Are your habits helping or hindering the look of your skin? Day after day, year after year our skin is exposed to UV rays, wind damage and environmental pollution. Not to mention our own bad habits – over scrubbing, drying it out, not taking proper care, you name it. We all want healthy, youthful looking
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It’s Tick Season, Here’s What You Need to Know
Warm weather has the ability to draw people outside and onto the trails. Walking, hiking, biking, it is great to get out in nature. And while there are so many benefits of getting out in nature, you do need to watch out for the dreaded tick. Most ticks are simply a fleeting nuisance but some
5 Reasons to Drink More Water
If you find yourself reaching for tea, coffee, pop, juice – basically anything – over water this blog’s for you. Water – you love it, until you have to drink it. We all know there are many benefits to drinking water, and that we are supposed to have 6-8 glasses a day. But that seems
Braving the Cold: 5 Reasons to Get Outside this Winter
The cold is no excuse to hibernate. Here’s why you should get going and enjoy the great outdoors. Up the Exercise. If you are active outdoors the rest of the year but take winter “off” you are missing out. This is because the cold weather makes your body work harder to warm itself so activities
5 Natural Ways to Boost Your Mood and Energy Levels
The days are short, dark and cold, its winter and all you want to do is curl up in front of a fire, veg out and wait for summer. We get it. But notice how the more you do that, the more you need to do that? Vegging out is good for you on occasion,
5 Resolutions For A More Natural New Year
If you are looking to live a more natural life – for yourself, your family and the planet – here are some simple resolutions to make for 2017. 1. Use less plastic. Plastic items are so convenient and are pretty much everywhere you turn. From food containers to kids toys, toothbrushes to shopping bags, there are
Gourds of Goodness: Health Benefits of Winter Squash
You admire them, use them for décor, but do you cook with them? Winter squash – pumpkin, butternut, acorn, spaghetti, delicata, and kabocha – offer so much more than a pretty, if slightly misshapen, exterior. 5 reasons why winter squash should be added to your meal plan 1. Carotenoids are plant pigments responsible for the
Natural Remedies for Coughs, Colds and Flu
Tis’ the season of sharing, and no matter how hard you try to prevent it, germs will be passed around. Colds and flu are never fun, but they are especially trying over the holiday season. There is too much cooking, cleaning and shopping to accomplish, not to mention all the gatherings with friends, family and
How to Avoid Colds and Flu
Is the flu shot really necessary? There’s a lot of controversy surrounding flu shots. A lot of people claim it is unnecessary, but the population essentially feels forced into getting it when there really may be no need. The recommendation is that certain people who are at risk really need the flu shot. This includes
5 Natural (and Affordable) Ways to Achieve Radiant Skin
Most of us long for a glowing, healthy complexion and some of us may even be willing to fork out cash on products that promise to make our skin glow, but did you know that a beautiful, radiant complexion goes a lot deeper than merely what you apply on the outside? Have you ever overindulged