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Smart Phone App ‘Fooducate’ Could Be the Beginning of the End of GMO

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foodgate'One of the biggest obstacles holding people back from eating healthy is easy access to resourceful information, about chemicals in foods, or natural remedies and supplements, and about new choices to make right at the store. If only technology made something for your phone, so you could scan Continue reading →

How to Address Allergies and Asthma Symptoms as “Worst Allergy Season Ever” Begins

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allergy seasonStory at-a-glance

  • Spring allergies affect an estimated 25 million Americans. Airborne pollen is the    most common cause of seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever or allergic rhinitis
  • An estimated 80 percent of your immune system Continue reading →

The Foods That Can Kill Bad Breath

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Bad breath can be a common and frustrating problem that nearly everyone experiences from time to time. For some, it’s worse than others. It can be the cause of social isolation and self-consciousness, lowering one’s confidence and ability to interact with others. Getting close to people, Continue reading →

The Foods That Can Fight Aging

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Aging populations have spent lifetimes searching for the fountain of youth. Unfortunately, no such fountain seems to exist. There are, however, droplets of youth. By combining enough of these droplets together, you may not find the fountain you’ve been seeking, but you can still refresh yourself with a splash of youthful vigor. Continue reading →

8 Foods You Should Never Eat Out of Season

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Nowadays, you can eat pretty much any fruit or vegetable you want, all year long. But should you? During the summer and fall, farmer’s markets are brimming with local, organic food that was harvested within 24 hours and is usually at the peak of its freshness, flavor, and nutritional content. In the winter and early spring, however, you often have to rely on out-of-season produce that’s traveled an average of 1,300 miles to get from commercial farms to your dinner table. Continue reading →

Seven Affordable, Nutrient-Dense Foods to Stockpile for Survival

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As the stability of both the nation and the world becomes increasingly more precarious and uncertain, stocking up on long-term food supplies that will keep you and your family nourished in the event of a major supply chain disruption is more important than ever. To help make sure you are prepared for the unknown, here are seven affordable, nutrient-dense foods that are worth stocking up on for long-term survival:

1) Raw almonds, almond butter. Though they are somewhat difficult to find since the Almond Board of California decided Continue reading →

If You Have IBS, You MUST Avoid These Foods

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fried potaIrritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is probably the most common digestive disorder seen by doctors. Basically, this condition results when the normal contractions of your digestive tract become irregular and uncoordinated. Material starts to accumulate in the digestive tract and causes stomach problems, bloating, pain, and constipation.

Not surprisingly, many people learn to fear eating, which seems to trigger all the painful digestive symptoms that go along with IBS. Malnutrition can then become a real problem. Continue reading →

Foods to Put You in the Mood

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Looking to bring more romance into your relationship? Here are 10 aphrodisiacs to add some spice to your life.

Aphrodisiacs have a long history in our kitchens and our bedrooms. From raw oysters on the half shell to salty pearls of caviar, certain foods are thought to inspire romance through their smell, taste and even appearance. Continue reading →

Majority of ‘Gluten-Free’ Foods Found to Contain GMOs

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In the wake of all the recent revelations about the dangers of GMOs, a special warning needs to go out to all those health-conscious consumers buying “gluten-free” foods. As it turns out, most “gluten-free” foods sold in the USA contain genetically modified organisms.

Why is this so? Because the primary ingredient in most gluten-free foods is corn. And most corn-based foods are made with genetically modified corn. Around 85% of the conventional corn grown in the USA Continue reading →

Alzheimer’s May be Caused by Poor Diet

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  • A growing body of research suggests there may be a powerful connection between the foods you eat and your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, via similar pathways that cause type 2 diabetes.
  • Researchers from Brown University in Providence, Continue reading →

New Chemical Makes Teeth ‘Cavity Proof’ – and Could Do Away with Dentist Visits Forever

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  • Chemical could be added to toothpastes in years’ time
  • Kills bacteria that erode teeth
  • Single dose protects mouth for hours
  • ‘Keep 32′ chemical could even be added to foods

A new chemical could make human teeth Continue reading →

Try These Foods for Better Colon Health

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Some of the best health advice around is to up your intake of legumes (beans) and switch out white rice for its brown cousin. Adding green vegetables and dried fruit to your regular diet is also adding healing foods to your repertoire. This story is about food cures, particularly those now proven to reduce your risk of colon polyps. Continue reading →

5 Foods That Slow Down Your Body’s Aging Process

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agingDid you Know…… that the nucleic acids in fish, fruits, beans, legumes, and chlorella have powerful rejuvenating properties that slow down the aging process?When one thinks of vital nutrients … vitamins, minerals, proteins and essential fatty acids may come to mind, but rarely do nucleic acids top the list.  Continue reading →

Arm Yourself against Disease with these Anti-Cancer Foods

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cruciferousMost of us know the “War on Cancer” is a bad joke that churns revenue for the cancer industry while per capita cancer rates continue to surge. Based on the premise that food should be our first medicine, the cruciferous family of vegetables is the food choice for resisting cancer.

Cruciferous vegetables Continue reading →

Fire Safe Cigarettes and the Genocide against Smokers

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organicsmokeIt is near sacrilege for a health publication (or any other type of publication for that matter) to publish an article that is in any way friendly or helpful to smokers nowadays.  Brace yourself, for you are about to read such a sacrilege.

Let us preface by noting that it is important to remember that smokers are hellishly evil creatures, Continue reading →