I really appreciate the Environmental Working Group. They are committed to providing consumers with information needed to make the cleanest, most chemical-free food and personal care choices possible. Each year, they publish a list of the commercially grown fruits and vegetables with the highest and lowest pesticide residue levels. Choosing and growing organic is a…

If you go to sleep tonight thinking about today’s problems or tomorrow’s rushed schedule (or other stressful thoughts), this can lead to negative emotions. Your brain will use these thoughts and emotions as signals to determine your body’s physiology appropriate for that type of stress. This can include muscle tension, high cortisol levels, heart pounding,…

With school back in full swing and crazy schedules at full throttle, here are some tips for keeping parents and kids better organized, healthy,  and, eh-hum, sane: Apps for organizing your life: APPOINTY: Good for multi-faceted scheduling of classes, events, and appointments. Works with WordPress DOODLE: Great calendar for busy families or offices; you can…

An August, 2017 Lancet and Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology study of over 135,000 people on 5 continents found the following: Higher carbohydrate intake was associated with an increased risk of total mortality, whereas intake of total fat and each type of fat was associated with lower risk of total mortality Total fat and types of fat…

In a study done by the American College of Preventative Medicine, it was found that people complied better if their doctor actually wrote a prescription for their doctor’s dietary and exercise recommendations. The more specific the details, EG “eat 2 cups of broccoli and 2 apples daily” vs eat 2 each of fruits and vegetables…

Many people already know there are health benefits from drinking tea, including antioxidant, metabolic, and heart support. A new study was done at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Peking University Health Science Center in Beijing, China to specifically study the effects of tea on heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries and atherosclerosis…