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Cooking with Essential oil FI

Healthy All Year Long – Cooking with Essential Oils

Little did you know that you have a secret flavor arsenal in your cabinet…yep! Your essential oils can be used in both cooking and baking to amp up your flavors and give those boring meals an extra umph. Most people assume that aromatherapy is the only way to use essential oils and many others are learning about the best way to apply them – but cooking with essential oils brings us back to their roots! Most herbs and plants were utilized in cooking and early medicinal purposes before distilling was perfected to create the high-quality essential oils that we utilize today. In addition, integrating essential oils into your cooking will positively impact your life in the future, both by saving you money and improving your health if you use them.

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eat coconut oil FI

Can I Still Eat Coconut Oil?

I know, I know.  You just read that the American Heart Association says that you can’t. But I prefer to base my recommendations on science, so let’s get real.

The study by the AHA that is making the news is NOT NEW.  It is a review of a previous study that already offered some pretty racy suggestions concerning our diets. But let’s talk about what we DO know concerning cholesterol and heart disease for a moment, the supposed impetus behind this study review.

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