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Skip the pre-packaged granola bars that are heavily processed with ingredients our body doesn’t need. Instead, make these simple, easy, and delicious no-bake Almond Butter Berry Granola Bars.

Cinnamon Vanilla Almond Milk – Recipe of the Week Rating: (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Login to rate this recipe – Not a member? Join Today Schema/Recipe SEO Data Markup by ZipList Recipe Plugin2.0 Making your own almond milk is easy, fun and healthy.  Almonds are rich in the antioxidant vitamin E, healthy mono-unsaturated fats, protein and fiber (many of these nutrients will remain in the strained paste so save it for baking post-Reboot).   When Rebooting, almond milk should be consumed in small amounts.   Ingredients:  1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla (alcohol free extract) 2 cups raw almonds 4 cups water   Directions: – Soak almonds overnight in a bowl adding enough water to cover; peel ... Continue

Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the U.S., and doubles the risk of heart attack and stroke.1 However, type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease – our food choices can either prevent or promote insulin resistance and resultant diabetes. Many conventional diabetes diets rely on meat or grains as the major calorie source. However, these strategies have serious drawbacks (read more on Diseaseproof.com). High-nutrient, low glycemic load (GL) foods are the optimal foods for diabetics, and these foods also help to prevent diabetes in the first place: Leafy greens and other non-starchy vegetables: Green and non-starchy vegetables have almost nonexistent effects on blood glucose, and are packed with fiber and phytochemicals. A recent meta-analysis found that greater leafy ... Continue

Green Grape & Pear Juice – Recipe Of The Week Rating: (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Login to rate this recipe – Not a member? Join Today Schema/Recipe SEO Data Markup by ZipList Recipe Plugin2.0 This juice has a high potassium, vitamin K and flavanol content, these nutrients are specific for a healthy heart. Potassium is important for healthy blood pressure.   Grapes (especially Grape Skins) contain potent anti-oxidants called OPC – Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins which are a group of colorless flavanols. These may help prevent heart disease. OPCs are most famous for their ability to possibly prevent many forms of cancer. Studies indicate they may stimulate the apoptosis (cell death) of colon cancer cells. OPCs are a potent antioxidant ... Continue

Bountiful Brassica Juice – Recipe Of The Week Rating: (1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)Login to rate this recipe – Not a member? Join Today Schema/Recipe SEO Data Markup by ZipList Recipe Plugin2.0 Vegetables in the brassica genus, including cruciferous vegetables, are densely packed with nutrients and flavor. These plant super stars contain unique phytonutrients responsible for helping the liver with detoxification. The sulfur containing compounds that lend the pungent flavor these veggies are famous for, are the parts of the plant with cancer fighting and immune supportive properties, which may even help to balance estrogen levels in the blood to be less tumor promoting.

Cold weather and runny noses are all around for many of us. Are you looking to boost up your defenses through some good old Vitamin C? Here’s a fun fact that may surprise you, which of the following has the most of this important antioxidant per serving?   Orange Grapefruit Kiwi Spinach   Hmmm, could it be the usual suspect orange? Per serving, the little kiwi has twice the Vitamin C of an orange!* Mind you a serving of kiwi is about 2 kiwis or just over 3/4 cup of the sliced fruit. Include this super star in your fruit salads, mixed into fresh juice or for a snack all by itself. Here are some delicious C-rich combos: Kiwi+Strawberry+Lime, Kiwi+Pineapple+Blueberry, ... Continue

  It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…. antioxidants to the rescue!!   By now most of us have heard about antioxidants. But do we really understand what they actually do?   Think of it this way: Free radicals are the bullies in the playground that like to steal other kids lunch money. To make matters worse, in the world of free radicals, if a child’s lunch money gets stolen, they instantaneously turn into bullies themselves!   Now for the good news… Antioxidants are like superheroes that can intervene and replace the lunch money that the evil free radical stole!   Our bodies were designed to handle free radicals on our own. But if our superhero antioxidants fall asleep on ... Continue