Chocolate:  Friend or Foe?

Chocolate: Friend or Foe?

Chocolate is said to be a woman’s best friend.  You probably love receiving chocolates and giving them as gifts as well. You have probably read of health benefits of chocolate.  Are they true?  Well, maybe; maybe not.  Let me put it this way:  there are many...
5 Steps to Take When You Get the Flu

5 Steps to Take When You Get the Flu

  Flu season is here, and it’s not letting up any time soon.  To make matters worse, the flu vaccine is only 10% effective this year.  Schools are shutting down, and hospitals are filling up fast. If you have not gotten the dreaded flu, the easiest way to...
How to Combat Your Dry Winter Skin

How to Combat Your Dry Winter Skin

Winter is here in full-force by now if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, and your skin may be suffering terribly unless you took the steps outlined in “Preparing Your Skin for Winter.” The results are less than desirable and can mean red, chapped,...
9 Benefits of Starting the New Year with a Cleanse

9 Benefits of Starting the New Year with a Cleanse

Another New Year is almost here. How well did you do on your health and wellness goals for this past year? If your progress was less than desirable, think about it this way.  If you owned a car for five years and never changed the oil or the oil filters and never...
5 Signs You Need a Detox Now

5 Signs You Need a Detox Now

With the New Year ahead, you are more likely than not thinking of ways you can improve your health.  While you may be thinking of improving your diet, exercising more, or drinking more water — it’s important to know that it’s vital to remove from the...
5 Reasons You Need a Detox

5 Reasons You Need a Detox

I always feel sluggish and sleepy.  What’s going on? It’s not that you just ate an entire chocolate cake or have not had water in three months.  No matter what you “try,” it seems we cannot get out of that strange, undesirable state. This is...