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Dry Skin Brushing – Your 3-5 Minute Daily Detox
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
Here's an easy, invigorating way to start the day: dry skin brushing. The skin is our largest organ of elimination, sometimes called the third kidney because of its role in detoxifying the body. Toxins exit the body through the pores by sweating, which is why aerobic exercise, saunas, and steam baths are good detoxifying aids.…Dry Skin Brushing – Your 3-5 Minute Daily Detox
Read more...Detox Your Home
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
Take off Your Shoes: One of the easiest ways to prevent outdoor chemicals from becoming indoor toxins is to leave your shoes at the door. Insist that everyone else does, too. Open the Windows: According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air pollution is more dangerous than outdoor air pollution, even in the biggest…Detox Your Home
Read more...Detox – The Body Owner’s Guide By Consuelo Reyes, President of FACT
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
In my 25 plus years in Natural Healing at FACT, I have seen the notion of "detoxification" go from a hush-hush, no-go, not-in-polite-company type subject to "in," get-with-it-everybody's-doin'-it-cool thing to do! In many ways this is progress. However, I am concerned that, as detox has become more mainstream, the original concept has become diluted, and…Detox – The Body Owner’s Guide By Consuelo Reyes, President of FACT
Read more...Coughing Is Useful By Theodore R. Van Dellen, M.D.
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
"Would you please explain what a productive cough is? I find that coughing wears me out." I've been asked variations on this question for all the decades I've been practicing internal medicine. A productive, or what we call a "useful" cough is one that removes secretions from the bronchial tree and lungs. It also effectively…Coughing Is Useful By Theodore R. Van Dellen, M.D.
Read more...New Cure for the Common Cold
May 7, 2020 - Category: A Different Concept of Health and Disease
Understand It! “I’ve never had a cold in my life,” boasted a 75-year-old man. (Five months after making this statement he was dead with cancer.) He had adopted a superior attitude toward his wife, who was constantly bothered with colds. Every winter, and all winter long, she suffered with coughing and sneezing, with dripping nose…New Cure for the Common Cold
Read more...Why Junk Food Is Aging By Michael Pollan
May 7, 2020 - Category: Balanced Diet
If you need another reason to kick the soda habit, here it is. Research published online in the FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) shows that high levels of phosphates may add more fizzle to sodas and processed foods than previously thought. New evidence shows that ingesting these accelerates signs of aging…Why Junk Food Is Aging By Michael Pollan
Read more...Why We Should All Eat More Organic Food By Organic Consumers Association
May 7, 2020 - Category: Balanced Diet
Organic Food is More Nutritious Organic foods, especially raw or non-processed, contain higher levels of beta carotene, vitamins C, D and E, health-promoting polyphenols, cancer-fighting antioxidants, flavonoids that help ward off heart disease, essential fatty acids, and essential minerals. On the average, organic food is 25% more nutritious in terms of vitamins and minerals than…Why We Should All Eat More Organic Food By Organic Consumers Association
Read more...Why food fortify? By Max Warmbrand, N.D., D.O.
May 7, 2020 - Category: Balanced Diet
There is a big trend on in America today. That trend is food fortification. The public has suddenly become aware of the merits of nutrition and they are demanding fortification. Now let me state the case succinctly. If a food is so impoverished, so weak and puny, so devoid of nutritive qualities that it must…Why food fortify? By Max Warmbrand, N.D., D.O.
Read more...To Buy or Not to Buy Organic? By Michael Pollan
May 7, 2020 - Category: Balanced Diet
Michael Pollan, author, activist and professor of journalism at the University of California-Berkeley, has been speaking out about food, nature and culture for over 25 years. In 2010 he was named to the TIME 100, the magazine's annual list of the world's 100 most influential people. Here he offers common sense answers to some frequently…To Buy or Not to Buy Organic? By Michael Pollan
Read more...Bug Off! – Repelling insects (Naturally)
May 7, 2020 - Category: Balanced Diet
Insects are creatures of Nature and, therefore, have every right to exist. However, as fellow inhabitants on this earth, we humans have a right not to be bitten! Here are some natural ways to repel those pesky bugs without harming them or us: Citronella (Cymbopogon citratus) oil is an age-old repellent that deters houseflies, ticks…Bug Off! – Repelling insects (Naturally)
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