Is Your Favorite Brand of Honey Real or an Impostor?
Honey is a nutrient-dense food that has a wide array of medicinal qualities. This golden substance has been shown to fight cancer and heart disease, reduce ulcers and gastrointestinal disorders, increase athletic performance, reduce sore throat and cough, battle fungus infections and serve as an antibacterial agent, to name a few. Missing Pollen With all the talk about the benefits...
3 Reasons Why You Should Drink Green Tea in the Afternoon
Green tea was discovered in China where it was used solely for medicinal purposes, it soon caught on as a beverage because of its pleasant taste. So, while you may know that green tea is beneficial to your health and quite tasty too, have you gotten into the habit of sipping it in the afternoon? If not, there is...
Dietary Supplements Falling Short
Bad news for those taking dietary supplements - several studies have found that what's on the label may not actually be what's in the bottle. The online consumer watchdog, ConsumerLab.com, has tested several types of supplements for quality, with some unfavorable results. In 1999, when thirty different brands of ginkgo biloba were analyzed, seven of them were found to be...
3 Worst Snack Crackers Plus a Healthy Homemade Alternative
Crackers are often marketed as a healthy snack, yet most are highly processed, packed with sugar, sodium, unhealthy fats, artificial flavors and other harmful compounds. They typically come wrapped in plastic and frequently contain a long list of unrecognizable ingredients. What are the worst offenders? Pepperidge Farm Giant Goldfish Buttery Flavor Baked Snack Crackers Many people see the word “baked” and automatically...
How to Turn Hesitation into Action
Have you ever almost made a decision towards something you thought would help you get the results you wanted, but hesitated instead? Many times, instead of taking a bold step out of our comfort zone to have the life we want, we retreat back to what we know…even if that life is no longer tolerable. Pay attention the next...
Top 7 Houseplants to Clean the Air
Our homes are full of chemicals; leaking out of products we use, the off-gassing of certain objects, and things we bring in with us from other places. Houseplants eradicate odors and also remove chemicals which can cause cancer, allergies, asthma, and autoimmune disorders. Of course another major benefit of having some plants around the home is the fact that they...
Best Workout Foods and the Worst
If getting in shape and staying in shape requires the proper balance of exercise and healthy food, how can we best maximize our workouts by eating the right foods before, during and after exercising? Why Eat Before a Workout? You will burn about the same amount of fat whether you eat before a workout or you don't. Personal trainer and nutrition...
Study: Stress Linked to Longer Wound Healing Times
Stress hurts, and it can also make it more difficult for your body to heal. Research performed at Ohio State University found that stress - both temporary and chronic - can actually lengthen the time it takes for wounds to heal. The studies, presented by psychologist Janice Kiecolt-Glaser and virologist and immunologist Ronald Glaser at the 2008 American Psychological Association...
5 Essential Oils to Alleviate Stress
Stress is a part of life, and some amount of stress is healthy, and essential. However, when we let stress overtake us, our health can begin to deteriorate. According to Janice Kiecolt-Glaser of Ohio State University, stress can wear on our immune systems, because it inherently creates its own immune response. She explains that stress causes the body to...
The Do’s and Don’t of Bleach Use
Bleach is a popular household chemical that definitely gets the job done when there is a tough job to do. However, using bleach comes with some cautions that anyone who chooses to use it should heed. What is Bleach? Bleach is created when an electric shock cuts through water and salt to divide the atoms. This leaves chlorine and caustic soda....
