Constipation can affect all of us some of the time. And according to the National Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse, four million adults in the United States suffer from constipation frequently — earning the laxative manufacturing industry three-quarters of a billion dollars…
Important Reasons to Avoid Drinking Sodas … and Healthy Alternatives to Them
It is hard to escape, or to not be captivated by, those glitzy, high-priced TV ads that soda manufacturers inundate TV viewers with. In 2011, The Coca-Cola Company, the world’s biggest soda and beverage manufacturer, spent an astounding $3 billion…
7 Herbs Which Flavor Foods and Provide Good Health!
“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food” Hippocrates, Greek physician (c. 460 – c. 370 B.C.) Some of the best health-promoting foods that we as humans can eat from Mother Earth are…herbs. In addition to greatly enhancing…
5 Natural Supplements to Aid Weight Loss
There are many reasons that the majority of American adults are now overweight or obese, but the failure of mainstream weight-loss approaches is too important to overlook. And as millions of chronic dieters can attest, losing weight is more complicated…
How Loving Good Food Can Help You Lose Weight
Being healthy and losing weight are often associated with negative attitudes toward food. If you want to avoid being overweight, it is only natural to think of food as the enemy. But it does not have to be this way.…
Frozen Foods: Part of a Naturally Healthy Diet?
Most people who try to consume only high-quality food products are familiar with the hazards of the frozen aisle. Many frozen foods are highly processed, offer little nutritional value, and contain numerous ingredients that are detrimental to your health or…
Slow Food: A New Approach to Food that Can Change Your Life (and the World)
If you are a follower of natural health and food issues, than you have probably heard of “Slow Food,” a movement that began in the 1980s and has steadily gained momentum in subsequent decades. Now, as the obesity epidemic has…
What Type of Vegetarian Will You Be?
Despite all the myths and prejudices about vegetarians and the vegetarian diet, science has shown time and time again that a meat-free diet can be perfectly healthy. In fact, a well-planned vegetarian diet can be even healthier than one centered…
How Juicing Enables You To Lose Weight & Keep It Off!
So many of us crawl out of bed in the morning and reach for a sugary coffee or cup of tea, often accompanied with a slice of toasted white bread and sugary spread of some description. We think we are…
Environmentally friendly eating: 7 ways to be healthy and eco-conscious
Natural health is not only about living in ways that boost one’s own health. It is also about living in a way that has the lowest net impact on the natural environment. This is not as easy as it sounds.…