by Michelle Schoffro Cook The lymphatic system, or lymph system as it is also called, is a system made up of glands, lymph nodes, the spleen, thymus gland and tonsils. It bathes our body’s cells and carries the body’s cellular sewage away from the tissues…
Image: Cherry Marketing Institute By Heather Callaghan New study shows that tart cherry juice lowered blood uric acid levels and a marker for inflammation – but that’s not all! True story: there was a man who had such severe gout, his doctor told him he’d…
A new analysis commissioned by Consumers Union, the policy arm of Consumer Reports, and conducted by the independent Portland-based economic research firm, ECONorthwest, found from a review of published research that the median cost to consumers of requiring labeling of genetically engineered food, also known…
Greenhouses are absolutely awesome for year round gardening. Being a gardener in a colder climate (my growing season is mid-May to October) this is definitely a great idea to help extend my growing season and keep the fresh veggies flowing year round. By putting this…
by Jeff Roberts As a kid growing up in a lower-middle class family in northern Canada, the idea of eating leafy green vegetables such as kale would have likely grossed me out. Meat and grains constituted the majority of our family meals, and I trusted…
by Joe Martino “Getting in shape” can relate to a lot of things. It can be spiritually, mentally, physically and so on. Getting in shape doesn’t suggest an “ideal” image, but more so a feeling and being healthy in all categories. When we think of…
by Mark DeNicola We recently released an article entitled ‘10 Of The Worst Food Ingredients To Never Eat Again,’ which as the name suggests outlined 10 commonly found food ingredients we may want to consider cutting out of our diet. This article is designed to…
Photo:sweenpole2001/Flickr/Creative Commons License By Rick Paulas Try to remember grade school. (This may take either a few seconds or hours, depending on how far into the vault those memories are located.) Remember when it came time for lunch. Now, try to remember how many times…
by Natural Blaze Advising someone to eat onions for good health doesn’t exactly sound like fun. Onions are not what generally comes to mind first when you think about fixing yourself a nice healthy snack, are they? First there is the strong aroma that an…
If you and your family love to break bread but at the same time do not want to poison yourself then let us help you find the healthiest bread on the market, the breads to avoid, and why! Bread is being blamed more and more…
By Arjun Walia, Collective Evolution Evidence continues to emerge, both scientific and historical, suggesting that the way in which the majority of us currently sleep may not actually be good for us. In 2001, historian Roger Ekirch of Virginia Tech published a paper that included…
by Dr. David Juan Surgery can be a very difficult life experience for many people. Anxiety and fears before surgery are common, and some may even be scared to death by what might go wrong under the knife. The truth is that surgical doctors do…
From GMO Free USA: BREAKING: California bans commercial production of GE salmon in all state waters. Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 504 into law. AB 504 extends the prohibition of spawning or cultivating so-called “transgenic salmonids” in the Pacific Ocean to all waters of the…
By Robyn Charron At some point in 2010 I saw a simple website, where the margins of the text were too narrow, causing the sentences to run too wide, that claimed that the peanut allergy epidemic we are now experiencing is due to peanut oil…
By Amanda Froelich, True Activist McDonalds is one of the largest fast food franchises in the world, the average distance from any one point (in the US) being about 115 miles away. While the price tag on any menu option or meal is relatively cheap, its…
By Dan Carpenter If you’re like most of us, building your food storage out can be a daunting proposition. Not only can it be costly, but it also requires figuring out what kind of food to store, when it needs to be rotated, how much…
By Heather Callaghan How career dreams are born, and then evaporated. Study shows how to convince those with low self-confidence to pursue their career choice – by first crushing their self-esteem…. What does it take to convince a person that they are qualified to achieve…
by Augustina Ursino Boy Gets Diagnosed with Autism After 32 Shots Like millions of parents before her, Natalie Steffen was faced with her children receiving pediatric vaccines starting after birth and during subsequent well child visits. This story is one mother’s journey to exempt her…
by Dr. Richard Foxx “Superfood” has become a common word in the English language. If you’re not sure what it means, basically it’s a term used to highlight the nutritional value of certain foods. These foods usually possess high amounts of specific nutrients that keep…
by Jeff Roberts It’s a shocking statistic that everyone should be talking about: 1 in every 3 kids in the United States is overweight or obese. What on earth could American children be eating to substantiate this scary statistic? This was the question which fueled…
