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reader questions: natural bodycare

January 13, 2012 By support 1 Comment

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This week our reader Q&A focuses on natural bodycare. Why? Because what you put in your mouth is only part of the story. Your skin is your largest organ and your body absorbs what you put on it (good or bad), so support your traditional and real foods lifestyle by choosing natural and unrefined ingredients in [...]

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Cooking Real Food: Minimally Processed, Unrefined Fats & Oils

October 12, 2011 By jenny 6 Comments

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I’m often asked about healthy fats – and how they can be appropriately used and while I’ve written on the subject of healthy fats and oils before, it never hurts to revisit the topic. In my kitchen, I use a wide variety of fats and oils – some of which I use exclusively for cooking while [...]

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Ghee: A Wholesome Fat

August 4, 2009 By jenny 6 Comments

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We don’t fear fat in my household. Indeed, olive oil, coconut oil, tallow and butter make regular appearances in our kitchen, but there’s an under-appreciated wholesome fat: ghee. Ghee is pure butterfat in its truest sense. Like many traditional foods, ghee is virtually ubiquitous in cultures that raised cattle for milk. [...]

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