Are your sleep habits hurting your health? And how much sleep do you really need to be healthy? When I was a child, I was legendary for not wanting to go to sleep. I am pretty sure that I drove my parents to the brink of insanity. As a teenager, I still liked staying up [...]
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Are your sleep habits healthy or harmful?
August 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments · news, self care
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Girls reaching puberty at age 7
August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · environment, news
How horrible is this for these young girls? Do you even remembered what it felt like at 11 or 12 when you were starting to “blossom” and had to wear a training bra? It was bad enough then when the boys would try to snap your back bra strap to see if you were wearing [...]
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Cut your risk of breast cancer with this supplement
July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · diet, news
Fish oil has been long known to help reduce the risk of heart failure and to promote brain health. And a new study shows that it can also promote breast health, too. A new study, conducted by a research team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, investigated 35,016 postmenopausal women between [...]
Tags: cancer·nutrition·supplements·wellness
How plants can heal you
July 7th, 2010 · No Comments · cleanse, environment, news, self care
I’ve been on a healing journey over the past two weeks. The funny thing is that I didn’t realize that was what I was going on when I started out. It’s also part of why I have inadvertently been mostly offline for the past two weeks. Let me explain… The weekend before our Independence Day [...]
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Pesticides linked to ADHD
May 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · environment, news
Our foods are not as safe as we think. I know, it hurts to hear this, but you have to know about it. It’s time to wake up. Ignorance is not bliss – it only keeps you sick, tired, unfocused, and overweight. There are more studies showing that the chemicals that we are being exposed [...]
Tags: adhd·autism·bad plastics·endocrine disorder·environment·Health·heart disease
Straight Talk Live! with Tonja Walker
April 14th, 2010 · No Comments · news
I’m very excited to be appearing Today, Wednesday, April 14 on Straight Talk LIVE! with Tonja Walker on VoiceAmerica Business Channel. I will be speaking with Tonja about healthy living and eating, along with Michael Subach, a professional fitness manager. If you want to tune in, you can listen through VoiceAmerica at 1:00 pm ET, [...]
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Save your heart – eat more chocolate
April 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · diet, news
No this is NOT an April Fool’s joke. According to this article by the Associated Press: German researchers followed nearly 20,000 people over eight years, sending them several questionnaires about their diet and exercise habits. They found people who had an average of six grams of chocolate per day — or about one square of [...]
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Is canned or frozen food as good as fresh?
January 25th, 2010 · No Comments · food, news
What would you guess – what’s the best option for healthy food? A- Eating fresh is the only way to eat B – Frozen is as good as fresh C – Canned, fresh or frozen are all equal Any takers? Here are some things to think about: Fresh food is great – when you can [...]
Tags: BPA·canned·endocrine health·food safety·fresh·frozen·Health

