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Category: Healthy You

  • Creole Red Bean Soup with Shrimp

    I have a fun, healthy recipe for you below, but first a word or two about shrimp! According to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), shrimp can be eco-friendly if it’s farm raised the right way, and there are couple good wild options too. However, when you purchase shrimp that’s imported…

  • Nature makes you lively!

    Just in time for the weekend comes news of a recent study that pretty much says nature can get your ass going better than coffee! OK, they didn’t compare nature to coffee, but the lead researcher, Richard Ryan of the University of Rochester, said, “Often when we feel depleted we…

  • Book Review: Be The Change

    (This review, written by me, was originally published on another blog in January, and I’m sharing it here since I really like this book, and  I agree with the authors: Meditation can make us more kind. That kindness can extend to the earth, which needs some love!) Meditation has a…

  • Good News for Artificial Hearts

    We’re used to thinking of the term “artificial” as a bad thing, but when it comes to artificial hearts, the continuing technology is really amazing. I want to share a video of Vanessa, who learned she needed a heart transplant at 27 years old. In 2007, she had moved to…

  • Just 5 Minutes in Green Spaces Can Improve Mood

    Green exercise can elevate your mood and improve your sense of well-being. Researchers define green exercise as any physical activity in nature. That means gardening in your backyard is green exercise. Walking around in a park is green exercise, and so is cycling. You get the idea. And it’s yet…

  • Organic Food Can Make You Fat

    Any food can make you fat! A recent study revealed that some people may overeat when they’re snacking on a food with an organic label. The reason? People are over-rewarding themselves for eating something healthy, and they’re underestimating the number of calories in organic food. Researchers found that study participants…

  • Earth Week Giveaway: Green Dieting

    Clean up your eating habits by avoiding foods highest in pesticides and more with Clean, Green, and Lean: Get Rid of the Toxins That Make You Fat. The author of this new and rather unique green dieting book is Dr. Walter Crinnion, a naturopathic physician and one of America’s foremost…

  • Dark Chocolate Health Benefits (yay)

    Scientists continue to discover ways that dark chocolate is good for us. The latest study reveals that just a quarter of an ounce of chocolate each day could lower your risk of having a stroke or heart attack! Dark chocolate is the best choice for this benefit. Read more about…

  • Weight Loss Plan: The (real) Mayo Clinic Diet

    The Mayo Clinic Diet can help you conquer the weight loss obstacles you’ve dealt with in past dieting attempts. Just released in January 2010, The Mayo Clinic Diet is the only real weight loss plan from the prestigious Mayo Clinic. A fake Mayo Clinic diet involving grapefruit has been making…

  • Do You Know the Three-Month Rule?

    Next month is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month. Why is it just for women? Well, we put all sorts of things near our eyes that most men wouldn’t dream of. In honor of April’s eye month, the Prevent Blindness America group has some safety tips for you to keep…