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Date Night!

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Fresh, ripe dates are juicy and sweet, with a crisp skin. Here are some easy recipes to help you enjoy the special qualities of fresh dates.

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Minimal-Mercury Marinated Tuna

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Because of emissions from power plants and garbage incinerators, tuna absorbs significant amounts of methylmercury, a form of mercury that concentrates in the fatty tissues of big fish and humans.

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Much Ado About Superfoods

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It seems like every time I open a food magazine or read a food website these days, people are promoting the latest “superfood.” I’ve learned from these sources that my smoothie just isn’t complete without açai berries or maca, and that day without raw cacao is like a day without sunshine. Superfoods are very trendy [...]

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A Bittersweet Goodbye to Agave

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Many people don’t realize that the concentrated fructose in agave is worse for you than high amounts of glucose, especially if you are diabetic.

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Got a Beef with Beef? Try Traditional Tartare!

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Many people give animal foods a bad rap, blaming them for cancer, heart disease and a host of other health problems. But humans have been eating mostly animal products for our entire existence. In fact, the healthiest and longest-lived peoples on our planet, the Okinawans (Japan), Maasai (Kenya and Tanzania) and Hunzakuts (Pakistan) eat traditional [...]

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High-Energy Raw Breakfast Bowl

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We like a hearty, high-protein breakfast after working out and doing morning chores, but lately, perhaps due to the change of season, I haven’t wanted to make or eat anything too elaborate. One recent morning, torn between an empty fridge and an empty belly, out of sheer necessity, I stumbled on a new way of making [...]

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