The inside of your oven is among the dirtiest places in your home. This spot has all kinds of food residue and other droppings that get left behind after you’re done cooking the perfect home-cooked meals for your family. And once you use and reuse the oven again, those particles get baked into the sides and surfaces of…
The Skinny on Seasonal Allergies
March 26, 2022
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If you have an allergy, your immune system reacts to something that doesn’t bother most other people. People with seasonal allergies (also called hay fever or allergic rhinitis) react to pollen from plants. Symptoms may include sneezing, coughing, a runny or stuffy nose, and itching in the eyes, nose, mouth, and throat. This page discusses…
Help Your Kids Break Bad Screen Habits the Easy Way
Not all screen uses are bad. We watch YouTube to figure out how to fix our car or make a new recipe. We use software to make household budgets, and we need email for nearly every area of life. These technologies can help us navigate the everyday details of life. But some leisure screen habits—video…
Making Sense of Parabens
You don’t have to look far to realize there is a controversy surrounding the common group of skincare ingredients called “parabens.” Walk the aisles of your favorite drugstore and you will see “No Parabens” popping up on more and more labels; and just the other day a well-known Beauty Editor tweeted about a new product…
Why Blue Light Is Bad for Kids: Blue Light Glasses & How to Protect Children From Digital Screens
March 16, 2022
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There are few things that children of the 21st century like to hear less than being told they need to put the phone or tablet away. The average American kid (or teenager) would happily scroll or click away until the moments before they go to sleep, if left to their own devices (see what happened when this family did an…
The Serenity and Danger of Childbirth in Nepal
I don’t remember her name, but I do remember her courage. We had all our gear packed, and we were ready for our caravan to take us back to “civilization.” Our guide received a call that a woman was about two hours out and badly needed to see the “doctor” who she heard was visiting…
The Dangers of Undisclosed ‘Fragrances’
When Barbara Parshley went to church last month, she was unable to stay for the entire sermon. Another congregant was wearing such strong-smelling perfume that Parshley had to leave. “I made it through the first hour,” Parshley, 70, who lives in Wilder, Idaho, said. “But by the second hour, I was wheezing and my lungs…
Cooking For Healing: Dandelions
Herbs and spices were used by ancient cultures to heal the body, mind, and spirit. Roughly 80 percent of people worldwide still use traditional or ancient medicine and more than 80 percent of pharmaceuticals are derived or developed from natural products, including plants. In this series, we will explore the healing power of herbs and spices…
Groundbreaking Conference Reveals Health Risks of Seed Oils
March 9, 2022
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Medical doctors, researchers, and other experts spoke on March 3 at the “Future of Fat” virtual summit, the first-ever meeting dedicated exclusively to the harmful effects of oils made from vegetables or seeds, including canola oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, and sunflower oil. Such oils have been linked to heart disease, diabetes, weight…
Label Claims – Behind the Industrial Curtain Part 1
Misleading label claims are everywhere. They bombard you while walking down the grocery store aisles. They creep up on you while scanning a slick marketer’s website. They shock you when even your best friend recommends an industrial organic brand… “Hey, it’s a lot cheaper and they say it’s just as good!” “Well… how do I…
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