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DIY Sugar Scrub with Extra Virgin Avocado Oil
Sugar scrub makes a great DIY Valentine's Day gift for your family, friends or co-workers, and making your own simple sugar scrub is super easy. Most recipes call for one part oil, one part sugar. For a gift sized jar of sugar scrub, we used a 1/2 cup of CalPure California Extra Virgin Avocado Oil and 1/2 cup of raw turbinado sugar. Lavender is in season here in Central California, so we also added a 1/4 teaspoon of locally made lavender essence, a 1/4 tsp of lemon essence and a few freshly picked lavender springs. Here are more ideas for...
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Creating Mix & Match Wintertime Vinaigrettes
By stocking a few ingredients in your pantry, you can create an endless array of quick, fresh and healthy vinaigrettes to dress an entree salad, a side salad, roasted vegetables or grilled chicken. -
Mediterranean diet high in vegetable fats benefits weight as much as low-fat diet
Written by Honor Whiteman Published: Wednesday 8 June 2016 Published in Medical News Today New research suggests a low-fat diet is no better for weight loss than a Mediterranean diet high in vegetable fats, providing further evidence that it is the type of fat consumed rather than the amount of total fat that influences weight.Lead author Dr. Ramon Estruch, of the CIBER OBN-University of Barcelona, Spain, and colleagues say their findings challenge current dietary guidelines, which have long hailed the benefits of a low-fat diet. "More than 40 years of nutritional policy has advocated for a low-fat diet but...
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Guest Blog: meet the new kids on the block
By Christopher NathanWorld Renowned Extra Virgin Avocado Oil GuruI had great pleasure in being invited to help commission North America's latest extra virgin avocado oil plants in California. The people involved are real foodies with a great passion for innovation. Their plant uses the latest in machine design to produce what is most probably "the finest extra virgin avocado oil in the world” today. This is a direct result of high quality raw materials with avocados you would eat every day. The attention to detail of every aspect of the operation is a testament to Mike and his team, bringing you...
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Avocado Oil Health Benefits
Source: JillianMichaels.com http://livewell.jillianmichaels.com/avocado-oil-health-benefits-5454.htmlAvocado oil, pressed from the fruit of the avocado, is one of the few plant oils not obtained from a seed. It is tolerant of high heat, making it a good oil for cooking. Avocado oil contains high concentrations of unsaturated fats and vitamin E. While not all the proposed benefits of avocado have been the subject of thorough study, some benefits have been documented in peer-reviewed literature. Avocado oil may an ingredient in your next bottle of mouthwash. Authors of a study published in the June 2010 issue of the journal "Revue de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie...
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Today Show: Avocado oil is the new coconut oil—but how do you use it?
Today Show- Avocado oil is the new coconut oil—but how do you use it?SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016If hashtags are any indication, avocado oil is having a moment—the green oil has over 17,000 mentions on Instagram, plus it's trending on Pinterest, with tons of ideas for using it in DIY skin and hair treatments and recipes. But does it live up to the hype?The avocado itself is no stranger to popularity, with images of avocado toast nearly breaking the internet last year. Avocados are a nutrient-dense food, which means there's a ton of good stuff packed into it. At one serving,...
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CalPure in News: The Packer
Michael Rutledge, CEO, says CalPure Foods opened its cold-pressed avocado oil facility in Camarillo, Calif., less than a month ago. Rutledge shows an 8.5-ounce bottled avocado oil that uses only California avocados. The company handles 165 tons a week.Read more →