Is Your ‘Healthy’ Beef Alternative Hiding a Not-So-Healthy Secret?
I’ve probably said this more times than I can count, but I’m going to say it again: The farther you venture away from Nature with what you eat, the less nutritious (and more harmful) it is to your body. This is especially true when it comes to the current food craze that is rapidly expanding and growing in popularity… Fake meat! Here’s what fake meat really is, and why you shouldn’t be fooled by...
From Surviving to Thriving: The Path to Wellness Is Yours to Take
August is National Wellness Month and is an ideal time to prioritize self-care, reduce stress and create healthier habits. But sadly, when I look around it appears a lot of people didn’t get the memo. Instead, they are suffering from one or more chronic health conditions, medicated to the hilt, struggling to walk, laboring to breathe and/or looking older than their years. To be fair, a lot of this is caused by mainstream medicine...
Planting Seeds of Health: Helping Kids Fall in Love with Nutritious Foods
I recently visited family in upstate New York and had an experience that gave me optimism for the future health of our children. I went to see my cousins who have two young teenagers—a boy and a girl—both of whom are very active. The boy plays soccer and the girl dances, and they truly put their hearts into their activities. But it’s their diets that really blew me away! We all enjoyed a wonderful...
A Disturbing Trend That Must Change
If you’ve been a reader of mine for a while, you’re probably aware that I’m a people watcher. And my favorite places to observe people are airports, grocery stores and pharmacies. I stopped in my local Walgreens not long ago to get some melatonin for my 17 year-old cat and saw five people in line to pick up prescriptions, plus three others seated (presumably waiting for their prescriptions to be filled), and a steady...
6 Super-Effective Ways to Prevent Colds and Flu
It’s that time of year. Summer will soon be winding down, fall is fast approaching, kids will be going back to school, cooler temperatures are around the corner, and the holidays will be upon us before you know it. And you know what all that means… People will be getting sick with colds and flu! Of course, pharma would like you to think that your only saving grace lies in flu shots, Tamiflu and...
5 Interesting Questions for You to Ponder
Now more so than any other time in our history, it is crucial to be well-informed. Things are changing at lightning speed in our world today, and it’s vital to have accurate facts and make up your own mind about various issues. But the problem is, most of the news outlets providing the information that is disseminated to the world are not exactly free of bias and undue influence. In fact, they’re largely bought...