Food Storage And BPA – Which Containers Are Best?

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 […]

4 Health Benefits Of Mangoes

You may have heard nutritionists say that we need to “eat a rainbow of color” every time we sit down at a meal. The best way to get color into our meals is by incorporating fruits and vegetables. Think of a color in the rainbow color scheme, and you can find a fruit or vegetable […]

Side Effects Of NutraSweet And Its Health Risks

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

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 […]

Health Benefits Of Running

One of the most effective ways to work out is to take up running. There is no exercise equipment needed other than a good pair of running shoes. This form of exercise does not require a specific time of day to be accomplished. It can be done whenever a person chooses to do it. The […]

How To Season An Old Cast Iron Skillet

Cast iron is one of the best materials you can use for cooking. Cast iron cookware is sturdy and gets your food cooked all the way through. One of the down sides to using a piece of cast iron cookware, is it doesn’t come with a non-stick coating. In order to create a non-stick coating, […]

10 Steps to Better Sleep

This article was written by Matt Sawyer. Matt is a Sports Science graduate (BA, MSc) and runs a health store and has recently opened Pharmas. Tired of waking up feeling like you haven’t even been to sleep? Groggy, headachy, and like your get-up-and-go got-up-and-went? Good sleep is part of living an overall healthy lifestyle. Here […]