Liver Health | 9 Foods That Cleanse The Liver

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The liver is the heaviest organ in the body and one of the largest. It is responsible for functions vital to your life. The liver primarily processes nutrients from food, makes bile, removes toxins from the body and builds proteins. Having said all this, I’m sure you can appreciate why its health is of huge importance to your quality of…

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A Healthy Body Includes A Healthy Mind

a healthy body includes a healthy mind

I know the Ki’s Kitchen weekly blog is generally about health through proper nutrition, but I believe, a healthy body includes a healthy mind. I am living proof of how mental stress can manifest itself physically and hurt or disable the body.    This has happened to me twice.   Once when I almost lost my…

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Gout | Discover Ways That Your Diet Can Help You Manage It

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First, let’s clear things up. Gout, is most commonly referred to as being ‘an old mans disease‘ – where I promise you, this is not the case. More and more we are seeing younger people affected by this type of arthritis. Let’s first look at what gout is, and become familiar with the causes.  Gout is…

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Black Pepper | Top 5 Health Benefits You Might Not Know

You might not be surprised to know that black pepper is one of the worlds most traded spices, not too mention one of the most common spices added to different cuisines around the world.  What you might be surprised to know however, are the associated health benefits that black pepper provides.  Believe it not, it is…

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Great Sources Of Clean Protein | Non Vegetable

great sources of clean protein

What are some great sources of clean protein (non vegetable)? I wasn’t always a vegan. In fact, I only became a vegetarian when I was 13 years old because my mother decided that she was no longer eating meat.When I reached my twenties – rebellion kicked in, and I chose to eat meat (after not having consumed it…

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Vegetables Have Sugar? Where Are They?

Last month, there was a post I shared with you about hidden sugars (click here for that post), and I know, based on the feedback, many people were shocked at where sugars are hiding! That piece focused a lot on the glycemic load – and more specifically to fruits. So I wanted to make sure…

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Fight Disease With Spices – Top 4 Must Have’s

Spices don’t just make your food taste great, there is also a great deal of research about the therapeutic and disease fighting effects of herbs and spices when used in your diet. In this post, I want to share some of my ‘must have’s’ in your cupboard and share with you how to Fight Disease with Spices!  There is…

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Raw Foods Diet | Five Things You Need To Know

Over the years we’ve all witnessed various fad diets, tricks and tips go around, and quickly fade out. In some cases, thankfully, they are fading out before the diet itself has time to do any damage to the body. The irony right? Now, I am not by any means suggesting that raw foods are bad for…

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Turmeric Truth: The Miracle Spice or Myth?

One might be surprised at all the benefits associated with the use of Turmeric, and why at Ki’s Kitchen it among one of our staples used in a variety of our different meals. Turmeric, has been has been used for centuries in a wide variety of spectrums including, but not limited to, disease prevention, treating…

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