Monthly Archives: June 2009

Sun – Pros and Cons

There is a lot of controversy surrounding sun exposure’s health risks and benefits and recently the tide has been flowing toward less sun and more sunscreen. Well, we’re here to bring you the truth about some of the valuable and even vital characteristics of sunlight. Vitamin D is one of the most important vitamins for [...]

Canola Oil

Most oils declare what they derive from in their name, for example, peanut oil, sunflower oil, flaxseed oil, etc. Canola oil is not so straight forward. There’s a reason for that! Canola oil comes from a genetically engineered version of the rapeseed plant found in Canada. Canola actually means “Canada oil”. Rapeseed oil is highly [...]

How Much Water?

The average adult human body is 60%-70% water. We expel water by breathing, urinating, sweating, etc. so it is vital to keep it replenished. Furthermore, without a constant stream of fresh water running through our bodies, they can become equivalent to stagnant pools and even die from their own toxicity. The human body can go [...]

Low-cal Snacks

Dieting is often thought of as being difficult to do. If you have yummy snacks to fend off cravings and fuel you through the day, this doesn’t have to be the case. Here are some delicious and healthy, low-cal snacks. Fruit and Yogurt Parfait: This is a great solution to those sweet cravings that sneak [...]

Healthy Now!

Want to get healthy fast but don’t want to take handfuls of vitamins? Introducing Sweet Wheat®! Sweet Wheat® contains every single vitamin and mineral known to man. That’s 108 of them! First, what is a vitamin? A vitamin is an organic compound needed by an organism as a nutrient (a chemical needed to live and [...]