Health + Wellness

6 Natural Remedies to Heal a Sore Throat

6 Natural Remedies to Heal a Sore Throat

It’s that time of year for those yucky minor ailments like stuffed noses, coughs and sore throats. A lot of times they’re inconvenient and make you feel less than your best, but aren’t quite serious enough to justify staying home and snuggling under the covers. It might be tempting to take an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drug […]

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    8 Reasons to Adopt a Car-Free Lifestyle

    8 Reasons to Adopt a Car-Free Lifestyle

    Numerous studies are showing that Americans are driving less. Younger people no longer see buying their first car as an eagerly anticipated rite of passage. Fewer own cars for reasons ranging from cost—they’re paying off student loans, not making major purchases—to the fact that many are moving back to cities where a car is not […]

    Is Artificial Turf Safe for Your Children?

    Is Artificial Turf Safe for Your Children?

    Artificial turf is commonplace on athletic fields all over the U.S. There are benefits to turf: it uses less water, requires less maintenance and has much higher durability than grass fields. But many have become concerned about the impact artificial turf can have on children’s health, as well as the burden on taxpayers with synthetic turf costing around $800,000. Many turf fields are covered […]

    10 Spectacular Hikes to Consider for Your Next Outdoor Adventure

    10 Spectacular Hikes to Consider for Your Next Outdoor Adventure

    The benefits of hiking are numerous. It’s an inexpensive activity with a relatively low impact that provides exercise and enjoyment. Research shows that spending time in nature improves mental health and there many reasons why you feel so good in nature. Whether you’re an avid hiker always looking for the next great trail to hike or an occasional trekker seeking […]

    Pomegranates: The Exotic Antioxidant Superfood

    Pomegranates: The Exotic Antioxidant Superfood

    There’s something faintly exotic about the pomegranate. At this time of year, there’s usually an overflowing bin of them in the grocery produce department. Yet many people pass right by legendary fruit, unfamiliar with how to eat it or all the great health benefits it provides. Photo credit: Shutterstock A native of the Middle East, […]

    Scientists Find High Fructose Corn Syrup Is as Bad For You as You Might Think

    Scientists Find High Fructose Corn Syrup Is as Bad For You as You Might Think

    Sugar seems to be in every food we buy at the grocery, especially packaged, processed foods. Whether it’s sugary beverages (including some of those supposedly good-for-you sports beverages), those boxed breakfast cereals with cartoon and animated movie characters to attract kids or even in ketchup and canned vegetables, it’s hard to avoid. The snack food […]

    Cocoa Isn’t Just Delicious, It’s a Healthy Superfood

    Cocoa Isn’t Just Delicious, It’s a Healthy Superfood

    There’s nothing better on a cold winter evening that a steaming cup of hot cocoa. It’s one of those things that could actually make you look forward to winter. It tastes wonderful, warms your belly and enhances your sense of well-being, of course. But cocoa also has some health and nutritional benefits you might not […]

    Part II: How Regenerative Organic Agriculture Can Save the Planet

    Part II: How Regenerative Organic Agriculture Can Save the Planet

    [Editor’s note: This article is part two of a two-part series. Read part one.] We now know that 20-30 percent of manmade greenhouse gases in the atmosphere comes from industrial agriculture. Petrochemicals are for cars, not for the soil. By dumping ag chemicals onto our soils, we disrupt nature’s delicate balance of water, soil and air. Carbon sequestration […]

    9 Reasons to Optimize Your Vitamin D Levels For a Longer and Healthier Life

    9 Reasons to Optimize Your Vitamin D Levels For a Longer and Healthier Life

    By Kris Gunnars Vitamin D is more than just a vitamin. It functions as a steroid hormone in the body. If you get little sun throughout the year, stay inside a lot or use sunscreen, then Vitamin D supplementation is something to consider. A deficiency is extremely common in western countries and may have disastrous […]