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Cuppa Joe Doesn’t Have to be Java Written by Gayle Caroline MacDougall is no amateur when it comes to the Natural Foods industry.  I had a great time visiting with her in Santa Barbara and learning about her company, Teeccino. Caroline started working in a health food store in the 1970s in Palo Alto, and […]

Add Some Fermented Food for Your Health! Written by Gayle We have a problem in our modern society.  Our guts are not healthy.  Digestive disorders are placing a growing burden on Americans, according to Stephen Bickston (an American Gastroenterological Association fellow and professor internal medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University, and quoted in USNews Health website here.)

Are You Tired of Saying “No”? Written by Gayle Abigail was.   Faced with family allergies and dietary reactions, Abigail had stood on her counters tossing everything on the floor that her family couldn’t eat.  Frustrated by being the family that sat off to the side eating the food that they had brought to the

Big News in our Ventura Store! Written by Gayle Lassen’s Ventura is proud to announce a new juice program!  Every day Ray, Thomas, and Ezra select fruits and vegetables to make a tasty and unique blend of raw juices!   They have designed their juices around the detoxifying, immune boosting, refreshing taste of Burdock Root,

Organic, Sugar-Free, and Delicious! Written by Gayle As I have mentioned more than once before, I am super picky about my apples.  I have thrown away far too many apples in my lifetime because after one bite I have rejected a less-than-crisp orb.  And though the apples are great this time of the year, sometimes

And It Has Some Healthy Bonuses, Too! Written by Gayle I have tried a lot of different foods in my day, and I love dairy products.  Cheese, yogurt, custards, sauces and dips, and of course ice cream.  My father was a dairy farmer when I was a little girl, and we loved our ice cream!

It’s Not Even Hard Written by Gayle The of the greatest things about living when we do is the abundance and variety of great food.  Years ago, if you were sensitive to wheat or nuts or milk, you just had to do without.  But now there are so many options, and there are many ways

Santa Barbara Has a Lot of Great Things Written by Gayle Twenty years ago Peter Gaum decided to open a pretzel and bratwurst stand on the campus of UCSB where he was teaching.  The stand was a success and he and his wife opened two more stands.  One of the challenges was that he had

There is a Lot of Pink in Sight! Written by Gayle October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Lassen’s has changed our signature blue logo water bottle to pink to let everyone know how much we support Breast Cancer Research!  Twenty percent of the proceeds from the sales of our pink logo water will be

This Quick Salad Works for Any Meal! Written by Gayle I love salads, but sometimes I don’t want to bother will all of the chopping.  Basically, I’m lazy.  So I love finding a quick and easy combination.  This one is a restaurant knock-off that I make every couple of weeks.  The restaurant variety features asparagus,

Let’s Be Smart About This Written by Gayle OK, I’ll admit it.  I take water for granted.  I had my eyes opened when I went to Uganda and this was a sight seen multiple times hourly. This is Ventorina, bringing a supply of water to her hut as she does multiple times per day.  Because

Get a New Start for Health! Written by Gayle Want to know what all the fuss is about juicing?  Joe Cross set out on his own journey to better health by juicing for 60 days.  He made his film, Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead (click here for his website) documenting his journey.  For sixty days he only