The Secrets of Water with Lemon

by on October 29, 2010
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Written by contributor Nicole Bennett of Gidget Goes Home.

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned water with lemon as one of my basic habits to boost my immunity. Last winter I really felt like it helped me fight off viruses that were going around. Plus, I love the taste of lemon! So now, I thought it would be helpful to go into a little more detail as to why I do this.

Alkaline, not Acidic

One of the most important features of lemon is that, once digested, it is an alkaline food. This surprised me, because my common sense told me that lemon was acidic. But in terms of body pH balance, it is actually one of the best foods we can eat to help alkalize our body, or keep it at the correct pH level.

To put it most simply, alkalines help keep the oxygen in our blood at a safe pH level, and this helps our body heal itself, assimilate nutrients and fight off unwanted sickness.
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Make Your Own Herbal Remedies

by on October 27, 2010
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Written by contributor Amy Thompson of Progressive Pioneer.

With flu season staring me down, I decided that this year I would be prepared.  I’d been wanting to try my hand at making my own herbal remedies.  The cost is considerably less, you know exactly what goes into them, and you can tailor them to your specific needs.  And, as it turns out, it wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought.
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5 Foods Everyone Should Eat More Often for Optimal Health (and Avoiding the Flu)

by on October 25, 2010
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Can eating proper foods really protect you from a cold or the flu? I strongly believe that diet plays a major role in health. What we eat (and breathe and otherwise take in) is what we are.

Our bodies survive on what we put into them. Garbage in, garbage out (and vice versa). We must satisfy the needs of our various systems while keeping as many toxins out as possible, a term I use to loosely describe anything harmful to the human person, from arsenic to white sugar, trans fats to chlorine bleach.

I can vouch for our family’s experience: we have been much more healthy since incorporating more whole, nutrient-dense foods into our diet and cutting down on the junk (although we still have plenty of compromise foods and sweets).

5 Foods To Keep you Healthy

I left you hanging a month ago with 5 Foods Women Should be Eating and the mystery of which food I blame for my reduction in cellulite. Today you get to hear about that food, plus four more that improve the health of not only women, but men and children, too.
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Living Without Gluten or White Sugar: My Journey to Wellness

by on October 22, 2010
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Living without gluten or white sugar. Trendy? Absolutely. Necessary? It is for me.

I don’t have Celiac Disease. My journey to a gluten-free, refined sugar-free life was a little different.

The question I get most often is this: “What’s gluten?” Simply defined, it’s the protein in wheat, barley, and rye. Gluten is what gives baked goods a great texture consistency. The question that follows is, “How did you quit eating sugar and wheat?” Before we talk about how, let’s talk about why.
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Eco Lunch Gear Giveaway Winner

by on October 21, 2010
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Many many thanks to all of you who entered the giveaway from Eco Lunch Gear! I’m glad that so many of you are as excited as I am about this company; we had 385 entries and the winner was drawn from Random.org.

I apologize for the delay in announcing the winner for this giveaway; I was quite under the weather on Tuesday and so I had to wait until today to post it.

According to Random.org, the lucky number is #119, so let’s offer congratulations to…
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