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Foods That Your Liver Loves

When it comes to taking care of your body, your liver plays a crucial role in keeping you healthy and functioning at your best. One way to show your liver some love is by incorporating certain foods into your diet that promote liver health. At our kitchen, we prioritize using Extra Virgin Olive Oil from trusted sources in our salad dressings and cooking, ensuring that we are nourishing our bodies with the best ingredients.

Roasted Beet and Arugula Salad

One of our favorite dishes that not only tastes delicious but also benefits your liver is our Roasted Beet and Arugula Salad. This salad features a blend of radicchio and arugula, providing a mix of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. Beets, a key ingredient in this salad, are known for their heart-healthy and anti-inflammatory properties, making them a great choice for supporting liver health.

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The Wonder Drug That's Free

Medicine is expensive. From family physician visits to consultations with specialists to prescription drugs, long life is a major investment. But what if there was a free wonder drug that warded off everything from dementia and high blood pressure to diabetes and osteoporosis? Well, doctors and scientists say there is. It’s exercise. And they’re finding new prescriptions for it every day.

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The Single Best Type of Diet for Overall Health

The Single Best Type of Diet for Overall Health

Several recent studies suggest that whether you're looking for weight loss or to improve your overall health, the best eating plans are based around vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins. 

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When farm to table is just a few blocks away

When farm to table is just a few blocks away

Jen Rosenthal walks beside a row of green pea tendrils bearing small, cloverlike leaves and thin stems. She kneels down to cut the top halves. Sugar snap peas would grow from their flowers if left to mature, but Rosenthal has found leaves from this particular type pack a lot of bright flavor. Place them in water after harvesting and they don't deteriorate quickly like their siblings. It's one of many lessons Rosenthal has learned in the two years she's been growing produce at Legends Farm, a training site for urban farmers through the Chicago Botanic Garden's Windy City Harvest program. Read more from Crains Chicago Business

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Young Farmer Finds Inspiration Right at Home in Indiana

Young Farmer Finds Inspiration Right at Home in Indiana

The interest among young people in farming has declined significantly in recent decades. The reasons are varied. Farmland ownership in fewer hands, with many thousands of small farmers squeezed out. The stresses and uncertainties of a career so highly dependent on the whims of nature. The lure of a more exciting life in the big city. These and more prompted many young people to decide there was a better way to make a living.

But the longterm impact of this trend has become sharply evident, and it is putting our entire food system at risk. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that the average age of farmers in America is roughly 60. 

FamilyFarmed’s Good Food on Every Table website is launching a new series titled “Growing Young Farmers.” They kick off the series with the following piece written by Kara Gunthorp of Indiana’s Gunthorp Farms. Kara, who is 22 years old, returned to her family’s farm following her recent graduation from Purdue University to work with her father Greg Gunthorp. Since the 1990s, he has been an innovator and advocate in the area of sustainable livestock production. His leadership has made Gunthorp Farms a major supplier of sustainably produced meat for restaurants in Chicago, such as Rick Bayless’ Frontera group, and in Indianapolis.

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