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The Simple Truth About Fats, Oils, and Best Practices For Optimal Health

In the last 30 to 40 years, we’ve made some progress in the health industry when it comes to fats. There is A LOT of information to sift through about good fats and bad fats, and many contradicting studies too. We’d like to share a brief history of fat in the human diet, what we believe are the best fats and oils for our health, how to store and use them, and what to steer clear from.

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The Almighty Turmeric

Turmeric, also called “yellow ginger” is actually a part of the ginger family of plants and the part of the turmeric plant that we use for cooking or medicine is the rhizome of the plant, which is the fleshy root system. Turmeric is used in everything from the now trending ‘turmeric latte’, to teas, to curries, pastes, and poultices, as a digestive aid, for flaky skin, and for inflammatory conditions like psoriasis, dermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disorders, to name a few.

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Body Reboot: A Guided Cleanse from KYN

There are so many different ways to support the body from the inside out, but one of the most efficient and precise methods is through a cleanse. A cleanse is where you take a period of time to eliminate aggravating foods and drinks while increasing specific liquids or foods with the intention of ridding the body of toxins and promoting overall health.

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3 Medicinal Mushrooms That Boost Health and Immunity

We were first introduced to a warm and smooth, medicinal mushroom tea a few years ago when our brother started foraging and harvesting the Chaga Mushroom from the forested areas on his property in Ontario. He would carefully cut this hardened fungus off the old growth birch trees and steep it for hours with the addition of a little birch or maple syrup (no wonder it was so delicious), and this is where our love story began with these amazing, adaptogenic foods.

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