After spending the last few years working in the natural health
business, I've read plenty of websites and blogs proclaim the
health benefits of a raw food diet. I decided I wanted to challenge
myself and went on a raw diet for one full week. I just finished
the raw week and am going to tell you about how it went.
Why I went Raw for One
Week • Help
my body with cleansing and detoxification
• Become leaner
• Learn to incorporate more
raw foods into my diet •...Read More »
A recent
report by The American Academy of Pediatrics offers some
new guidelines on how to treat a child who is running a fever. Many
parents quickly turn to ibuprofen or acetaminophen to reduce the
child's body temperature, but that isn't always the best route to
go. The report explains that maintaining the child's temperature
close to "normal" should not be the main concern and instead, "the
primary goal of treating the febrile child should be to improve the
child's overall comfort."
To showcase some of our newest products, we're doing 10
days of Holiday Giveaways. Each weekday for the last 2 weeks in
December, we're giving away 10 new products to 1 lucky winner! To
get entered to win, you'll have to answer one quick question, which
will be found at the end of each day's post. There will also be a
link that will take you to our Facebook page where you will need to
post your answer to be entered into that day's contest. Winners
will be chosen at random and announced the next...Read More »
Here are five examples of foods that are considered healthy or at
least considered good choices for dieting, but that can actually
lead to weight gain. The first four options on this list can be
part of a healthy, balanced diet, but if you are looking to lose
weight or maintain weight loss, you are better off finding
alternatives. Losing weight can be easy if you focus on a natural
health diet and make lifestyle changes you can stick with. Focus on
natural organic foods, many of which you can...Read More »
A lot of people pay close attention to what they eat. They avoid
fast food, and instead choose organic foods for their many
benefits. Yet, they completely neglect to pay close attention to
the products they put on their skin and breathe in everyday. Watch
this fantastic video on the dangers of cosmetics.
Over the past two years, I have eliminated almost all of the toxic
products from my house. I have replaced all of the toxic cleaning
products in my house by simply buying a couple of e-cloths, a...Read More »
Tired of making the same old smoothies everyday? Here is a list of
the top 15 smoothie ingredients to inspire you to try something
new. This isn't a recipe for a smoothie. It's just a simple list of
healthy additions to consider adding to your favorite
recipe.
1) Bananas- Delicious, affordable and full of
potassium.
2) Yogurt or Kefir- Your best option is to find a
natural, organic brand without high-fructose corn syrup and more
likely have live probiotic cultures.
I admit it. I knew nothing about natural health four years
ago. I was unaware that there was an obvious problem with the
current state of traditional medicine--a system that treats
symptoms with prescription drugs instead of treating the root
causes of disease and promoting prevention with healthy lifestyle
choices and a natural foods diet. I didn't even realize there
were alternatives to the traditional treatment methods that we hear
about on the news, in magazines or from our doctors.
The TED website has an
incredible amount of knowledge and inspiration to share with
everyone. The videos cover a wide range of topics, some of which
cover health. Here is an interesting video that covers the
relationship between the health of the oceans and the health of
people. Enjoy.
Since I've gotten into natural health, I've realized that being
healthy goes beyond simply what I put into my body. It also has to
do with what I put back into my environment. Living a green
lifestyle and doing...Read More »
Everyone enjoys looking at a nice infographic, so I thought I would
share this one on the Standard American Diet, appropriately
referred to as SAD. If you are looking to lose weight or maintain
weight loss, the diet below isn't going to cut it. Instead of
eating processed food, consider adding more natural organic foods
to your diet. Over the past two years, I have eliminated artificial
sweeteners from my diet. That means someone else is eating well
above the 24 pounds a year consumed by the...Read More »
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