by Rika Keck, ACN, Adv. MT, HLC

It is such a common buzzword for many health conditions but what does it really mean? After all, how can one live on this planet without stress?...

Editor's Note from Neda Smith: The word stress makes me stressed out thinking about it. My shoulders get tense and immediately I am in my head thinking of everything that needs to get done and will I ever accomplish it all.  Yikes, that is stressful.  Rika Keck provides us with 5 simple solutions to help all of us bring down the tension, get out of our heads and reduce the internal and external stressors.

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by Roby Mitchell, MD

Many of you worry about pesticides, radiation, microwaves, chem-trails, GMO products and other adulterations but after 36 years of healing people from serious diseases, I can guarantee you nothing is more dangerous to your health than the many different forms of sugar in our food supply...

Editor's Note from Neda Smith: We all love our sweets but how damaging it is really to our bodies and overall health?  Dr. Roby Mitchell explains which types of sweets creates disease in our bodies and one particular one that does just the opposite and kills disease.  Find out now.

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Editor's Note from Neda Smith: Sean Croxton used to believe in the same philosophy as the majority of us of us do, that a calorie is a calorie. Over the years he has come to realize the main culprit of the obesity epidemic is no longer about fat and calorie counting, but with our consumption of sugar. This video is packed with amazing information.  Make sure to check it out.

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by Brook Le Van

It is clear that we are an unhealthy people and that health care must be reformed.

But first we must reform the way our food is produced and the way we eat. Even the most efficient health care system still would not confront the rising tide of chronic disease linked to diet...

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by Maia Alpern, CHHC, AADP

Have you noticed more food labels and television commercials touting gluten-free products lately? I have. So what’s the buzz these days about gluten? And more importantly...

Editor's Note from Neda Smith: Gluten is the main protein found in wheat and in many people the body reacts to gluten as if it was a virus and attacks it and the surrounding tissue. It has the potential to exacerbate many other health problems throughout your body, which is why gluten has such a devastating effect on your overall health. Maia Alpern's, Is Gluten Making You Sick?, provides us with great insight into what it all means.

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by Cheryl Murphy, CNE
ATH Asst. Editor of Holistic Nutrition

Just like the weather, our bodies go through an unsettled time during the spring season. With cloudy skies, turbulent storms, spring not only brings showers and flowers, it also brings unpredictable digestive issues, headaches and stomach pain...

Editor's Note from Cheryl Murphy: If aches,pains and headaches bring you down this spring season, don't fret. It could be your liver just trying to find some comfort. Our bodies need to adjust to a new time of year.  Our diet is changing, new growth is all around us and a spring cleaning could be in store. Read about what particular food choices make springtime a smooth transition.

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by Katharine Pike, HHC, AADP

What do we mean by diet roller coaster and how do we get off of it?

Have you ever forced your weight down, then have it creep back up, force your weight down again, then watch it creep back up?...

Editor's Note from Neda Smith: It seems like every time you turn around there is a new diet. And your friend or family member is trying it out, thinking this just might be the diet to help them lose the unwanted weight.  But if there was a way to get off of the roller coaster ride? What if there was a way to keep you nourished and balanced without deprivation? Katharine Pike is introducing us nourishment through our 5 senses.

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by Andrea Beaman, HHC

It seems almost all cultures around the world have used some type of pickle or other fermented food; in Japan they ate takuan and oshinko pickles, and umeboshi plums; China is famous for it’s kimchee (Kimchi); throughout Europe, dill, sour and garlic pickles were the flavor; in Germany it was sauerkraut; Russian people ate kefir, pickled cabbage and beets; and people in the Mediterranean dined on olives and yogurt...

Editor's Note from Neda Smith: Every culture around the world eats some form of fermented food to help aid in digestion.  Unfortunately, today in our fast paced world, many people have walked away from these traditions. Andrea Beaman talks about the benefits of fermented foods and provides us with a very easy recipe to make our own.

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by Neda Smith, FDN, MTA, HHC,
ATH Co-Editor of Holistic Nutrition

Food Rule #1: Not all carbs are bad. Carbohydrates do NOT need to be eliminated. They just need to be eaten in reasonable quantities...

Editor's Note from Neda Smith: Neda Smith's top 10 food rules, is a must read.  She provides us with simple and easy rules to live by when choosing our foods to nourish us. It's simple as that!

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by Jamie Ann Montiel, RN, BSN

Now that organic has become mainstream, should we really hold organic as the gold standard when it comes to food production? Many million-dollar companies produce organic foods and products that are nowhere near healthy...

Editor´s Note from Cheryl Murphy: Jamie Ann Montiel, RN and health consultant, digs deep into the meaning of ‘organic’ and distinguishes the difference between certified organic and natural while questioning other labels that are loosely defined. Monteil discusses how 'biodynamics' is the new gold standard, a holistic approach that links the entire eco-system into one, creating a self-sustained community, that nature intended, recycling everything back into the environment.

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Editor's Note from Michael Jones: The pumpkin seed is often overlooked for is healthy benefits. This short video examines some of the benefits of this nutrient-rich food.

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