5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD AVOID (OR MINIMIZE) COFFEE I know, I know. There are at least a million articles on the web telling you the benefits of coffee and another million on the harms...
When I saw the ad for Coca-Cola Life, I was pretty sure the colour on my TV had died. Nope. Coca-Cola Life is green. I haven’t drank Coca-Cola in years, but this intrigued me. Is...
In the household I grew up in, there was no ‘healthy’ food or ‘unhealthy’ food; there was just food. Sure, some food might be ‘better for you’ than others, but we didn’t really know...
It’s difficult to convince people they need to eat less meat. Eating meat with every meal is a cultural tradition so ingrained in our society that those who opt of of the traditional eating patterns,...
Video games that successfully combine physical activity with fun are exactly what our sedentary society needs, and if you’ve played Pokemon Go, you know how well this combination works. Pokemon Go is a game for your...
There’s a lot of debate regarding genetically modified foods. Are they as nutritious as non-GMO food? Do they taste the same as the original? Will they be responsible for the onset of the zombie apocalypse? (Am...
The Syrup diet; welcome to sweet, sweet, syrupy heaven. With a huge variety of foods to choose from, this diet is the best chance for turning your frown upside down. Unlike some diets that claim...
The Paleo Diet might be the most popular fad diet right now. It’s built upon the idea that the food that has allowed humans to evolve to where we are today should be the food we...
My goal is to live to 120 years old. It’s a goal that, if I make, I’ll be pretty impressed with myself. If not… I suppose 119 will do. I just finished reading Healthy...
Counting calories can be a lot of work. Keeping track of everything you eat in the correct amounts get tricky when you eat out or make something at home with a lot of different...
Yay for healthy desserts! This one comes from one of my favorite YouTubers, FullyRawKristina. It’s a beautiful mix of pitted dates, pecans, raw cacao powder, mulberries, sweet cacao nibs, and raspberries that results in a delicious...
The primary elements of a healthy diet involve going back to the basics; in other words, eating food how we used to: natural, unprocessed, clean, in-season, and local. I found these fantastic tips in the book...
There is a lot of fear surrounding fat in our diet, but it’s so important that we include healthy fat in our meals. As Joyous Health points out, fat helps with chemical reactions in the body, helps...
If you weren’t already aware, a lot of the clothes you buy for your kids are toxic. The problem is, the big retailers don’t seem to care. Studies have found children’s clothing made in...
Your immune system is an amazing thing. Sure, when you’re home sick with giant puffy red eyes and an entire box of Kleenex shoved up your nose, it probably seems like your immune system has...
“She must be a size 4. Why can’t I be a size 4? She just has better genes than me. So unfair. Why does she get to look like that?” Everyone has to start...
Some people seem stuck in the idea that they’re trapped by what their family or spouse eats. They believe that having a vegetarian husband makes them automatically vegetarian too; or having pressure from a...
Look, some more eco-friendly fashion sites! I can’t believe how many there are; this is seriously awesome.
Yay For Eco-Friendly Clothes! Here’s a list of ten eco-friendly fashion retailers dedicated to ethical practices in their production process, clothing materials, and working conditions. Ethica Eco-friendly, vegan, handcrafted, sustainable products that use natural...
Now that I’m in school to become a nutritionist, being informed about alternative medicines like homeopathy seems like a good idea. If I ever need to explain the differences between the two in order to separate nutrition from homeopathy,...
