It's a new year. Embrace the possibility that you can feel better, ache less and have more energy to live life to the fullest.  There's a lot of health information out there and much of it is conflicting.  Modern medicine has become the modality of disease management and is being held hostage by the prescription drug manufacturers.  Their primary motive is maximizing profits for shareholders.   For them, prevention is not profitable.  For you, prevention is the key to maintaining optimal health.

   There is no secret formula or magic pill.  Though many of the supplements that Harvest Market sells can be very helpful in helping counteract a nutrient deficiency, or strengthening a body system, they are but an adjunct to a healthy way of eating. But what exactly is a healthy way of eating?  Is there one " best" diet for everyone?  Unfortunately that's where much of the conflicting information comes into play.  Whether you are vegan or a grass-fed meat and dairy omnivore (and I have been both), a raw foodie or a macrobiotic, one thing is clear-the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.) of overly-processed convenience foods loaded with sugar, refined carbs, rancid vegetable oils,  "approved" industrial chemicals, pesticide residues and now GMO contamination is the most significant contributor to a society plagued with obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer.  And you can jump off of that train before it derails.

   So here are seven suggestions for 2013.  Try them. Play with them. Be your own best guinea pig in your own non-placebo-controlled, eyes-wide-open study of one.