Sweet and Sour

Kale, Apple, Lemon, & Lime

Beets Me!

Organic Beets, Apple, and Lemon

Orange You Glad You Woke Up?

Fresh Organic Orange/Clementine Juice

Protein Power!

Organic eggs sunny side up, Organic asparagus (garlic oil)

Organic onions, garlic, mushrooms, bok choy, fennel, parsley, cilantro, dill, and avocado 

Organic salt, herb blend, olive oil 

Wild Alaskan Salmon

Organic Grapefruit

Bringing Brussels Back!

Wild Alaskan Pacific Cod with Fresh Organic Dill, Herb Blend, and Cayenne Pepper

Organic Quinoa with Herbs

Organic Beets, Onions, Garlic, Fennel, Parsley, Cilantro with Olive Oil, Garlic Oil, and Herb Blend

Organic Brussel Sprouts with a drizzling of olive oil and dash of Cayenne Pepper

Diabetes Type 1 & Type 2 Explained

What is the new epidemic across America that is causing obesity, heart problems, and death?

According to American Diabetes Association, about 75 million Americans have diabetes or pre-diabetes. The U.S. population is almost up to 300 million, so that means one in four Americans are becoming diabetic.

There are two types of diabetes; type 1 is genetic, and usually found in someone before the age of twelve. Type 2 however is caused by a poor diet that focuses on sugars and carbohydrates, which turn into sugar. The American Diabetes Association has found that type 2 is on an increasing rise especially as it is beginning to affect younger and younger individuals.

Both types of diabetes deal with the pancreas. Type 1 the pancreas stops working on its own, whereas with type 2 you are causing the pancreas to stop working because you have overworked it from lack of nutrition in your diet, and over excess of sugar and processed foods.

Your Pancreas naturally creates insulin, so type 1 has to be supplied insulin. While type 2 can be healed with change of diet completely, type 2 is controlled mostly with pills that help to maintain a flow of insulin that is vital in the pancreas. Both of the types of diabetes must do regular blood sugar level checks by a prick of the finger.

“I can eat sugars, but you have to be careful,” Jordan Wagner, a freshman at SPU, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of five. His greatest role model growing up with diabetes was his uncle who just recently passed away after suffering from type 1 diabetes. Wagner day to day consists of maintaining is pump that controls his blood sugar levels. The insulin is injected after every meal and helps keep it steady throughout the day. If there is ever a lack of insulin or not enough achieved Wagner can suffer from “flu-like symptoms” that alert his body that he is in dire need of insulin.

Wagner wants to make people aware of what diabetes is all about and the importance of awareness. “Its important to research something before you make an assumption, because someone with type 1, first of all does not cause this, but also can help keep the diabetes under control by staying healthy and being in shape.”

One important thing Wagner says to remember is, “Sugar is not bad, but people greatly abuse it.”

Although Wagner genetically acquired diabetes, there is still type 2 that is a concern for the youth of our nation and the epidemic of sugary, fatty, and processed foods.

There are two main ways to decrease or eliminate the chance of ever dealing with type 2 diabetes and that is to maintain a healthy diet of low sugar intake, maintain the fatty and “packaged” foods, and stick with the foods that come from the earth. The other important thing that goes hand in hand with a healthy diet is maintaining a high amount of daily exercise. Overall creating a healthy lifestyle of a balance of food and exercise can not only eliminate your chance of suffering from type 2 diabetes, but it can lead to change in the epidemic of diabetes, obesity, and death from these in America.

Superfoods

There have been many new fads introduced in today’s culture for health benefits, weight loss, and overall glowing beauty.

One that embodies them all is “superfoods”. Superfoods are foods that have been known to increase health and help support a weight loss while helping your skin glow. They are common foods that have been researched and been found to increase an overall well-being.

Blueberries are one of the top superfoods, it is not only a great antioxidant, but it helps to increase the longevity of the brain’s memory function. Spinach, another superfood, is rich in Vitamin K that supports heart and bone function; it also plays a key role in enriching healthy hair and nail growth.

One of the superfoods that not only is good for your soul, but also is now found as helping your blood and heart function more effectively is dark chocolate. Finding chocolate with as much cacao, the root of chocolate, is the best way to reach the optimum amounts of benefits from this yummy treat.

Beta-carotene and potassium that are known to boost eyes, bones, skin, and heart health can be found in another superfood, pumpkin. Salmon is another omega rich superfood that can help prevent Alzheimer’s.

One of the doctor’s that Oprah recommends, Dr. Perricone, speaks about his top picks for “superfoods”. They include acai, barley, beans, lentils, buckwheat, green foods, hot peppers, nuts, seeds, sprouts, and kefir. These were his choices because of their “brain-beauty connection”. All of these Perricone chosen superfoods help regulate a healthy metabolism, prevent inflammation, support the digestive system, help fight against cancer, heart disease, and harmful toxins that can cause diseases and cause organ failure.

When choosing the superfoods that are not only accessible to you and your wallet, find the ones that personally benefit you and create your own top superfoods list. Health and beauty all deal with a sense of balance and the importance of caring about your body and taking the extra step further to put the best foods, no matter how super, into your system to help keep you functioning healthy and beautiful.

Bon Appétit

'Veganic' Sprouted Bread with Organic Avocado oil

Organic Avocado with Organic Greens (Spinach, Baby lettuce, Romaine lettuce, Red and Green Oak Leaf, Mizuna, Red Chard, Arugula, Frisee, and Radicchio), Organic Mushrooms

Topped with Organic Olive Oil and Herbs

Soup for the Soul

100% Organic: Vegetable Broth, Hemp Oil/Olive Oil with Cabbage, Mushrooms, Leeks, Parsley, Herbs and Spices

Avocado Amazing

'Veganic' Sprouted Bread with Organic Avocado oil

Organic Avocado with Organic Greens (Spinach, Baby lettuce, Romaine lettuce, Red and Green Oak Leaf, Mizuna, Red Chard, Arugula, Frisee, and Radicchio)

Topped with Organic Olive Oil and Herbs