I am happy to announce that this coming Tuesday I will be doing a tele cast with Nancy Desjardins, founder and author of HealthLady.com- a Web site designed to teach the world about Natural Holistic Nutrition.

Join me on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 4PM ET as I share my organic methods on how to identify and eliminate toxins in your home.

In my tele cast, you will learn about:

• The most dangerous foods in your kitchen and refrigerator
• Harmful toxins that are most likely floating in the air inside your home
• Toxic chemicals in your home water system, dishwasher and laundry machine
• Chemicals and heavy metals most people and kids are exposed to everyday
• The Dangers of Using a Microwave Oven
• Harmful radiation levels in the home

Registration is free- Click here to reserve your space.

What is Beeswax?

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Beeswax is yet another gift that Mother Nature has given us to improve our lives. You could write a book about the many ways you can use it, but when you head to the store, make sure what you bring home is organic. Why is this so important?

Beehives around the world use pesticides that are fat-soluble, which means they can accumulate in the beeswax. In order to be certified as organic, drugs and chemicals cannot be used on the land within 3 miles of the beehive since this is the bees’ flying radius. It’s not a small endeavor, but it’s worth it to protect your health.

So now that you have your organic beeswax, here are some our favorite uses!

Continue reading: “8 Uses for Organic Beeswax”

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Any decent pediatrician can tell you how important it is for expectant mothers to keep up with their prenatal vitamins during pregnancy. During this time, it’s essential that both mothers and their developing babies have access to all the vitamins, minerals and essential nutrients their bodies require.

Among the most important of these essential nutrients is folic acid, sometimes also referred to as folate, or vitamin B9—a standard component of nearly all high-quality prenatal multivitamins. It has long been generally associated with proper neurological development during gestation and early infancy, as well as possibly helping to mitigate a number of other potential health risks, such as stroke and prostate cancer, later on in life.

Continue reading: “Study: Folic Acid in Early Pregnancy Associated With Reduced Risk of Severe Language Delay in Children”

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Kefir, for those of you who are unfamiliar, is a healthy and delicious cultured milk drink, similar to yogurt, that has been enjoyed throughout Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and even certain parts of Asia for centuries. Much of the Western world, however, is just now beginning to discover the many benefits of this amazing drink.

Depending on their area of origin, most traditional recipes call for either cow or goat’s milk to be used as a base, for the kefir cultures to ferment. Fortunately though for vegans and people who are sensitive to dairy, they also work quite well with coconut milk.

Like yogurt and other probiotic foods, kefir that generally requires a starter culture of some kind. Because each culture is a unique living ecosystem, and reacts differently to different environmental factors, the subtle differences between one batch and the next can be quite considerable.

Continue reading: “How to Make Organic Coconut Milk Kefir”

There’s a deeply rooted need inside all of us to personalize the everyday items with which we surround ourselves. These personal touches of course vary considerably from one person to the next, but on some level, it’s something each and every one of us does.

For some, it’s as simple as the clothing they wear or the way they choose to style their hair. For others it goes a step further, and includes little things like customized cell phone cases, monographed neckties, or rear car bumpers wallpapered in stickers. For a growing number of young people however, the canvas of choice for these signature touches, is literally the skin they were born in.

Recent surveys show that upwards of 40% of American 20-somethings currently have at least one tattoo. And many of them, in case you hadn’t noticed, are practically covered in them. New research however shows that these self-identifiers many come at a high cost beyond the initial pain and financial investment.

Continue reading: “Chemicals in tattoo ink face scrutiny from the FDA”