BPA Toxins in Plastic Bottles May Be Disrupting Your Hormones and Even Worse!
BPA, or Bisphenol A, is a toxic chemical used in plastic bottles, containers such as soup and vegetable/fruit cans, and other types of packaging. It was formerly allowed in baby bottles and children’s “sippy cups,” until the FDA banned that use last year. But it’s also found in unexpected places as well; namely paper receipts and airline tickets. Unless you’re...
Vitamin D and the Battle Against Breast Cancer
You may already know that Vitamin C could help prevent the common cold, or that Vitamin A is essential for healthy eyes, but did you know that Vitamin D might help in the battle against breast cancer? An ongoing study is showing that Vitamin D can be linked to the prevention of the deadly cancer that affects approximately 12...
Top 5 Reasons you need Antioxidants
What happens if you don't get any antioxidants? It's not like you're a car that rusts over time and needs constant oiling, right? Actually, our bodies toil away each and every day to keep us healthy; but at the same time there are mischievous (and naturally occurring) little things called free radicals that slow us down, cause us to...
Top 10 Ingredients That Could Reverse Aging
We all suffer from the same affliction, commonly referred to as the human condition. And the worst symptom, our bodies decline as we age. Unfortunately, there’s no cure for aging, at least, not yet anyway; however, there are some natural remedies to help slow the process. Anti-aging isn’t taking some sort of miracle drug, nor does it stop the...
Women Who Breastfeed Reduce Their Diabetes Risk
The benefits of breastfeeding are well documented. Breast milk is the healthiest and safest food for babies and it’s easy to digest. Breastfeeding and breast milk contribute to every part of baby’s development including physical, emotional, and perhaps even intellectual. Babies who are breast-fed have fewer infections such as colds, ear infections and diarrhea. Breast milk can even help...
8 Endocrine Disruptors That Disrupt Your Hormones and Can Cause Cancer, Birth Defects and More!
The endocrine system is comprised of several glands that secrete unique hormones into your body. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine (or hormonal) systems. These disruptions can cause cancerous tumors, birth defects, and other developmental disorders. So, what would happen if something were to disrupt it? According to several alarming new studies, that’s exactly what’s going on...
Coconut Water, ultimate hydration
Coconut Water: A New Way to Get Healthy Step aside, water and sports drinks – there’s a new kid in town. Quickly gaining popularity due to intense celebrity endorsements and dubbed “Mother Nature’s sports drink” by clever marketers, coconut water is finding a new home in many sports enthusiasts’ fridges. Traditionally reserved only for summer drinks and “chilling out,” celebrities,...
Pumpkin Seeds: Boost Your Libido With This Healthy Snack
Tired of a dormant or stagnant sex drive slowing you down? Long to be more libidinous, but lack the energy or the means to do so? Well, good news! We’re only a little while away from the first day of fall, a time for colder weather, beautiful autumn foliage of golds and yellows, and, of course, pumpkins! You're probably...
Rewards from Cranberries
Cranberry for Urinary Health A cool glass of cranberry juice to treat a urinary tract infection sure sounds better than popping a pill (and the number of side effects that may result), doesn’t it? Cranberry has been used for centuries for urinary health, and for good reason. So . . . what’s the secret behind this tart little berry? Keep...
Seaweed: Healthiest Vegetable on Land and Sea
We were all told as children to eat our vegetables. Most of us probably ended up spending far too much time sitting at the kitchen table until this seemingly slimy, yucky food group was swallowed down. Well, it’s a whole new century, a global world, and my how conceptions of vegetables have changed and expanded! More importance is being...
