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Dispelling common myths throughout the Healthcare and Fitness Industries
December 12, 2018
ARE EGGS DAIRY?
It’s funny how often people categorize eggs as dairy. Even waiters in restaurants. It’s perfectly understandable though. They’re sold in the dairy section, they come from a farm, and plenty of people are allergic to them. But to clarify, “eggs are definitely NOT dairy”. Dairy implies a food that comes from the mammary gland of
November 28, 2018
Big Pharma Has Its Eyes Set On CBD Oil
This is sad, but not all that surprising.Big Pharma sees CBD oil as major competition. CBD oil has proven to be more effective in treating a wide range of ailments…without the toxicity, side effects, and mortality rate as compared to prescription drugs. So if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Or in this case, force
November 01, 2018
Is High Blood Pressure A Disease?
About 1 in every 3 adult Americans have High Blood Pressure (Hypertension). It’s thought to be a very common disease in this country. But is it actually a disease? Is it, by itself, the actual problem, or is it a sign or reactive symbol of another problem? This article from Poliquingroup.com details how blood pressure is
October 09, 2018
Carrageenan: A Dangerous Health Food Ingredient
Carrageenan has been an often overlooked ingredient, especially because it’s found in many organic, seemingly healthy products. This article from strengthsensei.com dissects some of the controversy revolving around carrageenan, and might change the way you think about some of the ‘healthy’ foods in your house. Carrageenan: Friend or Foe? Guest Blog by
September 19, 2018
Chief Medical Officer from Memorial Sloan Kettering Reveals Conflict of Interest
If we can think for ourselves and take a close look at our healthcare system, it’s a scary thing. One of the saddest components is in the realm of cancer. At a hopeless time in patients’ lives, they should be able to turn to and trust the leading doctors at the industry’s top hospitals. NOT
September 12, 2018
Why “Nice Guys” Always Finish Last
We’ve heard this expression a million times, but what can we take away from it? Be a dick and everything will work out? Or be a nice guy and deal with being a door mat? This blog from elliotthulse.co (one of my favorite high level C.H.E.K. practitioners) describes how we can integrate a balanced approach
September 06, 2018
New Splenda Studies Confirm Its Dangers
It’s hard to believe that a known toxin like splenda is still on the market, 20 years after its inception. Even harder to believe: “When the FDA first approved splenda, they supposedly reviewed more than 110 animal and human safety studies, but of these 110 studies, only two were done on humans, and the longest one
August 22, 2018
Top 5 Stress and Anxiety Relieving Nutrients for Women
We go to great lengths to deal with stress and anxiety. From medication and meditation, to exercise and psychotherapy As a society, we are constantly searching for the answer. Nutrition, however, is often overlooked. We often see the connection between stress over-eating or stress under-eating, but using nutrition as a tool in helping stress and
July 18, 2018
Questions and Answers on Kids and Traditional Foods
As a parent of a toddler, I know how hard it can be to feed a child healthy food in this age of confusing health and nutritional information, deceptive junk food marketing, and an endless supply of processed foods at our fingertips. This article from the Weston A. Price Foundation answers a variety of common questions