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All Natural & Vegetarian Supplements- Any Way You Like Them

November 30th, 2022 | What's New
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Ensure a Happy, Healthy Thanksgiving with These Tips

November 16th, 2022 | What's New
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Let the Thanksgiving celebrations begin! Whether you participate with a traditional feast with the whole ‘ohana, don’t celebrate at all, or have created your own unique way to observe the holiday- here’s some easy tips for staying healthy and having no regrets at the end of next week.

CBD Benefits Explained

November 9th, 2022 | What's New
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CBD stands for cannabidiol. CBD can be derived from the hemp plant. The hemp plant is a close relative of the marijuana plant but aren't the same. Hemp plants contains no more than .3% THC - the psychoactive compound that is found in higher concentration in marijuana plants.

5 Reasons Why People Go Vegan

November 3rd, 2022 | Environment & Sustainability, | Healthy Eating, | Innocent Animals
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If you asked for vegan food at a restaurant 20, 10, or even five years ago, you’d be met with an eyeroll or confusion. Fast forward to now, and times have definitely changed. Hawaii has been found to be the most vegan-friendly state, with the highest number of fully vegan restaurants per capita of anywhere in the country. Preventing the exploitation of animals used to be the primary reason for going vegan; however, today the health and environmental impacts are also leading people towards eating a plant-based diet.

Get to Know Your Grains - the Best, the Worst, & Why It Matters

October 24th, 2022 | Health & Wellness
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You’ve probably heard that you should eat lots of whole grains and we agree—but not all grains are in the same class. Read on to find out how many servings of grains you should be striving for in your daily diet, and just as importantly, which ones.

How to Observe Fair Trade Month All Year

October 20th, 2022 | Environment & Sustainability
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The idea of fair trade can be summarized as a global movement to trade based on partnership, instead of exploitation. Fair trade protects prices for farmers and workers and provides clean, fair, and good working conditions for all. It was started by a woman named Edna Ruth Byler in 1946 in Puerto Rico who began importing needlecrafts from low-income women in South America.

Go Non-GMO with Down to Earth & Ko Farms

October 12th, 2022 | GMOs
October is Non-GMO Month and Down to Earth loves to support non-genetically modified products. Shop our stores and support brands and farmers that are dedicated to organic, sustainable, and non-GMO production, like Ko Farms in Palolo.

World Vegetarian Day

September 28th, 2022 | Healthy Eating
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Each year on October 1st, we get to celebrate World Vegetarian Day! The North American Vegetarian Society created this day back in 1977, and we’ve been promoting the joy, compassion, and life-enhancing benefits of vegetarianism ever since. Vegetarianism has grown in popularity over the years, and for good reason. The health, environmental, and ethical benefits are proven.

Eat Local Today & Every Day!

September 20th, 2022 | What's New
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Supporting local makes a big difference! September 22 is Eat Local Day, an occasion to remember the importance of choosing locally grown and produced items. Just some of the benefits are:

Why Your Gut Microbiome Matters

September 15th, 2022 | Health & Wellness
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Your gut is home to millions of microbes that help you digest food and perform other essential functions – this is known as your gut microbiome.