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Are Your Breakfast Foods Hiding GMOs?
GMOs are commonly found in corn, soy, and sugar beets, and as a result, they’re also common in many of the breakfast foods that we consider healthy. GMOs have so saturated our food system that it’s...
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Crohn’s Disease? 3 Natural Treatments (Video)
It’s a painful ailment that comes in agonizing bouts, but through proper management, Crohn’s disease symptoms can be controlled and even minimized. Crohn’s disease is an inflammation of the intestines...
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7 Healthy Ways to Balance Your Hormones
Here’s the deal: your hormones are the master controller of your entire body. This includes how both the mind and body function. “Hormones are used by every cell in your body,” says Dr. Erika Schwartz,...
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Oregon First State to Map GMO Crops
Oregon will become the first state to map GMO field locations across the state after an order from the governor last fall. They’re the first state to take such an action in an effort to mandate the...
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Time for Congress to Take a Stand in the GMO Labeling Debate
As more states require foods with genetically modified ingredients to be labeled as such, pressure is mounting for Congress to take a stand on the GMO labeling debate. More and more states are throwing...
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7 Tips That Will Keep You Hydrated
Water makes up 60 percent of our bodies, and daily water intake plays a major role in keeping all the body’s systems in working order. When you’re dehydrated your skin is more likely to show age....
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Beware of the Summer Pedicure Risks
It’s sandal season so your tootsies are on display. It’s the most popular time of the year for pedicures. If you’re craving a pamper session, make sure that you choose a safe place to get a pedicure....
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3 Natural Deodorants That Actually Work
We Americans are very particular about body odor. Unlike other cultures it’s considered uncouth to let your natural body odors shine. And I’m the first to admit that natural deodorants sometimes don’t...
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Going to Buy a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte? You’d Better Read This First.
The Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte rivals college football and Halloween ads as a commercial sign of the season, even if the weather is still breaking 90 degrees F in my native South Carolina. The...
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What to Look for in Green Tea
The benefits of a cup of green tea are indisputable–it lowers your risk of disease from simple infections to chronic, degenerative diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke, periodontal...
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7 Tips to a Good Daytime Snooze
While napping may seem like slacking, napping done right is actually good for both your brain and work performance. It leaves you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, especially if it’s done methodically...
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This Is What Your Tight Hips Are Telling You
Your hips are the body’s junk drawer–they hold emotional stressors when you’re not sure where else to put them, yet you’re not entirely ready to release them. Have you ever felt the need to burst into...
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What’s Really Behind the Ingredient ‘Natural Flavors?’
The term natural found on food labels tends to make concerned consumers feel a little more at ease compared to artificial flavors. But over the years we’ve learned that natural food labels mean little...
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4 Ways to Inner Peace When the World Around You Goes Nuts
Remember the scene in The Wizard of Ozwhen Dorothy is swept up into a tornado, sucked into the destruction that was going on around her? Sometimes that’s life for you–no matter how hard you try to stay...
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5 Diet ‘Rules’ to Stop Following Now
I’ve been writing about holistic health for the past six years, and prior to that I’d been on every diet known to man. Looking back to my chubby cheeks in college and in the beginnings of my...
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7 Tips on How to Detox Your Body
So often we meet the spring by resolving to lose weight. We all want to be thin and beautiful. But beauty shines from the inside out. The cleaner your vessel, the less you have to worry about dieting...
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Study: Even Organic Honey Contains Toxic Glyphosate
A recent study from Boston University and Abraxis LLC, found glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, present in honey. The study found that both conventional and organic honey...
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9 Morning Coffee Alternatives
Often times it’s not the caffeine that makes giving up that coffee addiction so difficult, but the place it holds in our culture. Coffee is the American ritual – a treat for getting out of bed in the...
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7 Tips for a Good Daytime Snooze
While napping may seem like slacking, napping done right is actually good for both your brain and work performance. It leaves you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, especially if it’s done methodically...
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US Forced to Import Corn and Soy to Meet GMO-Free Demand
In the U.S. a shocking 88 percent of corn and 94 percent of soybeans are genetically modified. In order to ensure that your corn and soy are free of GMOs, you must buy organic. And while demand for...
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5 Vegetables You Should Grill
With summer comes a wealth of glorious veggies just waiting to be grilled. We’re not talking summer standbys like peppers, zucchini, and mushrooms—we’re going a step further, grilling vegetables that...
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Happy Oktoberfest! Tapping into the Health Benefits of Organic Beer
Organic beer is more widely available than ever before, but when you go to the grocery store, the elaborate packaging of seemingly micro brewed beers, makes buying decisions difficult. Often times,...
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7 Tips on How to Detox Your Body in 2016
So often we meet the New Year by resolving to lose weight. We all want to be thin and beautiful. But beauty shines from the inside out. The cleaner your vessel, the less you have to worry about dieting...
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9 Ways Ditch the Coffee Addiction
Oftentimes, it’s not the caffeine that makes giving up a coffee addiction so difficult, but the place it holds in our culture. Coffee is the American ritual—a treat for getting out of bed in the...
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Poor Eating Habits Can Start From Birth
Research has shown that our early eating habits, including whether we were breastfed and for how long, carry on for many years. And it’s no secret that poor eating habits can lead to childhood obesity....
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