Health
Multi-Grain vs. Whole Grain vs. Whole Wheat
It's hard to ignore the gluten discussion that is all around us now. When you walk into the grocery store, and you'll find whole sections of baked and assorted goods labeled as "gluten-free." At your kids' school, you may find that more and more of your kids'...
Is the Food Network Supporting Obesity?
One of the Food Network’s biggest stars, Paula Deen, recently announced she had diabetes. Deen is well known for her Southern-style cooking, loaded with butter, heavy cream, sugar, sweet tea, bacon, beef, with just about all of it deep fried.Deen is famous in the...
Power Protein Smoothie Recipe
This is a super-filling smoothie that is great after a workout to help replenish amino acids, or as an afternoon snack. I think chia seeds are one of the best foods out there, and I eat them almost daily. They have replaced ground flaxseeds as my daily seed. Chia...
Dharma’s Kale Salad Recipe
Kale is an incredible beauty superfood that is one of my personal favorites. It is packed with phytochemicals, fiber and chloropyll, a major blood builder. The cleaner the blood the more beautiful we are. It's what I use in my Dharma’s Kale Salad Recipe. Instead of...
Avo-Tomato Lunch Plate Recipe
This simple dish is all about getting back to basics, and relying on the flavors of fresh, natural plant food. Avocado, tomato and basil are an amazing combination from Mother Nature, that is so delectable. (makes 1 serving) 1 avocado1 large tomato or 2 small plum...
Organic Tampons
Organic tampons like Natracare are free of dioxins and other toxins that normal tampons expose you to.
How to Make the Power Protein Smoothie [Video]
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdjVpnQaoRU Check out the latest, super fun Good Day LA segment. Beautiful host Jillian Barberie credits the Beauty Detox plan for helping her lose that excess baby weight, post-pregnancy.
Rainforest Acai Smoothie Recipe
This acai smoothie doubles as a great snack or a great dessert (a few hours after a meal). Acai is a fatty fruit that doesn't digest as quickly as high water-containing fruits, so it is one of the few fruits I use in desserts. Acai can be purchased frozen in health...
Why Are Children Developing So Early?
Have you ever noticed how girls nowadays are starting to look so much more..."mature"? Or ever thought to yourself, "Wow, I sure didn't look like that when I was 10 years old!" And it isn't just about young girls wearing skinny jeans (jeez, I think I wore sweatpants...
5 Foods That Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer (and 5 that Reduce it)
Ask any woman, and she probably knows someone who has had breast cancer, or she has had it herself. It is downright scary. While breast cancer rates have decreased marginally over the past decade (possibly due to the decrease in prescribed hormone replacement...