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Cakes, cookies, candies, puddings and pies. Oh my. Who doesn’t love dessert? I think it’s safe to say we all do… and have for generations upon generations. If we didn’t think so highly of it, the ancient Mesopotamians wouldn’t have chosen to honor their gods with it… it wouldn’t have been Marie Antoinette’s arrogant answer to famine… and it wouldn’t be the hardest thing for any of us to give…
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Herbal teas can easily be part of your daily routine. You can flavor them with liquid stevia without any worry of glycemic effect. Honey is my second favorite sweetener if it is raw. In that form, it still contains beneficial minerals and vitamins. Look for these 5 herbal teas at your local health food stores. And for more healthy tea options, check out the articles listed below. It’s okay if…
Take this as a fact: Aging causes blood to thicken. Right now, if you are past age 35, your blood is beginning to sludge or get thicker. Oh, you don’t feel anything so why worry about a blood clot from thick blood? Because a stroke is a blood clot that lodges in your arteries and blocks your oxygen to the heart or brain. The risk is great, and you definitely…
Exercise is one of the essential things humans need for quality of life. It keeps the blood pumping the heart and lungs active, the tendons and joints pliable. Yet for many, even doing the basic exercises is difficult, either because of an injury, a sedentary lifestyle or long periods of underusing certain muscle groups. But these are not reasons to avoid exercises or to think you ‘can’t do it.” Today,…
Today is a two for one special… I’m going to show you how to both flatten your belly and reduce back pain with the same exercises. This short exercise set activates your deep core muscles. They’re often neglected in favor of flashier, sexier moves. Those aggressive moves, though, don’t prevent you from low back pain. In fact, without a deep core foundation, superficial muscle-targeting exercises can aggravate or cause back…
Remember your 40s? I certainly remember mine… And although I’m approaching the middle of my fifth decade, I’m feeling just as good as I did a decade ago. I credit this well-being with recognizing the need to make some lifestyle adjustments as I became more “chronologically established” in middle age. So here are 11 things I’m doing for my health in my 50s that I wasn’t doing in my 40s……
“It was only the placebo effect.” I hear those words coming out of the mouths of scientists and doctors again and again. And every time I hear them, it leaves me flabbergasted. Like the placebo effect is just a pesky barrier to their efforts to find real medicine… But “real medicine” these days translates to big pharma, patents, prescriptions and profits. That benefits somebody, but not necessarily you. Despite what…
Certain foods have health benefits so amazing calling them a “superfood” seems like an understatement. Take the simple black seed that’s been revered in the Middle East for thousands of years… It’s been used to treat headaches, fevers, colds, toothaches, digestive distress, worms, back pain, asthma, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, cancer and many more everyday and chronic diseases. If you ask me, that’s not a superfood… that’s a panacea. And…
Claim your FREE copy of Doctor’s Inside Secrets for Natural Cleansing and Detoxification and your FREE subscription to Easy Health Digest™ when you sign up today! I am a fan of grab and go food. It makes my mornings so much easier. A little bit of prep relieves a whole lot of headache if you need to eat on the run no matter the reason. If it’s a day I’m…
Talk about the latest buzz… the news media is enamored of TEAM USA’s purple spots! The latest rage in athletic performance is an ancient technique found in cultures in Egypt, the Middle East and China. The practice utilizes circular suction cups to remove blood stasis in the muscles and relieve pain and improve limited range of motion. It’s referred to as “cupping” and what started as a Hollywood thing (Gwyneth…