One of my favorite sweet treats, loaded with nutrient-packed ingredients, like: Coconut milk: While traditional ice cream can be a great treat for many, many people with sub-par health can have dairy allergies or sensitivities, making it more stressful to digestion and the immune system (not the best thing for boosting the metabolism and fat…
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Cherries Can Cause Cancer Cells To Kill Themselves
As summer approaches, there is no good reason not to load up your diet with cherries! Cherries are high in vitamin C, potassium, Vitamin A (tart cherries) as well as contain antioxidants like anthoxyanian which gives cherries their red color. Laboratory research According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, “Laboratory research is extensive on…
US Government Admits Americans Have Been Overdosed On Fluoride
The United States government recently decreased the recommended fluoride level in drinking water; the first time the recommendation has decreased in 50 years. According to NPR, the recommended range of 0.7-1.2 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water issued in 1962 will now reflect only the lower value of the range; 0.7 milligrams per liter….
This Family Didn’t Eat Organic. Watch What Happens To Their Bodies As Soon As They Switch
Eating organic can be hard on the wallet. The higher expense and not fully understanding what eating non-organic food can do to your body are the main reasons people do not make the commitment to switch. After seeing this video about about a family that participated in a study from the Swedish Environment Research Institute,…
Incredible 1930’s Pharmacist Map of ‘Herbal Cures’ Released to Public
Slate.com’s history blog just released this Natural Cures Map from 1932, showing 1-2 medicinal plant species that grew in each US state. The map proves as an excellent reminder about the importance of medicinal plants, especially to the corrupt pharmaceutical practices today. According to the map’s Service of Pharmacy: “It is important that the public…
Cheese: the secret to a longer life and faster metabolism?
There’s a lot of controversy over the healthfulness or harmfulness of dairy depending on your source, but it’s hard to deny the fact that dairy has been eaten for thousands of years while supporting health and longevity. Dairy is also high in calcium, which according to experts is a huge simulator of the metabolic rate….
Popular birth control sending young women to hospital
Hormonal birth control is taken by the masses, but not without serious risks that are often downplayed by doctors and big pharma. CNN reports that NuvaRing has had 44 million prescriptions filled in the US alone. If you are one of the tens of millions of women who may not know about the link between NuvaRing and pulmonary embolisms,…
Medieval Potion More Effective Than Conventional Antibiotic Treatment. Will this be the end to antibiotics?
Modern medicine could learn a lot from the the past if they took the time to learn from old age wisdom. The University of Nottingham is doing just that. Their recreation of a medieval medicine shows extreme promise and progress against modern-day superbug MRSA and is proving to be more effective than conventional antibiotic treatment. According modern day translation,…
Is Western Medicine Crazy? 6 Scenarios That Prove It Is
Do you consider personal philosophies about health aligning more with a natural approach, that of Western Medicine, or somewhere in-between? Regardless of where your alliance falls, I think you’ll find this post from Butter Nutrition pretty insightful. With so many doctors helping patients “chase symptoms” it really leaves you thinking if the root cause ever…
The 11 Best Natural Antibiotics and How to Use Them
Antibiotics have high costs and can do major damage. Repeated use is linked to food allergies, autoimmune disease, cancer, liver injury and immune system suppression among others. If you want to do everything you can naturally first before resorting to antibiotics, you’ll enjoy this informative post on natural alternatives from Sarah of The Healthy Home Economist:…