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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 is the healthiest? History of Milk Production For over 10,000...
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How to Improve Indoor Air Quality
It is often said that history can benefit the future when it comes to problem solving and this could not be truer when comparing the indoor air quality in modern homes to that of homes in the past. Ancient civilizations constructed their homes and dwellings not only as shelter but as spaces that...
Preventive 10: Ten Lifestyle Strategies for Better Health
Our primary goal is to provide health education in order to prevent disease. We believe the core problem with many of today’s health issues lies in poor nutrition, stress, and toxins the body accumulates from unhealthy food, water, and the environment. We seek to address these problems so the body...
Why Saturated Fat Is Healthy
In the late 1950s, there was a significant paradigm shift that changed our views on nutrition and health: the idea that fat, specifically saturated fat, in foods caused heart disease. Ancel Keys, an American physiologist, led the now discredited Seven Countries Study that examined the link between...
The Dangers of Drinking Soda
Today’s soda drink has evolved since its introduction in the late 1700s. Early on, soda water was marketed as a medicinal drink. Chemists, medical professionals, and pharmacists dabbled with carbonation and medical botany, such as coca leaves (cocaine) and sarsaparilla, to create flavorful mineral...
Exercise: The Best Kind of Preventive Medicine
Exercise has long been prescribed as preventive medicine. Physical activity improves mood and well-being, along with decreasing the risk of many health conditions, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, among others. Individualized exercise routines are also the...
What Is High-Intensity Interval Training?
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) refers to any workout that alternates between intense bursts of activity (anaerobic activity) and fixed periods of less-intense activity or even complete rest. An example of this type of exercise is running as fast as you can for 1 minute and then walking...
What Is Oil Pulling?
Oil pulling has long been considered a practice for natural oral healthcare and is a very simple technique that involves swishing a tablespoon of oil in your mouth for approximately 10–20 minutes, on an empty stomach, and then spitting it out. This ancient Indian medicine remedy dates back over a...
