If you haven’t heard of kombucha, get your wow face on! It’s a fermented tea that’s loaded with probiotics, a tangy great taste, and can be sweetened with fruits or combined with other superfoods such as algae to have even more health benefits. Because the kombucha is fermented, it’s carbonated so it has that fizziness you love just like soda.Here’s why you replace soda with kombucha.It’s Healthier!We...
12/7/2015 8:18:33 PM
Many of us are swayed by advertising. Commercials that show happy cows in a pasture, a package of beef that says “free-range” or “grass-fed”or “organically-raised”: it seems easy to make the right choices at the supermarket. We as consumers are convinced we know how to tell good food from bad food, best practices from worst practices, and healthy nutrition from the stuff that just mimics it. But is...
11/4/2015 10:00:00 PM
With the holidays recently passed, those of us with food intolerances were cringing at the thought of family dinners that involved turkeys from the grocery store, glutinous breads, and heavy cream topping on the pumpkin pie. The holidays can be something of a nightmare for people who suffer from food intolerances.While some people have the notion that food intolerances don’t really exist, I’d like...
11/3/2015 8:00:00 AM
With the cooler seasons coming up for some of us, many people flock to coffee shops to grab a steaming hot cup of their favorite coffee on a cold morning. While coffee has some benefits, it can also provide loads upon loads of too much caffeine, weird chemicals, and worst of all, bad breath and stained teeth! Tea is much more customizable and beneficial. What are the perks of being a tea drinker?Antioxidant...
10/14/2015 7:00:00 AM
So, you’ve got a cavity—you can see it, feel it, or maybe your dentist told you about it, but hey, it’s there. The typical treatment for cavities is to go to the dentist and get that nasty little hole filled in with a synthetic substance that’s not natural to our mouths. Do you really need to see the dentist to heal your cavity?The Thing Is…That dentists aren’t really healing your cavity but putting...
10/6/2015 9:47:45 PM
If you’re as disturbed about the declining bee population as I am, you’re probably wondering (or maybe already know) what is causing their decline?The answer in a word: insecticides.As if spraying toxic chemicals on our food wasn’t really bad enough, these chemicals are playing a role in destroying our planet and our little fuzzy friends - the bees. As a result of this, the bee population statistics...
10/4/2015 7:00:00 AM
You may have heard of or seen the popular exercise ball (or yoga ball) in place of a desk chair at your office, supervisor’s office, or even at a friend’s home desk. This is no ordinary trend! While yoga balls are great for different exercises, stretches, and poses, they also provide some great benefits in your work environment. Why should you swap your office chair for a yoga ball?1. Work Those Muscles!When...
9/4/2015 3:56:03 PM