Eating Organic Can Indeed Lower Your Pesticide Exposure
It appears that eating organic leads to lower levels of pesticides in our blood over time. While this may seem like the biggest "duh" statement of the day, actual long-term comparisons of pesticide blood levels for people eating organic versus conventional produce had not been previously done - until now. While some previous research has compared pesticide levels in urine...
Disney Growing and Serving GMO Foods
We’ve reported before on GMOs and their potential harmful consequences for both health and the environment. Although the science is inconclusive about what the long term health consequences of GMOs may be, many people are understandably concerned about consuming food that was engineered in a laboratory, and the fact that standard labeling laws are nonexistent in most states gives...
5 Reasons to Buy Organic Underwear
Let’s start off by saying, you skin is the largest organ on your body. If that is the case - and it is - why put chemically-laden contaminates on your skin? Your underwear is the closest thing to your skin, and it is touching the most sensitive part of your body. Cotton has been bleached, dyed, sized, fireproofed, and has...
Herbal Supplement Scam Uncovered: GNC, Walmart, Target, and Walgreens All Implicated
Earlier this month, we covered how many supplements in the US contain GMO ingredients and synthetic chemical fillers. This week, the results of a recent investigation reveal that the situation is even worse than we thought: many of the products sold by some of the biggest supplement brands do not even contain the herb on the label. The investigation, headed...
Kobe Bryant On Board with Bone Broth
It is incredibly encouraging when we start to see healthy foods and herbs, and natural lifestyle ideas, take off in the mainstream. The latest of these trends? Bone broth. According to coaches, nutritionists, and media, the nutrient-packed broth has become an important dietary staple for Kobe Bryant, the 36-year-old star of the Los Angeles Lakers. As Bryant is getting older,...
How to Survive One of ‘Those Days’ With the Kids
We know you love your kids, and most days, everything runs pretty smoothly. However, even the most seamless routine is bound to be met with roadblocks, twists and turns. All parents have 'those days' - where no one seems to be listening, and nothing seems to be going as it should. Take a deep breath. We've got you covered. The key...
Suck on These 5 Things to Fight Inflammation, Bacteria & Viruses
We talk a lot about the benefits of eating healthy foods… but sucking them?? Yup! Sucking is just another delivery method for the nutrients, antioxidants, and other beneficial compounds found in certain superfoods and herbs, and enjoying them this way has its specific perks. For one, sucking on a food creates a slow-release effect, so instead of getting all...
5 Food Documentaries that will Make you Think
We eat too much processed and fast food. Corn in some form is contained in almost every processed food we buy. The way food is grown and produced harms our health, small farms, and the environment, and treats the animals that become our food horrendously. … These are all things we know about the condition of food and health in the US,...
7 Reasons to Find Your Inner Quiet Place
We live in a chaotic world that constantly exposes us to sounds, sights, and smells that can overwhelm us mentally, physically and emotionally. We suffer from overstimulation that manifests itself in feelings of anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, fear, and more. Now, more than ever, we need to learn to find our inner quiet place. The following are seven reasons why the...
Could an Unfriendly Doctor Make You Sicker?
Nearly all of us can likely relate to the scenario of seeing a new doctor or health professional, and leaving the office feeling frustrated and misunderstood. A new study suggests that this occurrence not only may be annoying for a patient, it may even worsen their symptoms. The new study, performed by researchers at the University of Exeter and the...
