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Cold and Flu: Prevention and Natural Therapies
It’s important to strengthen and maintain a healthy immune system all year round so that your body can adequately fight influenza viruses and the viruses that cause the common cold. Though many people believe it’s not possible to ward off a cold or the flu, with the exception of the flu vaccine, the truth is we actually have a great deal of control over...
Healthy & Safe Cookware: Your Essential Guide
We know that eating healthy food is important for long-term health, but did you know that what cookware you use to cook your food can also have a significant impact on your health? Most cookware that is used today leaches harmful chemicals into our food. It is important that we use safe, healthy cookware that doesn't negatively affect the food we...
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Cold and Flu: Prevention and Natural Therapies
It’s important to strengthen and maintain a healthy immune system all year round so that your body can adequately fight influenza viruses and the viruses that cause the common cold. Though many people believe it’s not possible to ward off a cold or the flu, with the exception of the flu vaccine,...
Healthy & Safe Cookware: Your Essential Guide
We know that eating healthy food is important for long-term health, but did you know that what cookware you use to cook your food can also have a significant impact on your health? Most cookware that is used today leaches harmful chemicals into our food. It is important that we use safe, healthy...
The Health Benefits of Gratitude
There is an old saying about gratitude: “If you never learn the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness.” These may be words of wisdom, but science actually validates this very notion. Research supports the neuroscience of gratitude, which quite simply means the...
Cold and Flu: Prevention and Natural Therapies
It’s important to strengthen and maintain a healthy immune system all year round so that your body can adequately fight influenza viruses and the viruses that cause the common cold. Though many people believe it’s not possible to ward off a cold or the flu, with the exception of the flu vaccine,...
Natural Ways to Beat the Winter Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as seasonal depression or, in its milder form, the winter blues, is a type of depression linked to seasonal changes. Understanding its root cause can help us maintain good health during the fall and winter months. There are a few natural strategies...
Energy Drinks: Their Health Risks and What to Drink Instead
Energy drinks are big business worldwide. The global energy drinks market is projected to reach $125.11 billion (US) by 2030. People of all ages are consuming these drinks, drawn in by claims of increased energy, better focus, weight loss, and other reported health benefits from ingredients like...
The Power of Walking Meditation
Meditation has ancient roots, dating back as far as 200,000 years. The earliest written records of meditation are in the Vedas, the sacred texts of the Hindu religion, from around 1500 BCE. These teachings of dhyana, or training of the mind, were centered on concepts of deep contemplation and...
Whole, Low-Fat, or Skim Milk: What’s the Healthier Choice?
Consumers are faced with numerous options when it comes to purchasing cow’s milk, even when non-dairy products are removed from the equation. As you look at row after row of dairy at the store, you may find yourself wondering: How did we end up with so many varieties of cow's milk? And which one...
The Health Benefits of a Morning Cold Shower
Cold water immersion has steadily gained popularity in recent years, but is far from a trend. People have been using cold water for its therapeutic effects for thousands of years. In fact, interest in it for medicinal purposes dates back to the fourth century BCE, when the Greek physician...
The Health Benefits of Earthing and Grounding
When was the last time you actually felt the Earth beneath your feet or walked barefoot on the grass or squelched mud between your toes? For too many of us, the idea of being outdoors without shoes is a foreign one but this wasn't always the case. The practice of drawing from Earth's natural...
How to Improve Sleep by Decreasing Artificial Blue Light at Night
The rising and setting of the Sun plays a significant role in influencing our body’s natural circadian rhythm, the internal clock that tells us when to sleep and when to wake in a 24-hour period. Humans are dependent on the Sun as the main source of light that cues our brain for activity, rest,...
The Problem with Public Water Fluoridation & the Changing Tide
The science and data that originally supported public water fluoridation, which is defined as the adding of mineral fluoride to the municipal water supply to prevent dental tooth decay, have evolved over the last 50 years. Data now suggests fluoride is more beneficial and less risky when used as a...
