Most of us have heard from our doctors that fat is the dietary enemy, that is, if you want to be healthy. The phrase “healthy fats” usually refers to monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. What makes healthy fats is, along with other heart-health benefits, they help reduce LDL cholesterol, the kind of cholesterol that clogs your arteries. […]
Ten Best Sources of Healthy Fats
Ten Best Sources of Healthy Fats
Sweet Potato Detox Juice
Sweet Potato Detox Juice is a great go-to fresh juice that can help detox your body resulting in healthy, vibrant-looking skin. The carrots and the sweet potato make this raw juice full of beta-carotene, fiber, and natural vitamin A, which acts as an antioxidant to help repair skin tissue. Sweet potatoes are a fantastic anti-stress […]
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High Blood Pressure – What You Need to Know
High blood pressure is one health concern that you cannot generally “feel,” although in some cases there may be certain symptoms. However, in most cases, the only way to know where you stand is to take a reading with a sphygmomanometer and look at the numbers. Balance is the name of the game. You don’t […]
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Importance of Natural Vitamin E
The importance of natural vitamin E becomes highlighted when we understand that in nature vitamin E exists in a family of eight separate but related isomers. These isomers consist of four tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma, and delta) and four tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma, and delta). In fact, in nature, vitamin E never exists in isolation […]
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2017 Dirty Dozen-Clean Fifteen Veggies-Fruits
The 2017 Dirty Dozen-Clean Fifteen Veggies-Fruits list from the EWG (Environment Working Group) has been released. EWG analyzed pesticide residue testing data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration to come up with rankings for the following popular fresh produce items. All 48 foods are listed below from worst to best – […]
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Nutritional Hormone Support: Banana, Orange, Cherry Smoothie
There is no good reason for women to suffer from the peri-menopause and post-menopause hormone imbalance plague that includes constant hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, depression and weight gain. Rest assured those pesky hormone imbalance symptoms can be calmed. Often it’s as simple as consuming foods that are known to provide nutritional hormone support. […]
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20 Health Benefits of Lemons
It’s no surprise to most of us that lemons provide a good amount of vitamin C. However, we may not know that the amount of vitamin C per serving is a whopping 187% of the daily value, making it a very impressive infection fighter. Lemons contain flavonoid glycosides –hesperetin and naringenin — and it’s this […]
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Do You Have Parasite Concerns?
Do you have parasite concerns? Most of us like to believe that we are immune to such repulsive things as invasive, harmful organisms, also known as parasites. Unfortunately, these invasive organisms don’t care who we are or where we live, or even how clean we are. Increases in worldwide travel, importation of foods, personal pets, […]
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Good Morning Apple Cider Vinegar Health Elixir
Did you know one of the very best things you can add to your morning routine is to drink an apple cider vinegar health elixir that includes raw apple cider vinegar, lime or lemon, raw honey and cayenne pepper? Rather than giving your body a shot of morning caffeine first thing in the morning, this […]