Healthy Living

Eating wholesome and delicious foods can help to ensure long-term health. With our current economy however, it can be a challenge to maintain a healthy diet while sticking to a budget. The good news: you don’t have to break the bank to enjoy tasty, nutritious foods. Here are some ...

Energy drinks can be risky, and even dangerous to some. It is important that you understand exactly what is inside these drinks. The idea that energy drinks are healthy drinks is beginning to fall apart. Here are a few of the reasons that the vast majority of energy drinks are not the healt...

Mold related health issues include asthma, infection, and allergic illness can have toxic effects on your overall health. These mold health hazards are due to breathing in the contaminated mold cells every day indoors and out. The health hazards of mold should be understood so that you can avoid th...

The health benefits of honey include it functioning as a topical antibiotic to speed the healing process. Honey, that delicious elixir that safely sweetens your favorite foods, has gained popularity as a safe, viable alternative to antibiotics. Clinical trials have confirmed honey health benefits i...

Pottery studios and clay workshops are not the first place you might think of as a center for improving health, but Dr Oz suggests that any activity with clay can be very beneficial to our natural balance and overall health. “Working with clay is a very soothing and nurturing activity,” he was ...

Increasingly, more and more people are taking a longer and longer look at energy drinks. The idea that energy drinks are healthy drinks is beginning to fall apart. Here are a few of the reasons that the vast majority of energy drinks are not the healthiest choice: High in sugar Ene...

Most of us have been raised to reach for the bleach when it comes to brightening white clothes, stain removal, disinfecting objects in our homes—including children’s toys—and cleaning dirty floors and surfaces. Of course, bleach achieves these seemingly harmless goals; however, it doesn’t ...

Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener first synthesized in 1965 for use as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. Sold initially under the brand name NutraSweet, it has been marketed as AminoSweet since 2009. Today, it’s believed to be used in over in over 6000 different products in 90 countries ...

You may want to share viral videos on your cell phone, but germs and viruses are a totally different matter. Cell phones are unfortunately an easy conduit for cold and flu bugs, as they are constantly in contact with germ-laden surfaces, hands and then faces where the eyes, nose and mouth are the m...

Want a delicious meal that supports healthy aging? Make sure the menu includes an appetizer of Brazil nuts, an entrée of broiled cod and a dessert featuring fresh blueberries. The glutathione, selenium and antioxidants in those three foods are proven health boosters for older people. Let’s look...