Latest Posts by Karen Shepard
Sip Your Way Slim With Green Tea
By Karen Shepard | 3 Comments | Posted 05/28/2014Need a little help with those love handles? Good news! Green Tea can boost your metabolism, helping you to burn off those extra calories that seem to hang on long after the chocolate is gone. (And studies show it helps
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Processed or Raw? – Vinegar Part 2
By Karen Shepard | 0 Comments | Posted 05/24/2014While most vinegars are distilled or pasteurized, there are pros and cons with both. Raw vinegar that is not pasteurized contains beneficial enzymes and bacteria known as “The Mother” that are missing in its pasteurized cousins. These living enzymes are
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Back To The Future – Vinegar Part 1
By Karen Shepard | 0 Comments | Posted 05/21/2014Vin aigre – or “sour wine.” It seems that through time, vinegar has been assigned as the cure for every ailment known to man. Now sitting idle in most pantries, it is often overlooked and under-used in favor of the
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Peppers – Hello Hot Stuff
By Karen Shepard | 0 Comments | Posted 05/19/2014If you are one of those people that can enjoy the nose dripping, eye watering, sweat inducing, sensation that comes with a spicy meal, – Good News! Those reactions, the result of a chemical called capsaicin found in hot peppers,
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Healthy Twist on Lemon
By Karen Shepard | 0 Comments | Posted 05/14/2014The first surprise is that Lemons are not, as you would expect, a fruit. The lemon is technically a berry, one that packs a powerful punch. It was reportedly Christopher Columbus who planted the first lemon trees in America, but
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