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Green Medicine: A Holistic Approach to Health and Healing

When you think of health and healing, what comes to mind? For many people today, it is not much more than a visit to the doctor’s office, sterile rooms, prescriptions, surgeries and medication. We have grown to become accustomed… Read and discuss

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5 Important Health Benefits of Chia Seeds

This article is written by a guest author for EvolvingWellness.com Chi-chi-chi-chia! These seeds, which used to grow the green fur on the novelty Chia Pets are actually packed full of nutrition. Like other super seeds such as flax and hemp… Read and discuss

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Bread: To Eat or Not To Eat and How To Choose the Best One

Bread has been the staple of the human diet for thousands of years now and a food that is considered a basic staple in most cultures to this day. Yet the bread that our ancestors ate and that we eat… Read and discuss

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The Benefits of Black Silica & Ganbanyoku Rock Bathing at Iyashi Bedrock Spa

The spa experience has gained great popularity with many in our modern day society. Today’s spa experiences offer anything from therapeutic treatments to esthetic services. According to the book Understanding the Global Spa Industry: Spa Management, the spa industry is… Read and discuss

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Fibromyalgia Help: Alternative Therapy vs. Orthodox Medicines

This article is written for EvolvingWellness.com by guest author Alison Cullen. The words ‘alternative medicine’ can sometimes generate great emotion. On the one hand, sceptics think of it in the same context as witchcraft. On the other, there are those… Read and discuss

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Decrease Your Toxin Load: 11 Ways To Cleanse & Detoxify Your Body

Although we live on a beautiful planet of luscious greens and blues, we have unfortunately due to lack of awareness to this point introduced many harmful chemicals onto and into it. Today we know that the quality of our water… Read and discuss

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The Benefits of Juicing

A few years ago amidst my personal journey of optimal health and nutrition, I became aware of the benefits of juicing. Although not fully convinced at first that a homemade juice, specifically green or other vegetable juice was needed if… Read and discuss

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My 21 Day Juicing Challenge

Habits can either work for us or against us. It all depends if the habits are health promoting, like taking a walk each day, or disease promoting, like smoking each day. As we go through our lives, we tend… Read and discuss

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Downfall of Modern Medicine: Is Infant and Children’s Tylenol Safe For Your Children?

As beautiful as the winter time can be, it is regarded by many as cold and flu season. The sad part is that we do not have to suffer from these and similar infections, but most people are not yet… Read and discuss

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Vegetarian Support For You & Information From the Toronto Vegetarian Association

The vegetarian lifestyle is becoming increasingly embraced by people of all ages, races and backgrounds in our society. As we continue forth in the 21st century, we are seeing the clear consequences of our actions to date when it comes… Read and discuss

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What You Need To Know Before You Eat Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP)

As the plant-based lifestyle continues to gain more popularity thanks to its outstanding health benefits, new plant food products are constantly coming onto the market. Many people in fact are under the impression that if a food is plant… Read and discuss

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Why Going On A Diet For Weight Loss Is Not the Answer

With the New Year upon us, January is the month that seems to have a large percentage of the population eager to get more fit, lose some weight and maybe even take what they eat a little more seriously…. Read and discuss

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Understanding Cleansing & Detoxification with Digestive Expert Brenda Watson

Each day we absorb a variety of substances from our environment. Whether through our mouth in the forms of food and drinks, through our breath from the air we breathe, or through our skin from the substances that come into… Read and discuss

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The Missing Piece That Can Sabotage Optimal Health

With the holidays around the corner, and most people scrambling through hectic work and home schedules, some of us may be wondering if we can make these holidays different when it comes to taking better care of our health. We… Read and discuss

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Evita’s Favorite Natural Things 2011 + HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!

As another year comes to an end, many of us use this time to look back at the year we just lived through and reflect on all that we have experienced. From new projects to new relationships; from new products… Read and discuss

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Is There Such a Thing As a Healthy Burger? How To Make the Healthiest Burger Possible

It is hard to believe that the modern day burger is only about 75 years old. Today, for most people this food is a regular staple in their diets and many cannot imagine life without it. Most of our population… Read and discuss

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Evita’s New Book “Healing & Prevention Through Nutrition” is Officially Launched

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I share with you all—the readers and community of Evolving Wellness—that this past month marked the official launch of my new book. The greatly expanded, edited and updated print copy of Healing… Read and discuss

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Don’t Be Fooled – Learn How To Discern Mainstream Nutrition Headlines

A few weeks ago I received an interesting press release in my inbox. I read the title. It stated “New Studies Confirm Health Benefits of Red Wine.” I thought to myself “okay, here we go again.” I was not phased… Read and discuss

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6 Steps To Creating A Healthy Lifestyle

This article is written by guest author Therese Lean of ThereseLeanCoaching.com As a health coach, I make it easier for people to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Going from unhealthy and sedentary to healthy and active is more than just… Read and discuss

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Alternative Cancer Treatment: Interview with Members from the Burzynski Clinic

Cancer is a disease, which is today generally classified as one of the four lifestyle diseases that the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledges kill 3 in 5 people worldwide. Joining cancer are heart disease, respiratory disease and diabetes, and these four… Read and discuss