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Whether you buy organic fruits and veggies or not, they all have the potential to be harboring pesticides. For harder fruits and vegetables, a quick scrub under some running water can do the trick. This video from the Consumer Reports YouTube channel shares some tips for making sure your produce is clean and ready to […]
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Recently I was reading an article on AltHealthWorks.com about a fake rice being produced in China. The rice is being made out of plastic believe it or not and no one is doing anything about it. Naturally, as a health advocate and researcher of food and how food is processed I thought to myself, this […]
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So many people suffer from anxiety and headaches these days. I believe this to be a mixture of our lifestyles and many of the changes that are taking place in our world that are pushing people to question what we’ve been doing as a society repetitively for many years. You know what I mean… that […]
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1. 200 million male chicks are killed immediately after hatching. (Photo: John Wilhelm/Getty Images) The process is called “chick culling,” but that’s a much too cutesy name for the practice’s brutal reality. Farms now use separate breeds for egg-producing chickens and broiler chickens, so almost every male laying chicken that’s born is killed immediately. The […]
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This is likely one of the shallowest posts I’ll ever write—it’s about hair. However, what is so shallow about hair? We all know the importance of having a good hair day. It seems from the moment we wake up, look in the mirror and notice that our top bun has left proper, succulent waves and […]
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Before the invention of the world’s first camera, the only way anybody was able to re-live history was through writing or word of mouth. But, along with the invention of an image-capturing device came a new way to immerse ourselves in eras of human history that have long-since passed. Along with allowing historical moments to […]
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A common statistic is that 50% of all marriages end in divorce. However, recent evidence has shown that it is actually below this number, and divorce rates appear to be dropping rather than rising (contrary to popular belief). Sometimes divorce is necessary in order to avoid any further mental, emotional or even physical trauma that can […]
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Seeing young children on handheld devices nowadays is a common sight. You can often see them texting, talking on the phone or playing on tablets. Although it may seem harmless, considering a lot of adults are using some form of handheld technology for most of the day, some believe that there may be serious health […]
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If you’ve been around the natural health & beauty community for any time, you’ve probably noticed that coconut oil is all the rage. From blogs to Pinterest, to magazines and books, it seems like everyone is raving about this natural oil. Trust us, it’s not a fad. Though coconut oil has been around since, well, […]
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Editor’s Note (06/16/2023): This article was originally published on November 4, 2019, and has since been updated. Best friendship at its truest! While my best friends and I are busy searching for the hottest shoes on a heavy sale, other best friends are planning their retirement in magical, little eco-towns. These four environmentalist couples have […]
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One of the most common and terrifying concerns that parents of babies have is that their child will choke on something. Babies are naturally curious and it is common for them to put almost everything that can fit into their mouths. Many parents do not know what to do in this situation, and end up […]
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According to a study conducted by Duke University, it has been discovered that women need a lot more sleep than men do in order to function properly. This is because women experience more mental and and physical consequences from not having enough rest. Aside from giving half of the population a good reason to sleep more, these […]
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