Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
The Benefits of Keeping Your Gut Flora Balanced
The Benefits of Keeping Your Gut Flora Balanced Gut flora is the popular, and rather more poetic, way of describing the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in the human digestive tract. Although research is in the early stages, no one even knows the identity let alone the function of many of the [...]
Getting Your Family on the Green Path to Health and Wellness
Getting Your Family on the Green Path to Health and Wellness If you’re trying to make your house more eco-friendly, after doing a bit of research, you might think that you’ll need a series of online health administration degrees to even begin to be a success at it! Indeed, when it comes to “going green” [...]
Tummy Troubles this Winter Season? There’s a Yogurt for That!
Tummy Troubles this Winter Season? There’s a Yogurt for That! By Tamara Duker Freuman, RD, CDN (www.TamaraDuker.com) While the promise of Spring is right around the corner, according to epidemiologists, we’re still right in the midst of peak winter illness season. For those of us with kids, this time of year is particularly likely to [...]
Heart Health Trivia
Heart Health Trivia How much do you know about the human heart? Is your knowledge limited to a few mundane facts that you learned back in grade-school health class? Perhaps you know who is at greater risk for a heart attack or that exercising can strengthen your heart. These are great facts to know, but [...]
In Mom’s Kitchen: Good Karma Foods Flax Milk
“Mom” was recently introduced to a dairy-free, soy-free and allergen-free alternative to milk and soy milk – Good Karma Foods Flax Milk! Creamy, with the consistency of dairy milk, but without fear of causing an allergic reaction, the Flax Milk is not only great enjoyed on its’ own, but served over cereals, oatmeal, and more! [...]
Vegan Diet and Pregnancy – How to Combine Them?
Vegan Diet and Pregnancy – How to Combine Them? It is said that when you are pregnant, you are supposed to eat for two. Well, the truth is that this isn’t quite so, but it is true that you have to be more careful regarding your diet. Maintaining a healthy diet is even more difficult [...]
Tips for a Healthier Heart
Tips for a Healthier Heart You may not know it, but February is American Heart Month, a time when health agencies nationwide advocate for better heart health among American citizens. What you probably do know is that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S., so achieving some level of heart [...]
February is National Heart Month
February is National Heart Month “Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States.” -CDC The most common heart disease in the United States is coronary heart disease, which often goes unnoticed until it manifests itself as a heart attack. In fact, every 25 seconds, an American will suffer a coronary [...]
Make Dude Food Heart-Healthy
Make Dude Food Heart-Healthy Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the number one killer of U.S. men, accounting for about a third of all deaths. Men have a higher incidence of CVD than women and tend to experience their first cardiac event earlier. “Sometimes men take a fatalistic approach to heart health,” says nutrition consultant Christopher Mohr, [...]
Fight the Germs: Make Your Own Natural Hand Sanitizer
Fight the Germs: Make Your Own Natural Hand Sanitizer A hand sanitizer made from natural ingredients is safer, and can be just as effective, as one containing the germ-killing chemical triclosan. Make your own hand-sanitizing spray! Organic Nanny suggests that after you use up the store-bought sanitizer of your choice, you can make your own. [...]




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