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Look Tasty? Beware: Synthetic Dyes Can Kill You

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Written by: Lorne J. Hofseth, University of South Carolina

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Early-onset colorectal cancer incidence among the young, defined as those under age 50, has been rising globally since the early 1990s.

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Developing Inner Vision with the Queen of Herbs and the Spirit of Mugwort

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Written by: Emma Farrell

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If there is one plant to start your journey with the plant spirits, it should be Mugwort, the stunningly beautiful and beneficent Artemisia vulgaris. Mugwort is one of the most visceral plant spirits who weaves her spirit through all aspects of our life to bring alignment.

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Can Plants Can Treat Pain and Diarrhea?

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Written by: UC Irvine

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New research offers a molecular view of how plants with a long history of use by Native Americans worked to treat pain and diarrhea.

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It's Not About the Food: Overeating, Addictions, and Emotions

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Written by: Jude Bijou

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What if I told you a new diet called the "It's Not About the Food" is gaining popularity and causing significant numbers of women to shed pounds along with old habits and excess baggage? I bet you’d at least give it a second glance, and perhaps even investigate further.

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It's Not About the Food: Overeating, Addictions, and Emotions (Video)

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Written by: Jude Bijou

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What if I told you a new diet called the "It's Not About the Food" is gaining popularity and causing significant numbers of women to shed pounds along with old habits and excess baggage? I bet you’d at least give it a second glance, and perhaps even investigate further.

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Should You Stop Washing Your Turkey and Other Poultry?

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Written by: NC State

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Some kitchen traditions are best avoided if we want to avoid foodborne illness.

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Why You Shouldn't Pressure A Picky Eater

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Written by: Sarah Avery, Duke University

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The researchers say survey participants clearly found some foods aversive, not merely unpleasant.

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How Salt Affects Your Brain When You Eat Salty Food

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Written by: Jennifer Rainey Marquez, Georgia State

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New research about the relationship between neuron activity and blood flow deep in the brain, as well as how consuming salt affects the brain.

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Wildflower Apothecary: Fall Medicine

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Written by: Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot)

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A panacea garden awaits our next steps. In early summer, we introduced seven traditionally healing wildflower plants and how to invite them into our gardens. Now is the time for harvesting and transfiguration. 

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Turning from Doing to Being

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Written by: Connie Zweig, Ph.D.

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Each day, as sunlight dims and dusk falls, I stop. I watch the light turn to darkness, then close my eyes to make the transition from doing to being, from fast to slow, from outward to inward...

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Eating Raw Foods for A New Transformed You

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Written by: Joe Alexander

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There are dozens and hundreds and thousands of diets, diet books and diet experts in the world today. For one reason or another, many people have decided to adopt some restrictions. The greatest value of the raw food diet is its transformative value.

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Can Eating Hot Chili Peppers Actually Hurt You?

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Written by: Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine

Can Eating Hot Chilli Peppers Actually Hurt You?

We all know the burning sensation we get when eating chilies. Some can tolerate the heat, while others may be reaching for the milk carton.

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What Is An Eating Disorder?

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Written by: Michele Siegel, Ph.D., et al.

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When an eating disorder exists, it is recognized by certain behaviors, the most noticeable being an obsession with food and weight. This obsession can take the form of binge eating, starving, vomiting, compulsive exercising, or other behaviors focused on eating, getting rid of, or avoiding food.

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An Omega-3 Supplement, DHA, May Reverse Effects of Stress In The Womb

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Written by: Eric Maze, University of Missouri

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We believe differences in metabolic requirements for male and female embryos as early as the first trimester, combined with dynamic differences in the way the male and female placenta reacts to environmental factors...

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Can LSD Cure the 'Spiritual Disease' of Alcoholism?

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Written by: Thomas Hatsis

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Beginning in the late 1950s, five hospitals (in the province of Saskatchewan in Canada) offered a new kind of psychedelic therapy: treating alcoholism with LSD.

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Can LSD Cure the 'Spiritual Disease' of Alcoholism? (Video)

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Written by: Thomas Hatsis

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Beginning in the late 1950s, five hospitals (in the province of Saskatchewan in Canada) offered a new kind of psychedelic therapy: treating alcoholism with LSD.

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One Survivor’s Strategies for Saying “No!” to an Eating Disorder

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Written by: Faith Elicia

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Saying no to ED should be a no-brainer — maybe to somebody not suffering from an eating disorder. My recovery journey has demonstrated that it’s a daily struggle, something I must fight one day at a time. It’s easy to forget that ED will bring me to my death if I don’t remain conscious of its presence. 

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One Survivor’s Strategies for Saying “No!” to an Eating Disorder (Video)

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Written by: Faith Elicia

sideways view of a woman's face looking pensive

Saying no to ED should be a no-brainer — maybe to somebody not suffering from an eating disorder. My recovery journey has demonstrated that it’s a daily struggle, something I must fight one day at a time. It’s easy to forget that ED will bring me to my death if I don’t remain conscious of its presence. 

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When did humans start experimenting with alcohol and drugs?

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Written by: Nicholas R. Longrich, Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology and Paleontology, University of Bath

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Humans constantly alter the world. We fire fields, turn forests into farms, and breed plants and animals. But humans don’t just reshape our external world – we engineer our internal worlds, and reshape our minds.

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Fermented food diet boost microbiome and cut inflammation

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Written by: Janelle Weaver, Stanford University

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A diet rich in fermented foods boosts the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, according to new research.

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When you choose a snack, taste beats health

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Written by: Alison Jones-Duke

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When it comes to picking a snack, taste has a hidden advantage over healthfulness in the brain’s decision-making processes, a new study shows.

 

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