Top 15 Vitamin C Foods
It may not cure the common cold, but vitamin C still does a whole lot of good for your body. In fact, what you don’t know about vitamin C could change your life. Vitamin C is water soluble, meaning your body doesn’t store it, so you’ll need to eat fresh fruits and vegetables to get your daily fix. Our...
Free College: Creeping Socialism or an Idea Long Overdue?
Over the last 30 years, the United States has battled a looming crisis in higher education. The cost of attending college has increased by 538 percent since 1985. Many now have crippling student loan debt, while others feel that college is simply not an option. This has many Americans questioning our post-secondary educational system and asking what can be...
Sharpen Your Brain and 8 Other Reasons to Use Blackstrap Molasses
We all know that sugar is bad for you — in fact, it can be downright dangerous. Artificial sweeteners, once thought of as the perfect guilt-free replacement for sugar, have their own set of risky side effects. But who can go an entire lifetime without any added sweetener? While we all need to make dramatic cuts to our “sweet” intake,...
26 Foods to Grow in Pots When You Don’t Have a Garden
Growing your own food has become a wonderful trend in the last few years, with people turning toward eating real food and wanting more naturally grown produce. Kids are even being taught gardening in schools! You may feel left out of this movement if you don’t have a yard with a lot of space to grow your own fruits and...
Top 3 Reasons to Switch Up Your Greens and Fun Ways to Get More
Foodie bloggers and academics have posted a vast ocean of evidence supporting the health benefits of eating vegetables, specifically in the realm of greens. Greens include spinach, kale, brussels sprouts, asparagus and lettuce. You may have one or two of these on your dish every lunch break or dinner, but caution should be taken in your daily green vegetable...
7 Reasons Conventional Schooling May Not Be Best for Our Children
Sit down, be quiet, stay still, do what you’re told. This is what we learn during the years we are in school — the years when we grow, develop, and learn the most. While most of us would say we desire our children to be curious, well-rounded, healthy and responsible, are these the attributes our society cultivates through the...
How Coloring Can Improve Your Life, Even As an Adult!
Coloring has long been a favorite pastime of young children. Not only do most children consider it a fun activity, but it is also beneficial for health and development in multiple ways. So, who said that the benefits go away for adults? Coloring may not hold the same allure for adults as it does for kids, but it can offer...
Plants That Can Literally Kill You
If you had to pick out poisonous plants from safe ones, how do you think you would fare? In the wild, most of us would come up short compared to our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Picking out deadly plants is certainly a skill we could learn from our predecessors. Over the centuries, and with the introduction of agriculture, our knowledge of plants...
Surprising Health Dangers of Too Much Iron
Check the ingredients on any box of cereal and you will get the definite impression that Americans are seriously deficient in iron. You’ll find iron added to cereals, oatmeal, baby food, bread, and even some canned goods. While not eating enough iron can have damaging side effects — such as anemia, headaches and fatigue — too much iron can be...
Exercise vs. Sleep: Finding the Perfect Balance
In today's world, many of us live extremely fast-paced lifestyles. We rush from meeting to meeting, then off to take the kids to a whirlwind of activities, finding little time for ourselves. Somewhere between all of the bustle, however, we need to find time to take care of our health. Scheduling time to unwind, relieve stress, and do the things...
