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Fruit Drinks vs. Soda: Is There a Difference?

Most of us perceive juice as being healthier than soda. However, both beverages contain about the same amount of calories. An 8-ounce serving of juice or soda typically contains about 120 to 150 c...

Eggplant Chips & Cucumber Dip

Eggplant Chips 2 eggplants, peeled and sliced thin 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup water 1 tablespoon agave nectar 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon chipotle Mix olive oil, water, agav...

Raw Food FAQ's

1. What is a raw food? Raw foods are foods that have never been heated above 118 F (42 C). This means that they are likely in their freshest possible form. Raw foods are unprocessed, unpreserved, a...

Caffeine Free Energy

Although there are health benefits in drinking coffee, there are more health conscious ways to get a quick boost of energy. Most of us grab a cup of coffee to start our days but by a certain time w...

What is the Pleasure Trap?

A term coined by Dr. Alan Golhamer and Dr. Douglas J. Lisle, the pleasure trap undermines health and happiness. When we engage in pleasurable activities such as eating and sexual engagement we secr...

Orange Ginger Smoothie

Immune boosting smoothie, quick and easy with basic ingredients you probably already have in your house. It only takes minutes and cleanup is a quick rinse. Ingredients: 2 peeled oranges 2 m...

Pineapple Kale Coconut Smoothie

Green Smoothie with a Pina Colada Twist! Refreshing for the summer. Ingredients: 2 Cups Fresh Pineapple 2 Frozen Ripe Bananas 1 Cup Coconut Milk (you can adjust this depending on the consist...

Healthy Tips for Cab Drivers and Truckers.

NuSpecies has served a lot of truck drivers and cab drivers. We understand the struggle of eating healthy on the road and the temptation to grab fast food so we wanted to provide some tips on how t...

Why Bowel Health is More Important Than You Think

1. Unhealthy bowels can reduce levels of good bacteria and increase levels of bad/harmful bacteria causing: Gas Bloating Infection 2. The toxins that are carried to the liver from the colon...

Summertime Berries

This recipe is about as simple as they come. You get a bunch of fresh berries, wash them, cut them up, spritz a little lemon juice and enjoy! It is my favorite kind of recipe because it is all abou...

Raw Cauliflower Cucumber Rolls

I spent a lot of time at the Farmer's Market last weekend and have been enjoying awesome salads, juices, and smoothies all week! For some reason cauliflower always seems to stump me though, I disli...

Holiday Weekend BBQ's - Exciting you or Stressing you out?

How do you feel about the parties and bbq's coming up this weekend? Excited that there will be unlimited foods that you normally wouldn't eat? Or stressed that you don't know how you will resist al...

Summertime, Fun Times - Citrus Popsicles

Popsicles are irresistible on hot days, beat the heat with these healthy treats. What You Need: Popsicle/craft sticks Eight 3-ounce popsicle molds (or paper cups) 4 peeled oranges 1 peeled...

Nature's Gold is Green…Incorporate More Greens in Your Diet

1. Drink your greens This is probably the quickest way to get most of your greens. What would normally take hours of chewing can easily be blended or juiced into a refreshing meal or snack. Try ble...

All Natural Almond Milk

*You can keep it plain if you are going to use it in a flavorful dish, or use the optional add-ins to make it tasty when you drink it all on its own. Ingredients: 1½ cups of raw almonds, soaked ...

Rad Red Smoothie

This week's smoothie was another successful experiment in combing the ingredients I had on hand. I wanted to clean out the fridge a bit before heading to the Farmer's Market so I used whatever I co...

Pink Smoothie!

I've been experimenting with frozen fruit lately to be able to get more of a variety of fruit in my smoothies without the excessive cost of fruit that is out of season. It is working out pretty wel...

The Chemistry of Life! The Diasporan Tragedy

People of indigenous African origin migrating and living in communities of the Northern Hemisphere that includes America, the Caribbean and Europe are referred to as the Diaspora. Because the Chemi...

Frozen Berry Smoothie

This morning I pulled together whatever scraps I had left and made a smoothie. I used: 1 Bag of Mixed Frozen Organic Berries 1 Avocado 1 small bottle of coconut water 2 bananas 1 pear Y...

Bulk Juicing

If your schedule is anything like mine and you have been following my video posts, you would know that making fresh juice everyday is really hard if you cannot wake up at 4am. Disappointed with my ...