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Sodium Benzoate Good or Bad?

After receiving some emails from concerned customers with confusion on the subject of this natural occurring ingredient called Sodium Benzoate, we decided to clear up some confusion by elaborating further on this subject.

Created on 12 February 2014.

The Importance of Water and Salt

In our affluent society millions of people suffer from obesity, slagging and thus resulting in diseases. The causes: sedentary lifestyle, eating too many calories - and chronic lack of water and salt. It sounds strange that too little water...

Created on 02 April 2013.

Benefits of Flaxseed

Flaxseed has a high natural fiber content stimulates bowel movement in a natural way.

Created on 08 November 2012.

Detox your taste buds

Whether your starting a new lifestyle or keeping up with the current one i.e. keeping healthy, eating right, and exercising. Detoxing can keep your taste buds clean. What do I mean by clean? Well, some people do not know the difference between...

Created on 20 March 2012.

Grandma's home remedies

Remedies are very popular because they work. Best of all, you can relieve annoying symptoms such as runny nose and cough in a natural way.

Created on 23 February 2012.

Weight loss check in #1

How is your week going so far? Are you eating every two to three hours? Remember eating every two to three hours will help you burn calories faster and avoid feeding your body too many calories at once making you feel too full.

Created on 24 November 2011.

Myths about Water & Health

Myth #1: 2 Quarts of water daily (64oz) is all adults need to stay hydrated. Actually, the current recommendation is 1/2oz per body weight. So if you are 150lbs, you would need 75oz of water a day to be adequately hydrated. The larger the...

Created on 24 November 2011.

Holidays and losing weight

So the holidays are coming up and I’m pushing for at least 10 pounds of weight loss. Here are some tips and tricks to get you ready for the holidays as well as fighting from picking up that last piece of pumpkin pie.

Created on 12 November 2011.

Is Meditation beneficial

Meditation has been around for thousands of years. Ancient civilizations practice meditation. Researchers speculate that primitive hunter-gatherer societies may have discovered meditation and its altered states of consciousness while staring...

Created on 29 September 2011.

Vegetables that can prevent Cancer

A very interesting study from Richard Béliveau, Ph.D, states that certain vegetables inhibit certain cancer by up to 90% (animal study). 34 vegetables were used on 8 different tumor cell lines derived from the stomach, kidneys, prostate,...

Created on 26 August 2011.

Is Plastic Killing Us?

Water is a necessity for us humans. Today water is becoming increasingly scarce and if you haven't traveled outside of the U.S you will certainly find many countries who have unclean sources of water or little to no water because the water...

Created on 15 August 2011.

Acidosis, Acidification the indirect base of all diseases

Took a visit to the Alternative Practitioner, Heilpraktiker. A quick check up was conducted, to find out I'm as healthy as they come with strong organs. What great news this is! Alexander then says; "wait, one moment, I see a little more...

Created on 26 July 2011.

Depletion of bitter compounds in the modern diet

Sweet, sour, and salty -- all wonderful traditional tastes we were given. These days our meals include sweet juices, sodas, and sauces. We even have sour and salty plates like vinegar and pickles. In the American diet we have the basic tastes...

Created on 07 March 2011.

Quality vs Quantity vs Health

We all know quality is hard to come by in the United States and when it is found you pay a hefty price for it. Why is this? The system nowadays is calculated to produce mass quantity. Commercial farms perform mass quantity. Quantity means...

Created on 13 January 2011.

GMO-92% Soy, 86% Cotton, 80% Corn

Thank you for contacting me to share your concerns over newly developing genetically modified crops. I appreciate the benefit of your opinion and, like you, ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply is of critical importance to me.

Created on 11 November 2010.

Losing weight continues...

Certain foods can assist in fat burning. A number of vegetables and fruits for example can assist in burning fat by boosting the metabolism or helping to break down fat making it easier to burn off when exercising. Also eating more raw foods,...

Created on 02 September 2010.

Losing Weight? Try This Mixture of Herbs.

Lose weight wishes are not on everyone's list but losing weight will often keep us away from diabetes, obesity, and in some cases heart disease. Maybe this is not your case and your looking to cut a couple of pounds and stay in shape.

Created on 21 July 2010.

Birth control pills = poison

The first birth control pill was released in 1957 after a chemist by the name of Frank Colton accidentally created a prototype of 10 milligrams. This same pill was scheduled to be released for gynecological disorders and shortly thereafter...

Created on 10 April 2010.

The diverse benefits of Hemp (Cannabis sativa)

Hempseed oil is a very beneficial oil and is often overlooked because of its subspecies history; Indica. Hempseed oil contains 57% Linoleic and 19% Linolenic which are acids and antioxidants. Linoleic and Linolenic are responsible for anti-inflammatory...

Created on 10 April 2010.

A Doctors Note to Healthy Foods

I went to my doctor for a checkup and he gave me this print out. I was pleasantly surprised that a conventional physician is referring me to natural solutions and not pills. Way to go Doc! We found this print out very helpful and thought...

Created on 17 October 2009.