My son has been having problems with indigestion lately. The REAL solution is to change his eating habits but he’s unwilling to do that right now. So I’ve been helping him and the indigestion seems to have eased and even disappeared on most days. How is this magic accomplished, you wonder? Glad you asked. Fix […]

When you’re plagued with bouts of overwhelming emotion, how do you cope? Do you tend to draw a bubble bath, listen to music, and take a few deep breaths? Or are you more prone to grab that bottle of wine or joint nearby to “take the edge off”? If you’re more inclined to do the […]

I have veen busy converting my life to a whole plant based diet without added fat. In many ways it’s incredibly easy because I’m not a fan of meat, anyway. I don’t drink cows milk at all, and love almond milk – the only thing I really miss is cheese. Sigh. And I’m one of […]

Gastroesphageal reflux disease (GERD) is a more serious and long-term form of heartburn that affects an estimated 7 million people in the United States each year. The number of people with GERD jumped 216% between 1998 and 2005. GERD causes acidic and non-acidic stomach contents to backflow up the esophagus and overrides your body’s natural […]

Food poisoning is nobody’s idea of a good time. Even so, it will eventually happen to all of us sooner or later. A restaurant didn’t wash its lettuce thoroughly, you let that leftover chicken sit a little too long, you ate something anyway even though it tasted a little weird (you didn’t want to be […]

I love to try new products but I got careless and bought a new “healthy” product called Sneaky Chef No-Nut Butter. It’s made from yellow peas and the label says it’s non-GMO and free from peanuts, tree nuts and gluten. In other words, use this instead of peanut or almond butter on your sandwiches and toast. […]

Most of us prefer natural treatments compared to synthesized and otherwise altered substances. To be fair, many miracles of modern medicine are a result of condensing the potent parts of flowers and other plants into pills. However, the closer we can get to the actual organic origin of medicinal power, the better. With every step […]

No matter how careful you and your employees are in the workplace, injuries can still happen. Since you can’t really prevent the unexpected from happening, it helps to be prepared and learn about how you can help an injured individual. Always make sure you have a well-stocked first aid kit full of important first aid […]

If you think cloves are a pleasant spice, useful around Christmas time, and forgotten the rest of the year, guess again because cloves have a lot of health benefits, too. The familiar cloves that we all know are actually the dried buds of evergreen trees native to Asia. Here are three powerful benefits. #1: According to […]

There has always been a demand for better, safer, and more effective products. But the process to develop them has historically been the biggest stumbling block. For centuries, it was trial and error; people believed tomatoes were poisonous until someone gave it a trial and found out that it wasn’t, well, an error to eat […]