As if you needed another reason to walk! First of all, it's so much fun! Also, it's great for your heart, your muscles, your metabolism, keeping you energized, relieving stress… we could go on. However, if you need a...
Throughout the world, most cultures revere fermented foods for their health and digestive benefits. Kefir, a tangy, yogurt-like beverage originating from Eastern Europe, is one of the most powerful and nutritious of these traditional cultured foods.
Here are 13 reasons...
It's super difficult to take the leap into Alternative Health. We always get the question, "Where do I start?" In Episode #2 we discuss extremely simple steps on how to jump into the alternative health pool and why you...
Native to coastal areas of the Mediterranean, this powerful healing herb has been used for centuries for everything from cleansing energy in sacred spaces to aiding digestion or easing the pains of migraines and even arthritis.Â
Rosemary also contains salicylic...
It's a given that the fewer things we pile up in our landfills, the better. There is no dispute about this. However, there are some things that are actually dangerous to toss in the garbage. One of the primary...
It seems the Coca-Cola company has stooped to a new low. Most of us know quite clearly by now that soda is a serious hazard to our health. Links to the obesity epidemic, the rise of type 2 diabetes,...
Depression is a condition that affects nearly 20 million Americans—and one that still comes with a lot of stigma. Because of the debilitating nature of this condition, the unknowns that still surround it, and the pitfalls of prescription antidepressants,...
They snuck into our food supply in the 1950s after lard, butter, and even coconut oil took a hit as a result of the now debunked lipid hypothesis. These dangerous, laboratory-concocted fats (known also as partially-hydrogenated fats), are added...
Stevia is a highly convenient calorie-free sweetener, which is naturally derived. It dissolves easily and is affordable, so a lot of health-conscious folks have flocked to stevia as a go-to sugar alternative.
Possible health benefits include the following:
Stevioside, the bitter...
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking as it is more commonly called, is a destructive process used to extract oil and natural gas from subterranean rocks. While this has provided America with a boom in its gas and oil production, it...
