Live Fuller With cake weather — health

Scientists are making gains in a deeper understanding of the importance of bacteria in the digestive system and the role it plays in our health. While many are reaching for yogurt and taking Lactobacillus acidophilus capsules to maintain healthy gut flora, there's actually more to gut health than just probiotics. There's also prebiotics. Prebiotics are defined...

The best ways to ensure good health can be inexpensive, available to all and easy to adopt. What do we mean? Eat Minimally Processed and as Diversely as PossibleIf the food you eat matches the many hues of the rainbow, you're on the right track. Load up on vegetables and whole...

Jojoba (pronounced ho-HO-ba) oil has been in use for centuries in the southwest region of North America, where jojoba shrubs grow wild. Native Americans used liquid wax (which we call oil) from crushed jojoba nuts to heal, soothe and condition skin and hair. That's no surprise, given that fact that jojoba oil's...

Think water filter and what comes to mind? Disposable plastic cartridges, the ones that go in pitchers and attachments mounted to the faucet. These filters are expensive, require frequent replacement, contribute to landfill waste and necessitate drinking water to come into contact with plastic. Sometimes the contact lasts for hours and...

Summer brings sunshine, warm weather and more fun outdoors. Protecting the skin is supremely important and requires defense from the sun as well as biting insects, like mosquitoes and gnats.  Bites alone are irritating to those with sensitive skin, but the diseases that can be transmitted by mosquitoes are also a source...