Stress is toxic because it shrinks the brain. Seriously.
Category: THIS WEEK'S HIDDEN TOXIN: Protection Tips
How Stress Affects the Brain How chronic stress can affect the brain's size, structure, and how it functions: Nai-post ni TED-Ed noong Miyerkules, Pebrero 3, 2016 We know it, […]
To Minimize Any Bad Effects of Christmas Gingerbread, “Eat it” in a Shake!
Category: Toxin-free RECIPES
Like me, you might have childhood memories of the sweet scent of gingerbread coming out of the oven, too hot at first to put on the icing face and clothes. […]
Lemons are a great detoxer! Try our Meyer Lemon Shake!
Category: Toxin-free RECIPES
It’s Meyer Lemon season and time to try this delightfully sweet and tart shake. PERSONAL NOTE: I was given the gift of a Lemon Meyer tree two years ago when […]
How to Build a Ninja Immune System in Cold and Flu Season
Category: Toxin-Free Nutrition
Let me start out by telling you a story about a scientist who wouldn’t take no for an answer. He was part of the effort back in the early 1950s […]
SHOP SMALL online on Small Business Saturday Nov. 26
Category: Toxin-free BUSINESS TO EXPLORE
Are you someone who likes to SHOP LOCAL and wonders if that includes local online stores? Across the country, our local CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE have campaigns called Shop Local. It’s […]
A healthy way to cleanse
Category: Toxin-Free Cleansing
Since I’m so passionate about lightening our toxic load, I’m also passionate about how we detox. Cleansing should be safe and healthy. Yet when we talk about detoxing with things […]
Lighten the Toxic Load in BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Category: Toxin-Free Cleansing
I’m asked regularly to help with various activities that support research about breast cancer, and I’ve done my share gladly. But I really think the emphasis ought to be on […]
Pumpkin Banana Shake: quality protein for quick energy!
Category: Toxin-free RECIPES
Most of us high performers could do better at starting the day with quality protein. Vegetable protein gets into our system in 20 minutes, in contrast to animal protein that […]
Let’s start at the very beginning to dump those toxins.
Category: Toxin-Free Pregnancy
Were you as startled as I was several years ago when THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP commissioned a study of the umbilical cords of 10 US minority newborns–African-American, Hispanic, and Asian? […]