Toxic Ingredient Even In Organic: The Effects of Carrageenan
Carrageenan is a highly popular additive often found in organic foods. It is derived from red seaweed, but, unfortunately, the process used to make it leaves it unhealthy and refined. This additive is used in both conventional and organic products with regularity. There are two types of carrageenan, degraded and food-grade. Degraded carrageenan is not allowed in food, but food-grade...
Statin Myth: Debunking The Connection Between Cholesterol and Heart Disease
The documentary Statin Nation: The Great Cholesterol Cover-Up, presented by Rethink Productions, provides strong evidence that the widely-believed ideology that high cholesterol leads to heart disease is completely false. It details how the scientific groundwork that this belief is based upon was heavily manipulated from the start, and presents large-scale studies that clearly show the lack of connection between...
5 Benefits of Eating Locally Grown Food
There is not a fresher sight than a roadside fruit and veggie stand bursting with color and freshness. Produce, picked from the vine just hours earlier, drips with ripeness and wholesome nutrition. The local movement is in full swing in America. The United States Department of Agriculture noted that the number of farmers markets in the United States increased over...
Fast Food Fails Big on Promise to Serve Healthier Fare
Many fast food eateries have been touting their so-called healthier options after promising to make nutritional improvements in the food they serve, but unfortunately, they’ve failed to come through. While they have increased the use of the term “healthy” on their menus, simply labeling food as such doesn’t make it so. Over the past decade or so, a study published...
Why Many Gluten-Free Foods May Not be so Healthy
Remember when many people were under the impression that any food labeled non-fat was healthy? The same thing seems to be happening with gluten-free foods. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow famously touts this diet, but it’s important to remember that it isn’t as easy as just switching to gluten-free foods. Avoiding gluten is essential whether or not you have an intolerance as gluten...
3 Amazing Essential Oils that You Should Have at Home
Essential oils are the oldest known form of medicine to mankind. Defined, essential oils are fragrant liquids drawn from flowers, seeds, stems, leaves, bark, bushes, herbs and shrubs. History of Essential Oils The evidence that essential oils have been used for a very, very long time is well documented in hieroglyphics and ancient manuscripts. A scroll that is carbon dated to...
Caring for Blisters, Burns and Bug Bites Naturally
We welcome the coming of summertime but are often not so pleased with the results of a little too much time in the sun or the persistent nagging and biting of flying insects. With yard work in full swing, you may also be experience an increase in the number of blisters that you get. Instead of reaching for an over...
80% of Americans are Vitamin K2 Deficient
A naturopathic physician, Dr. Kate Rheaume-Bleue has a passionate interest in nutrition and has written an eye-opening book entitled Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox: How a Little Known Vitamin Could Save Your Life. This book is the result of years of research on the overlooked relationship between vitamin K2 and calcium. The K's Vitamin K2 gets very little attention considering how...
Don’t Eat Your Carbs Alone: Understanding the Glycemic Index
Have you ever polished off a big bowl of fruit only to be hungry within the hour? This can be frustrating, especially if you are trying to lose weight. When the hunger pangs strike you want something sweet which can sabotage your entire diet. If fruit is so healthy, why does this happen? It happens because fruit is a carbohydrate...
5 Worst Boxed Cereals: Don’t Start Your Day With These
It has become a relatively well-known fact that boxed cereal is not the healthiest way to start your morning, to say the least. The preservatives, artificial colors, flavors and gluten content included in most brands leave them lacking the nutritional punch and energy boost that they advertise. However, some boxed cereals are simply terrible, and what makes them even...
