Archive for August, 2008

Menopause — Natural Solutions

Although the media likes to depict menopause as a disease it definitely is not. Menopause is a natural stage of life that does not require medication. Women who live healthy lifestyles can live through the stage of menopause with little to no symptoms.
What is Menopause?
The true symptoms of menopause are cessation of [...]

Healthy Chocolate – Oxymoron or Truth

I had the most unique experience this weekend promoting Xocai – Healthy Chocolate to a convention full of Chiropractors.
We came across the highly interested, the ones that wanted to learn more and of course the skeptical ones. But in the end, the turn out was wonderful and the buzz word of the weekend was [...]

Mixing Your Foods – The Do’s and Don’t

Have you ever wondered if the mixing of your foods is healthy? Certain foods become healthier when they are mixed with other foods, but the opposite can also happen when pairing certain foods. I found it to be interesting so why not share it with my readers.
First the Do’s:
Do mix spinach and oranges. [...]

Steps to Preventing Childhood Ear Infections

Do you know of any child that has suffered an ear infection? By the age of two, 66% of children will have had a bout with ear infections, more specifically middle ear infections known as acute otitis media.
Acute otitis media (AOM) is usually a complication of an upper respiratory infection. During a cold [...]

Going Green in a Toxic Environment

It is sad, but our environment is not a very healthy one and we must take action to stay healthy. One way is to go green. Now what does that mean exactly? Going Green means to make an effort to improve the environment. It can be as simple as recycling and that is a great [...]

Hot or Cold – For Injury Treatment

Picture this: You kids beg and plead for you to go roller blading with them. After much consideration, you agree to go and lace up your skates and go. As you are blading along the sidewalk you hit a pebble, trip and fall, landing on your left knee. After biting your [...]

Exercise Tips for Busy Moms

Let’s face it moms are busy and never seem to have time for regimented exercise programs. With the amount of things we do on a daily basis who has time? Fortunately, there are a variety of exercise solutions that will keep you not only in shape but motivated as well, in spite of [...]

The Health Benefits of Olive Oil

What makes olive oil healthy and wholesome? Olive oil is considered a monounsaturated fatty acid. When compared to the heart clogging saturated fatty acids found in butter and polyunsaturated fatty acids found in vegetable oil, monounsaturated fatty acids actually ward off heart disease. Olive oil also contains oleic acid which is perhaps [...]


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