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Photo: No Trick Treats For the health conscious like me, Halloween candy that can lend to ill health is as spooky as un-fairly traded choco treats. I hate sounding like the grim reaper and all, but it’s science — not this blogger — linking childhood obesity, diabetes and cancer to refined sugars. Unless you want [...]

A big part of healthy eating is being prepared to do it.  When we’re hungry, stopping to figure out what to eat, then getting it, can take way more time than many of us have.   Hence the popularity of fast food. Try these tips to make your own fast food, healthy eating style.   They revolve [...]

Would you be surprised to learn that you can make your very own organic, natural hair products at home? For a fraction of the cost of most product lines, its easy to create organic shampoos, conditioners and hair masks from the comfort of your kitchen. Completely natural and 100% non-toxic, natural hair products offer hydration, [...]

Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) announced an important change to its eScrip fundraising program by asking schools and groups to allocate 20 percent of the more than $20 million in annual Safeway donations to fitness and nutrition activities. Safeway wants to do what it can to help children stay active and healthy, and hopes this commitment will [...]

Which is the better breakfast when it comes to healthy weights — bacon and eggs or cornflakes?  A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests the former might be the best bet.  But don’t break out the frying pan just yet.  Like most things nutritious, it’s a matter of balance, variety [...]

Think about the last time you celebrated someone’s birthday by diving into a piece of cake.  Were you hungry when you ate it?  If not, you were engaging in emotional eating.  So that begs the question: Is emotional eating always off-limits when we’re trying to achieve and maintain a healthy weight? Clearly, the answer is [...]

Photo via Daily Mail, credit SWNS Everyone loves to get their back scratched. And for cows hard at work in dairy farms, a little rub against the “cow wash” goes a long way for getting cleaner both cleaner and calmer. The swinging brush stimulates blood circulation and improves milk production, while also relaxing the cows [...]

WHO and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are teaming up to promote healthy lifestyle choices, including physical activity, sports for all, Tobacco Free Olympic Games, and the prevention of childhood obesity. As outlined in a memorandum of understanding signed today in Lausanne, the WHO and IOC will work at both the international and country level [...]

Deb Kitt & Paige Rennekamp will guide you through the best choices for a detoxification program. You will learn healthy ways to restore and rejuvenate your mind and body. Empower your spirit, recharge your mind, and restore your natural body balance through detoxification. Detoxification is a way of: •Cleansing your body •Revitalizing your immune system [...]

Working with many nutrition clients over the years I have seen addictions to certain foods literally take over their lives. One of these addictions is to Coffee. Telling people they need to cut back or avoid this substance for health reasons sets off an intense cascade of emotions inside them. I will work with them [...]