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Whole Foods: weigh less, pay less?
Whole Foods has currently implemented an employee reward program designed to encourage healthy habits and reduce the $150 million in health care costs the company paid out last year. There seems to be quite an uproar over this new policy and I was curious to know what you think. All employees receive a 20% store discount just for being an employee. This remains the same. This voluntary program creatively... [Read more]
4 cheap & easy skin treatments you can eat
I recall reading that if you can't eat it you shouldn't put it on your skin. "Ridiculous and unrealistic," I thought to myself, then I was struck by a simple reality. When you eat or drink something, your liver gets a crack at filtering out some of the harmful toxins. When you place something on your skin it is readily absorbed right into your bloodstream How unfortunate then that the thousands... [Read more]
Cheap and easy hair detox
Wintertime isn't a happy time for my hair. As a dish-water blonde the roots of my hair get dull and darker and the texture of my hair feels coarser in the shower. I try to dry my hair less and use leave-in conditioners, but it doesn't seem to do a tremendous amount to help the situation. Then I stumbled on a natural hair rinse, using apple cider vinegar (ACV). Sure enough, after one treatment in the... [Read more]
Pudding so healthy you can have it for dinner
This simple and tasty pudding recipe is more nutritious than what the great majority of Americans are choosing for dinner tonight. In fact, I think it makes a great choice for dinner. Imagine how thrilled the kids will be to tell their friends. Two of the star ingredients are at the top of my superfood choices, and there’s an option for a third. First is raw chocolate powder, more accurately... [Read more]
Do Your Insides Spell Trouble for Your Outsides? (Part 2)
Since we now have a bigger appreciation for cell membranes and quality bouncers everywhere from part 1 of our story, let's step just inside the doors of the exclusive A-list night club called The Cell. Here we meet the next two sets of players in our tale; the brains of the place and the dancing queens. And oh…do you hear the rumbling? There might be trouble brewing outside. Player #2: The Brains... [Read more]
Do Your Insides Spell Trouble for Your Outsides? (Meet Player #1)
Whether it's sustained weight loss, a sculpted body or vibrant health, if you don't get this you won't succeed: If you're not on the inside you can't impact change. It's often true for the board room and it's certainly true for the 100 trillion cells in your body. In this simple 2-part series we’re going to examine this portion of your insides to see if it spells trouble for your outsides. Getting... [Read more]
