The #1 Habit to Improve the Quality of Your Food
The #1 habit to improve the quality of your food is… planning, planning, planning. Healthy meals and snacks do not just magically appear, they require a little bit of foresight and effort.
Read moreWeston A. Price Foundation 2012 Shopping Guide
UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE ALL OUT OF THE 2012 WESTON A. PRICE SHOPPING GUIDES! Once again, Perfect Supplements Coconut Oil is listed in the Weston A. Price Foundation’s 2012 Shopping Guide’s Best Fats and Oils Category. Of course, we are not surprised at all. As a matter of fact, we think Perfect Coconut Oil should be listed in a new category called “Better than the Best”. Their Best category only recommends…
Read moreChocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Bon Bons – Low-Carb & Gluten-Free Recipe
These delicious treats combine three of my favorites…peanut butter, chocolate, and coconut…YUM! I was looking for a sweet treat to make for my friend who follows a vegan and gluten-free diet. Low-Carb, More Protein, and Healthy Fats I’ve been following a lower-carb diet after reading a few different diet books last year, and at the recommendation of my doctor. Most of the diet books I read are reviewed in this…
Read moreStaying Healthy During the Holidays and Supplement Giveaway Winner 12/16
Terie is this week’s winner…we are happy to see that someone is still focused on health this holiday season. Healthy Holidays? I have to admit that focusing on my health is one of the first things to go when things get busy. It is more challenging to find time for healthy grocery shopping, planning meals, and even getting adequate sleep when there are so many other responsibilities. Exercise? Who’s got…
Read moreIntroducing Traditional Food Prep – Beginner Video Series
Perfect Supplements is happy to pass on valuable information about nutrient dense food and achieving optimal health for you and your family through proper food preparation. Wise Traditions Beginner Video Series Available for viewing by clicking the “Videos” tab in the header of the Weston A. Price Foundation website. This 12-part series covers all aspects of Traditional Food Preparation and is an ideal starting place for the visual learner…
Read moreBook Review – The Fateful Fork
The Fateful Fork – Each Bite of Food Takes You to Disease…or Health written by Eve Gabriel, M.S. clearly explains why “cheap” food isn’t really cheap if it makes you sick. Medication, doctors, and hospital visits due to poor dietary choices are very expensive (heart burn, headaches, allergies, heart disease, high blood pressure, etc). Making Better Choices There is no doubt that the fresh-picked apple from the local orchard is…
Read moreSupporting Local Farms – Apple and Pumpkin Picking
Our family enjoys a long tradition of picking our own apples when the weather turns cool here in lovely New England. I loved visiting the orchards when I was a kid, and now I share the joy with my children. This year we had the pleasure of finding a local orchard that sprays pesticides only when absolutely necessary. The fruit looked imperfect, but tasted delicious! Here is a picture from…
Read moreYou Can Help Keep Organic Products Pure
Our friends at the Weston A. Price Foundation are keeping us up to date about Big Corporate lobbying efforts going on right now at the National Organic Standards Board. Big Corporate are lobbying to approve 100’s of untested “nutrients” so that they can be added to USDA Organic Certified products. Current laws do not allow toxins, synthetics, and chemically processed ingredients in our Organic labeled foods, and Perfect Supplements would like to keep it that way….
Read moreNourishing Traditions (“Eat Your Meat!”) – Book Review
One of the most fascinating books I have read in the past ten years is a book entitled Nourishing Traditions, recommended to me by a Naturopath and MD. Although the book contains hundreds of recipes, it also includes tons of interesting information about food; which ones to enjoy with abundance, and which ones to avoid; all backed by scientific research. What I find most fascinating about the book is how…
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