin A), identified as a deterrent against breast cancer and age-related macular degeneration, as well as a supporter of healthy lung development in fetuses and newborns. What's more, with only a 1-cup serving, you get nearly half the recommended daily dose of antioxidant-rich vitamin C. Here's a great starter for the holidays: Squash Gratin
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Worms, Autoimmune Disorders, and Allergies.
It got cold finally, here in MT, which means that ativities that don't involve several layers of clothing are severely limited. There is a bright side however: reading, preferably by a fireplace or cozied up next to a loved one or a favorite pet, has just gotten much more popular. During the beginning of the marathon of eating that Americans refer to as the Holiday Season, what better read than one about the importance of intestinal parasites. No Really! It makes a lot of sense. Something we have been fighting for years, kind of like the whole "all germs are bad" debacle, is now the root cause and possible solution of some really terrible illnesses. Amazing Read and He's on TEDx as well. My hero. Moises Velasquez-Manoff, "Reshaping the Immune System" |
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