Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects the digestive system. This disease happens when the human body has an intolerance to gluten. Gluten is a protein that is found in many of the foods we eat, including barley, rye, and wheat. Gluten is also found in other items, such as lip balm, vitamins, and […]
15 Poisonous Plants For Pets
August 2, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
We’re puppy-sitting in our house and found out quickly that she loves to chew on leaves and sticks. Before we just let her do her thing, we decided to do some research about what houseplants are poisonous for her. Many of us have pets in our homes that are really part of our family. Just as we […]
Symptoms Of Low Vitamin D Levels
July 27, 2010 by ·
There are a massive amount of nutrients that people need in order to stay healthy. One of the more important vitamins that we need is vitamin D. Vitamin D is important for cell growth. Vitamin D helps to maintain the levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood, and also helps with the body’s ability […]
How To Remove Chlorine From Tap Water
June 17, 2010 by · 4 Comments
Water is absolutely essential to human life. People are urged to drink at least 64 ounces of water every day. Bottled water can get expensive over time, but water directly from the tap may sometimes be harmful to your health. Chlorine is added to the water to kill off bad bacteria. If you’ve ever gone […]
Food Storage And BPA – Which Containers Are Best?
June 9, 2010 by · 1 Comment
I bet you don’t think twice about the type of food storage you use. It’s not usually something that causes a lot of people to think twice about. However, more and more stories are coming about on the news regarding plastic water bottles leaching substances into the drinking water. We all know that water bottles […]
Side Effects Of NutraSweet And Its Health Risks
June 5, 2010 by · 2 Comments
If you’re the type of person who needs to add sugar or other sweetener to your drinks, then you’re probably familiar with the little pink blue packet called NutraSweet. NutraSweet is one of many artificial sweeteners on the market today. But do you know what’s in this pink blue packet? The side effects of NutraSweet […]
More pesticides for strawberries
June 4, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
I have long known about the high levels of pesticides used on conventional pesticides – and in fact I remember one article that claimed that conventional strawberries had as much as 10x as many pesticides as some of the other fruit they were sharing shelf space with. A friend recently passed along an article to […]
