Are You Lactose Intolerant?

If dairy foods don't agree with you, you may have trouble digesting lactose, a sugar found in milk, butter, ice cream, cheese, and other foods made from milk and cream. The Missing Enzyme Your small...

Vitamin D3 Is Important In Autoimmune Disorders

Introduction Vitamin D has a well-established role in calcium metabolism and bone health, but recently there has been a great deal of research looking at the effect of vitamin D on other body tissues...

A Clear Complexion

An anti-inflammatory diet full of antioxidants and essential fatty acids (flaxseeds, salmon, walnuts) can help control acne. Stay away from foods that spike insulin (sugar, white flours, pastas)...

Healing Tea for Cold & Flu Season

This fall, use your tea breaks to bolster immunity! Herbal teas can have a beneficial impact on both acute and chronic health problems. Studies indicate drinking tea may have a profound effect on...

In Search of Lost Sleep

It provides energetic recovery and repair from the day's activities and metabolic detoxification from the chemicals to which we are exposed. If you are one of the more than 70 million Americans who...

Herbal Relief for Allergies

Allergies plague many of us. Fortunately, some remedies from Mother Nature can reduce or eliminate your suffering. It's almost always easier to prevent allergy symptom flare-up than to stop full-...

Healing Spices: Protect Health Year-round

Powerful plant compounds in these seasonings help fight cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, while working to relieve pain and the discomforts associated with seasonal bouts of colds and flu. That's...

Reduce Anxiety in Depression

Rubbing lavender cream onto the legs before bedtime significantly reduced anxiety, stress, and depression in pregnant women, according to a 2015 study. The women applied the cream for 10 to 20...

Your Skin v. The Sun

Your skin telegraphs to the world the state of your overall health and well being. This is why skin "warrants attention, care, and nourishment--just like the rest of our bodies," points out Alicia...

Gym Bag Goodies

There has always been a love-hate relationship with exercise: We know it's good for us but have trouble sticking to it. To make your relationship with working out a long-lasting one, it is important...

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