Articles Archive
06 Oct 2014
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Source: unsplash.com October is all about raising breast cancer awareness. This year, the statistics are still worrying, with one woman out of eight at risk of developing the disease. Even men are not excluded in the picture, as one out of every thousand would be diagnosed with the deplorable disease during his lifetime. Although a
05 Oct 2014
5 Steps for Macrobiotic Beginners
Find out five steps on starting to eat a macrobiotic diet, by Jessica Porter, author of the Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics (Avery, 2004). …read more
05 Oct 2014
Massage for Neck and Back Pain?
My husband and some of my friends are postal carriers and they are always saying that their backs, shoulders, and necks hurt. What type of massage should they get? …read more
05 Oct 2014
Natural Ways to Help Prevent Obesity
Several alternative therapies have been found to fight obesity, a health-harming condition estimated to affect about one-third of Americans. …read more
05 Oct 2014
Quiz: What's Your Concentration IQ?
A quiz that helps you gauge your concentration IQ. …read more
04 Oct 2014
The Relationship Between Smoking And Mental Health
by Elizabeth Seward – Staff Writer Being truly healthy means being healthy in both the mind and the body, but we don’t always have control over every aspect of our mental or physical health. What we can do is navigate the hand we’re dealt and try to create the healthiest version of that reality as
03 Oct 2014
Chocolate…Good for our health?
I want to believe that all chocolate is good for me because it tastes so darn good. I’m actually a chocolaholic ~ wow, it feels good to admit that When it became known that chocolate was actually good for us, it was like, “can I get a halleluiah?!” We rejoiced as women and started to
03 Oct 2014
Are shishito peppers the new trend?
Up until a few days ago, I was annoyed. Week after week, I kept getting these little tasteless peppers from my CSA that I had no idea what to do with. I thought I would try them in my salad raw but there are seeds throughout the body of the pepper which made me feel
03 Oct 2014
What Not to Eat While Studying and Why
Your brain is the most energy hungry organ in the human body. And the brain requires the highestquality, most energy rich fuel when it is learning something new. The types of foods you eat when you are studying have a direct impact on the amount of information you will be able to retain. The common
03 Oct 2014
10 of the Best Essential Oils for Treating All Kinds of Illnesses
Like many other wholistic remedies, essential oils are a great way to improve overall health, treat cold and flu symptoms, calm nerves, elevate your mood and generally create a world that just all around smells better. You could spend a fortune purchasing specialized essential oil blends that have been developed to treat specific ailments. These
