We've all got that one friend. The one who when you go out for coffee reaches for sweeteners to add to their mug. Or maybe it's a friend who is alway jonesing for another diet soda. Well this is the post you need to slyly share to their social media so they get the hint. If you are realizing you're that friend, then keep reading because you need to …
Top 5 Foods that Fight Cancer
As we enter into National Cancer Prevention month, it seems fitting to talk about simple ways to reduce our risk of cancer. No one likes to talk about cancer, but with more than 50% of cancers being preventable, it's something worth discussing. You can up your odds of prevention just by incorporating certain foods into your diet. I promise it's …
How to Make an Allergy Mom Cry
I met up with a friend from the gym the other day and it reminded me of all the things I used to take for granted. Like life without a food allergy. When I lost over 100 lbs. and swore off diet soda and fast food, I had a choice in the matter. I took those choices for granted. When I was single with no kids and I had mountains of extra time on …
Box Tops: The Brilliant Marketing Ploy of Processed Food Companies Keeping Your Family Addicted
Does your child's school participate in Box Tops for Education? It's a program designed to earn money for schools. It's billed as an easy way to contribute to your child's school just by bringing in the box tops to products you already feed your family. But, are the participating products really something we should be encouraging our children to …
Grassfed Label Standards Dropped by the USDA
While we were all busy keeping up with New Year resolutions and kids back to school, the USDA announced they will retire the Grassfed Labeling Standard. The reason was unclear. What does this mean? This means confusion for consumers and an eroding of trust for the grassfed label. The USDA created the grassfed standard in 2006 after a lengthy …
10 Days to Improve the Health of Your Children
Sometimes we think it's too late to change, or that we need a big dramatic do-over to see a real impact. Well new research has found that all you, or your children, may need is 10 days. A recent study sought to see the effects of lowering the sugar intake of children. The group of 43 children went from 25% dietary sugar to 10% in 10 days. The …
3 Ways to Support Pesticide Free School Lunches
There's lots things to think about to prepare the kids for school each day. And maybe with the new year in motion you're asking: what can I do to keep kids healthy, strong and ready to learn? Read on for some tips on what we can do to ensure school kids across the country have access to nutritious, tasty pesticide free food. 1 - Informed Choices …
10 Ways Yoga Keeps You From Killing People
Yoga is often praised for the physical benefits it provides. It can strengthen your body, improve flexibility, aid in weight loss, and generally make you feel good. But just how good can it make you feel? It's benefits can go beyond physical health and impact emotional health as well; maybe enough to keep your sanity intact. Here are 10 ways yoga …
10 Not So Healthy Baby Food
It's been a while since I've bought baby food. Come to think of it, I don't think I ever bought baby food for my child. I used to bring jarred baby food (the fruity ones) in my packed lunches to school or work, so it's been a long time. By the time I had my son I decided baby food wasn't for us and opted for baby led weaning or making our own baby …
5 Ways Iodine Will Improve Your Health
Iodine is essential to the human body although we don't produce it ourselves. Without sufficient levels the thyroid can't properly function, and this can lead to a whole host of problems. It's thought that up to 40% of the world is lacking enough iodine. Iodine deficiency is the leading cause of brain damage, yet it's completely preventable. …
How to Find Out if Your Doctor is Beholden to Pharma
A multi-billion dollar medical fraud scandal leaving Americans with dangerous and painful medical problems has surfaced prompting patients to take a close look at the financial ties of their doctors have to pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies. So how do you find out if your doctor is taking any money from a company that may not have your …
Why A McTeacher Night Does More Harm Than Good
McDonald's has been heavily criticized for not only it's unhealthy food choices, but also it's questionable marketing tactics. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise that they're at it again with a nationwide event called McTeacher's Night. What is a McTeacher Night? On McTeacher’s Nights, McDonald’s brings the schools into their restaurants for a …