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Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
13 Health Benefits of Intermittent Fasting Fasting for your health? For most of us, that’s a new one. But with proponents dating all the way back to Hippocrates and Plato, fasting is in no way a new concept. In fact, it plays a central role in many major...
13 Scary Foods
13 Scary Foods You Thought Were Healthy It’s Halloween season, so are you ready for a real scare? Here are some scary facts about the “healthy” foods we eat. Soy and soybeans With their bright green hue and light flavor, a steaming bowl of edamame...
Round Up the Roundup: Glyphosate
How to Lower Your Intake of the Cancer-Causing Chemical Glyphosate For the past 40 years, Roundup (and other weed killers with glyphosate as their main ingredient) has been promoted to farmers as the solution for weed control. Since hitting the market in 1974,...
Is it Time to Detox?
You’ve likely heard about the dangerous toxic loads our bodies carry from absorbing the manmade chemical substances that pervade our modern world. Toxins surround us – they’re in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. Some...
What is Hyperhidrosis?
For most of us, breaking a sweat is nothing unusual. We perspire when it’s hot, when exercising, or when we’re stressed. Sweating is a normal bodily function that barely registers on our radar. But for those who suffer from hyperhidrosis, sweat is a...
In a Sweat?
In a Sweat? Good for You! Hello, August! With most of the US enduring blistering temperatures and sweltering humidity, it’s fair to say summer and sweat are practically synonymous. But is all that sweating good for us? WHY DO WE SWEAT? If you think back to high...
10 Powerhouse Veggies
Go Green with These 10 Powerhouse Veggies There's a reason every article about healthy eating, your parents, and your doctor are always reminding you to eat your greens. They're low in calories but chock full of everything your body needs: vitamins,...
10 Super Fruits
10 Super Fruits to Power Up Your Summer One of the many great things about summer is the bounty of fresh fruit available, including melons, stone fruits and berries. They can be chopped into fruit salads, tossed into oatmeal, or mixed into salads. And the great news...
Small but Mighty
Your Thyroid Gland: Small but Mighty Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck, but don't let its size fool you. The thyroid is responsible for a lot―think of it as an air traffic controller who makes sure all the planes land and take...
Your Thyroid Gland: Small but Mighty
Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck, but don't let its size fool you. The thyroid is responsible for a lot―think of it as an air traffic controller who makes sure all the planes land and take off on time. The thyroid regulates...
Protect Yourself from Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs)
9 Ways to Protect Yourself from Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) We know that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are all around us. Some are naturally occurring, and even our bodies have their own EMFs. However, there are a lot of manmade EMFs too, and as society becomes more...
Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs): Is Your Health at Risk?
Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs): Is Your Health at Risk? Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are all around us because electricity is all around us. Some of it is natural―think of the Earth's magnetic poles or even those warm rays from the sun. Our bodies generate their own...
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