A plant-based diet means eating more whole foods and plants-fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and nuts and seeds. It doesn’t necessarily mean plants only. For some people, a plant-based diet does exclude all animal products. For others, it’s just about proportion choosing more of your foods from plant sources than from animal sources. The idea…
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Nothing to cry about when you hear about 12 ailments onions can be a natural remedy for. Onions are vegetables, known as bulb onions or common onions, the one mostly cultivated being the Allium genus. You get different types of onions; the white, the red and the yellow, and each one is as healthy as…
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One of the main things that people look at when considering whether a person is healthy or not is their weight and the way they look. If a person is overweight, they will generally look overweight, by having excess fat on parts of their bodies. It’s more common for people to look like they are…
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When it comes to fitness, we could all benefit from having an accountability partner. Motivation is an excellent tool to have as well. However, sometimes friends and family members are too busy to help us keep our goals, much less reach them. This is where our furry friends come in handy. Having a pet is…
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Have you ever had one of those days where you have no energy and you simply don’t want to deal with anything else? One way to get past the doldrums is to put on some upbeat music and sing to your heart’s content. Singing improves your mood and raises your energy level, giving you the…
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Many people would be shocked to realize that eating more frequently is actually one of the greatest and most effective ways to lose weight. When we are stuck in a routine where we only eat food once or twice a day, our bodies begin to feel starved and they slow down the metabolism. That makes…
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More than likely you’ve found some natural home treatments for hair loss online. But, can and do these treatments really work? We found some of the treatments and studied whether they work or not. Here’s what we found. * Coconut Oil – Some people claim that rubbing coconut oil on the scalp will help lower…
Read moreWith osteoporosis, bones are brittle and often fracture or break. There are no symptoms prior to the osteoporosis bones’ shattering and the disease can only be detected through tests in your doctor’s office. You won’t automatically know your bones are getting thinner. White and Asian women past menopause are most susceptible to the disease, but…
Read moreWith populations living longer than ever before, there is a greater concern amongst those aging as to whether they will develop dementia, such as Alzheimer’s. The latest research is yielding valuable information on dementia risk factors, with a view to people reducing their risk if they can. Here are some of the risk factors we…
Read moreThe most powerful obstacle to weight loss is not usually our diets or exercise routine so much as our mental ability to handle the types of healthy changes that we want to make in order to improve our lives. But there are many pitfalls that can easily be stumbled into on the way to good…
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