By Marc Courtiol In the world of natural health, the word “detox” refers to the process of ridding the body of toxins and other potentially harmful substances. Over the past few years, the idea of detoxing has become immensely appealing to many people, even if many of the purported detox methods have not been medically [...]
Jamell Andrews For conscious eaters, there are many disturbing things about the modern food industry. And while there is much that needs improvement, the one thing that sets all natural foodies’ teeth on edge is the horrendous treatment of animals in today’s corporate farms. Many consumers are fed up with the food industry’s way of [...]
If you have been to the natural foods section of the grocery store lately, you may have noticed the growing abundance of nondairy milks, including soy milk, rice milk, and milks made from various nuts. While most people are perfectly happy with cow’s milk, there are a number of ways in which the alternative milks [...]
One of the most difficult health conundrums in modern life is figuring how to deal with the abundance of food that is available to us at all times. From an evolutionary perspective, our bodies are designed to consume food when we have it, because we never know when food is going to be scarce. For [...]
What if there were a natural substance that had no calories, was sweeter than sugar, and did not cause any of the health problems associated with sweet foods? What if, moreover, this substance actually had health benefits, containing numerous beneficial minerals and antioxidants? Many people might assume that this magical sweetener was too good to [...]
Vegetarianism is not for everyone. One can choose to eat healthily and naturally while still eating meat, and vegetarians do not necessarily have an edge when it comes to eating well. In fact, it is possible to be a vegetarian and eat nothing but junkfood. But there is no doubt that a well-planned vegetarian diet [...]
We like to think that our modern knowledge about health and nutrition has made us more healthy than generations past, but this is not always the case. While it is true that modern medicine has greatly increased the human life expectancy, we have also become more unhealthy in others ways, as the modern obesity epidemic [...]
A fulfilling sex life can be maintained and boosted by exercise, good mental health and also certain foods! A nutritional and balanced diet with the foods I am about to talk about can help to keep your libido high and your reproductive organs in full working order. Certain nutrients can deter infections and keep all [...]
By Jamell Andrews Holistic eating is an approach to food that takes into account all the various issues that surround what we eat. Holistic eaters consider how a food is produced, how the various foods we eat interact with each other, and how we can balance nutrition with food enjoyment and our overall well-being. But [...]
Diverticulitis is a condition that occurs when one (or more) of the diverticula in the digestive tract become infected or inflamed. The diverticula are tiny pouches that can develop in any part of the digestive system. They most commonly occur, however, in the large intestine.