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Save Your Energy for the Holidays, Instead of for Battling Toxins

Tis the season for a change in diet and an increase in processed food consumption. This also means it’s a good time of year...

Save Your Energy for the Holidays, Instead of for Battling Toxins

Tis the season for a change in diet and an increase in processed food consumption. This also means it’s a good time of year...

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Why Foods Make You Sick (And How to Stop That)

Foods can make you sick. Carbohydrates from grains, vegetables, and fruits can cause disease. Proteins from vegetable and animal sources (even eggs) can cause...

Why Foods Make You Sick (And How to Stop That)

Foods can make you sick. Carbohydrates from grains, vegetables, and fruits can cause disease. Proteins from vegetable and animal sources (even eggs) can cause...

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CLA: Your Answer to Winning the Battle of the Holiday Bulge

The cake is not a lie. Weight gain happens around the holidays, starting as soon as stores put Halloween candy on shelves. Chances are...

CLA: Your Answer to Winning the Battle of the Holiday Bulge

The cake is not a lie. Weight gain happens around the holidays, starting as soon as stores put Halloween candy on shelves. Chances are...

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What You Should Know About Food Dyes and Artificial Flavorings

WHY DOES OPTIMAL HEALTH SYSTEMS USE NO FOOD COLOR DYES OR ARTIFICIAL FLAVORINGS IN ANY OF ITS FORMULAS?SIMPLE: WE WANT YOU TO REACH OPTIMAL...

What You Should Know About Food Dyes and Artificial Flavorings

WHY DOES OPTIMAL HEALTH SYSTEMS USE NO FOOD COLOR DYES OR ARTIFICIAL FLAVORINGS IN ANY OF ITS FORMULAS?SIMPLE: WE WANT YOU TO REACH OPTIMAL...

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Get a Jump-Start on Your New Year’s Health Resolutions

In the last post I talked about getting yourself in the groove with health. I’d like to expound on this by providing your some...

Get a Jump-Start on Your New Year’s Health Resolutions

In the last post I talked about getting yourself in the groove with health. I’d like to expound on this by providing your some...

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How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain Without Missing Out

(image from ruchikabehal.com)I get asked many times about holiday weight gain and whether it is real or a myth. New research proves it is...

How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain Without Missing Out

(image from ruchikabehal.com)I get asked many times about holiday weight gain and whether it is real or a myth. New research proves it is...

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It's not the Turkey that Makes You Sleepy on Thanksgiving

Everyone's favorite big word around Thanksgiving is "tryptophan." That's the chemical in turkey that puts all of us in a food coma, the one...

It's not the Turkey that Makes You Sleepy on Thanksgiving

Everyone's favorite big word around Thanksgiving is "tryptophan." That's the chemical in turkey that puts all of us in a food coma, the one...

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Debunking 5 Myths Surrounding Autoimmune Diseases

(image from chicagonow.com)In a world dominated by medical practices designed to treat symptoms and never the cause, I wanted to take a moment to...

Debunking 5 Myths Surrounding Autoimmune Diseases

(image from chicagonow.com)In a world dominated by medical practices designed to treat symptoms and never the cause, I wanted to take a moment to...

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How to Avoid Getting Cancer From Your Cell Phone

(image from cloudfront.net)It sounds like a tech-hating conspiracy; however, the longer cell phones have been around, the more data coming in. In May 2011,...

How to Avoid Getting Cancer From Your Cell Phone

(image from cloudfront.net)It sounds like a tech-hating conspiracy; however, the longer cell phones have been around, the more data coming in. In May 2011,...

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Give your taste buds a tasty holiday spice drink, and your body the...

Using Optimal Fruit & Veggie Plus, you can get in a full day’s servings of fruits and vegetables and an impressive 20,000 antioxidant units...

Give your taste buds a tasty holiday spice drink, and your body the...

Using Optimal Fruit & Veggie Plus, you can get in a full day’s servings of fruits and vegetables and an impressive 20,000 antioxidant units...

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Your Cat Isn’t the Only Thing in Your House Plotting Your Death

No matter how much of a health nut you are, your body is plagued with toxins. They’re hiding everywhere, slowly poisoning your body and...

Your Cat Isn’t the Only Thing in Your House Plotting Your Death

No matter how much of a health nut you are, your body is plagued with toxins. They’re hiding everywhere, slowly poisoning your body and...

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The Key to Getting All You Want: Discipline

(Image borrowed from original blog post on success.com)This is a post originally written by Jim Rohn, one of my mentors. I like the message...

The Key to Getting All You Want: Discipline

(Image borrowed from original blog post on success.com)This is a post originally written by Jim Rohn, one of my mentors. I like the message...

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