Health
9 Foods that Can Cause Chronic Pain and 9 that Can Alleviate It
Do you suffer from chronic pain? Ouch! But you may be surprised to learn that you can help minimize your pain through your food choices. Yes that's right, what you may be eating can contribute to chronic pain, and on the flip side, you can choose to incorporate...
Pitaya: The New Exotic Fruit with Extreme Health Benefits
Whenever I hear someone refer to super-foods as only rare and expensive items, often available in powders and tinctures, I always roll my eyes. Please. To me, super-foods are abundant everywhere. My definition of super-foods are that they are whole plant foods that...
The Dairy Industry in Trouble: Good News/Bad News
I saw something in the news that caught my eye. It was a news report about how the United States dairy industry is in crisis, followed by a report on the dangers of disposable diapers, surprisingly. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), American milk consumption...
Bananas – Nature’s Most Perfect Food?
I absolutely adore bananas, and eat 3 (or sometimes more) every day. Many people avoid them because they worry that they are "fattening." But I assure you, if the rest of your diet is balanced (not like a diet by blood type) and not too high in the slower digesting...
21 Quick and Easy Bad Mood Busters
Everyone gets a little cranky now and then – including me. You know those days when you just feel like a grump, and you can't even pinpoint why? You don't have to be Oscar the Grouch all day though, (unless you want to sulk with your grumpy self). There are some...
How to Keep that Sun-Kissed Glow All Year Round
Right now is about the time you may be glancing in the mirror and thinking to yourself, "Gee I'm starting to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost. Note to self- go to the tanning salon or get a spray tan or do something this weekend!" I'm a big advocate of getting ...
9 Tips for Fighting the Winter Blahs as the Days Grow Shorter
We’ve rapidly approached the shortest days of the year. In some places, it’s getting dark as early as 4:30 right now. I often hear people comment about how depressing it is when they drive to work in the dark and return home in the dark. Or if they have an office job,...
Five Health Destroying Frankenfoods
Would you ever drink flame retardant? Would you eat lice shampoo? If the thought of consuming these products sounds crazy to you, you might be surprised to discover if you eat the Standard American Diet (SAD, which it is indeed!) full of processed foods, there’s a...
Effortless Substitutions for Unhealthy Salad Ingredients
As you all know, I love a great salad! An integral part of my Beauty Detox System is having a huge salad at the start of every meal, because salads are superfoods packed with nutrition, essential vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and fiber. Still, not all salads are...
A Soda That Burns Fat? That’s What Pepsi Claims
"Nutrition" Boosting Junk Food Pepsi has released a new version its soda in Japan called “Pepsi Special.” According to Pepsi’s marketing, the new soda blocks fat absorption, making it a beverage that can benefit the health of those who drink it (or so Pepsi claims)....
