Stop Eating Fluoride – Make Your Own Toothpaste
Traditional toothpaste contains fluoride, which for many years was thought to be the best option to keep our teeth clean. However, through research, we now know that excess fluoride can cause significant damage to the thyroid and even the brain. And while toothpaste seems harmless and a normal part of life, traditional tubes of toothpaste that we find at the...
Surfers Take Back the Ocean Making Surfboards and Sunglasses from Recycled Plastic
Plastic trash has become one of the world’s most horrendous environmental disasters, and the amount of plastic that finds its way into the ocean is disturbing. In industrial hubs along the ocean, like Los Angeles, about 10 metric tons of plastic ends up in the ocean on any given day. To put a metric ton into perspective, an average...
5 Reasons Vitaminwater Sucks and Real Water Is Best
Vitaminwater is a vitamin-enhanced water beverage sold by Coca-Cola-owned Glaceau. Many fitness buffs turn to this beverage as a healthy pick-me-up after a grueling workout. But after reading these five reasons not to drink vitaminwater, you may reconsider guzzling this controversial beverage. Vitaminwater is full of sugar No one believes that added sugar is healthy. However, most Americans routinely consume sugar-sweetened...
No More Workout Excuses – This One Only Takes Ten Minutes
No one denies that exercise is important for optimal health. Exercise helps regulate the endocrine system, keeps excess weight off, and helps boost mood and metabolism. All around, exercise is one of the healthiest things you can do. However, far more often than we might like to admit, we skip exercise for other activities. Traditional exercise takes 30 minutes...
Another Trap – “Peace Day Burger”
September 21 marks the International Day of Peace. The theme of this year’s commemoration is “Partnership for Peace — Dignity for All.” What comes to mind when you think of Peace Day? We think of people shaking hands, of remembering all those who are worse off than we are. We think of cease-fires and moving closer together. We might...
Update: Two Dead and 341 Cases Confirmed in Cucumber Salmonella Outbreak
Reeling from another salmonella outbreak, governmental agencies deliver promises they may not be able to keep. The more recent salmonella outbreak, due to contaminated cucumbers sold in 30 states across America, has brought the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to finally review food safety regulations in America. This is excellent news right? The phrase, “better late than never” has become...
Beverage Companies Claim Their First Amendment Rights Are Violated
Apparently, if a company has to warn you their product is dangerous, then it somehow violates their First Amendment rights. Or so the beverage industry would have us all believe. Following the passage of a city ordinance last month in San Francisco, the city is now being sued by the beverage industry. Warning the public of health hazards The ordinance approved...
Just Two Tablespoons of This Ancient Oil Will Protect Your Heart
When reading ingredient labels, we generally associate “palm oil” with toxic hydrogenated and trans fats. It turns out that this is a misnomer in the mainstream nutrition industry. The oil you want to avoid is specifically palm kernel oil, while palm fruit oil is an entirely different product. Red palm oil actually has a number of valuable nutrients and nutritional...
Get Your Workout Naturally: Alternatives to the Gym
I am far from any version of a super athlete, but my physical and mental strength is of the utmost importance to me, regardless of my body definition or athletic accolades. I do it for me and not for the trophy, medal or number on a list after a well-earned 26.2. One thing has always been a constant in...
Can Wasp Venom Annihilate Cancer Cells?
According to statistics presented by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), nearly 1.7 million new cancer diagnoses will be handed out this year. The NIH also estimates that just under 590,000 individuals will die this year from some form of cancer. These are scary statistics indeed — and all too real if you or someone...
