Toxic Free Living And Natural Alternatives for Life

Copper H2O Water Bottle – perhaps the last water bottle you will ever own!

Top ten reasons why a copper water bottle can change your life: I recently received a 100% pure copper water bottle from Copper H2O that I’ve been using for my morning water cleanse. Copper is my favorite, especially when it gains a natural patina! Although, if one prefers the shine of copper, it’s easy to …

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Top 7 Reasons to Exercise More As You Get Older and How to Stay Motivated

Exercise is essential at any age, but as we enter our forties, we can lose upwards of 5% of our muscle mass for every decade of life. Vanity is the least important reason why exercising ought to be at the top of our “to-do” lists. Here are the top 7 reasons why exercise should increase …

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The Latest Craze in Workplace Wellness: Balanced Active Sitting

The Latest Craze in Workplace Wellness: Balanced Active Sitting Ergonomics Expert Sheds Light on How New Technique Improves Physical Health, Mental Clarity By Scott Bahnman With workplace wellness a popular initiative for many businesses across the U.S., many workers are familiar with efforts like corporate weight-loss competitions, gym partnerships and office 5ks. And because research links sitting …

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How to mimic the benefits of sunlight without the risk

People have grown more and more sun-phobic while forgetting the powerful healing benefits of sunshine. One way to reap the benefits of light, without the risk of skin cancer is using infrared light. Those of us who experience Season Affective Disorder may benefit from 15-20 minutes of daily infrared light therapy. Lifting the mood is …

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Mindfulness for parents: proven strategies for calming down and connecting with our kids – a book review

What does it mean to practice mindfulness? I think there are quite a few misconceptions when it comes to this practice. One of those is that mindfulness is related or conflicts with religions. Another misconception is that mindfulness always involves meditation. Google meditation without mindfulness and you’ll find about 52 million results. Mindfulness is not …

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Why you need to get more Microgreens and Sprouts into your diet!

The words Microgreens and sprouts are often used to mean the same thing, yet there are some differences. Both begin as a seed. Microgreens: are grown in soil require sunlight and ventilation to grow contain concentrated nutrients have unique flavors that pack a powerful punch are fairly easy to grow your own can grow in …

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Improve the taste of dishes and your health with this simple tip

Whether you are an expert in the kitchen or can barely boil water, there is one crucial factor that can affect the taste of a dish. The purity of your water. Bad tasting water is hard to drink, which may explain why many people have a hard time reaching their daily intake quota. So what …

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Most effective remedies to heal a broken heart and emotional upheaval

Emotional upheaval and heartbreak can be caused by various situations such as the end of a romance, death of a loved one, a wayward child, or the betrayal of a friend. Whatever the cause, emotional outbursts such as crying your eyes out or a heated argument can really take it out of you. A broken …

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Common Misconceptions About Therapy and Mental Health

Mental health is an integral part of our overall well-being, and it deserves our attention. Our state of mind often does not get as much consideration as our physical health. For the sake of this article, I will refer to seeing a psychologist or psychiatrist, or other certified, licensed counselor, as “going to therapy.” Call …

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How Medicinal Mushrooms are taking the nutrition world by storm

According to several sources, mushrooms will be trending the nutrition world in 2019. For the last few years, I’ve been exploring the world of medicinal mushrooms for health related purposes. Recently, I found out that mushrooms are more amazing than I ever thought possible. Some commonly reported benefits of medicinal mushrooms include Improved Focus, better …

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13 Benefits of Green Tea PLUS how Matcha Powder compares

Green tea has more benefits than black tea because of the way they are processed. I grew up in the south where everyone served and drank black tea, usually with sugar. Even if black tea had the benefits of green tea, they would most likely be negated by the amount of sugar in the “sweet …

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Top 5 Foods to Boost Energy – with Bonus Ideas

Today’s Healthy Bite is all about eating for energy When energy stores seem low there could be any number of reasons. Illness, lack of sleep, emotional upheaval, and so forth can all cause us to be low on energy. Causes such as these require a bit more than adding energy foods, however, eating certain foods …

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Golden Lasagna: A Twist on Pastelón (Sweet Plantain Lasagna)

Pastelón is a type of casserole very similar to lasagna in that it has layers, meat, sauce, and cheese. However, Pastelón uses Plantain in place of the noodles. Pastelón is what I would consider traditional comfort food. Puerto Rican Pastelón may differ slightly from Dominican Pastelón but both are delicious! If you like a savory …

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Does prayer make you a healthier person? Science says yes.

The power of prayer According to a number of studies and research, the benefits of prayer go beyond spiritual health. While I’m not suggesting prayer solely as a tool for maintaining health; it can certainly be considered a contributing factor to a well-balanced healthy lifestyle. At the beginning of this year, I decided instead of …

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