DIY Crackers with Simple Ingredients
Most commercial crackers are packed with questionable ingredients like hydrogenated oils, gluten and genetically modified ingredients. Healthier brands have taken supermarkets by storm, but are often very costly and still contain hydrogenated vegetable oils and preservatives. Save money and control what goes into your food by making your own crackers at home. It’s easy! Plus there are low-carb and...
Australia May Grow Medicinal Cannabis on Christmas Island in Wake of Promising Study
Located a couple of thousand kilometers from Western Australia, tiny Christmas Island has long been supported by a very limited local economy, but it looks like things may soon be changing for the island. The pristine parts of the remote island are perfect for the cultivation of medical and scientific cannabis, and this may hold the key to the...
Turning Our Backs on Refugees Isn’t the Answer
On Friday, November 13, 2015, the world stood still for a moment when Paris experienced some of what we, in the U.S., suffered on 9/11. In the days that followed the Paris attacks, as the sirens began to fade — and raids began — we learned that one of the attackers carried a Syrian passport. Predictably, all the focus...
It Is in Giving That You Always Receive the Most
"You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” ⁓ John Bunyan Whether you call it the Christmas season, the holiday season, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or something else, it is here. The time of year when stores are packed and millions labor over finding that perfect gift for the special people in their lives....
5 Food and Activity Combos for a Healthier and Smarter You
Let's face it, for most of us, our brain power reaches its full potential at school and university — after which we get comfortable and often become too busy to learn new things. We may also neglect to eat well or even to exercise on a regular basis. Life gets busy, and you may have drifted away from...
TV May Actually Kill You — Really?!
A study that was recently published online, and will be published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in December, “shows the breadth of mortality outcomes associated with prolonged TV viewing, and identifies novel associations for several leading causes of death.” The study, led by Dr. Sarah K. Keadle, a researcher at the National Cancer Institute, found that 80 percent...
Over 100 Women Seek Justice in Wake of 2011 Birth Control Recall
More than 100 women from 28 states have filed a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia this month, seeking millions of dollars in damages, suffering, lost wages, and child-rearing costs. Of the women who believed they were protected from pregnancy involved in the lawsuit, 94 gave birth, 17 suffered complications or did not carry their pregnancies...
Great Skin and 10 Other Reasons to Use Sea Buckthorn
Sea buckthorn is an amazing herb with powerful abilities to remedy common conditions. Some ancient and modern uses include skin health, weight management, brain health and digestive health, among others. Despite the name, it doesn’t come from the sea. Quite the opposite, actually. Sea buckthorn originates from the lofty heights of the Himalayas, where the challenges of the extreme natural...
Scarlet Fever Outbreaks Resurface, Possibly Antibiotic Resistant
Scarlet fever, a disease that has mostly diminished to a few isolated cases over the past 100 years, is making a comeback. Plus, it may be antibiotic resistant, according to researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia, who have been tracking the most recent outbreaks of the disease. Researchers at the University of Queensland’s Australian Infectious Disease Centre have...
Is Your Chocolate Polluted?
You’ve given up gummy bears, licorice and Doritos, Dr. Pepper and Big Macs. Cookies are off the cards (unless you make a healthy version yourself), as are cakes, sandwiches and pizza. It seems like the only treat a real-food devotee is left with is chocolate. Ah chocolate, that little indulgence that many of us can’t live without on a daily...
