Super Smarts: Ten ways to maintain your brain

Super Smarts: Ten ways to maintain your brain

Feeling a little foggy? Part of the problem may be your lifestyle. Stress, dieting, lack of exercise, drinking soda, even using the wrong kind of deodorant or cookware can lead to brain drain. And simply getting older makes us less sharp. With age, essential fuels 

Infection Protection: ten fun ways to boost immunity

Infection Protection: ten fun ways to boost immunity

Several million years ago, it is hypothesized, the first Stone Age human caught the first cold. Ever since then, doctors, nurses, herbalists, shaman and healers of every sort have been confounded by colds and flu. Over the years, these devilish pathogens have been treated with 

Hungry for love: foods to inspire desire

Hungry for love: foods to inspire desire

Few human instincts are as compelling as the desire for sexual connection. Throughout time, the moment our basic survival needs — food, shelter, protection from large, furry animals — have been met, we’ve sought sexual union, both for procreation and pleasure. And universal though it 

Good enough to eat: natural skin care

Good enough to eat: natural skin care

You’ll find lots of natural skin and body care products with botanical ingredients and earthy-looking packages. But what do the labels—“pure,” “natural,” “plant ingredients”—really mean? In many cases, not much. While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies cosmetics and personal care products, it does 

Healthy Halloween dinner for kids

Healthy Halloween dinner for kids

October is a big month at my house. Between family and friends, we have more than 12 birthdays, plus Halloween…and that means lots of parties and planning. One of the main events, of course, is the Halloween celebration. It’s inarguably the most titillating holiday for 

Screamin’ deals in the grocery store

Screamin’ deals in the grocery store

Is it possible to eat a nutritious, organic diet? I say yes! Organic foods are affordable on nearly every budget. Start with these fifteen great buys—nearly everything you need for a healthy diet. Eggs. With a biological value of 100—the measure of how well a 

The No-Pain Diet: Foods to fight fibromyalgia

The No-Pain Diet: Foods to fight fibromyalgia

Remember the last time you had the flu? Most likely, you felt exhausted, sore, achy, and muddled. You couldn’t think straight, it was a task just to drag yourself through the day, and the four days you were sick seemed like a month. If you