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Non-toxic Hair Care on a Budget

14 Dec

While many shampoos and conditioners contain ingredients listed on our “Toxic Ten” pocket shopping guide, safe alternatives are readily available, both in stores, and in your own kitchen! One affordable and non-toxic technique is to use baking soda instead of shampoo, and follow up with an apple cider vinegar rinse in place of conditioner. 

How to Prevent Cancer by Making this Simple Switch at the Kitchen Table

27 Sep

How to Prevent Cancer by Making this Simple Switch at the Kitchen Table

We all want to know how to prevent cancer. A recent paper in the journal of Current Pharmaceutical Design reviewed 25 studies on olive oil consumption and cancer. The researchers calculated a 5-fold difference in risk between subjects consuming mainly olive oil compared to those consuming mainly butter. A 40% decreased risk of breast cancer was seen in those consuming the greatest amounts of olive oil compared to those consuming the lowest amounts.

The findings were not only positive for breast cancer, but also upper digestive tract (stomach, esophageal), respiratory tract (lung) cancers, and “possibly colorectal and other cancer sites.”

Top 5 Sites for Healthy Recipes

18 Feb

recipe Top 5 Sites for Healthy Recipes

What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn’t much better than tedious disease. -George Dennison Prentice

“Am I allowed to eat this? That has how many calories!? Do I have to start all over again if I fail? I didn’t even know that ingredient was in there!” How beneficial can a diet truly be if it becomes an added source of stress and worry?