Stress has been called "the silent killer" and can lead to heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and other serious medical conditions. The term stress is a derivative of the Latin word stringere which means to draw tight. Stress...
The way our nation eats is costing us our planet’s health. Aside from the highly detrimental effects of our eating habits on our health, our environment is suffering greatly from our use of pesticides and GMO crops.
Today, most...
Since 1930, many Americans have trusted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to tell us what foods are safe to eat and what products are safe to use. According to their mission statement, posted on fda.gov, “the FDA is...
While many things may cause you to feel "blue" and grumpy, there are some foods that are known to have an uplifting effect on brain chemicals. The first thing many people head for when they are a little down...
Your grandmother and her mother, and her mother and so on, probably consumed a great deal more fat than you do today. However, although fat consumption has decreased, heart disease has increased. There is something dramatically wrong with this...
Grocery stores, especially the massive ones with too many aisles to even count, have a way of sucking you in like a vacuum. You may find yourself dizzy and lost among a maze of packages, cans and frozen foods,...
Many of us have heard that meditation has an array of benefits, but are unsure as to specifically what they are. We have heard that it promotes mental clarity and relaxation, but so does a walk in the park....
So, you have finally decided to cancel your gym membership and set up your own home gym. Contrary to what you might think, there are only a few essential pieces of equipment needed to complete your gym. Many people...
With summer just around the corner, many people are in the midst of planning a vacation. There are some things that we like to come back from vacation with like a good tan or a cool souvenir, but an...
We clean our bodies with soap and water, our hands with soap and water, our clothes with soap and water but our bottoms with dry paper...... does that make sense? Not everyone everywhere has the same hygiene methods -...
