Tag: healthy
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Adding Herbs Daily for the Culinary and Medicinal Benefits
The importance of food in our holiday gatherings can not be over emphasized. In a day in age when more than 80% of adults are taking medications for health issues and 50% of our children are diagnosed with chronic diseases we need to modify our thinking about our food. Nature provided us with all the…
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Tips to Improve Immunity
We get one body, and we need to look after it. Our bodies are complicated pieces of machinery which have been protecting us from disease, adapting to changing surroundings and lifestyles and helping us to survive since the beginning of time. Our bodies are not cut out for modern life; for processed diets and sedentary…
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What Types of Toxins Are In Your Sunscreen?
An investigation by the Environmental Working Group found that 60% of sunscreens currently on the market are not as safe and effective as you may think. Most of them actually contain harmful chemicals that can damage your skin and even cause cancer. Have you read your sunscreen label? Did you read any of these ingredients?…
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Four Reasons to Celebrate the California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act
At long last, the veil of secrecy over chemicals in cleaning products is lifting. In October, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017, which will require known hazardous chemicals in home and commercial cleaning products to be listed on labels and online. Manufacturers of cleaning products…
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Farmed Salmon the Dirty Secret
HFI: Here are some facts about Farmed Salmon which may get you think twice about buying one again: Farmed salmon is fed pellets of chicken feces, soy, GMO canola oil, corn meal and other fish with high levels of toxins Farmed salmon has 7 times higher levels of PCB’s compared to wild salmon Farmed salmon…
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Buyer Beware: You HAVE To Read Labels
HFI: Research your foods and learn to read labels. Healthy doesn’t necessarily mean free of harmful ingredients. Food labeled “healthy” should be nutritious, low in added sugar, and free of trans fat and other harmful ingredients, right? Not according to the Food and Drug Administration’s current labeling guidelines. The rules for health claims on food…
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Food Affects How You Feel
Harvard Health affirms that food affects how you feel. Your diet matters SO MUCH MORE than you think. Beat anxiety and depression by eating eating more fruits and vegetables! “Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate sleep and appetite, mediate moods, and inhibit pain. Since about 95% of your serotonin is produced in your gastrointestinal…
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9 Toxins Found In Most Homes
We’ve had a noticeable improvement in our health since we began to remove ‘hidden’ toxins that were slowly poisoning us from our home over the past year and a half. These days most people are generally aware about environmental concerns. And still there is always more to learn… The short list of toxins under your…
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Get your kids to eat: Green Peas
We don’t usually think about green peas as an exotic food in terms of nutrient composition but we should. Because of their sweet taste and starchy texture, we know that green peas must contain some sugar and starch (and they do). But they also contain a unique assortment of health-protective phytonutrients. One of these phytonutrients,…
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4 Recipes for Creamy Gluten-Free Cheesecake
Basic Gluten-Free Cheesecake SERVES 12 Modify this versatile recipe using different crusts and toppings to suit your needs. It’s fun to create different desserts using one basic no-fail cheesecake. 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese or dairy-free cream cheese, room temperature1½ cups sugar5 eggs, room temperature2 cups Greek yogurt, sour cream or dairy-free sour cream2 tablespoons…