Cold and Flu Season Remedy Roundup
The best remedies around the blogosphere to prepare you for the cold and flu season.
Category: Health and Fitness
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What’s Up With Your Digestion?
Do you experience occasional digestive discomfort, or is it a regular occurrence? Do you have bloating, belching, constipation, diarrhea, GERD or IBS? Drugs are not the answer.
Natural Ways to Care for Your Family’s Skin
Caring for your family’s skin as well as your own with have many beneficial effects on your family; it can help prevent skin cancer and other diseases as well as fight the signs of aging. In addition, when you take care of your skin, you feel better on the inside and out.
The Right Fats for Your Family
For a number of years fat has been given a bum rap, due in large part to the low fat posse; but with time has come wisdom and fat, the right fat, is now getting the credit that it’s due. It’s taken thirty years of research to get to this point, but it would appear that all…
Natural & Botanical-Based Skincare
Forget that “going green” has been trending for the past few years or so. Forget beauty trends, forget advertising ploys that market what is supposed to be the latest and greatest breakthrough in skincare “technology.” Focus on your skin and what it needs.
How to Help Your Kids Enjoy Brushing their Teeth
It’s that dreaded time of the day for you and your child: tooth brushing time. You gently convince (and by that I mean nag) them to brush their teeth, then suddenly, all hell breaks loose! You get the same response every time: thrashing, screaming, twisting away, and a closed-shut jaw that clearly says, “No way!”…
Quinoa: Whole Grain, Complete Protein and “Super Food”
Have you tried quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah)? If not, put it on your next shopping list! Quinoa is a whole grain from South America that was used as a staple in the Incan diet, who believed the grain was sacred. It has become more popular in the last few years and recently the Food and Agricultural…
Vaccinations Not Required for School Enrollment
It’s a common misconception that all children need their vaccinations to start school. Many schools are telling parents that they are required, but don’t bother to inform parents of other options.
Therapeutic Treatments for Shin Splints
Medial tibial stress syndrome, more commonly known as “shin splints,” is a common complaint of many runners and other active people. The British Journal of Sports Medicine has reported that shin splints account for approximately 10 to 15 percent of all injuries attributed to running. Classified as a repetitive stress injury, shin splints are painful…
Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle with Type 2 Diabetes
Someone who is suffering from this form of diabetes has to make lifestyle changes on a long-term basis in order to manage the disease. The following tips will come in handy when managing this disease and getting long-term control over blood glucose levels in the body.