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Antioxidants 101

Antioxidants 101

Antioxidants, substances that help prevent the damaging effects of oxidation on cells throughout your body, are plentiful in many foods, primarily fruits and vegetables. Because there are beneficial interactions between antioxidants and other components of foods, health authorities say that… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health
Therapeutic Massages: Steps to Getting Insurance to Pay for Yours

Therapeutic Massages: Steps to Getting Insurance to Pay for Yours

Studies of the benefits of massage demonstrate that it is an effective treatment for reducing stress, pain and muscle tension.  Additional reported health benefits of therapeutic massage include: Treating  and Reducing Anxiety Help with Digestive Issues Fibromyalgia Relief Reduction in… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, News, Personal Care
How Unschooling our Children Can Help Them Flourish, Develop Natural Abilities

How Unschooling our Children Can Help Them Flourish, Develop Natural Abilities

“Only a few children in school ever become good at learning in the way we try to make them learn. Most of them get humiliated, frightened and discouraged. They use their minds, not to learn, but to get out of… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Home, Lifestyle, Videos
Study Shows Impressive Emotional Benefits of Lying and Cheating

Study Shows Impressive Emotional Benefits of Lying and Cheating

When someone gets away with cheating or being dishonest, chances are they will not feel remorseful; in fact, as long as they believe no one has been hurt by their cheating, they will feel positively upbeat. Researchers have taken to… 0 Shares | | Posted in Crime, Health, Mental Health, News, Weird
Shower, Floss . . . Drink Your Urine? 5 Top Benefits of Urine Therapy

Shower, Floss . . . Drink Your Urine? 5 Top Benefits of Urine Therapy

When you wake up, the routine is probably as follows: you go to the bathroom to urinate, brush your teeth and finally, hop in the shower. For many people, the routine has a twist: they go to the bathroom and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Holistic Medicine, Personal Care, Videos, Weird
Nature’s Prozac Just as Effective

Nature’s Prozac Just as Effective

A growing number of observational and epidemiological studies have suggested that major depression is associated with reduced dietary intake and cellular levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.  Indeed, it has been previously shown that individuals suffering from major depression are… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine
8 Natural Spirit Boosters

8 Natural Spirit Boosters

  If you want some pep in your step or a dash of good cheer, look no further than the grocery store’s shelves. Not only are foods rich in vitamins, minerals and fatty acids healthful, but studies show they can… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Medicine
The Roles of Calcium in the Body

The Roles of Calcium in the Body

Calcium is the most abundant element by mass in many animals, and the fifth most abundant element by mass in humans. Indeed, calcium forms two percent of a human adult’s body weight; most of this calcium is found in the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Nutrition
Study shows plastic surgery makes you LESS attractive, use these natural treatments instead

Study shows plastic surgery makes you LESS attractive, use these natural treatments instead

A recent study showed that facial plastic surgery, while it may make some patients look slightly younger (not by much – the average was a paltry three years younger), does not make them look any more attractive.  In fact, having… 0 Shares | | Posted in Lifestyle
Gluten-Free Crazy-Good Pizza

Gluten-Free Crazy-Good Pizza

So my daughter who runs 10 miles daily just for fun also happens to be a gourmet chef.  We are really enjoying her visit home from Austria, where she is attending a university very near to Vienna. The other day… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Home, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Recipes