Archive for April, 2011
Five Delicious Foods with Plant Sterols
Today, our guest blogger is Erin Stringer from Health Choices. Plant sterols have been in the news a great deal lately, heralded for their cholesterol-lowering properties. Plant sterols (also called phytosterols), are phytochemicals that naturally occur in plants and work by partially blocking the absorption of “bad” or LDL cholesterol. There are about 44 sterols [...]
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How to Continue Eating Healthy During the Economic Downturn
Have you noticed that your grocery bill has gone up? I know you have, because I have. You are probably thinking that you cannot continue eating the healthier cleaner foods, because those foods cost more, but do not stop eating healthy because of the prices. There are ways you can cut corners while keeping more [...]
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Health Benefits of Flax Seeds
I have developed a habit of adding one tablespoon of ground flax seed to my smoothies, sometimes more. I know flax seeds have good health benefits, but that is all I know. Find out what this little seed can do for you. History of Flax Seeds Flax is one of the oldest known cultivated plants. [...]
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8 Ways to Show Your Appreciation for Our Earth – Earth Day 2011
Today is Earth Day. Forty-one years ago, a United States Senator, Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day. It all started as an environmental teach-in and today, Earth Day has evolved and over 175 countries celebrate Earth Day. The purpose of Earth Day is to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment. Reflect on how [...]
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Know the Cause
Today is the date (5 years ago) that my father took his last breath of life. I remember getting on to my dad about his smoking and drinking of alcohol. I would tell him, that if he did not stop drinking and smoking that he would get cancer. He would always respond, “I know, but [...]
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The Weekly Ten (posts from around the web)
When you make your blog rounds, take some time to visit and read these posts. Here are some posts that are related to healthy living, vegan and blogging that I think you will enjoy reading. Healthy Living Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me fat. “Purdue University researchers found that [...]
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Dietary-Caused Illnesses with High Prevalence
“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” – Hippocrates. While thumbing through Eat to Live, written by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, I read some information that I had to share with you. One of [...]
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Quality Family Time: Utilizing outside support
This is a guest post written by Michael Kovach from EducationDegrees.org. In all the hustle and bustle of our average work day it is easy to loose sight of the importance of quality time with the family. Things may be so overwhelming that family time feels draining. Support in the form of family and friends [...]
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Are Dairy Foods Really Good for Your Health?
Whenever anyone finds out that I do not eat dairy, they cannot believe it. Why is this? Many people believe that we must drink milk to have strong teeth and bones. But what you may not know is that milk and dairy foods are not as good for your health as some would have you [...]
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4 Easy Steps to Switching to a Vegan Diet
This is a guest post, written by Alice Greene from Natural Acne Remedy. A vegan diet is one of the weight loss methods individuals’ use by completely avoiding dairy food products, meat and switching to low-calorie foods, vegetables and fruits. Many consider that a vegan diet is considerably rich in nutritional value, however a proper [...]
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