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Probiotics for Health and Beauty

By nature, our skin is a complex thing. We cannot focus on our health and in turn, forgo our skin. So, what’s the best way to look after your skin?

HEALTH Mind

Healthy Heart, Happy Brain!

Having a healthy heart and a happy brain supports our well being and health.  If we look at heart disease, there are many things that we can do to help prevent it through better nutrition. Here are a few tips to heart health!

Mind Health

3 Mindfulness Keys to Turn Stress to Your Advantage

When we think of the word “stress,” it is often in the negative: the epidemic of stress and anxiety, the physical symptoms of chronic stress, etc. But stress can be positive depending on how we respond to it...

Health Diet

Why Intermittent Fasting Isn’t a Level Playing Field

Americans are obsessed with diet and exercise crazes. And why wouldn’t they be? Many of us are at least “overfat,” and there is nothing wrong with wanting to look and feel better or have a flatter tummy or firmer biceps. 

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Spring Cleaning: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Spring isn't just about flowers and rain showers, but it's also about decluttering our homes and embracing the good ole' tradition of spring cleaning.Unfortunately, due to the labor intensive duties that go into many of our spring cleaning rituals...

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National Study Finds Americans Do Not Know The Facts Or Their Risk For Heart Disease

Just in time for February's Heart Month, a national study reveals that most Americans don't know enough about heart disease, with a staggering 62% failing a Heart Attack IQ quiz. This survey helps provide new insights into knowledge gaps, limited physician guidance, and gender disparities when it comes to heart disease.

Beauty Health

The Message of Massage- Healthy Skin for You

There are many benefits to massage that can help you feel better and look better too. So, what’s the simplest way to start incorporating massage into your daily schedule without needing to make an appointment at a parlor or spa? Dry brushing of course! 

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The Secrets to Healthy Skin and Beauty

The secrets of beauty, healthy-looking skin, and overall wellbeing is something that we strive to unlock because we all want to look and feel good. Whatever the secrets may be, simplicity and nourishment are what lie at the very heart of our health.

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Love and Energize Your Body with Maca!

There are many natural foods that can be highly effective in providing us with more energy, endurance, mental acuity, and an elevated mood. Maca roots, for example, is the great energizing option for you! Find why...

Health Special News

Eating Blueberries Every Day Can Lower Blood Pressure

Among all fruits, blueberries are one of the richest sources of phenolic compounds, including flavonoids, phenolic acids, and stilbenes, which are known to have biological activity and high antioxidant capacity. They are a promising functional food with respect to vascular health.

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Eating a Well-Balanced Diet Boosts Health and Well-Being

Fall season brings with it a variety of initiatives that support healthy eating. It’s a great month for businesses and individuals to reevaluate health priorities.

Beauty Beauty

More than half of beauty products sold in the US are now vegan

2018 was found to be a pivotal one for veganism and beauty. To illustrate just how big it was, more than half of beauty products sold in The Body Shop stores in the US in 2018 were vegan!

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A little more sunlight for your healthy heart

A new study conducted by Ohio University scientists suggests that a little more sunlight might help restore damage to your cardiovascular system.

Travel & Spa Health

Preventing Flu on Cruise Ships

A cruise can be a fun, relaxing way to spend a vacation, but any vacation spent with the flu is no vacation at all. Since a large number of people can come into close contact with one another on cruise ships, respiratory viruses, including flu, have the potential to spread easily on cruises.

Health Beauty

Family Hygiene the Natural Way

We are well aware of the dangers and risks of an imbalanced diet and a lack of exercise, but this awareness is something that we should also stretch to what we use for our daily hygiene. Many hygiene products and household cleaners contain harsh chemicals that penetrate your skin, affect the quality of the air that you breathe, and some can even cause chemical burns if not used correctly.

HEALTH Beauty

How to Clean Your Makeup Brushes

According to dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology, dirty makeup brushes can wreak havoc on the skin. In addition to collecting product residue, dirt, and oil, makeup brushes are a breeding ground for bacteria. This could compromise your complexion—in the form of acne breakouts and rashes—as well as your health, they say.

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You love your pet's - help them live Healthy!

Simply put, your pet’s health should be an extension of your own - after all, you are their guardian, their caretaker, their parent - and they depend upon you for their health and well-being greatly. Thats why Best Life 4 Pets has...

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Level Up YOUR Nutrition!

Health and wellness is the cohesion of a good nutritional emphasis on our diet, movement and exercise, as well as restoration, relaxation, and of course…sleep! When any of these elements of health and well-being fall short- we are challenged to level them back up to balance.

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Side Effects of Fast Foods: Are Your Tendons Suffering?

We all know how eating fast food has a lot of side effects on our overall health, yet we still eat it in large amounts and more often than we should (42 percent of an American household budget is spent eating out). But what you probably don't know is how bad this type of food negatively affects your tendons.

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Sugar’s effect on your health

Studies indicate that a high-carbohydrate diet (sugar) increases our chances of heart diseases, diabetes, cancer and other diseases.

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5 Ways Your Diet Affects Your Dental Health

What you eat has a big impact on your overall health, so it’s no surprise that your diet also affects your dental health. Nutrients found in vegetables, fruits, legumes, and nuts help fight bacteria and inflammation better, protecting your teeth and gums. Here’s a look at 5 Ways You Can Improve Your Diet for better Dental Health...

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3 Reasons To Avoid – Or Delay – Knee-Replacement Surgery

Hitting your 50s or 60s can bring several life changes, and increasingly those include artificial joints. For much of the aging U.S. population, knees, in particular, are wearing out.

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Eating a Well-Balanced Diet Boosts Health and Well-Being

The fall season brings with it a variety of initiatives that support healthy eating. It’s a great month for businesses and individuals to reevaluate health priorities.

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Staying Energized On The GO!

As busy beings, we all need a bit of a lift for hectic days where our feet don’t seem to touch the ground. Often, we are stuck with healthy choices when we don’t do some forward planning…

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Feeling The Burn With Fat Fuel!

Fats have been the “bad” guys in the health world for far too long…but this is turning around with more people educating themselves on the nutritional values of good fats - healthy fats that fuel us rather than weigh us down.

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Omega-3 For Health and Longevity!

Ask many of us what lies at the root of our health and wellbeing, and of course, our pursuit of it, we would say…longevity

Health Beauty

Rejuvenating For A Brighter Tomorrow!

As we wave goodbye to summer vibes, we say hello to fall and winter…and with the change of seasons we inspire a change within ourselves too!

Health Beauty

Nature and Her Cleansing Miracles!

Health isn’t limited to what we eat or physically do; health encompasses the broader mechanics of our daily lives. For instance, hygiene doesn’t first spring to mind when we think of our health, and yet our body and oral hygiene is vital for our well-being.

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Top 5 foods for heart health

Today, the big killers in Western societies are the cancers, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes, most of which are preventable by diet.  Find  TOP 5 Foods for heart health.

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Are your pleasures healthy?

It is hard to imagine the world without pleasure. Clearly, some pleasures are good for you and some injurious to your health. But sex ...It's what the doctor prescribed.

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Making Health your Daring Adventure

Holding on to old emotions, mental and physical clutter ends up making us feel heavy and lethargic…almost too tired to embrace life. Life is essentially about release and renewal; think about what does not serve you and how you can lovingly release it. Practice being here now.

Beauty Beauty

Rapid Solutions for Everyday Care and Cosmetics

We all struggle with having enough time. Whether that’s time we afford to ourselves or to our other commitments. In essence, we will never have enough time if we don’t actually make the effort to create space in our lives for what we want to achieve. 

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KINDER TO OUR SKIN - THE BEAUTY OF BECOMING RADIANT!

We grow into our beauty as we become better versions of ourselves and initiate greater care and kindness toward our body. Here we look at ways to positively support youthful, good-looking skin!

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WELLNESS FOR CLIENTS vs. WELLNESS FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER

With any emerging industry, there are always the questions “Can I make a profit from this?” and “What liabilities are involved?”    A good example is the Wellness Business, which is one of the fastest growing industries on the market today. 

Health Special News

The #Plantbased Diet -The OLD - NEW TREND :Fruits That Will Make You Healthy

Fruits are part of a balanced diet and can help us stay healthy. That's why it's so important that we get enough of them. Find your favorite fruits to stay healthy.

Health Shape

LACTIC ACID BUILD UP

If you’ve ever worked your body to the point of feeling like your muscles are on fire, then you’ve experienced lactic acid build up. How and why it happens... 

Health Beauty

THINK BEFORE YOU INK: ARE TATTOOS SAFE?

Should I be concerned about unsafe practices, or the tattoo ink itself? Before you get a tattoo, consider these key questions  answered by Dr. Linda Katz, M.D., M.P.H., director of FDA’s Office of Cosmetics and Colors.

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Fuel The Fire For Your Health

The only way to start…is to start! We can go beyond our own limiting beliefs and negative habits when we reframe our goals and place our health far higher on our list of priorities. So, let us not wait for a special occasion 

The Link Between Dehydration And Metabolism| Wellness Magazine Spring Wake Up Challenge

The Link Between Dehydration And Metabolism

When people are trying to lose weight and shred fat their main goal to long-term weight management should be to raise their metabolism (rate in which your body uses energy).  What most people fail to realize is that their hydration level directly affects their metabolism.

Travel Health

The Skinny on Healthy Travel: 6 Tips for Radiantly Healthy Business Travel

Whether traveling for business or pleasure, travel can be challenging for your health. With a bit of planning and consciously making healthy choices over unhealthy ones, you can easily make a difference in how you feel when you return home: guilty or healthy.