Category: Blog

  • Why This May Be a “Sure Cure” for the Flu  (Tips)

    Why This May Be a “Sure Cure” for the Flu  (Tips)

    Whether you decided (or will decide) to get the flu vaccination or not, you can take precautions to avoid the flu or to help reduce symptoms once you recognize them.  Below are some suggestions to lower your risk and ease the onslaught of those symptoms. Wash hands frequently, especially when arriving at work, after shaking… Read more

  • Why Winter Is a Great Time to Start Gardening

    Why Winter Is a Great Time to Start Gardening

    I know that gardening must be the last thing on anyone’s mind, nowadays. And, if you value eating local produce that’s free of pesticides and GMO’s, winter gardening may be the perfect solution to getting seasonal, healthy produce when the mercury dips to indecent levels. Even harvesting one food from your backyard or indoor garden… Read more

  • Flu Epidemic Prevention and Remedies

    Flu Epidemic Prevention and Remedies

    The seasonal flu is a contagious respiratory illness that spreads from person to person by coughing and sneezing and by touching an object or surface with the flu virus on it. On average, 5 to 20 percent of us will get the flu each year.  But, have no fear! If you’re like me and all… Read more

  • 7 Tips for Healthier Winter Skin and Hair

    7 Tips for Healthier Winter Skin and Hair

    It’s wintertime and “Baby, it’s cold outside!” Whipping winds, dry air, and chilly temperatures can really do a number on soft skin and hair. Cold air outside and central heat indoors can strip moisture from strands and pores, making hair rough and skin itchy and dry. But endure cracked hands no more: items hiding in… Read more

  • “Happy” Holiday Tips

    “Happy” Holiday Tips

    It can get really frustrating and stressful about now, if you don’t have a plan.  So, follow these tips to ensure optimal relaxation and less stress. Tip #1: Make your list and check it twice!  Can you imagine getting to the store and NOT having your list? Then, to top it off, you forgot about… Read more

  • 5 Health Benefits Of Peppermint

    5 Health Benefits Of Peppermint

    In the midst of all the indulgence and decadence this time of year, it’s comforting to know there are some very real health benefits to some of the most common flavors of the season. Between candy canes and Christmas bark, peppermint is giving cinnamon a run for its money as stand-out spice of the holiday… Read more

  • Surefire Strategies to Stay Fit From Thanksgiving to New Years

    Surefire Strategies to Stay Fit From Thanksgiving to New Years

    Between pies and more pies, it can be pretty tough to stay active during the holiday season. A cornucopia of family obligations, work parties, and last-minute shopping means that hitting the gym often gets delayed or crossed off the schedule altogether. Not this year! There are 35 days between Thanksgiving and New Years Day, so… Read more

  • How To Cure Diabetes Naturally Continued…

    How To Cure Diabetes Naturally Continued…

    There are two main kinds of diabetes: Type 1 occurs when the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Type 2 occurs when insulin is produced, but the body doesn’t respond to it the right way. What causes Type 1 is often hard to pinpoint. Type 2 diabetes is increasingly common — some have estimated that a third of Americans born… Read more

  • How To Cure Diabetes Naturally

    How To Cure Diabetes Naturally

    The United States has the highest rate of diabetes in the world. That’s more than 30 million Americans. And, no, this is not a goal worth achieving. The UnitedHealth Group anticipates that 50% of Americans could have diabetes or prediabetes by the year 2020. As much as 95% of these cases are predicted to be Type 2… Read more

  • What So Sweet About Chocolate?

    What So Sweet About Chocolate?

    Maybe the reason it is the favorite flavor of America is because it tastes so good…chocolate, that is. According to the National Day Calendar, the process of chocolate goes something like this: Chocolate comes from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao, which has been cultivated for at least three millennia, is grown… Read more