Category: Health News
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What Really Works to Treat Flu
Flu season is once again upon us but don’t worry, with peak flu season traditionally hitting in January, you still have time to consider how best to protect you and your family. As holistic or natural approaches to health and wellness continue to grow in popularity and earn widespread acceptance, more and more people are […]
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The Real Truth About Potatoes (Are They Really Bad?)
Potatoes certainly receive mixed reviews- they’re vegetables, which are healthy, but they’re also full of starch, which breaks down into sugar during digestion. As a starch, potatoes are made up of long chains of simple sugar molecules, which break down into individual glucose molecules in the body. People who are on a fat loss diet […]
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The 9 Worst Refrigerated Foods You Should Avoid
Most processed foods these days are unhealthy in one way or another. It is always best to eat food in its most natural state; fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, etcetera. Obviously, much of the world has adopted a different approach to food: processing and pre-packaging. While many items that you can buy at the store are […]
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7 Signs Your Mattress Is Making You Sick
According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute sleep is key to good health and a sense of well-being hroughout one’s life. Quality sleep benefits our minds and bodies in many ways. Several studies link insufficient sleep with weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, depression, inflammatory diseases and life expectancy. Given the […]
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8 Toxic Household Products You Should Get Rid Of
There are hundreds of household products that are bad for the environment, harmful to human health, or both. The companies that manufacture products generally do not care about their impact on health and the environment. Unfortunately, most companies focus on their profits rather than how well good product is with respect to those aspects of […]