How Acidic Are You? Why a pH Balanced Diet is Crucial
Over acidity, which is highly common today, is a dangerous condition that contributes to a host of serious health conditions. An acidic internal environment is the perfect place for disease to thrive. This is opposed to a pH balanced environment where normal body function resists disease. In a healthy body, there are alkaline reserves, which are used in times...
No Excuses For Not Making Green Drinks – Here’s How
Do you eat leafy greens daily? If you are like most Americans, you probably don't get nearly the amount of vegetables, especially leafy greens. Sometimes it is a matter of time, sometimes a matter of taste. For whatever reason, we just don't consume enough fresh veggies and are thus, deficient in many beneficial vitamins and minerals. One way to boost...
Repair Damaged Skin and Wrinkles With These 3 Anti-aging Herbs
The average person's skin weighs 8 pounds and measures 22 square feet. Our skin changes as we age regenerating itself about every 27 days or so. In order to keep your skin looking its best and healthy, proper care and treatment are essential. Here are three herbs that will help you keep your skin in top shape. Neem Oil Both neem...
51 Ingredients and 10 Types of Sugar In This One “Health Cereal”
Cereal is, by and large, one of the worst foods for your waistline, and your health. There are of course a few rare exceptions (like some of the cereals in the Ezekiel 4:9® line from the good folks at Food for Life®) but when it comes to the "regular" boxes that stock the shelves of the cereal aisle at...
5 Secret Healthy Ingredients for Your Smoothies
There are many things that you can add to your smoothie to boost its health promoting properties. Adding just a little bit of some ingredients can make a tremendous difference. Here are some “secret” ingredients for you to consider. Almonds Almonds are an excellent source of protein and are full of disease-fighting antioxidants. Like other nuts, almonds are rich in fiber,...
Your Slouch Could Determine Your Elderly Chronic Disease
Do you stand up straight and pay attention to your posture, or do you let your head hang and your shoulders curve inward? According to a new study, "mama" was right, standing up straight is truly beneficial. Research seems to indicate that good posture is relative to how independent you will be as a senior. If paying attention to...
3 Super Easy, Belly Busting Foods to Plant in Your Garden
There was once a time when almost everyone in America raised at least some of their own food. Times have changed, we live in a fast-paced culture of people who claim to be far too busy to grow something of their own that they can just as easily find at the nearby grocer. However, there are certainly some pluses to...
Environmental, Social and Economic Impact of Our Current Drought
According to researchers America is in the middle of a water crisis. Although you may not feel the pinch at home, it is happening on a larger scale. The United States is not alone in this scary situation. Other countries such as Russia, China and other parts of Asia are also reporting shortages. Those who are following this water scarcity...
Swing Your Way to Fat Loss
If you have ever swung a kettlebell before, you know that it is pretty empowering. Swinging that ball of iron around makes you feel almost "Herculean." Kettlebells were not always used as a strength and endurance training tool. The first kettlebells were designed as handheld counterweights to weigh dry goods on scales. Russia is the birthplace of the kettlebell, and...
3 Chronic Diseases Fueled By Quick-fix Drugs
Our society is over-medicated, sicker than ever, and going broke along the way of ever-improving “health care reforms.” We are approaching the $4 billion annual prescription drug purchases mark which will reach an estimated direct cost of some $500 billion by the year 2015. The current health care system is a drug system. More drugs do not equal health...
