Lassi: India’s Delicious Yogurt Drink (with easy recipe!)
A traditional Ayurvedic beverage, lassi is India’s answer to the modern smoothie. This easy recipe contains a choice of fruit with …
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Spirulina: Do Risks of Contamination Outweigh the Benefits?
You may not have realized it, but if you have ever eaten spirulina, you were eating algae. Yes, that stuff that people with chlorinated swimming pools …
Recipe for Feeding and Healing a Sick Chicken
Our family has kept a flock of chickens in the backyard for several years now. While I by no means consider myself a chicken expert, I have definitely …
Subway Chicken Sandwiches and Strips Test 50% or Less Actual Chicken
If you’ve been eating Subway chicken sandwiches thinking they are a healthier choice than fast food, you might want to rethink that strategy. An …
Maca: Is this Incan Superfood Possibly for You?
Almost any time an ancient superfood is discovered in some far flung part of the world, high atop a mountain or in some hidden valley or vale, soon …
Nontoxic Pillow Review: Can Healthy Be Comfortable and Affordable Too?
One of the most common questions I receive about our intelliBED mattress (we have 5 of them!) is actually not about the bed at all … it’s …
10 Tips for Using Stainless Steel Cookware Safely (without risk of heavy metals poisoning)
Stainless steel is a common and popular choice in cookware today. It is also erroneously assumed to be completely safe and without health risk by most …
Creamy, Nutritious Wild Rice Milk
One of the biggest problems with rice milk as a milk substitute is that it is basically a glassful of carbs. There is little to no redeeming …
Healthy Cheese: 5 Things You MUST Ask Before Buying
The five characteristics that distinguish healthy cheese from a fake commercial wannabe. The savvy consumer asks these questions before buying to …
Infrared Sauna Review. Why Near Infrared is Best
Infrared sauna options vary considerably in safety and effectiveness. The reasons near infrared saunas are superior to far-infrared or “full …
Hemp Seed Oil: Hip But Is It Healthy?
If you google hemp seed oil, you will almost immediately get a positive impression. Search results produce a myriad of glowing accolades including the …
Swaddling: What Every Parent Needs to Know First
I remember very vividly the first (and second) times I used swaddling to help my firstborn take naps during the day. He was a few months old at the …