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You Won’t Believe What Raw Eating Did for One Woman
Angelica Xavier hadn’t been to the doctor in 10 years. Vegan, active, an avid yogi and runner, Xavier was the picture of clean living—she barely even caught a cold.
What Is Celiac Disease?
Gluten-free is still going strong. Every day it seems like there’s some new recipe to try, medical report to consider, or news item about to break the Internet.
Benefits of Exercise
Losing weight and leading healthier lifestyles rank consistently among the top New Year’s resolutions. While most people start strong right out of the gate, it doesn’t take long for the commitment to fade. In fact, only 46 percent of resolutions make it past the six-month mark, so staying motivated is crucial to transform a yearly ...
Healthy New Year’s Resolutions
What’s not to love about new beginnings? The New Year brings with it bright ambitions and the desire for self-improvement—and the resolutions we make provide an active way to make those dreams a reality.
What to Get Dad for Christmas
While dad may enjoy certain things about Christmas—cutting down the tree, hanging the lights (and getting the credit for it), and even preparing the big feast for Christmas Day—let’s be honest, you might not always enjoy shopping for him.
Vitamin D3 Benefits
When it comes to talk of vitamins and their impact on health, sometimes it can be alphabet soup trying to figure out what each one does. While vitamin C has been branded as the option for immune support and E is regarded for its skin healing benefits, there are some key others that are just ...
Get More Sleep Now That It’s the End of Daylight Savings
Sleep. It’s one of the fundamentals of a happy, healthy life, and without a proper amount, you can quickly begin to notice a number of health issues like fatigue or even depression.
Does Chocolate Have Caffeine?
Does chocolate have caffeine? The short answer is yes. Caffeine. It’s fuel for millions of people around the world and, in recent years, a whole culture has grown around its primary source, coffee, creating record demand and leading to an onslaught of boutique brewers.
Beat That Headache! 5 Must-Haves to Numb the Pain
It seems just about everything in our modern world could be considered a potential headache trigger—from the rampant use of fluorescent lighting and eye strain caused by our addiction to mobile devices to frequent and unpredictable weather changes.
From Ants to Weevils: How to Naturally Banish 11 Pesky Insects From Your Home
Even if you think you live alone, whether you make your home in an apartment, condo, or mansion—you have roommates.
Benefits of Probiotics
Over the last several years, probiotics have become quite the buzzword in health circles and also promoted more and more by clinical doctors that are starting to understand just how essential they are.
Take 2 Cucumbers and Call Me in the Morning: Why Some Doctors Are Prescribing Veggies
The great father of medicine, Hippocrates, famously said the following: “Let food be thy medicine.” We haven’t always heeded his advice. The pharmaceutical industry has exploded over the last century, and the solution to most of what ails us has come to be found in a pill. But most doctors still say that many diagnoses—especially ...
How the just keep livin Foundation and Thrive Market Are Helping Teens Make Healthier Choices
For many teenagers in the United States, studying for finals or figuring out who to ask to homecoming is the least of their worries. Nearly 7 million young people live in food insecure households, and surveys reveal that some are turning to shoplifting, dealing drugs, and even prostitution to survive. Inner-city students are also more ...
New to Yoga? Kick Off Your Practice With These 4 Poses for Beginners
You don’t need a fancy mat, special clothing, or an expensive gym membership to get into yoga. That’s the beauty of the discipline—you can practice it anywhere, anytime.
6 Ways to Fight Garden Pests Without Chemicals
Tiny, polka-dotted red wings flutter and a ladybug lands on a leaf—one of the cutest moments in nature. But these famously adorable beetles have another persona: carnivorous predators.
Quiet Mind: How to Tap Into Your Creativity for a Healthier, Happier, More Productive Life
How often is it that genius strikes while you’re sitting at a desk between the working hours of nine to five?
6 Natural Anti-Itch Remedies to Stop Bug Bites From Driving You Crazy
In March, the first baby with Zika virus–related microcephaly—a condition in which infants are born with small heads and brain damage—was delivered in the contiguous United States.
Vitamin C Benefits
Just around Christmas in 2008, JetBlue gave out free packets of Airborne (the immunity supplement du jour at the time) to weary travelers. Dissolved in water, the tablets make an effervescent drink loaded with vitamin C and a few other vitamins and minerals. The idea was that if you chugged enough of it while in ...
Get Zen Fast: Reflexology You Can Do From Your Desk
Your office environment may not be all namaste all the time, but there are simple ways you can naturally combat fatigue, anxiety, and migraines to get into the zen-zone—without whipping out the incense and Tibetan singing bowls.