Do you know what your cows eat? The health benefits of dairy and beef can be affected by a cow or steer’s diet. Cattle that eats grass and are raised organically produce food with far more nutritional value and far less danger than those that are fed grains and raised conventionally. Today, milk and meat…
How clean is the air inside your own home? As a country, we tend to focus on pollution from outside sources: smog, carbon emissions and industrial waste. From dust to toxic gases, indoor air quality can be a problem right in your own home. Here are some of the top sources of threats to having…
Did you know that your gut plays such a major role in your system that it has been dubbed “the second brain”? In 1998, Michael Gershon, chairman of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at New York–Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center wrote the book “The Second Brain,” which is what he calls the neurons…
Childhood brings to mind bright colors: colorful crafts, brightly dyed toys and multicolored foods like Jell-O, Ring Pops and birthday cakes. While we might have a hard time picturing childhood without all the dazzle of beautiful colors, studies have shown that all those foods containing artificial colors are toxic for children. Over the decades, the FDA has…
Summer is barbecue time, which everyone knows means unhealthy, junk-laden toxic foods and questionable toxicity with your grill. But what if the problem wasn’t the foods but the brands you are buying? And what if you could eliminate toxins from your grilling? You can make choices that keep you and your friends and family healthy, while…
You may have heard the term “CSA” from your friends and family and wondered what it meant. Or, perhaps you are looking to feed your family more organic produce and food and are looking for an easy way to accomplish that. CSA’s can help. What is a CSA? CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It is…
Summer has arrived and it’s time for showing more skin – and taking better care of it too. Summer weather and activities can really take a toll on our bodies but how do we safely care for ourselves during this hot weather? This guide will show you the do’s and don’ts of nontoxic care for skin, hair…