9 Diabetes Symptoms You Should Get Checked Out Now
Our modern lifestyles are making us sick, especially in terms of what we're putting in our mouths. Combine that with high levels of stress, little sleep and a lack of physical activity, and we're left with a population whose health is paying the price. At this point in time, do you personally know anyone with diabetes? If so, you're not alone....
5 Cool Places To Live Off The Grid
At least 180,000 homes in America are energy independent, off the grid and running on clean renewable energy. Those are just the homes we know about; there are no doubt some real sneaky off-gridders out in the woods where we will never find them. The appeal of living off the grid is not being reliant on anyone else for energy,...
10 Modern “Foods” That Are Killing Us Slowly
Author Michael Pollan has a great quote that goes, “Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.” This is so relevant to the food landscape we modern folks are faced with these days. Take, for example, something like gummy bears. Are they edible? Yes. Are they food? Well… they’re food-like. So many of the “foods” we consume are...
Fall-Inspired Flavored Butter Recipe
Butter is better — so, toss those margarine bins this Thanksgiving and bust out a flavored butter that everyone will be sure to remember. Whether you make this recipe for your family Sunday dinner or for your extended relatives this upcoming Thanksgiving, it will be a holiday treat that you just can't resist. Butter isn't the enemy Here I am telling...
What We Don’t Know About Zika, Naled And Science
In general, people tend to be concerned when hearing that the government is spraying a neurotoxin around their home. At the very least, people have questions. On advice from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the state of Florida is continuing to spray the insecticide Dibrom in the Miami Beach area. It contains Naled, a controversial chemical that kills mosquitoes on contact, preventing...
13 Home Remedies You Can Find In Your Kitchen
Whether you want to treat a wound or deep condition your hair, you'd be surprised how many beneficial ingredients are currently sitting in your kitchen. The truth is, natural products are derived from ingredients found in nature. They are extracted from flowers, herbs, seeds, nuts and more. Home remedies offer healing and health-boosting properties. They are ideal for both internal...
Top 7 Reasons To Eat Lard
Over the last few decades, lard has become synonymous with all that is unhealthy. Just the word itself is now off-putting for many of us. When we hear the word “lard,” what comes to mind for most of us is fattening, unhealthy grease. But this wasn’t always the case. Previous generations cooked with lard frequently. And it does, in...
Can A Rollercoaster Cure Your Kidney Stones?
If you've ever experienced kidney stones, then you already know that passing them can be agonizing. There is nothing about this process that screams the word "fun." However, as backward as it sounds, taking a trip to the amusement park could be a solution to get those stones out quickly. What are kidney stones? Kidney stones are composed of hardened, crystallized...
Why You Should Choose These 100% Natural Painkillers
Anyone who suffers from chronic pain is looking for an effective way to manage it — or, better yet, get rid of it completely. Since chronic pain can be highly debilitating, many people are willing to try just about anything to ease it. This often leads people to pharmaceuticals, and this can be a perilous road. Fortunately, there are many...
15 Things You Need To Know Before Having A Massage
Nothing beats a professional massage. It can soothe your body, mind and spirit by improving immunity, circulation and anxiety. You’ll even sleep better. But before you head off for your massage, there are some things you need to know. Avoid awkward moments, wasted cash and potential pain with these 15 tips. 1. Be on time, please Your massage therapist wants to...
