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Oct
Curb Your Cravings with Crave-Away
Each month at Valley Medical, we run a monthly special that includes 4 weeks of everything you see below for just $295. Physician Consult & Weekly Weigh-insMeal PlansFDA Approved MedicationsMetaBlast SupplementsCrave-Away SupplementsWeekly Upgraded Injection of B-12Bi-Weekly ...
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Oct
Product of the Month! Metasol ™ Low-Molecular-Weight Lychee Polyphenol (Oligonol®)
It's a NEW month, so you know what that means - a new product to go along with our monthly special, which includes: Physician Consult & Weekly Weigh-insMeal PlansFDA Approved MedicationsMetaBlast SupplementsCraveaway SupplementsWeekly Upgraded Injection of B-12Bi...
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Oct
Labeling Series Part 2: Finding Hidden Trans Fats
For part 2 of our labeling series, we're talking trans fats! Did you know that a food manufacturer can boldly claim that a food is “trans fat free” if it contains fewer than 0. 5 grams of trans fats per serving? It may not seem like much, but it adds up pretty qu...
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Oct
Labeling Series Part 1: What Do Egg Labels Mean?
We get asked a LOT about labels on food - what the labels mean and what to look for when you're trying to get healthy. Labeling can be extremely confusing and there’s actually a reason for that. Sometimes, food manufacturers put claims on labels that really mean ...
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Oct
Getting Familiar with the Paleo Diet
Interest in the Paleo diet is on the rise. Practically everywhere you look, there's Paleo this and Paleo that. Facebook has been inundated with Paleo recipes - and they look darn good! – but is there any merit to the diet (or lifestyle, rather)? Should you cut o...
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Oct
Things You Should Be Doing NOW to Get in Shape for Summer.
There's a popular phrase that says “summer bodies are made in the winter”, which in layman’s terms means that you should be really honing your diet and exercise routine in during the winter, so that you can strut your stuff come summertime. Unfortunately...
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Oct
The Carbohydrate Manifesto: Are Carbohydrates Good For You?
In the 1990s, fat was the black sheep of the nutrition family. Once the early 2000s rolled around, fat was given some slack (although not too much) and the blame for all things evil was put on carbohydrates. Everyone jumped on the low-carbohydrate diet bandwagon and began to see ...
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Oct
Healthy Holiday Recipe Makeovers!
It's December and that means the holiday season is in full force. You got through Thanksgiving and now it’s time for Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year celebrations. All you want to do is eat, drink, and be merry, but it’s difficult to be merry when you’re ...
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Oct
What is Quinoa and What Do I Do With It?
Move over rice, there's a new grain - or pseudograin if you want to get technical – in town. Quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah”) is not a new food, but over the past few years, it’s gotten extremely popular and for pretty good reason. Quinoa has some...
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Oct
What’s the Deal with Organic Food – And Why Should You Care?
As more and more consumers move toward the concept of whole health solutions — diets that promote health and well-being, prevent disease, help cure illness, and protect the environment — the demand for, and as a result, the production of, organic food increases. Howev...
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Oct
Chia Seeds: The Ancient Superfood
If you haven't hopped aboard the chia seed train yet, you’re missing out on something huge. That’s figurative of course, since chia seeds are tiny; but don’t let their small size fool you: chia seeds are LOADED with nutrition. Adding these seeds to your di...
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Oct
Making Nutritious Delicious: Paleo Shepherd’s Pie
It's a sad fact of life that “health food” carries a certain stigma. A meal can’t be healthy unless it consists of twigs and berries that leave you yearning for something more. If it’s healthy, it must be boring and bland, right? Oh, that is so wrong...
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