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Comfort Food for Your Brain

Megan, selected from Experience Life — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:09:38 +0000

By Mark Hyman, MD. Experience Life Silent Suffering Our society is experiencing an epidemic of brain problems depression, anxiety, memory loss, brain fog, attention-deficit disorder (or ADD), autism, and dementia, to name a few and yet almost no one is talking about it. Unlike obesity, which you can’t hide, psychiatric disorders like depression and anxiety (as well [...]

Household Insecticides Linked to Lupus and Arthritis

Megan, selected from Green Options — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:19:57 +0000

New research out of Philadelphia suggests a link between women’s exposure to household insecticides (including roach and mosquito killers) and the autoimmune disorders rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Previous research has shown a link of agricultural pesticides to higher risk of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Autoimmune diseases are diseases where the immune system goes haywire and [...]

The Inner Tube Of Life: Your Digestive System

Megan, selected from Intent.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:06:43 +0000

You may not even realize you have a problem but if you have health concerns of any kind or you are overweight, your inner tube could be the root cause. Of course, I’m not talking about a beach toy. I mean the inner tube of life — your digestive system! It is likely that you suffer from [...]

Parasites: Little Bugs, Big Trouble

Megan, selected from Experience Life — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:04:52 +0000

By Catherine Guthrie, Experience Life Two weeks after kayaking on the Tennessee River, Kathryn Gage doubled over with a sharp, stabbing sensation in her gut. When the pain morphed into severe diarrhea and nausea, she saw a gastroenterologist. The 40-year-old Knoxville resident told him she’d downed some river water while rolling her kayak, and she suspected her [...]

7 Sources of Scary Indoor Air Pollution

Melissa Breyer — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:02:17 +0000

According to the EPA, scientific evidence indicates that indoor air can be more seriously polluted than the outdoor air in even the largest and most industrialized cities. Other studies indicate that people spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors. The math isn’t so great–for many people health risks may be greater due to indoor [...]

Autumn To Do List: 10 Things for Cleaner Indoor Air

Annie B. Bond — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:03:51 +0000

It�s that time again--windows close with a thump, the furnace clicks on, and next thing you know, you�re living in a hotbed of pollution that could rival the smog in L.A.

Which Candles Emit Carcinogens?

Melissa Breyer — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:01:52 +0000

As the days start their slow climb toward the winter solstice I always find myself lighting more and more candles to compensate for the diminishing sunlight. I love the warmth and flicker of light they can infuse a room with, rooms otherwise flat by the increasingly muted autumn and winter skies. Yet while candles can [...]

Simple Steps to Clean Your Indoor Air

Mel, selected from Delicious Living — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:03:48 +0000

Did you know indoor air pollution can actually be more of a problem than outdoor? As the seasons change and you’re warming up inside your home, try these inexpensive solutions. 1. Replacing your standard filter with one that is pleated (increased surface area collects particles more efficiently) and electrostatic (helps capture small particles and allergens) can [...]

Healing Color Combinations by Ayurvedic Type

Melissa Breyer — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:01:00 +0000

By Melissa Breyer Does the color of some rooms make you squeamish? Itchy? Antsy? Does the color of other rooms make you soft? Calm? Wonderfully weak in the knees? It is no secret that we all respond to color, and each of us responds differently to different colors. Color has an amazing effect on us, and [...]

Which Plastics Are Safe?

Annie B. Bond — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:31:08 +0000

The news about plastics has been pretty alarming lately, causing some of us to go dashing for the water bottles to see what kind of plastic they are—and find out if we've been unwittingly poisoning our children and ourselves with chemicals leaching into the water from them.