4 Ways to Ease Your Burning Heart Naturally
Do you reach for the little purple pill when you experience heartburn or acid reflux? If so, you are are not alone. Over 60 million Americans suffer from the annoying and painful condition at least once a month, and 25 million feel the burn daily, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Digestive Diseases. The vast majority of...
Contest Alert! Free Jug of Apple Cider Vinegar
Do you believe in natural remedies? Although we are conditioned to believe that natural cures don’t work, and we must put our faith in dangerous pharmaceuticals if we wish to find relief, this is a misnomer that is quickly proving to be wrong. Apple cider vinegar is just one such food that has been used across a myriad of cultures...
Why Your Job May be Making You Sick
If you’ve ever thought that your job might be the death of you, you might actually be right. A person’s job plays an important role in physical and mental health. If you have a 40-hour week, you’re spending about one-third of your life working – if you hate what you’re doing, it’s probably no surprise that it could literally...
From Pill to Pain Patches: Are there Safer and more Effective Alternatives?
Pain patches are especially popular in China, with nearly half the population deriving their pain relief from the Band-Aid like patch. In Europe, an estimated one-quarter of Europeans relieve their pain this way. Here in the US, nearly 90 percent of the population pops a pill for pain relief, but the patches have been becoming increasingly popular as of...
Carob: The Chocolate Alternative with Zero Caffeine
Whether it’s chocolate bars, cookies, cake or chips, most people love, or at least like, chocolate. Unfortunately, most of the chocolate consumed today is the highly processed and nutritionally void milk chocolate variety. And while a piece here and there won’t kill you, for those who seemingly can’t get enough of all things chocolate, the excess sugar, fat and...
Chemicals Your Bug Man May be Spraying
While the sight of spiders and other insects in the home might make your skin crawl, many of the chemicals that are used to eliminate them are far riskier than the bugs themselves. Pest control companies generally rely upon chemical pesticides that are effective in getting rid of these critters, but they may cause harm to humans as well...
One Sneaky Smoothie and Juicing Trick You Need to Know
The staff at the Alternative Daily love to make healthy homemade juices and smoothies. We share recipes, crazy ingredients and tips all the time in an effort to find just the right combination of amazing fruits and veggies. Now that spring has arrived and you may want to spend more time outside, considering juices or smoothies is a great way...
5 Creative Ways to Use Lemon Balm
A member of the mint family, lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is most noted for its sweet, soothing lemony scent. This herb’s medicinal properties date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who often referred to it as a “cure-all,” employing lemon balm as a treatment for everything from stomach upset to topical cures for skin ailments. Even earlier writings...
Arnica: A Natural Remedy for Bumps, Bruises and Sprains
If you are looking for a natural way to ease the pain of pulled muscles, or have a nasty bruise or sprain, look no further than arnica. This amazing flower and its roots have been used in Swiss and Russian folk remedies for hundreds of years, because its anti-inflammatory properties have been known to do wonders for just this...
“Radical” New Brazilian Food Guidelines Shun the Food Industry and Focus on Real Food Instead
In response to rising obesity rates in Brazil, likely due in part to the recent explosion of fast food chains such as McDonald's in the country, authorities have proposed a new set of eating guidelines. These new guidelines have been called "radical," and are winning the praise of many a nutritionist as a huge step in the right direction. Instead...
