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If you are like many Americans, you have probably heard a lot about cholesterol and eggs during your lifetime. Often times, the messages regarding the health effects of eggs might seem confusing and contradictory, leading to much frustration on the ...

The Green Industry is a booming industry not only in the United States but worldwide. With concerns of global warming soaring to an all time high; citizens and businesses alike are beginning to make changes in every day life to ...

Maybe you just haven’t been feeling like yourself lately and have brushed it off. Maybe you’ve told yourself “I’m just tired” or “I’ve been overdoing it lately”. You may want to keep reading and take a good look at the ...

We hear people all the time say things like, “Oh, I only need a couple hours a night” or “I will sleep when I die.” Well, the research demonstrates that if you don’t get enough sleep while you are on ...

There is staggering number of people who suffer from constipation.  Each year, Americans alone spend more than $1 billion dollars on over the counter laxatives.  What causes constipation? Let’s start with a ‘food flowchart’. Once we eat food, it combines ...

The practice of meditation has been shown to reduce stress, improve clarity, help with depression, improve memory, help with insomnia, and improve cardiovascular health, just to name a few. Research on Transcendental Meditation, a popular meditation technique introduced in 1958 by ...

Citrus, which originated from Southeast Asia, is much more than just a shrub associated with acidity and bitterness. The first thing that most people think of when they hear “citrus fruits” is vitamin C. While vitamin C does play a ...

Most people know Ginger as a common spice used in the foods we eat.  It is a flavourful spice often used in chicken, cookies, bread, tea, and candies.  However, there is much more to this spice than just its taste. ...

The American gut (stomach) is a mess.  It’s wracked by indigestion, bloating, cramping, and all manner of bowel disorders. Frankly, the statistics are enough to make one’s stomach turn.  According to the Centers for Disease Control, digestive problems cause almost ...

Protein plays an even more important part of our daily diet as we age. As you may know, once we hit our 40s, our bodies change and some folks can see a decline of up to 1% muscle mass each ...