Health

The question is simple: Does our current vaccination program help us to avoid chronic illness or make matter worse? While the Centers for Disease Control and Prvention (CDC) and other health agencies don’t seem in a hurry to do analyses of the health of children who receive vaccines versus those who don’t, a…
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  Autism is a brain disorder that causes symptoms that typically become noticeable no later than age three. It affects a child’s ability to communicate both verbally and non-verbally and also affects social interactions and relationships. In addition, autism can dramatically lower a child’s…
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  A University of Washington study involving cheese products found endocrine-disrupting phthalates present in 29 of 30 samples tested. Boxed mac-and-cheese mixes scored the worst. Phthalates are added to plastics to increase their flexibility and durability, and sadly they are making their way into our…
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  Quiz: What’s more important? Sleep or a healthy diet? Go on, think about it for a moment before you read on. Obviously, we need both for perfect health, right? Have an answer yet? Okay, let’s see if you’re right. The answer is: sleep. Congrats if you knew! No worries if you guessed wrong, because diet…
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  It’s that time of day again. Suddenly, your eyes get droopy. You start yawning almost as often as you inhale. Focusing on what you’re actually supposed to be doing seems more like a fantasy than a realistic probability. Isn’t there something you can do to stay awake without…
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 In 2015, 91.5 percent of all children in the United States between the ages of 19 and 35 months received the MMR vaccine, while 84.2 percent were immunized for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. Meanwhile, many natural health experts continue to sound the alarm on the dangers of vaccines and their toxic additives…
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 In the alternative health world, we have a tendency to focus on superfoods — those products of nature that improve our health and nurture our bodies. Often, we skip over those foods which have the opposite effect. These not-so-superfoods can harm not only your health in general, but also the sensitive state of your…
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Health shots have been all the rage for some time now, but what’s in your shot matters. If you stop by your local juice counter, you may end up with unwanted additives in your shot, or shots made from less-than-fresh ingredients. Luckily, it’s super easy to make your own delicious and nutritious healthy…
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Just when you thought it was safe to brush your teeth, here comes a report telling you toothpaste could be cancerous! But, is there any rationality to that claim? Let’s dig a little deeper and find out what’s really lurking inside your tube of toothpaste. And, what you can do instead to avoid those…
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The soothing power of music is well-established. It has a unique link to our emotions, so can be an extremely effective stress management tool. Listening to music can have a tremendously relaxing effect on our minds and bodies, especially slow, quiet classical music. This type of music can have a beneficial effect…
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