The world of nutrition has changed a tremendous amount in the past decade, as organic food sales have skyrocketed and become borderline mainstream. Meanwhile, herbal and vitamin supplements have also become more popular, and are finding their way into some of the most well known foods. This new trend has [...]
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Posts by Nick Meyer
“It Just Doesn’t Seem Right:” Michigan Farmer Forced to Dump 40,000 Pounds of Cherries to Make Way for Import Crops
Editor’s note: This article was first written in September 2016 and has been republished to shed light on how the government sometimes puts farmers in difficult positions. The article was re-shared by our friends at Healthy Holistic Living so we thought it was a good opportunity to share it [...]
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Consuming an Extract of This Tropical Plant Can Lower Blood Pressure, Protect Your Heart And Reduce the Most Painful Menstrual Symptoms
Oftentimes in nature, the most effective healing herbs and plants are the ones we least suspect. This is definitely the case when it comes to the leaves of various fruits and vegetables that are almost always discarded and taken for granted. The leaves of beets for example, also known as [...]
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Product Review: A Multi-Vitamin Supplement Designed for Balanced Nutrition for Plant Based Eaters
There are currently about 1.5 billion vegetarians worldwide according to ResearchGate, and many of them are health conscious eaters with an eye on improved nutrition. The percentage of mostly plant-based eaters is expected to grow in the coming years as well. A plant-based diet can be incredibly healthy, especially for [...]
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One Food Can Destroy Dental Plaque, Gum Disease and Similar Health Problems When Taken After Meals, Study Shows
One of the side effects of our current system based on overly processed, sugar and refined carbohydrate heavy foods is an epidemic of periodontal diseases and disease symptoms like gingivitis and bleeding gums, which if left unchecked could lead to the loss of a tooth or other serious side [...]
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Ranking the Best CBD Products of 2022
The CBD business has become increasingly competitive in recent years as states have legalized products that otherwise weren’t legal. Among the standout CBD products that I have tried this year are the following. These reviews are based on product samples from the companies themselves, and include links to browse or [...]
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This is NOT a Weed! This is a Superfood Growing in Your Backyard
Purslane or Portulaca oleracea is an annual succulent plant commonly found in backyards all across the United States. While the U.S. Department of Agriculture labels it as a weed, it is actually a powerful superfood, with a wonderful taste (even many restaurants have started to use it!). Many nutritionists [...]
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Holistic Doctor Shares: These Chemicals Prevent Your Body From Absorbing Iodine, A Crucial Nutrient. Avoid Them At All Costs
More than 1.9 billion people are deficient in iodine worldwide, although the number could be much higher. Iodine is an essential element generally not found in table salt anymore, which means it must be acquired through either diet or supplementation. Element number 53 on the periodic table, iodine has a [...]
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Ten Popular American Foods That Are Banned in Other Countries
The United States boasts many of the most popular food companies in the world, but that doesn’t mean they are necessary good for human health in any way, shape or form. Many U.S. products are chock full of ingredients that have been deemed harmful in independent studies including artificial colors, [...]
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The Simple, Non-Invasive Personal Device Relieves Pain and Stress While Encouraging Repair at the Cellular Level
Over the course of my ten-plus years as a health researcher and journalist, I have been grateful to come across several healing modalities and devices that have improved my life for the better. Chief among them have been exercise machines such as the Bellicon rebounder, red light therapy machines [...]
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