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Earlier this week we sent out our “ This Chocolate is MoreImportant Thank Your Valentine ” (yup) newsletter.   We highlighted all our chocolate loves from on-the-go oatmeal with cacao (chocolate for breakfast) to our newest Nutella-sque crush Rawmio. Today, we’re giving away a jar of these 8-calorie heart-shaped beauties that just happen to contain 10 billion probiotics per piece ($30 value).  The question no longer is “how can probiotics help me” but is there anything probiotics cannot do? If you’re sniffling as you read this, probiotics for your immune system. If you’re “blocked up” yup, something’s off kilter in your GI system Winter blues? I mean can anyone escape them this year? The gut is the second brain. Yup there’s a serotonin factory in there (or not depending) There are weight benefits too; I’ll avoid the fecal transplant dets. since this is allegedly a Valentiney post. If you're nodding along to ALL OF THE ABOVE? I hear you, you need these hearts. Enter by followin...

Yesterday I spoke to CBS about bone broth (segment airs Christmas week); Carolyn is going to “break” things down for us today . Bone broth is the new “hot” beverage (literally) of the season. Truth be told it’s not really new but newly popular thank in part to paleo peeps and GAPS diet. It’s gaining a cult following similar to kombucha. But let’s get to the “bare bones” if you will… bone broth, yay or stay away ? What is bone broth? As the name implies bone broth is made from chicken, beef or fish bones slowly cooked for 12 or more hours. While the thought of slurping on bone leftovers might make you lose your appetite, it’s not that different from regular old chicken stock. The main difference is that store-bought stock is cooked at high temperature for a short amount of time. Stock is about flavor and not about extracting goodness from the bones. So, why bones? Bones are nutritional powerhouses. During cooking, collagen from the bone breaks down into gelatin and this is where the goo...