Eating in the Real with Renée

These days you can find the “gluten-free” label on just about everything  – even food not usually associated with gluten.  Browse your local market and you’ll find the label on things like yogurt, peanut butter and even meat products! What gives?  Has gluten-free labeling become nothing more than latest and greatest marketing ploy? Not necessarily…. What is Gluten?  Gluten is a protein found in […]

When it comes to kids, the earlier parents instill healthy eating habits, the better.  The benefits of establishing healthy eating habits early can be lifesaving and will last them a lifetime. When young children are given nourishing wholesome foods, they are more likely to eat healthy foods as they get older; and lifestyle habits developed […]

When most people think of inflammation, they probably think of occasional joint pain or athletic injury. However, inflammation is far more insidious than occasional or situational aches or injury. While inflammation is part of the body’s immune system (the body attacks foreign bodies it considers a threat to the body), chronic inflammation damages the body. Chronic inflammation is a causal […]