By Tess Pennington Aromatherapy has been shown to have a profound impact on lifting moods, purifying the air, and making a room smell great in the process. This type of therapy interacts with the “emotional brain” or limbic system. During inhalation, odor molecules travel through the…
We’re giving away 1 premium chlorine shower filter everyday for the next 2 weeks. Register here. By Jeffrey Green Bathing in chlorinated water may be worse for you than drinking it because it bypasses your liver, say scientists. Chlorine is the most widely used disinfectant…
By Heather Callaghan New purchases of Western white wheat have been halted in Japan until some type of validated test can ensure that no GMOs are present in U.S. wheat exports. This news unsurprisingly follows U.S. reports of a third incidence of GMO wheat contamination in…
Op-ed by Heather Callaghan Are “cute” bento Box lunches driving Japanese women haggard? Once, I impulsively stated that everything about the Japanese culture is cute. This was before the kawaii craze (meaning “all things cute” – sometimes to a disturbing degree). Someone replied to my…
By Brandon Turbeville A new review of scientific literature is linking one of the most well-known and notorious herbicides in the United States to a variety of diseases as a result of a mechanism that modifies the function of human DNA. In the review entitled…
By Natural Blaze A lot of people promote apple cider vinegar for its nutritional benefits – but that is not how this miraculous vinegar works. No, it is much better than that! It is not the nutritional profile of apple cider vinegar that benefits your body…
By Heather Callaghan Randy Buchler is a farmer, permaculture expert and educator, and his family of Shady Grove Farm in Gwinn, Michigan are reaching out to the food freedom community for help. Not only has Randy battled to keep the freedom to farm in Michigan…
By Heather Callaghan Nut milks are amazing – they are versatile, provide protein, are a great addition to smoothies or lattes and thankfully don’t carry the same allergen risks of commercial dairy milk (barring a nut allergy or severe autoimmune condition, of course). They’re perfectly paleo,…
By Neenah Payne Emergency room nurse Sally Pacholok says in her book Could It Be B12?: An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses, “Very rarely in medicine can such a severely debilitating and potentially life-threatening disorder be so easily diagnosed, and so easily and inexpensively treated.” The article…
By Amanda Froelich Using a sauna after a refreshing swim – or yoga class – can be a relaxing treat, but are you aware just how beneficial a sweat session can be? Reportedly, spending time in a sauna – which is basically a hot box, heated to…
By Daily Superfood Love No one really enjoys thinking about their inner belly. I like things to just…you know, chug along like they’re supposed to. But there are times that things get out of whack. Getting them back on track has to be a priority….
By Heather Callaghan Recently we reported the good news that the so-called stress hormone – cortisol – lowers significantly after just 45 minutes of art creation. Attention: that includes any kind of art creation at any age or level of skill. Cortisol is a protective hormone…
By Heather Callaghan If organic produce was easily accessible and the same exact price as “conventional” produce that uses heavier duty pesticides – you’d pick organic, right? But that’s not the current food system reality and there’s a good chance you live in a food desert or have…
By Kristan T. Harris Military-Style Units From Government Agencies That Have No Association with National Security are Wreaking Havoc on Non-Violent Citizens All throughout the United States there are government agencies who have no association with national security acquiring military-like equipment, according to news talk KFLD. Many agencies are…
By Paul Fassa Cassandra C. (Callender) is the teenage girl who was abducted from her home in Connecticut and forced under lock and key to be injected with chemotherapy drugs for five months. She was not allowed to have a phone or visitors, including her…
By Heather Callaghan According to a human study, a fasting-like diet switches on a process in which the body kills bad cells and begins to generate new healthy ones Researchers believe that evidence is mounting that a diet which mimics cyclical fasting has way more…
By Joe Battaglia Could the species of bacteria living on your scalp determine whether you get dandruff or dry itchy scalp? Previous research thought the condition that affects more than 50 percent of Caucasians and 80 percent of people of African descent was caused by…
By Danielle Ward Snoring is an anomaly in the body during sleep, and causes noise due to the relaxation of your throat and in the back of the mouth. Snoring can be considered as an extremely annoying habit to people sleeping around you and make you…
By True Activist List of companies that use Monsanto products. Note: this does not mean that Monsanto owns the companies in the literal sense. See the main corporate owners at the bottom of this piece. In light of the recent public anger over the Monsanto…
By Heather Callaghan After years of weight and health struggles, a gentlemen who lost half of his body weight gifted the world with a genius health app. In a world increasingly hectic and isolating, it can be so difficult to find a workout buddy. But a…
