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More Texting Means Less Sleep
A study published earlier this fall in Psychology of Popular Media Culture found a link between text messaging and quality of sleep: the more...
Try These Seaweeds Loaded With Iodine and Antioxidants
Seaweed is one of nature’s most amazing superfoods. It is one of the most nutritionally dense foods on earth and the most abundant source...
Making Sense of Stevia—What Is Really Pure?
Stevia has lately been experiencing a rapid growth in popularity as a sugar substitute, and for good reason. In its raw and unprocessed state,...
Belly Fat vs. Butt Fat – And the Winner Is…
While excess body fat is not something you should make as your New Year's resolution, if you happen to have a little extra, some...
Maqui Berries – The New Superfood
Maqui berries are one of the newest superfoods, a vividly purple fruit that grows wild throughout southern Chile, across hillsides and fields as well...
How to Prepare a Delicious Gluten-Free Holiday Meal
Whether you live a gluten-free lifestyle due to a condition like celiac disease or find that avoiding wheat just makes you feel better, you’ve...
Reasons to Buy Holiday Gifts Locally this Season
With this year's holiday gift-buying frenzy already picking up speed, we all have a choice to make: do we purchase gifts for our loved...
Why Any Exercise is Better Than Nothing
A study  published this past September in the American Journal of Health Promotion states that even one minute of exercise contributes to weight loss,...
Scientists Fight to Overturn Logging Bills that Threaten Yosemite National Park
A group of over 200 scientists, including biologists and ecologists, among others, have written a letter to Congress in hopes that it will overturn...
6 of America’s Healthiest Cities
While you don't need to live in a specific location to be optimally healthy, it is no secret that some places provide better conditions...










