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Food of the Week [Part II]: Awesome Asparagus

Posted March 30, 2008 at 06:00 PM by Jessica Hale

Section: Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetarianism, Special Features, Food of the Week

Alfred, Lord Tennyson once said that in spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. Surely he meant love of asparagus, everyone’s favourite spring-harvested vegetable that is as delicious as it is nutritious.

Asparagus is quite high…

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Food of the Week [Part I]: Amazing Asparagus

Posted March 29, 2008 at 06:00 PM by Jessica Hale

Section: Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetarianism, Special Features, Food of the Week

Spring has finally sprung! With April right around the corner, it’s time to stow away the parkas, bust out the umbrellas and watch the snow melt. It’s also the peak time for asparagus, a delicious and healthful sprout perfect for this week’s…

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Vivacious Vitamins: Very Vital K

Posted January 23, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Alexandra Haller

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Supplements

Blood clotting is essential! Without that ability, sustained by Vitamin A, a cut would cause a person to bleed to death. As I stated last week when talking about Vitamin D, this vitamin is also part of the…

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Boost Those Bones

Posted November 3, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Vegetarianism

We’re constantly reminded of the importance of maintaining healthy bones – from bulking up your bone density in your 20’s to preventing bone loss in your 30’s and 40’s, women have to put in a lifetime of work to keep osteoporosis…

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Vegan Nutrition 101: Vitamin A

Posted September 15, 2007 at 11:00 AM by James Flesher

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Diet Myths, Healthy Eating, Vegetarianism

Like all vitamins, vitamin A is a non-caloric molecule without which our bodies could not function properly.  Like it’s fellow fat soluble vitamins D, E and K, vitamin A is absorbed with fats and oils in the intestine, and is stored…

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Select your smoothie!  Energy boosting recipes for morning, noon and night

Posted May 10, 2007 at 03:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes

When the warm sunshine of spring hits, we’re often tempted to trade our mugs of tea for cool, refreshing beverages. Unfortunately, many popular treats, from decadent iced mocha lattes to bottled juice and soda, are filled with refined sugar and preservatives. Instead of shelling…

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