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Newman’s Own–the company that keeps on giving!
Paul Newman died this month in 2008 at the age of 83. But his legacy of movies, sports car racing, salad dressing and philanthropy lingers on. While in college, but before attending Yale’s drama school, Newman owned a Laundromat for a year and enticed his student customers to bring in their dirty clothes by offering…
Read MoreDietary Supplements and Sports Nutrition—something to think about
We’ve been going over some statistics and it looks like those who use dietary supplements are more fit than those who don’t. Mainly it’s because 67% of supplement users exercise regularly. And that seems to translate to more and more customers buying into a category we in the grocery business call “Sports and Energy Nutrition.”…
Read MoreFix-ahead lunchbox options your kids will love!
In perusing GreenAcres Market—especially the stores that have delis–and making a mental list of all the good things moms and dads could find to put into their children’s lunchboxes, it occurred there might be some extra special menu ideas on the Internet and in our August newsletter. Bingo, it’s all right there: great blog lunch…
Read MoreChanges coming to Food Labeling
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration announced new Nutritional Facts on labels for all packaged foods. Because of growing health concerns specifically as they relate to diet and chronic disease, the FDA wants new food labels to better inform the public on calories, serving size and added sugars. Manufacturers must now declare the actual…
Read MoreIt took 50 years, but dad finally got his due!
Wikipedia tells us Father’s Day was founded by a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910 after she heard a sermon in church on Mother’s Day and got inspired. Sonora wanted to honor her dad who was a Civil War vet and a single father who raised six children. But the holiday didn’t catch on…
Read MoreIn Flanders Fields—we will never forget.
Memorial Day is a day we honor the dead in our families, and those perhaps we’ve never met…those who gave their lives so that we might live in freedom today. For freedom is never really free. It comes at a price, the price of spilled blood on the battlefields of war. So we bring flowers…
Read MoreAromatherapy is hot, hot, hot!
To find high-quality oils, shop at natural food stores or buy from suppliers to professional aromatherapists.–Dr. Andrew Weil This is a thorough piece by Dr. Andrew Weil that puts the phenomenon into perspective. Here’s what he has to say: Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils from flowers, leaves, fruits, barks or roots to affect…
Read MoreMotivation—How to get it when you don’t feel it.
There are several articles online to help you get out of burnout, the doldrums, depression, the blahs. All start with one word: Decide. The best motivation is self-motivation. But what if we’ve lost it, or at least think we have? Here are some suggestions from people who have been there, done that and they just…
Read MoreCannabidiol: The jury’s still out
Ever since CNN News interviewed Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the benefits of cannabidiol—better known as hemp oil or at least a product of the hemp oil industry, people have been curious about its effects. Is it dope, or isn’t it? Those who want legalized marijuana are on one side of the issue, and those who…
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