Want to live longer? Eat spicy food
Many people enjoy spicy foods for a variety of reasons: the flavor, the heat, the rush. But if you’ve got a penchant for hot peppers and all things spicy, it seems that you could be r [...]
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Are we witnessing the fall of Whole Foods?
Whole Foods was once the most popular place to go for all things healthy and organic, but it seems that many shoppers are expanding their horizons — and reeling in savings — by [...]
Government trying to tax Kombucha as alcohol
Is the government really trying to tax kombucha? Those in the kombucha industry have had concerns about a federal smack-down for years. In 2015, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau [...]
Research continues to prove Vitamin D’s critical role in disease prevention
Vitamin D has become quite the heavily researched nutrient: last year 4,388 studies were published according to listings on PubMed. And in 2015, another 4,356 studies were published too. Th [...]
Another state appears ready to legalize the sale of raw milk
Recently, a bill to legalize the retail sale of raw milk was introduced to the Rhode Island Senate. Currently, Rhode Island is one of just eight states that has a total ban on the sale of r [...]
MISSOURI takes steps to ban mercury from vaccines… why won’t California or New York?
State Representative Lynn Morris, hailing from Missouri, made waves earlier this year when she introduced a bill that would prohibit mercury and other metals from being used for any reason [...]
Canadian residents freaked out as “bright pink” water gushes from taps
It would be considered very unusual to turn on your faucet and see a stream of hot pink water come rushing out, but for one small town in Alberta, Canada this perplexing circumstance has be [...]
NYC public schools dump Kellogg’s “junk” cereals, replace with organic brand
As healthy eating habits continue to take the country by storm, the New York City public school system has recently made waves by replacing some of their Kellogg’s brand cereals with [...]
Surprise: You’d never guess what well-known company just decided to dump artificial coloring from its products
If you enjoy coffee and ice cream but loathe artificial colorings, it seems that you may be in for a treat sometime soon. Dunkin Brands Group Inc., which owns the popular Dunkin Donuts coff [...]
Are probiotics the key to fighting allergies?
If you’ve ever suffered with seasonal allergies, you know how dreadful they can be. Itchy, watery eyes, stuffy, runny noses, and sneezing are some of the most common symptoms that acc [...]
