The Weight / Hormonal Disconnect
After spending the weekend hosting the Revolution of You Retreat with some amazing women, I realized something major: Learning more dieting and exercise information is dangerously distracting the majority of women from what's really keeping them overweight, unhealthy and unhappy. We uncovered the root cause of weight gain, hormonal imbalance and a lack of confidence being the disconnect we...
Finding the Fountain of Youth in Your Kitchen
No one knows for sure whether or not Juan Ponce de León was really after the so-called "Fountain of Youth," when he set sail for the island of Bimini - an uncharted land in what we now know as the Bahamas. Eventually, this rugged explorer landed in Florida and made his claim for the Spanish Crown. It has been recently...
Duncan Hines Cake Mix Contains Antacid and Industrial Waste
Long before the industrial revolution, women baked from scratch. Grinding flour and making their own cakes, pies and other delectable treats. As the food industry evolved, women were free to spend less time in the kitchen; they exchanged their freedom for packaged food, fast food and convenient food. But nothing ever tastes as good out of a package as...
5 Easy 2-Ingredient Snacks that Keep You Fueled
Do you ever have one of those days when you just feel sluggish and foggy? Most of the time this occurs when blood sugar drops and we don't consume enough whole or "real" foods. To gain energy and keep it all day long, stick to a diet that is loaded with healthy fruits and veggies and try one of...
Organic Chickens Farmers Allowed to Break Rules: USDA too Busy to Enforce
Consumers who purchase organic chicken eggs do so with the understanding that happy chickens have laid them. These chickens, of course, are treated humanely, fed a nutritious diet of organic food and given plenty of time in the fresh air and sunshine, right? Well, according to recent reports not all organic chicken farmers are adhering to the rules, and the...
Organic Whipped Butter Gets C+ Health Rating: Go Grass Fed Instead
Earth Balance Organic Whipped Butter..... just the sound of this product makes you "feel" healthy. Surely this butter is better than regular butter, or some other type of buttery spread, after all, it is organic, right? Well, while the makers of this product, GFA Brands INC. have got a few things right, they miss the mark on others. We took...
$330,000 Spent on Artificial Burger Technology: 3 Reasons Not to Eat this Fake Meat
Mystery meat alert: lab-grown hamburgers may not be too far from hitting the market. The world's first lab-grown burger was cooked and taste tested earlier this week at a news conference in London. Created by a Dutch research team led by Professor Mark Post of Maastricht University, the artificial burger was made from the stem cells of a dead...
Study: Poor Performance in Kids Linked to Sleep Deprivation
Are your children struggling in school? If so, one of the reasons may be due to a lack of sleep. A study conducted by the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Ramon Llull University found that the academic performance of children was negatively affected in those that slept for less than 9 hours per night. The researchers discovered that students...
10 Ways to Get Your Mental Health Back on Track
In the midst of leading fast-paced, busy lives, many of us can barely find the time to address our physical health, let alone our mental health. Our feelings often get pushed to the side, until they build up to a breaking point, and we explode - or implode - seemingly for no reason. While attention to physical health is absolutely...
Off the Grid Sugar Content Found in Common Foods
While our cells need glucose to survive, we should all assume that nobody has the problem of not getting enough sugar in their diet. In contrast, most people consume far too much sugar - which can result in a host of health problems. An abundance of sugar significantly increases the risk of many diseases and conditions including type 2...
