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I have been reading the book Total Activation: The New 5 Step Fitness Mantra by Nitin Chhoda. I have only read the first third at this time - but the ideas are very thought provoking. [...]

A Mini Guide to Plastic Bottles
You’ve been hearing all kinds of bad news reports about toxic chemicals leaching from plastic bottles and containers. If you heat these bottles or re-use them, you might be increasing your exposure to hormone mimics or any of a number of other chemicals. But plastic is all around us, [...]

I was at my Massage Therapists office the other day and was involved in a conversation that asked the question: Are Herbal Supplements healthy to consume? I have pondered this question for a few days and I have come up with my personal answer.
Herbal medicine has been used for several thousand years - I [...]

Rhubarb - A True Sign of Spring

When I see the Rhubarb stick its head above the ground - I know Spring is just around the corner. Last year my Rhubarb plants were small and spindly - so during the winter I put some “hot” manure on the plants. They are now fabulous!

Rhubarb is one of [...]

I am several weeks into blending fruits and vegetables. I have settled on 2-3 fruits and 4-5 vegetables per smoothie. This ratio will give the smoothie enough natural sugars to make it very tasty and satisfying. Make sure at least 2 or 3 of the vegetables are leafy greens - this is a food category [...]

Green For Life – My Personal Journey
I have recently read a book called Green for LifeGreen for Life by Victoria Boutenko. This book is absolutely fascinating. Victoria has done research on nutrition and how different foods affect our bodies. Her findings are simple to understand and really make sense. The book [...]

Bone Density – Is it all its cracked up to be?

I had an interesting conversation with my local Chiropractor about bone density and diet this past week. I was under the impression that as us women age our hormone production decreases and this causes our bone density to decrease. Hence the prescribing of hormone replacement [...]

I have come across a great tasting Omega Complex product. It does not taste like fish and it is still a high quality, filtered product. It is called Omega Sufficiency By Innate Choice.

Here are some thoughts on Fish Oils from the sphere.

Q&A: Are fish oil and omega-3s the same thing?- Fish oil is an especially [...]

I was reading an article from Advance Magazine (Feb 12th 2007 issue) about Cholesterol and the true facts surrounding the controversy about high cholesterol. If you want to read the whole article called Ranking High Cholesterol then just give the title a click. Otherwise I will summarize the article here for you.

“To better understand the [...]

Many cities across the United States have Fluoride added to the drinking water. Many feel that adding fluoride promotes healthy teeth, and many decay prevention tests have been conducted with calcium fluoride with positive results. However the form of fluoride added to drinking water is sodium fluoride and fluorosilicic acid. There have [...]