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A Smarter Way to Shop for Produce: Clean Fifteen & Dirty Dozen
Consuming organic fruits and vegetables is best practice for better health due to less exposure to chemicals and toxins from pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; however, it may be impractical to do this all the time because of lack of access to organic produce and/or the increased cost of organic produce. The good news is that not all fruits and...
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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...
Pasture-Raised Eggs, Organic Eggs, & Misleading Egg Labels
People are motivated to buy clean, whole foods for many reasons, and the “certified organic” label aims to reassure consumers that they are indeed buying healthy foods, free of toxic ingredients and sourced in an ethical manner. However, in the egg industry, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all...
What Is Raw Milk?
There are two types of cow’s milk that humans consume: raw milk and pasteurized (commercial) milk. Raw milk comes straight from the cow. It is untreated milk, free of any pasteurization or homogenization methods. When raw milk is pasteurized, it is typically heated to 161 degrees Fahrenheit for at...
Why Choose a Natural Deodorant?
Clean eating and adequate exercise are both essential cornerstones for optimal health, but equally important is the use of natural health and beauty products that are free of toxins and harsh drying agents. Because the personal care industry in the United States is largely unregulated — beauty...
The Healthy Approach to Smartphone Use
Why We Love Our Smartphones Not long ago, our digital world consisted of multiple devices: a cell phone, a camera, an iPod for music, a desktop or laptop for email, organizing calendars, and searching the web. Then the smartphone arrived. It combined all of these tech elements into one...
Meditation: The Mind & Body Benefits
Without a doubt, most of us lead very busy lives. Often, we depend on our electronic devices to keep tabs on our schedules and to stay current on the ever-changing daily news. This cycle of distractions, hectic daily routines, and continual stress and worry has a domino effect on our health,...
What’s the Healthiest Sweetener?
There are essentially two kinds of sugars in the foods we eat: naturally occurring sugar (for example, fructose in fruit and lactose in milk) and added sugars. The American Heart Association defines added sugar as “any sugars or caloric sweeteners that are added to foods or beverages during...
11 Tips for Vitamin D, Sunlight, & Sunscreen – Wisman Health
For years, we’ve heard about the damaging effects of sunlight: skin damage, wrinkles, and skin cancer—all of which should be carefully considered. However, in our best efforts to avoid the negative consequences of sun exposure, most of us no longer balance getting the right amount of sunlight....
The Health Benefits of Sweating
For many of us, we avoid sweating. When we do sweat, we usually make a great effort to conceal it. Yet sweating is vital to our health, just as it was for our ancestral humans. The ability to perspire while hunting in a hot environment enabled humans to adapt, survive, and become proficient...
