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The Ins and Outs of Organic Food Labeling

There are many benefits to buying and consuming organic foods. For some people, the primary reason is the inhumane treatment animals experience from the moment they are born to the minute they die. Cows, chickens, pigs, sheep and other animals can feel pain and experience strong emotions and yet they are treated as inanimate objects. […]

Updated: Apr 29, 2024
Bill Harris: Omega-3 – A Simple Way to Lower Your Risk of Disease

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Updated: Apr 28, 2024
How to Fatten a Mammal?

Could we learn something from the dietary habits of squirrels, particularly their penchant for acorns, which they depend on to fatten up for the winter? According to Brad Marshall, a molecular biologist, farmer and chef, the secret to staying slim may lie in the ancient relationship between squirrels and the oak trees that give them […]

Updated: Apr 27, 2024
Why Constipation Is on the Rise

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published August 30, 2017. For most people, an occasional bout of constipation is a minor aggravation. However, this is not the case for the nearly 12% to 19% of the U.S. population suffering from chronic constipation.1 This means 63 million people have difficulty passing hard, […]

Updated: Apr 26, 2024
Is Eating Eggshells Beneficial?

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 11, 2017. As you’ve cracked eggs over a skillet or mixing bowl over the years, it may never have occurred to you that the eggshell, and not just the egg, may offer considerable nutritional benefits. A study entitled “Eggshell Membrane: A Possible New […]

Updated: Apr 25, 2024
Aspartame Classified as 'Possibly Carcinogenic'

The artificial sweetener aspartame is primarily made up of aspartic acid and phenylalanine. The phenylalanine has been synthetically modified to carry a methyl group, which provides most of the sweetness. That phenylalanine methyl bond, called a methyl ester, is very weak, which allows the methyl group on the phenylalanine to easily break off and form […]

Updated: Apr 24, 2024
Why You Want More Carbon Dioxide

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Updated: Apr 23, 2024
Why You Want to Avoid Hot Drinks When Flying

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Updated: Apr 22, 2024
Georgi Dinkov – How Your Microbiome Influences Your Dietary Recommendations

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Updated: Apr 21, 2024
Improve Your Physical and Psychological Health With This Simple Lymphatic Drainage Routine

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Updated: Apr 20, 2024