We already know that eating fast food means consuming highly processed meals filled with unhealthy ingredients and numerous toxins that will ultimately lead to an over-abundance of inflammation in the body and a wide variety of diseases and chronic...
Maintaining healthy gut flora is essential for optimal immune system and brain function. The insult of eating too many denatured foods has taken its toll on our bodies that need a constant source of good bacteria keep illness at...
The crowd gathers as the two contenders take to the ring. In one corner is Soda and in the other is Diet. All eyes are on Diet to knock the lights out of  Soda. After all, isn’t diet soda...
These days, the world moves very quickly and it is easy to get caught up in the tornado of living. The cycles of depression and anxiety are self-defeating, and always end up back at the pain in which they...
You probably already know that coconuts taste delicious but are you aware of the many amazing benefits this fruit offers to our health? Pacific Islanders refer to the palm tree as “The Tree of Life,” believing that coconuts are...
"Mad Men's" Don Draper (Jon Hamm) reaches for his Lucky Strikes to soothe frayed nerves (bad choice); Jack Ford (Timothy Hutton in "Leverage") drinks whiskey whenever he's out of sorts (another bad choice); and Brenda Lee Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick...
Nothing looks healthier than a cob of steaming hot corn smothered in all-natural butter. However, if you purchased that corn from the supermarket, chances are that it is “not normal,” and for sure, not healthy. It is not really...
The recent nationwide drop in the use of BPA, or bisphenol A, in polycarbonate plastic products such as baby and toddler bottles, sippy cups, tableware and food containers has many consumers rejoicing. Parents across the United States breathe a...
Sometimes you just can't avoid a sucker punch. CNN reporter Nestor Dib couldn't when he covered anti-government protests in Argentina last fall. It came out of nowhere and knocked him off his feet. Expect that same KO to your system...
A study conducted this year by the Association for Psychological Science revealed that in tough economic times, people will reach for high-calorie foods as a basic survival instinct. When test subjects were primed with messages about scarcity, living in...