WATCH: 5 Reasons To Drink Water Instead Of Soda
Did you know that each American drinks an average of 44.7 gallons of soda each year? In contrast, we only drink 28.3 gallons of bottled water. These numbers are from 2010, and they’re actually an improvement from 2005 when Americans were drinking 6.8 more gallons of soda each year. Whichever way you cut the numbers, one thing is for sure:...
Jazz Up Your Salad With This Basil-Infused Lemon Vinaigrette
The foundation of a good salad is its dressing. I honestly can't remember the last time I bought a packaged dressing and there are a couple of reasons for that. One, making your own dressings is more cost-effective; two, you know what's in them; three, they're an easy way to sneak in all kinds of health-boosting raw ingredients. Salads don't...
Why Solar-Roasted Coffee Could Be The Next Best Thing
The world has had a long-standing love affair with coffee. Reportedly being discovered in the ancient coffee forests of the Ethiopian Plateau, the rich earthy taste and attention-sharpening effects of this intense brew soon had the attention of neighboring regions. Coffee cultivation began on the Arabian peninsula around the 15th century, and by the 16th century, it was becoming...
8-Ingredient Remedy Super-Boosts Your Immune System
Now more than ever we need natural antibiotics — ones so powerful that they will kill any infection in the body. Well, here is the remedy. This powerful tonic made from all-natural ingredients is said to date back to medieval Europe. It’s so potent that it cures viral, bacterial, parasitic and fungal diseases — even the plague! Over-prescribed America Doctors have...
5 Great Ways To Whip Your Adrenals Into Shape (Hint: It’s Not Overdoing It)
We hear a lot these days about adrenal insufficiency and adrenal fatigue, but what exactly are the adrenals, and how do they affect our day-to-day health? The adrenal glands regulate a number of hormones, including the stress hormone cortisol. Cortisol isn’t a bad thing — and stress itself isn’t necessarily bad either. Imagine the first day of your dream...
Make Vanilla Bean And Coffee Soap
You might be wondering why you should consider making this soap when there are so many homemade soaps to choose from. Well, if you love the smell of fresh coffee with a hint of vanilla, then this recipe is for you! Soap-making is so simple these days. Thanks to the melt-and-pour soap process, you can have a batch whipped up...
11 Ways To Carve Out More Alone Time
Getting some quality alone time seems surprisingly hard to achieve these days. Daily commitments — from family to work to exercise to socializing — spread our time thin and constantly immerse our senses in the communal pool of others. When you wake up each morning, your day is already laid out before you, with your activities and tasks designed...
Henna: The Natural Hair Dye That Also Fights Inflammation
When you hear the word "henna," what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Is it the elaborate, beautiful temporary tattoo work created with this pigment? Maybe it's henna's widespread use as a natural hair dye? While henna does work as a great temporary tattoo ink, and works well to dye hair, it can also do so...
8 Things You Never Knew About Artichokes
Whether you love them, hate them or have never tried them, artichokes are fascinating. An artichoke is actually a type of flower — an immature bud of a giant thistle, to be more exact. Even if you consider yourself an artichoke expert, there may be some things you'd be surprised to learn about this green delicacy. Scientifically, the artichoke...
Top 13 Priciest Superfoods: Are They Really Worth It?
The term "superfood" gets thrown around a lot these days; you see it on all sorts of product labels in nearly every aisle at the grocery store. This term makes people think that a certain food must be healthy. After all, the foods inside are super! Hype aside, many natural foods really deserve the label "superfood" since they're teeming with...
