Bored? 4 Tips to Get Unstuck and Turn Your Day Around
If you type "bored kids" into Google, you'll get 48 million results! Kids have even started their own mini-movie industry on You Tube; that's how much they want the world to know they're b-o-r-e-d. And as funny (gross, too!) as some of the clips are, being bored is no laughing matter - for body or mind. Chronic boredom from lack...
The Great Corn Debate: Should We Avoid This Food?
You hear a lot about people being gluten free these days. That means avoiding gluten – mainly wheat, barley and rye. But an even trickier challenge would be to avoid corn. But should we avoid corn? Corn is very prevalent in the products we buy – and in many cases it is highly disguised. While some common ingredients are easy...
Is the Craving for Instant Gratification Driving Our Health Problems?
When The Black Eyed Peas sing "Someday," they're crooning an anthem for immediate gratification: "I don't want it someday; I don't want it one day; Gotta have it somehow; I want it right now." Our fast-food, living-off-credit culture has turned up the volume on what-I-want-I-want-now! And kids and adults who opt for immediate gratification often are obese and have to...
4 Toxic Body Signals You Should Never Ignore
Have you ever wondered if the pains we feel on a regular basis are really “normal”? Is it normal to get frequent headaches? To have aches and pains all over or to gain weight? Is it normal to be forgetful or to walk around in a fog, to feel tired and energy-less? Is it normal to get food cravings...
Would You Eat 10 Teaspoons of Sugar Right Now?
Remember the movie “Super Size Me”? One message in this movie was if we think the key is to stop eating the burgers, think again. The bigger issue for a heart-healthy and obesity-reducing America is to stop drinking the soft drinks (aka high fructose corn syrup drinks) and eating the fries (aka insulin spike sticks). Can you imagine what...
Boost Bone Health With These Non-dairy Calcium Alternatives
After her debut at the 1939 World's Fair, Elsie the Cow became so famous (the inspiration of the Borden Milk Company), she toured the country in her own railcar fitted with a four-poster, canopied bed. Well, MOOOve over, Elsie. While dairy can deliver a lot of calcium, there are other ways to get your daily dose. And that's especially important...
From a Diet & Health Perspective, Should We Avoid Red Meat?
Red meat isn't just a type of food--it's a deep-rooted part of our culture. Many of us were raised at a time when no dinner was complete without a hearty portion of meat and potatoes. Every July 4th, we fill our grills with hot dogs and hamburgers, and from November through New Year's, meat is often the centerpiece of...
3 Ways to Naturally Boost Dopamine – Plus 3 Ways You Lower It
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a major role in mental health. It is naturally produced in your brain and adrenal glands and is the chemical that signals feelings of pleasure. Dopamine has been linked to cognition, voluntary movement, motivation, punishment and reward, sleep, mood, attention, inhibition of prolactin production (involved in lactation and sexual gratification), working memory and...
Have You Ever Had a Ghost Poop?
The Ghostbusters were out to vanquish green goop; but if you have ghost poop (we're not kidding), it takes more than an ectoplasmic slime-buster to get your bowels moving smoothly.
I Didn’t Know That Was Made with BPA
BPA (bisphenol A) – an organic compound that is used to make plastics, is considered an estrogen mimicker and has been identified as a significant risk for children by the FDA – even to the point that they recently banned BPA from baby bottles and children’s cups. But BPA is really a health problem for all of us. In 2010, Canada...
