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Like many people these days, you’ve seen ads for acai berries. Touted as one of the new “Super Foods” you may have quickly dismissed this as marketing hype. Many people do, but let’s take a minute and really see what are the health benefits of taking acai, whether as juice, berries, powder, capsules or any other form you can find on the market. First of all, why can’t acai berries be found at your local grocery store? What do they even look like?
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A gluten free diet is a diet that is recommended for those suffering from Celiac’s Disease. Celiac’s Disease is an autoimmune disorder involving the small intestine. Individuals with this disease have an allergic reaction to the gluten that is naturally found in wheat, barley and rye products. A gluten free diet may also be needed for those suffering from a condition known as Dermatitis Herpetiformis in which the skin becomes irritated when gluten is consumed.
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Chronic illness feels like a giant weight added to your back, slowing down your life and forcing changes.
Persevering through the maze of experiencing chronic illness takes dedication and endurance. There are so many chemical remedies, which are helpful to the right patients. And there are natural remedies and lifestyle choices that can greatly benefit chronic illness people. My journey with chronic illness began ten years ago with chronic migraine disease. The pain became a daily ritual and was life altering. It changed my course, redirecting my path. I was going in one direction, but chronic migraine disease, steered me in a sharp left.
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When you first start to get into living a healthy and as natural as possible, it can sometimes be difficult to find places where to shop for whole and organic foods. Of course, in this country, the food industry is dominated by corn syrup-filled, prepackaged, nasty hideousness. Walking through most grocery store aisles today is [...]
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The sample pack they sent me came with 3 drinks (the Natural Health, Natural Recovery, and Natural Light). I drank the natural health one first and I have to say it is indeed tart. I generally don’t like juice drinks that are too sweet, but this was probably the most tart juice drink I’ve had. The next day I tried the Natural Light drink because it is lightly sweetened with Stevia and it was still tart, but as I expected it was a bit sweeter.
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Have you passed by an organic food store on your way home from work and wondered if organic food is healthier for you than other types of food? Well, if you are asking such a question, then you may have been filled with a number of false premises by critics of organic food. That is, there are those that make statements along the lines of “It is all the same” or “You can still lose weight with ‘regular’ food.” Such statements are made by people that truly do not understand the actual value of such foods or the reasons why they can improve the help…
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Having great skin is something everyone wants, but not everyone gets. There is a multi-billion dollar industry built around this market. Simply, many expensive creams, cleansers and astringents don’t work. You are expected to shell out all of this money for a company-manufactured product that does not give you the results you want and deserve.
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