By Betty Murray Water is essential for health and wellness, but staying hydrated in 100+ degree heat isn’t easy. There are serious health consequences of dehydration, including: heat exhaustion, heat stroke and in extreme cases, death. Don’t assume you can do without drinking water, and plenty of it. The good news is that dehydration can be […]
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Ever wonder how the world’s fittest people got fit and stay that way? While they may have genes that make a fit body a little bit easier to achieve, the fittest people didn’t get that way by accident. The truth is that fitness takes time and dedication. It requires forming healthy habits, and breaking the
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August 8, 2013 0 Comments By Betty Murray After a lawsuit complaining that PepsiCo Inc.’s Naked juices are not “all natural,” as claimed by the drink company, the brand of juice drinks will no longer be labeled as “natural.” And PepsiCo will pay $9 million to settle the lawsuit. The drinks have been touted as healthy
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August 1, 2013 0 Comments By Betty Murray Telling your kids to clean their plates is possibly doing them more harm than good. The need to eat every bite can be a hard habit to break and this mentality can lead to obesity earlier on in life. Likewise, denying your kids certain foods may also
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By Betty Murray Mediterranean food is brain food, according to a new study in Spain. The study followed more than 1,000 people over the course of six and a half years and found that participants who ate a Mediterranean diet and supplemented their diets with extra nuts or olive oil performed better on cognitive tests
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By Betty Murray Hot dogs are among America’s favorite summer foods. They are a staple of America’s pastime, baseball. Every year, Americans consume an estimated 20 billion hot dogs. (That equals 70 hot dogs per year per person!) On Fourth of July alone, Americans consume a collective 150 million hot dogs. That’s a lot of
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By Betty Murray “Pink slime,” has found its way to the forefront of discussion about the health of American foods, especially foods served in school cafeterias. Pink slime is low-fat filler used in processed meats. But what exactly is pink slime made of, and should you be concerned? Pink slime is lean, finely-textured beef. It
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By Betty Murray You’ve made up your mind. You fully understand the potential dangers of genetically modified foods (GMOs), and you are prepared to reduce or eliminate you and your family’s exposure to the potentially toxic food products. But where do you start? Because the United States government does not require food manufacturers to clearly
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By Betty Murray GMOs banned but not US. Take it from Hungary: genetically modified foods are not safe, and should be banned, or better yet — burned. The U.S. should follow the lead of Hungary, which set at least 1000 acres of farmland ablaze to destroy maize that was found to have been grown with genetically
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By Betty MurrayToxins can enter your body through the environment, clothes you wear and foods you eat. Genetically modified foods contain toxins and pesticides that can contribute to weight gain and make you sick. While the body is designed to eliminate toxins through the liver, when the amount of toxins entering the body become more
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