Since cellphone use only started becoming popular in the 1990s, the general public has mostly been kept in the dark about risks. The heavy use of applications built around wireless networks 24/7 has become a relatively new trend. And while this technology is still in its newborn phase in [...]
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Famous in Asia since 1999, black garlic won the hearts of many as a functional food — food that has huge health benefits and can decrease risks of lifestyle-related diseases. Black garlic got introduced in the U.S. to culinary chefs and natural doctors a few years ago, and people immediately fell in love [...]
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What can’t coconut oil do? It is a great antiviral and anti-inflammatory; it is beneficial for the heart, skin, and healthy weight; and now a study has found that it may be able to treat stress and anxiety — with more success than drugs. A study published in the Experimental [...]
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When Dr. Mark Hyman first saw Isabel, 10 years old at the time, she had a severe case of an autoimmune disease, classified as a mixed connective tissue disease. The MCTD diagnosis includes rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus eyrthematosus, and other similar diseases with extremely debilitating side effects that can drastically [...]
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I must have been a strange kid, because the extreme colors of the Rainbow Wonder bread or Superman ice cream did not look appetizing. For many kids across the U.S., however, the bright colors are what attract them to the foods they eat: baked goods, cereal, candies and snacks. [...]
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It seems as if you can’t visit a health food store, raw organic cafe, yoga studio or other holistic health spot without seeing a Himalayan Salt Lamp, and their signature warming glow. But what you may not realize is that the lamps provide many incredible benefits even beyond [...]
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Every culture has a few legendary people who have changed the way people think and lead their lives. One Russian man, Porfiry Ivanov, made such an impact in his 85 years, gaining both followers and enemies along the way. The first – see him as a guru, the latter – [...]
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Guest Post by Vivek Roy/Vedic Yoga For most of our lives, the key to maintaining and sustaining our healthy lifestyle is exercise or physical activity. Regardless of the body type, color, structure that you possess, we all strive to maintain a certain level of fitness or health [...]
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For many in the baby boomer generation, the arrival of the milk man spurs memories of a long-forgotten era where life was simpler and high quality, wholesome food was the norm, instead of processed food. But in recent years, the rise of non-dairy milk alternatives has correlated with that [...]
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It was a snowy late November night in the eastern part of Germany, in a town of Weimar, and my study abroad professors decided to treat my classmates and I to a traditional German dinner in celebration of Thanksgiving back home. The meal consisted of five courses: Schmaltz (chicken fat [...]
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