May 2021 Edition What’s New Bananas are actually classified as berries, while strawberries are members of the rose family. Learn to Love Fats And Enjoy Most Carbs When it comes to dietary fats and carbohydrates, advice has varied greatly. The good news is that we do have long-standing wisdom just about everyone can follow for…
April 2021 Edition What’s New Goose bumps evolved to make our ancestors’ hair stand up, making them appear more threatening to predators. Toxic Mold Syndrome: Is Your Health at Risk? Have you seen a news headlines like this one: “Is Black Mold in the Building Where You Work Making You Sick?” Perhaps you skimmed past…
January 2021 Edition What’s New Walnuts are the oldest known tree food – they date back to 10,000 BC! 2021: Reclaim Normalcy During Uncertain Times Finally, 2020 is behind us and the New Year brings a sense of hope. Even as we move into 2021, normal still has new meaning for how we work, live,…
December 2020 Edition What’s New Though you can’t see it happening, every minute of the day we lose about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells off the surface of our skin. That’s almost 9 pounds of cells every year! Navigating Change in Uncertain Times Here’s a truth we’re all facing: none of us is invincible…
November 2020 Edition What’s New The average kidney is as big as a cellphone and weighs 4-6 ounces. Even though the kidney only accounts for 0.5% of the body’s weight on average, it receives more blood than all other organs except the liver. Your Kidneys: Essential to Overall Health Healthy kidneys are essential, not just…
Special Edition 2020 Food for the Thought “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Edward Everett Hale Staying Healthy During a Pandemic: Choices You can Make in the Face of COVID-19 The current pandemic sparked by the novel Coronavirus and the illness it can cause, COVID-19, has created…
September 2020 Edition What’s New One cup of boiled green peas has 46% of your RDA of vitamin K-1, known for maintaining bone health and helping blood to clot to prevent bleeding. A Sustainable Food System: It’s Everyone’s Job and It’s Easier than You Think Across the globe, health and environmentally-conscious individuals and groups are…
August 2020 Edition What’s New Beetroots can lower blood pressure, which may lead to reduced risk of heart disease and other ailments. This root veggie can also improve oxygen use, stamina, and exercise performance. What Your Gallbladder Does and How to Keep it Healthy On the right side of your abdomen, just under the ribcage,…
July 2020 Edition What’s New Studies have found that there is a correlation between increasing levels of optimism with decreasing levels of death from cancer, disease, infection and stroke. This is particularly true for cases of cardiovascular disease. Those who had the highest levels of optimism had an almost 40% lower risk of heart disease.…
May 2020 Edition What’s New More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies each year.. Natural Medicine for Seasonal Allergies Ah, Spring! We welcome the pleasant weather, the scent of new blossoms, and open our windows to the rush of fresh air. Along with that, we invite in pollen, grass, mold, and spores. For those…