By Dr. Smith Vitamin D research continues to impress upon us the importance of appropriate sun exposure as the ideal way to optimize your vitamin D levels. Winter limits sun exposure for many up to six months of the year. During those times, your next best bet would…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Betty White has got to be the most beloved nonagenarian alive today. She’ll be 96 years young on January 17 and shows no signs of stopping her active life. Seriously, look her up on IMDB and you’ll see some of her work is…
By Natural Blaze People with anxiety and/or depression often think that they have some moral defect to cause their ruminating, intrusive thoughts. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. It is not your fault, at all. There are many factors that modern Westerners simply…
Feeling overwhelmed, daily distractions, the inability to focus, and a lack of organizational skills make life much more difficult for adults with ADHD. While the symptoms of the condition can be a lot to handle, there are ways to manage and cope with them. If…
Natural Blaze Yellow or Amber-tinted glasses may provide relief for insomnia How do you unwind before bedtime? If your answer involves Facebook and Netflix, you are actively reducing your chance of a good night’s sleep. And you are not alone: 90 percent of Americans use…
By Dr. Alwyn Wong, DC High amounts of sugar in the blood can eat away at your vital organs, causing them to degenerate over time and lead to serious illnesses (not to mention rotten teeth!). Thankfully, controlling blood sugar levels naturally, without the use of medications,…
By Sigmund Fraud “Who are the men who without our realizing it, give us our ideas, tell us whom to admire and whom to despise, what to believe about the ownership of public utilities, about the tariff, about the price of rubber, about the…
In the beginning people thought that propolis just offered hive protection from the effects of the elements. However, what we now know is that protection is just a simple purpose behind the existence of propolis. It is capable of reinforcing stability and structure, minimizing vibrations…
By Mae Chan There is a strong link between poor vitamin K status and cardiovascular (CV) mortality, say researchers who warn that around a third of people may be deficient. Vitamin K is an essential nutrient necessary for responding to injuries – it regulates normal…
By Natural Blaze A 10-minute, one-time burst of exercise can measurably boost your brain power, at least temporarily, researchers at Western University in London, Canada, have found. While other studies have showed brain-health benefits after 20-minutes of a single-bout of exercise, or following commitment to…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor One of the world’s most common food ingredients is finally being outed as a big, fat fraud. We hope you are sitting down for this one! This polyunsaturated oil is touted as healthy by the big food industries, fast food industries, the natural…
By Sarah Cownley With many states making marijuana legal, there is no lack of discussion about the leafy green drug in the news lately. Unfortunately, it seems that the health benefits of cannabis are being overshadowed by the “drug” aspect of marijuana. What interests me about…
By Barbara Sinclair Almost every week someone reaches out to me with a fibromyalgia story. They likely Googled “fibromyalgia” and found my “Pain All Over” article that I wrote a few years ago. They ask “Did you really heal?” Yes, I did. I sense their desperation….
By April McCarthy Eating out has been shown to be generally associated with poor food choices, bad health and fewer family meals. A new Canadian study shows that children who routinely eat their meals together with their family are more likely to experience long-term physical…
Do you find yourself dreading Monday morning? Do you get a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach on Sunday night knowing you have to go back to work on Monday? Or do you even count down the hours until Monday morning with fear…
By Vic Bishop “I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works.” ~Chamath Palihapitiya In a recent talk with the Stanford Graduate School of Business, former vice-president of user growth for Facebook, Chamath Palihapitiya, made some rather…
Baby It’s cold outside! Brrrrr…here in the UK we have to endure a chilly time from the end of October through to the welcome arrival of Spring. It’s fine if you’re sitting in your lounge, wrapped in a blanket and toasting marshmallows by your fire….
By Jake Van Der Borne All of us experience anxiety on occasion – it is a normal part of life. Our health, finances, jobs, and family all can cause us to worry at times. And, sometimes we experience feelings of nervousness, restlessness, and stress without knowing…
There are 12 dietary, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors that contribute to the most death in the United States. A deficiency in omega-3 fatty acids ranks sixth on the list, making these compounds pretty important. The good news is that these health problems and deaths…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor No one wants to be depressed – and no one would pay someone to increase their depression for them. Yet what if something as simple as your next bite of food could place you in a depression risk category? If you eat this…
