Tag Archives: antioxidants

Why Detox?

Why Detox?

More and more individuals are considering a detox diet.  What does detoxification mean?  Quite simply it means to remove harmful toxins from our system.  The toxins that invade our bodies not only come from the pollution in the air  but what many are not aware of is that it is also found in the foods [...]

Top 5 Healthiest Dark Green Vegetables

Top 5 Healthiest Dark Green Vegetables

Remember when your parents used to load your plate up with veggies and not let you have any dessert until you finished every last bit? They just might have been onto something with all those dark green vegetables.
Take a look at Popeye and his spinach. He would down a can and practically lift a car. [...]

Enlyten Antioxidant Strips – A Review

By now everyone has heard the ever trendy word – ‘antioxidants’.  We have also heard all the benefits that antioxidants have.  Mainly antioxidants combat the free radicals that deteriorate our bodies.
Antioxidants are essential to build the immune system which is the main system in our body that fights disease.  You will find antioxidants in the [...]

Brain Food for Kids

I was asked to please provide foods that would give our children energy and enhance their memory as well as improve their concentration. All those components led me to think of foods that would stimulate the brain. These foods are great for children and although they may not be too excited about them, [...]

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. [...]

Did you eat your veggies today??

Remember growing up and having your mommy ask those famous words, ‘Did you eat all your veggies?’ I certainly do, but did she really know why veggies were so important?
We have been taught to have a variety of servings of fruits and vegetables daily, but why??
Well, did you know that fruits and vegetables are very [...]


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