by admin | May 17, 2017 | Health & Well-Being
Chronic inflammation in the body has become a modern widespread epidemic. It is the source of many diseases including cancer, obesity and heart disease, which make it the leading cause of death in the U.S. With our overly toxic lifestyles, one has to be mindful in...
by admin | Apr 30, 2017 | Health & Well-Being
WHAT IS OXIDATIVE STRESS? When your body does not have enough antioxidants to neutralize free radicals, oxidative stress happens. Free radicals are unstable molecules that react with other substances in your body to damage cells or create abnormal ones. As your body...
by admin | Mar 7, 2017 | Health & Well-Being
In the past 10 years Lyme Disease has been diagnosed in all states except Hawaii. The Lyme disease incidence rate of 87.9 diagnoses per 100,000 Maine residents is the highest it has been in the state in the last decade. It is perhaps not surprising that Maine is also...
by admin | Dec 3, 2016 | Nutrition & Recipes
Too many of us have become Eco-Zombies… careless about the relationship between the health of the planet and the health of our own bodies and minds. From farm to fork, the way food is grown, processed, and distributed affects not only its quality and variety,...
by admin | Jan 12, 2015 | Nutrition & Recipes
What is cholesterol? Contrary to popular belief, cholesterol is critical for building your cell membranes and is a naturally occurring product found in the body and made by the liver. Cholesterol is the parent molecule for major hormones like estrogen, progesterone...
