Does Your Body Have Enough B12? Are Your Stamina and Energy at Peak Performance?

Are you deficient in vitamin B12 and don't know it? Or if you do, do you know how to increase your intake of B12 naturally? 

by Eugenia Martini-Jarrett

I have been researching B12 deficiency because of my own issues, and even though my last blood test showed that my levels were "within range", I found myself not having the pep that I want to have, sometimes even dragging, and wearing out way too fast! Apparently, I also do not retain my B12 very well, due to activity, stress, not eating well, etc., so some days I have more in my system than others.

What Exactly are Probiotics, What Do They Do? Learn How to Use Them For Maximum Benefits

Are you eating foods with enough probiotics and fiber? 

Did you know that the lining of your gut weakens with processed foods, sugars, starches, acid blockers, aspirin, Advil, alcohol, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, and more?

Do you know what causes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?

Do you really know what a prebiotic is? 

Do you need them?

Do you have "Leaky Gut" syndrome?

Do you have stomach acid issues?

Using Energy Medicine To Restore Your Health and Happiness

Healing Through The Use Of Energy Medicine Occurs When The Movement Of Subtle Energy Is Restored

By Rita Louise, PhD

In the physical world, when you want to create or modify something, you use tools. Carpenters use saws, hammers, screws, and nails. Surgeons use scalpels, stethoscopes, x-rays, and stitches. Chefs use knives, saute pans, graters, and spatulas. 

As energetic healers or energy medicine practitioners, the tools we employ are our intentions, imagination, and visualizations.

Health and Longevity with Qigong

By Shawn Phillips

"The ancient practice of Qigong may be the modern day answer to much of what ails our present-day society."

Developed in Asia thousands of years ago, it is still practiced today by millions around the globe. This unique and simple spiritual practice is quickly gaining in popularity. Prominent figures such as Eckart Tolle and Dr. Mehmet Oz espouse the need for practices such as Qigong for the health and future of mankind.

16 Homemade Beauty Recipes & Herbal Cosmetics

Skin Care Makes a Difference in Looking Younger and More Beautiful 

Dr. Andrew Napier

Good skin care is very important, utilizing proper hygiene and skin care techniques provides the clean, healthy, and subtle skin desired by all. 

Below are some effective homemade beauty recipes and herbal cosmetics that will help you look younger and more beautiful.

Improve Your Blood Flow, Attention and Alertness by Eating Dark Chocolate!

Healthy Dark Chocolate Findings
Dark Chocolate Increases Attention and Alertness While Improving Blood Flow  

The health benefits of dark chocolate have been in the news now for a few years. 

There are more and more scientific studies and facts about the incredible benefits of Cacao surfacing daily. 

Cacao has been used by many countries as their primary health and healing product. 

Increased Blood Flow, which increases attention and alertness, is extremely important News!

Essential Oils, The Missing Link in Today’s Medicine

 By Rae Anne Cariker, LMT


 "Oils derived from a first distillation, steam-distilled will be more therapeutic and potent than, for example, a second or third distillation from the same plant. High heat, high pressure, as well as contact with chemically reactive metals such as copper and aluminum break down the compounds in the oil making it inferior and less therapeutic."

History has uncovered that these treasured oils were used in religious rituals, the treatment of illness, and other physical and spiritual ceremonies.

Turn Leftover Greens into Luscious Meatless Meatballs

These meatballs are amazing! Such a wonderful combination as a snack or side dish.

Do you ever wonder what to do with the tops of the wonderful vegetable you buy?
What to do with the carrot or turnip tops?
What about beet green?
They are filled with nutrients and fibers, so use them as a delicious snack or side dish.

High Levels of Arsenic In My Rice?

Apparently, our soil may contain some inorganic arsenic known as a 'category one carcinogen', which is known to cause cancer in humans. 

Small amounts of this arsenic may get into our foods, nothing to be concerned about. However, rice is grown in flooded fields, which seems to make the arsenic more available and absorbable by the rice grains.

How may this be harmful? 

BBC Summarizes 50 Reasons Why To Love The World

Travel and experience life and love from around the world. It is in abundance, regardless of the economy.

Headlines can paint a pretty grim picture of life across our planet. On bad days, they can make any of us want to seek shelter at home. 

But in fact, doing the opposite can produce surprisingly curative results. Spin the globe. 

Pack a bag. Break bread with strangers. Soak in radical beauty. In short – travel.

What Exactly Is NanoSilver as an Antibiotic and Antibacterial?

One of the important facts that caught my attention regarding nanosilver is that it is dangerous when released into the environment and becomes dangerous to our ecosystem. The heavy use of it in products etc., is the immediate concern of scientists. 

It is true that they can invade microorganisms and invade bacteria and kill them with amazing results, however, the long term effects are still not completely known, however, more evidence is now coming to the surface.

Researcher Reveals - Monsanto Knew Since 1981 About The Danger of Glyphosate

When Roundup first came to the rescue of uncontrollable weeds, it was the hottest product in town. Monsanto assured the public that it was safe for the environment starting back in 1981.

"Human Urine Turning into Herbicide...

One interesting experience that got him thinking was when he tried to deter deer from eating his crops. He'd run out of coyote urine, which is an effective deterrent, so he used his own urine.

Curiously, he noticed the weeds where he'd sprayed his urine were dying, despite the fact he'd not sprayed any Roundup there. He then realized his own urine was acting like an herbicide!..."

Researcher Reveals Monsanto Has Known Since 1981 That Glyphosate Promotes Cancer By Dr. Mercola

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's best-selling herbicide Roundup, is one of the most commonly used herbicides in the world.

An estimated one billion pounds a year is sprayed on our food crops, 1,2 resulting in the average American eating several hundred pounds of glyphosate-contaminated food every year.

How might that affect your health? Dr. Anthony Samsel is an expert in this area, and in this interview, he reveals a number of glyphosate's adverse effects.

Armed with this understanding, you'll likely be far more motivated to eliminate this pernicious toxin from your diet—and to take action to get it out of our food supply so that everyone can be protected.

Dr. Samsel is a research scientist who is passionate about farming, gardening, and agriculture, making him particularly suitable for investigating glyphosate.

"I was with the 'think tank,' Arthur D. Little (ADL) in Cambridge, Massachusetts for many years working as a research scientist on many types of projects, from product development to environmental sciences to later switching to health sciences," he says.

He's also done contract work for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and as a hazardous materials expert, he's worked for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the United States Navy (USN), and the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

For example, Dr. Samsel was one of the authors of the Chemical Hazard Response Information System (CHRIS) manual for the US Coast Guard. He is also a valuable contributor to our article comments section (Vital Votes).

Besides his career in science, he also owned and operated several farms in New England, and it was this first-hand experience that led him to begin investigating the effects of glyphosate in the first place.

"I started using glyphosate myself commercially around the farm and my properties back in the late '70s or early '80s, when it first came on the market," he says.

"I believed the hype like all the other farmers and people around the world do, that glyphosate is as safe as salt and that it broke down into harmless chemicals that did no harm. I believed all that stuff until I started studying the chemical.

Being a research scientist, a chemist, I knew what to look for. Having worked in public health, I was familiar with how chemicals had effects on the human body and on animals. So I started approaching it from that aspect.

As far as my own health, it started to suffer. That's what put me on the road to take a look at this chemical because I was using it."

Human Urine Turning into Herbicide...

One interesting experience that got him thinking was when he tried to deter deer from eating his crops. He'd run out of coyote urine, which is an effective deterrent, so he used his own urine.

Curiously, he noticed the weeds where he'd sprayed his urine were dying, despite the fact he'd not sprayed any Roundup there. He then realized his own urine was acting like an herbicide!

"I did some controlled experiments in the greenhouse with some plants and the same thing happened. Those plants died. Then, I started looking at my diet," he says.

"The only organic food I was eating was out of my own garden and the stuff that I would preserve. But for everything else, I'd go to the supermarket and I ate boxed food and whatnot. I started to put two and two together; that maybe this was the reason why I wasn't feeling good.

Then I started looking into glyphosate because I was using it. That was my primary chemical exposure other than my food...

Read the entire article at:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/07/05/glyphosate-cancer.aspx

HYDROPONICS - How Exactly Does This Work?

Hydroponics is a subject I have always wanted to seriously research. The following article inspired me to finally satisfy my knowledge of How and Why this works. 

How can we get all the nutrients that we get out of plants grown in organic, mineral-rich soils and the sun, out of plants grown in water? 

Following is an excellent article explaining 'Hydroponics' and its benefits.  

I would love to hear from readers who have experience with Hydroponics and hear your stories. It seems like this may be an excellent option to increase our accessibility to healthy foods.  ~ Eugenia M. Jarrett

Hydroponics - Healthy for Your Body and Good for the Planet

The Ultimate Brain Food - Walnuts

By Nanditha

Walnuts are the same shape as the human brain. So what’s new here? Considered the ultimate super food, walnuts are now being served up as brain medicine for many reasons…

The local pharmacy is promoting memory and mood-enhancing drugs. The advertisement says “if coffee is a socially acceptable drug, then why not this?” This is the age of instant gratification with a huge debate in tow about the ethics of peddling and consuming drugs for just about anything and everything.

Facts, Function & Diseases of the Nervous System

by Kim Ann Zimmermann

The "body's electrical wiring" is a complex collection of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons that transmit signals between different parts of the body. It is our nervous system.

Structurally, the nervous system has two components: the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. According to the National Institutes of Health, the central nervous system is made up of the brain, spinal cord and nerves. The peripheral nervous system consists of sensory neurons, ganglia (clusters of neurons) and nerves that connect to one another and to the central nervous system.

52 Great Tips To Gain Better Health

Try a new healthy habit a week. These are small changes that can make a big impact on not only your health but the environment’s health as well. 

Reclaim your good health! If you have a little feeling of dread in the back of your mind, have no fear. Big changes are often daunting and hard to fold into everyday life.

Microbeads In Many Popular Personal Care Products Are Infesting Our Lakes and Oceans

"If you are unsure if your product uses microbeads, check the ingredients label and look for the term, "polyethylene," which is plastic. Many companies clearly list the term, "microbeads," on the front of the label."

by Elisha McFarland 

Numerous people are aware of plastic pollution in our oceans and natural habitats as well as the tremendous impact it has on wild life. Many people, however, are unaware of the environmental impact of microbeads and microplastics. Microbeads are used in common products such as toothpaste, facial scrubs, body washes, and soaps. Companies around the world use polyethylene plastic microbeads in these products, because they are cheaper than natural options,

May is National Correct Posture Month; The Antidote to the Poor Posture Epidemic and Text Neck Phenomena

May is National Correct Posture Month, so, although achieving good posture is a 12-month, 365-day/year process, this is the best time to shine a light on this exploding problem now facing the worldwide population, as the phenomena of "Text Neck,"  joins the traditional issues of poor elder posture to make us all posture challenged, no matter our age. 

Alignmed is the premier maker of posture garments that are becoming a worldwide sensation. CEO and founder Bill Schultz created the first products ten years ago to avoid the mandate given to him then to undergo spinal fusion surgery. 

Curcumin May Help Lower Inflammation in Metabolic Syndrome

Curcumin and inflammation in metabolic syndrome

BY SHEREEN LEHMAN Wed Jan 28, 2015, 4:57pm EST

(Reuters Health) – - Adding spice – in the form of curcumin supplements – to the daily diets of people with risk factors for heart disease may lower inflammation, a new study suggests.

Inflammation is implicated in a wide range of illnesses, from heart disease to cancer and joint pain. In the eight-week trial, researchers found significant reductions in signs of inflammation, such as C-reactive protein and other blood markers.

Edgar Cayce: Overview & Therapy of Cirrhosis of the Liver

OVERVIEW: THERAPY OF CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER

  

  When chronic diseases cause the liver to become permanently injured and scarred, the condition is called cirrhosis.  The scar tissue that forms in cirrhosis harms the structure of the liver, blocking the flow of blood through the organ. The loss of normal liver tissue slows the processing of nutrients, hormones, drugs, and toxins by the liver. Also slowed is the production of proteins and other substances made by the liver.