The Importance of Grass-Fed Foods for Optimal Health
You’re probably familiar with the popular Paleo diet, sometimes referred to as the “Caveman Diet” that follows the pattern of eating that our ancestors ate during pre-civilization times. One of the reasons it seems to work well for some people is that it’s based on grass-fed foods. Studies have shown that the diet of our paleolithic ancestors may be the...
The Top 2 Best Grain-Free Flour Alternatives
Have you decided to give up grain but really, really miss your bread? For some people, giving up bread is one of the hardest health moves they have ever made. Well, for all of you bread lovers, we have good news. There are options for tasty, grain-free bread that will not cause your blood sugar to spike or your...
5 Ways To Bust Belly Fat-inducing Metabolic Syndrome
Over 64 million Americans suffer from a condition defined as metabolic syndrome - a combination of risk factors, which makes one more susceptible to serious health complications. Four in ten Americans will get metabolic syndrome by the time they reach 70 years old. Contrary to what people may think, this condition shows up in sufferers who are not obese but...
This Stinking Rose Packs a Huge Health Punch
Garlic is an herb in the onion family commonly used to add flavor to food. However, it also has potent medicinal qualities that are also used to treat a wide variety of diseases and ailments. Greek and Roman soldiers even ate garlic before they went to war, and it was also given to slaves who worked on Egyptian pyramids to...
40 Names for Sugar and 10 Reasons Why it is Important to Know
Sugar, many feel, should be renamed the white devil. It is a highly addictive substance that lurks in more foods than we can ever imagine. Sugar, a highly refined substance has a toxic effect on the human body that is culmulative. That is, the more you eat, the worse things get for your health. Unfortunately, many people discover the...
Smartphone Battles the Sandman
There have been numerous studies that indicate using electronics just before bedtime could be interrupting valuable shut-eye time. One of the latest was conducted by the Mayo Clinic, presented recently at SLEEP 2013, an annual meeting for the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Their research found that the light exposure from smartphones and tablets can interfere with melatonin, the hormone that...
More than Just a Furry Friend: 3 Ways a Dog Improves Your Health
Dogs are known as man’s best friend, and for good reason. Many of us are passionate about our pets and according to The Humane Society of the U.S., 39 percent of households in our nation own at least one dog. Just one of the reasons we care so much for our furry friend is because they give us unconditional...
Has Splenda Been Secretly Causing Diabetes?
There is definitely no synthetic replacement for sugar that is not dangerous. This, of course, is not what the big companies want you to think. However, for many years now, the evidence has been mounting up against artificial sweeteners. Sucralose, sold under the name Splenda, has been implicated in a number of serious health reactions including gastrointestinal problems, allergic reactions,...
4 Toxic Ingredients in Your Laundry and the Best Alternatives
Everyone loves the scent of freshly-laundered clothes. When we think of toxic hazards we don't often think of our sweet-smelling clothes. However, the majority of commercial laundry detergents hide dangerous chemicals behind those sweet aromas. According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), the law in American permits makers of cleaning substances, including laundry detergent, to use any ingredient they wish...
The Free and Natural Therapy We Miss Every Day
There is just something about a choir of birds or the rushing of the waves against the beach that calms our inner selves. The reasons why watching a sunset or listening to rain on a tin roof seems to lower blood pressure have been studied for centuries. Sadly, in the last few hundred years, there has been a tremendous...
