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Spirulina & Chlorella
Chlorophyll-the green pigment vital for photosynthesis that is found in all plants-is one of the best reasons to eat green veggies. While plants are a good source of chlorophyll, none are as richly endowed as freshwater microalgae, of which spirulina and chlorella are the most popular and well researched.

What's Old is New
The phrase "functional food is everywhere these days, but what does it mean? From a natural health perspective, functional food refers to nutritionally superior food products that have been enhanced through processing, fermentation, or growth technologies.

Veggie-ing Out
Whether it's a salad before the main meal or greens in a glass, research shows that eating fresh vegetables can help you shed unwanted pounds and improve your health.

Top 10 Supplements
In June 2002 the Journal of the American Medical Association published an article that concluded nutritional deficiencies are an important cause of chronic disease.

Powerful, Proven, Essential Fruits and Vegetables
Recent surveys indicate that less than nine per cent of North Americans consume five or more servings of fresh fruits, vegetables, and salads daily.

Green Means Go
Green foods - including barley and wheat grass (cereal grasses), alfalfa and spirulina - have been with us for decades, in some cases centurie.

Green Power
In the 1950s, Ann Wigmore opened the Hippocrates Health Institute, a non-profit foundation in Boston, and began treating people with wheatgrass juice an.

Green Drinks for Christmas Zest
Christmas is an inspirational time--an opportunity to immerse ourselves in the good will that permeates the plane.