Healthy and green gift ideas

December 13, 2011
Thumbnail image for Healthy and green gift ideas

Healthy and green gift ideas for everyone on your list! For the Fitness Fan   Subscription to a fitness magazine: Prevention magazine focus on health fitness and disease prevention Yoga DVD set: 4 DVDs for morning and evening yoga practice Special Fitness DVD set: 4 DVDs to get back in top shape Yoga starter kit: [...]

Share
Read full article

15 Delicious Low-Calorie Snack Ideas

December 8, 2011
Thumbnail image for 15 Delicious Low-Calorie Snack Ideas

Everyone knows that snacking can play an important role into maintaining a healthy weight. Choosing healthy, low-calorie snack options over sugar laden or fatty traditional snacks can make a huge difference on your healthy and weight.  In need of healthy snacks ideas? Here are my suggestions. 15 delicious low-calorie snack ideas Pop corn: Top air-popped [...]

Share
Read full article

4 Toxic Products You Should Banish From Your House

December 6, 2011
Thumbnail image for 4 Toxic Products You Should Banish From Your House

Cleaning the house and pampering yourself shouldn’t pollute your home and put your health at risk.  Using cleaning or personal care products can be done without poisoning the air you breathe or expose yourself to toxic chemicals.  Here are four chemicals to kick out of your house for good.  4 toxic products to banish from [...]

Share
Read full article

6 immune boosting tips you have never heard of

December 1, 2011
Thumbnail image for 6 immune boosting tips you have never heard of

Flu season is here and with viruses lurking in buses, metro, around the workplace and in daycare, it’s always a good idea to strengthen your immune system.  There are many ways to boost your defenses against flu and colds this season. Besides the classic tips like drinking a lot of water, having a good night [...]

Share
Read full article

Detox Naturally With Those 6 Winter Superfoods

November 29, 2011
Thumbnail image for Detox Naturally With Those 6 Winter Superfoods

Holiday season often rhymes with overeating and having an unhealthy diet. However, it’s possible to enjoy some classic Holiday foods while taking care of your health.  In fact, some of the most popular foods this season are real superfoods.  6 Holidays Superfoods Beets: Beets are an excellent way to purify the blood and cleanse the [...]

Share
Read full article

What eating clean means

November 24, 2011
Thumbnail image for What eating clean means

The organic food movement is gaining popularity and with good reasons. However, big companies and marketers all want to jump in, and we start to see some organic foods aberrations.  Organic white flour, organic cane sugar and organic processed mac’n cheese in a box or cookies offer little more nutritional value than their mainstream counterparts.  [...]

Share
Read full article

Adaptogens to fight adrenal fatigue

November 22, 2011
Thumbnail image for Adaptogens to fight adrenal fatigue

Adrenal fatigue is a collection of symptoms that arises when your adrenal glands can’t cope with stress.  This happens when the adrenal glands are over-stimulated by physical stress, like overtraining, by environmental stress, like toxins accumulation, or by any psychological or emotional stressful situation we meet.  Stress can be cumulative, so combining different sources of [...]

Share
Read full article

8 Stress busting tips

November 17, 2011
Thumbnail image for 8 Stress busting tips

While we might not be aware of them, there are many stress factors in our daily life: pollution, noise, crowds, lack of fresh air and sun, work, school, allergies, lack of sleep, anger and negative thinking. Stress response triggers adrenal to secrete several hormones.  Cortisol, produced by the adrenals, controls your blood sugar and energy [...]

Share
Read full article

Do carbs make you fat?

November 15, 2011
Thumbnail image for Do carbs make you fat?

You probably heard about the new craze about low carbs diets. After the fat phobia, now people who wants to lose weight turns themselves against carbs. But what exactly are carbs and what do they do to your body.  Are they as evil as the low carbs dieters say? Understanding carbs Carbohydrates supply your body [...]

Share
Read full article

Best detox foods for heart health

November 10, 2011
Thumbnail image for Best detox foods for heart health

Heart disease is the primary killer in the United States. Approximately 12% of Americans has been treated with a form of heart disease, and more than 600,000 people will die this year alone from this disorder. One of the main causes of heart diseases is having a diet that clogs the arteries. A diet filled [...]

Share
Read full article