Tick season is HERE!! If you, your kids or a pet are bitten -don’t panic, just follow these simple steps to remove it safely! Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible. Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Don’t twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the […]
Read More …Eat, Sleep, Repeat: How Kids’ Daily Routines Can Help Prevent Obesity
(Excerpts from Allison Aubrey) A new study suggests wrangling your kids to bed at the same time each night could help set them up for a healthier future. Nagging your kids to stick to a set bedtime each night may feel like a thankless task. But here’s some justification that your efforts are setting your […]
Read More …Nuts? Eat Up!
The holidays are full of delicious and tempting snacks and treats, but you don’t have to feel guilty about this one anymore – Nuts! But don’t nuts have a lot of fat calories? Yes, nuts contain about 170 calories per ounce! So, why aren’t these snacks making us fat? Let’s take a look at why […]
Read More …Where to Find Grass-Fed Meat
(Our thanks to Dr. Al Sears for his input.) Profit VS. Quality The food industry, like any other industry, has always had the goal to sell food with the highest profit margin possible. Unfortunately, modern technology has made it easy to put profit above the quality of products, even the health of those consuming it. […]
Read More …Away With Acne
An Easy Answer That Actually Works The good news: Chocolate has nothing to do with it! The bad news: Your favorite junk foods do! The old tales of chocolate causing acne may not be the true culprit – unless you are eating an entire bar of the sugary stuff! The root cause is now looking […]
Read More …15 Ways to Eat Your Water
(Excerpts from Amanda MacMillan’s article “15 Foods That Help You Stay Hydrated“) According to the old rule of thumb, you’re supposed to drink eight glasses of water per day (and some experts recommend even more). That can seem like a daunting task on some days, but here’s the catch: You don’t have to drink all that water. […]
Read More …3 Good Oils Everyone Should Have
(We appreciate input from Dr. Sears, one of our favorite nutritional doctors.) Generalized Nutritional “Facts” You’ve probably heard some very confusing advice about which cooking oils are best for your health. Almost every time you read an article or watch a health show on TV, someone is recommending some “good-for-you” oil that’s somehow better, less […]
Read More …White Meat Versus Dark Meat
(We appreciate input from author, Cat Ebeling.) White Meat – Manna from Heaven? White meat chicken and turkey have been the darling of health and weight loss. It has been promoted as the “low fat / low calorie” perfect protein meat. The Department of Agriculture says an ounce of: boneless, skinless turkey breast […]
Read More …Coffee – the Good, Bad and Ugly
(This is a topic that always brings up a pros and cons debate and, sometimes, a lot of emotion when talked about.) Many people don’t know it but there have been 24 beneficial compounds identified so far in coffee. (Note that we’re talking about coffee, not just caffeine drinks.) There are good antioxidants and […]
Read More …Blue Bedrooms for Better Sleep!
Americans do many things in the bedroom – watch TV, work, and exercise – but many of us aren’t doing the most important thing we need to do……sleep. It is actually quite a serious matter. The Center for Disease Control says up to 70 million of us don’t sleep through the night. It’s a health […]
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