Purify the Air in Your Home with Green Plants

Date: 9 Apr 2010 Comments:0

Green PlantsAlong with adding beauty to your home, houseplants can help to purify the air.

They renew stale indoor air by filtering out toxins, pollutants and carbon dioxide from exhaling.  Giving in return life enhancing oxygen.
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Is Milk Really a Good Source of Calcium?

Date: 1 Apr 2010 Comments: 2 so far

Avoid DairyMilk is promoted as a good source of calcium and good for the bones.

But is it really?

Is it even healthy for you, if you are not a baby cow?

Check out what Dr. Mark Hyman has to share in this video. You may be surprised or even shocked.
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Top 10 Smoothie Ingredients

Date: 27 Mar 2010 Comments: 1

Smoothie IngredientsIt is always good to try new smoothie ingredients.

A new flavor in the vegetable or fruit blender smoothie, could be just what the doctor ordered.

It is never a good idea to eat the same foods every day, day after day, 365 days a year. Mix it up a bit and try some new ingredients.
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Do You Agree with this Guy? Calories In, Calories Out

Date: 24 Mar 2010 Comments: 2 so far

Calories In. Calories Out.Does eating more calories make you fat, or is there something more at work here?

What about the composition of the food, high carbs, low carbs, low fat?

And how does the role of hormones fit into the puzzle of the optimum weight?
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Best Exercise for pH Balance

Date: 20 Mar 2010 Comments: 1

ALKALINEEverybody knows that exercise is good for you.

But what is the best way to exercise to reduce acidity in the body.

Gentle and moderate exercise is the key.
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Have You Seen this Jamie Oliver Fella?

Date: 18 Mar 2010 Comments: 4 so far

Jamie Olivers TEDJamie has been working tirelessly to save lives in his own way.

He is not a doctor, but a chef.

He is teaching kids and adults, healthier ways to cook and eat.

- I profoundly believe that the power of food has a primal place in our homes that binds us to the best bits of life.
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How to Pump up your Vegetable Intake, without Eating more Veggies

Date: 11 Mar 2010 Comments: 1

Everybody knows we should be eating more vegetables and fruits.

What if there was an easy way to consume more vegetables without having to eat them all?

The vegetable blender smoothie to the rescue.
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A Greener Snack, Raw Food Recipe for Kale Chips

Date: 27 Feb 2010 Comments: 4 so far

Kale ChipsHere we have a healthier more alkalizing snack food.

Raw kale chips. You can make these with a blender if you don’t have a Vita-Mix.

I am always looking for ways to pump up the greens in my diet, and this is a great option.
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Are Grains, Legumes and Seeds Really Good for You?

Date: 26 Feb 2010 Comments: 5 so far

NOURISHING TRADITIONAL DIETSGrains like wheat may not be right for everybody.

How many foods in grocery stores and restaurants contain wheat?

Lots, I  have personally been avoiding wheat for many years, and I feel much better as a result.
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Too Much of a Good Thing?

Date: 24 Feb 2010 Comments: 2 so far

Raw FoodsMany people consider fruit a good healthy food.

It is certainly better than cookies, candy bars, chips and other acid forming junk foods.

Check out what Brian Clement from the Hippocrates health institute has to say in this video.
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