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My Elimination Diet Trip – Part 3: Re-Introduction

So you’ve progressed through the Detoxification and Elimination phases of the Elimination Diet. Once all of your symptoms are gone, you begin the final phase: Reintroduction (sometimes known as provocation).

Protein Power: Do you need some?

In the last few years, protein powders have come out of the gym and into the kitchen. No longer just for athletes and weightlifters, protein has proven health benefits for all men and women. Protein accounts for the largest percentage of material in the human body...

Antioxidants cut Alzheimer’s risk

Free radicals are unstable oxygen compounds that damage fats, proteins and DNA. The brain is especially sensitive to free radical (oxidative) damage because of its high content of fatty acids, its high use of oxygen and its low levels of antioxidants. By studying the...

Peak Vision: Top picks for eye health

We’d all hope to see the faces of our grandchildrenβ€”or even great grandchildrenβ€”clearly, and not through a haze of blurred vision. But will we? Cataracts, a β€œclouding” of the eye lenses, afflict half of all people over 50 and three-quarters of those over 75. Macular...

Gas and bloating? Enzymes are the key

High-fat, high-calorie meals often leave us bloated, gassy and in digestive distress! A recent clinical trial in Minnesota confirmed that supplementing with digestive enzymes can reduce these digestive disturbances. Digestive enzymes are complex molecules crucial for...

25 Ways to Embrace Health

Make 2015 your best year ever! 2015 is a fresh start to refresh our minds and bodies. As we tear the wrappings off a new calendar, those empty, blank days represent blank slates bursting with opportunities for us to embrace health like never before. Setting SMART...

Rejuvenating Oils

Rejuvenating Oils

For a healthy skin makeover Β This time of year is a wonderful time for rejuvenationβ€”and that includes creating healthy, glowing skin. One great way to kick-start any skin renewal plan is to begin using a natural skin care oil. Soothing and nourishing Oils not only...

Culinary spices that heal.

Culinary spices that heal.

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Antioxidant packed avocado spirulina face mask

Antioxidant packed avocado spirulina face mask

Here's a DIYΒ Avocado & Spirulina Face Mask! The avocado hydrates the skin and locks in moisture, and the spirulina is antibacterial and full of antioxidants, so it can clear pores, reduce lines, and soften wrinkles. (Plus the lemon juice and apple cider vinegar to...