By Healthtips Now Being sick is never fun. While reducing stress and getting plenty of sleep can help you get through a nasty bout of seasonal sickness, food can play an important role, too. Of course, some foods are better than others. Here are some of…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor You’re wondering if you can do this. Just raw fruits and vegetables for 28 days, albeit as much as you want. The spirit of a cleanse is fresh and living foods, eaten, sipped from smoothies, spooned from gazpachos or in juiced form. One…
By Phillip Schneider Diabetes is considered to be one of the most common illnesses in western society. Nearly one in ten Americans have it, making it one of the most serious health epidemics of the 21st century. The pancreas of a type 1 diabetic produces little to no insulin, which…
By Organic and Healthy Your whole day could be made or broken over one important thing: Breakfast. There’s a reason it’s the most important meal, but what should you actually eat? Below is a good list of some foods you should and should not eat…
By Brandon Turbeville Demonstrating yet again how the Western world is the guiding light of democracy and freedom, Australian officials have charged Marilyn Bodnar, a 60-year-old naturopath, with “recklessly causing grievous bodily harm and aiding or abetting failure to provide necessities of life to a…
By Karen Foster If you are craving something rich and decadent this Raw Buster Bar Dessert is perfect for you this holiday season! This is an indulgent, creamy dessert with so many healthy ingredients, you’ll wonder how it tastes so good. You can make this…
By Growing Your Greens John from Growing Your Greens shares with you how he makes no-cook dill pickles fresh from the garden with just a handful of ingredients that are done less than a week! In this episode, John shows you his recommended way of fermenting your…
Eating healthy can be challenging for many people, but it is usually worth the effort. A healthy diet offers a lot benefits, including some that you might not think of. While most people eat well to trim their waistline or fit in a certain size…
By Karen Foster, Prevent Disease One of my favorite ways to make chocolate cake is raw with coconut oil, dates, cashews and cacao butter as the primary ingredients. This recipe is one of the better one’s I’ve tried due to it’s texture, taste and heavenly…
by Jeff Roberts Maya suffered with a severe form of eczema since she was a young baby. At the age of one, red, flaky skin broke out all over Maya’s body forcing her mother to resort to the conventional doctor-recommended treatment for eczema: steroid cream….
By Heather Callaghan Would you have guessed that the woman pictured here is now 71? She is Annette Larkins from Miami-Dade county, Florida. When she goes out with her husband of 55 years, she gets mistaken for his granddaughter! It is not mere agelessness that…
By Victor Marchione, MD Depending on who you ask, the paleo diet is either beneficial or yet another diet trend to sell products to individuals looking to lose weight and improve their health. On the one hand, the paleo diet, (also known as the caveman…
By Karen Foster One of my favorite ways to make chocolate cake is raw with coconut oil, dates, cashews and cacao butter as the primary ingredients. This recipe is one of the better one’s I’ve tried due to it’s texture, taste and heavenly chocolate bliss….
By Sayer Ji A groundbreaking new study published in Pakistan’s Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences has revealed that garlic is at least as effective as the blockbuster blood pressure lowering drug atenolol in reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients diagnosed with essential hypertension, a…
By Karen Foster Conventional donuts are full of sugar, toxic emulsifiers and trans fats. Not these. Apple cider pumpkin donuts are the perfect complement dessert for your upcoming Halloween festivities. Instead of having kids gorge on candies the day after, promise them this very tasty…
By Dr. Marianna Pochelli Fiber slows the rate that sugar is adsorbed into the bloodstream. When you eat foods high in fiber, such as whole fruits, the natural sugars are absorbed slower, which keeps your blood glucose levels from rising too fast and then falling rapidly….
By Jonathan Parker Comfort foods, we all have our favorites. Ice cream, cheesy pasta, the ever-present chocolate. We eat them when we feel down, or stressed and we love it because it tastes great and deep down we know it’s probably not the greatest for…
By Erin Schumacher My motto for dinner – “Quick, Easy and Super Delicious!” If you eat at my house you’ll learn that even though I LOVE to be in the kitchen and experiment with new recipes, when it comes to meal preparation, I like to…
By Erin Schumacher Last night I decided I wanted ice-cream. But not just any ole ice-cream, real ice-cream. The Italian-style Gelato to be exact. So, what did I do? I went ahead and created a recipe. I’ve been into Irish Moss lately. Chances are, unless…
by Catherine J. Frompovich In today’s extremely busy lifestyles, food choices often wind up being something fast, on the run, or munchies out of cellophane bags, which usually are nothing more than ‘Frankenfood’ gussied up to appeal to deadened taste buds. If you’re like me,…
