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Oryana Natural Foods Market

Food and Health Resources

Food and Health Resources

Digestive Health

A healthy gut is the key to vibrant health and well-being. There are numerous things you can do right now to improve your digestive health, from eating cultured foods like sauerkraut to reducing or eliminating refined flour and sugar from your diet. MORE>

 

Cooking with Presprouted Grains and Legumes

All grains, legumes, nuts and seeds contain the anti-nutrient phytic acid, which blocks mineral absorption and proper digestion. Soaking your grains or purchasing them presprouted eliminates most of the phytic acid. Learn about this important topic here.  MORE>

 

The Skinny on Coconut Oil

Coconut oil has gotten a bad rap for decades, perpetrated by the cooking oil industry and mainstream medicine, but learn how beneficial it really is for a variety of health concerns.
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Cooking with Tempeh

Tempeh (pronounced TEM-pay) originated 4,000 years ago in Indonesia. Its firm texture, mild flavor and excellent nutrient profile make it an ideal substitute for meat. MORE>

 

 

Cooking with Beans, Grains, Legumes, and Seeds

Our ancestors utilized a basic cooking technique that was inherent in all cultures, that of soaking foods before cooking them. MORE>


 

Read our downloadable informational brochures covering a variety of topics:
 

10 Easy Steps to a Perfect Cup of Coffee

Oryana Guide to Cooking Oils

Oryana Guide to Sweeteners

Oryana Guide to Green Cleaning

ABCs of Essential Fatty Acids

Guide to Cooking Grains and Beans