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Review: Arthur’s Acai Plus Natural Smoothie

I want to share with you an excellent product out there today and one truly worthy of the labels “natural” and “healthy”. This product is Arthur’s Acai Plus Natural Smoothie.

Arthur’s Fresh Company has been farming and making juices naturally, sine 1893! The company started as a small family run business out of Goderich, Ontario. The company prides itself on processing only the freshest, highest quality ingredients, with their ultra gentle processing system that maximizes both the nutrients and fresh tastes in their products. The company has an excellent reputation where true “health food” and consistent high-quality is concerned. However, as much as I would love for all of our international readers to try this or any of their other products, it is only available in Canada.

Although all of Arthur’s Natural Smoothies are truly outstanding in both taste and quality, this one was of particular interest to me due to the latest slew of research on the acai berry. And also, even though I would normally say, buy your own fruits and veggies and make your own all-natural homemade smoothies, again due to the Acai berry, this smoothie is worth talking about and considering.

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Cravings: When Sugar Calls do You come Running?

This article is contributed to Evolving Wellness by Dr. Scott Olson. Dr. Olson is a naturopathic doctor and an expert in natural medicine, as well as the author of the book Sugarettes. You can read more from Dr.Olson on his blog at www.olsonnd.com 
 

Maybe you are sitting down and watching your favorite show on TV, or maybe you are at work just getting back from lunch when you hear a faint call - almost like someone calling your name. You stand up and walk towards the sound and discover that the call is coming from the pantry (or the vending machine). Of course, you say, mesmerizing call is coming from a sugary snack.

For many of us, sugar calls our name out all day long - sometimes even when we are completely full and just had a big meal. Sugar has a call that is hard to resist.

Most people, when asked, will admit to some kind of sugar addiction, but they often don’t realize just how strong that addiction can be, nor do they realize how much sugar can do to destroy their health.

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November is National Health Food Month

Welcome to November!

This month Evolving Wellness, along with the Canadian Health Food Association, will be celebrating National Health Food Month!

We will focus this month on food that is truly healthy and was made for our bodies to eat and benefit from!

We will thus dive into the world of organics and wholesome, natural foods. We will introduce some stores, books and other resources that are based on the same paradigm. Finally, we will also take a look at food that is called “health food”, but may not quite measure up to the standards and purity of what it really means to be “natural” and “healthy”.

Let us thus take a look a little further, into how and why National Health Food Month originated and what you can truly hope to gain by familiarizing yourself with this initiative and applying it to your everyday life.

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