Could a Smaller Home Improve Your Health: The 3 Benefits of Downsizing
You see lots of people buying bigger and bigger homes. They start off small, and then as finances improve they move up, with the mantra of our culture chanting, "buy as much as you can, and as big as you can." They believe the hype because that's what "they're supposed to do." No one ever tells you to buy...
3 Chemical-Filled Personal Care Products You Should Avoid and How to Make Them Safely Yourself
Most of us have quite the assortment of personal care products in our bathroom cabinets. According to a survey by the Environmental Working Group, the average woman uses 12 products containing 168 different ingredients daily, while men use an average of six products with 85 unique ingredients each day. This means that we are literally bathing, rubbing, lathering and...
Panera Bread to Dump all Additives
In a recent announcement, Panera Bread, a popular restaurant chain with stores throughout the United States and Canada, has stated that it will be removing all artificial additives from its foods by the close of 2016. While this does not mean that eating at Panera is inherently healthy, it is a huge step in the right direction, which reflects...
How to Stay on Track with Your Health Goals
Many of us have at least some type of health-related goal we're trying to accomplish, but only one in three adults receive the recommended amount of physical activity each week, according to the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition. When it comes to health goals, achieving them and then throwing all your hard work out the window by reverting...
Never Combine These 2 Foods if You Want a Flat Stomach
With bathing suit season upon us, you may be dreading the upcoming pool party or trip to the beach. Perhaps your winter hibernation has left you a few pounds heavier - especially around your midsection. If you are like many people, you tend to accumulate extra fat around your belly. Not only is abdominal fat, also called visceral fat or...
Another Reason Why Probiotics Matter
A new study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), revealed that probiotics are effective in preventing hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, giving us just one more reason why probiotics can be beneficial to optimal health. David W. Victor III, MD, who contributed an editorial in...
The Case “Against” Organics
Here at The Alternative Daily, we talk a lot about the benefits of choosing organic - and for good reason. The USDA Certified Organic label means we can rest assured that the food in question has not been raised with the use of pesticides, genetic modifications, unnecessary antibiotics and growth hormones. While this assurance is crucially important to the safety...
How to Get Kids to Eat More Veggies
One great challenge for many of today's parents, grandparents and care providers is getting kids to eat a healthy diet. With advertisements for junk food and processed snacks everywhere we turn, it is no surprise that many kids crave these popular items, while wrinkling their noses at a plate of nutritious veggies. According to the CDC's 2012 Youth Risk Behavior...
Why Prevention is Always Best
All too many Americans who are in generally good health do not give much thought to the possibility that their health could fail due to lifestyle. The "it won't happen to me" mindset, while comforting, leads many people into continuing unhealthy habits that may be causing invisible damage to their bodies. According to statistics compiled by the CDC, seven in...
Spice Up Your Workout with 5 New Fitness Fads
Fitness fads come and go, but if you're bored with the same old routine, many are at least worth trying to break the monotony and help keep you motivated and meeting those important regular exercise goals! Mud runs Signing up for almost any type of race is a great way to get motivated to become more fit, and theme races like...
