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Antioxidants – Their Role in the Body and Why They Matter So Much

Antioxidants – Their Role in the Body and Why They Matter So Much

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

It seems like every time someone markets a healthy food or supplement, they highlight one particular quality, “Antioxidant Power!” Now, that’s all well and good, but for some of us...

Antioxidants – Their Role in the Body and Why They Matter So Much

It seems like every time someone markets a healthy food or supplement, they highlight one particular quality, “Antioxidant Power!” Now, that’s all well and good, but for some of us...

It seems like every time someone markets a healthy food...

Ancient Knowledge – How Our Foremothers Practiced Medicine with Herbs

Ancient Knowledge – How Our Foremothers Practiced Medicine with Herbs

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

A Dedication From the earliest times, and in all cultures, women have played the role of healer in their communities.1 Often underappreciated, and universally underrecognized in modern times, women have...

Ancient Knowledge – How Our Foremothers Practiced Medicine with Herbs

A Dedication From the earliest times, and in all cultures, women have played the role of healer in their communities.1 Often underappreciated, and universally underrecognized in modern times, women have...

A Dedication From the earliest times, and in all cultures,...

Is Vitex Right for Me?

Is Vitex Right for Me?

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

First Off, What is Vitex? Vitex, or the Chaste Tree Berry, is the fruit of a shrub indigenous to Western Asia and the Mediterranean. For centuries, this botanical has been...

Is Vitex Right for Me?

First Off, What is Vitex? Vitex, or the Chaste Tree Berry, is the fruit of a shrub indigenous to Western Asia and the Mediterranean. For centuries, this botanical has been...

First Off, What is Vitex? Vitex, or the Chaste Tree...

What Does “Natural” Mean on Food and Supplement Packaging? Maybe Not What You’d Assume

What Does “Natural” Mean on Food and Supplement Packaging? Maybe Not What You’d Assume

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

Define “Natural” Chances are that if you’re reading this blog, you’re interested in holistic answers to health issues and you probably prefer natural remedies to those steeped in modern science....

What Does “Natural” Mean on Food and Supplement Packaging? Maybe Not What You’d Assume

Define “Natural” Chances are that if you’re reading this blog, you’re interested in holistic answers to health issues and you probably prefer natural remedies to those steeped in modern science....

Define “Natural” Chances are that if you’re reading this blog,...

How to Increase Inositol in Your Diet:

How to Increase Inositol in Your Diet:

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

Inositol may sound like made-up word to those who’ve never heard of it before. When we first encountered the word, it sounded to us a bit like some mystery substance...

How to Increase Inositol in Your Diet:

Inositol may sound like made-up word to those who’ve never heard of it before. When we first encountered the word, it sounded to us a bit like some mystery substance...

Inositol may sound like made-up word to those who’ve never...

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