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A sprinkling of cinnamon may be good for your health but perhaps only if you are consuming the right type. The other may actually be damaging.
One of the most common types of cinnamon contains a chemical compound called coumarin.
Coumarin is considered a potential carcinogen and can cause liver damage in large doses so if you are consuming cinnamon because of its health benefits, you may want to read this.
With all the butter alternatives out there, it seems there is a quest against real butter.
But Is butter actually bad for you?!
Did you grow up with margarine, or butter? I grew up pulling a glorious tub of creamy yellow spread from the fridge and slathering it all over my toast. “I can’t believe it’s not butter,” was the theme of my upbringing and we hailed margarine for its angelic charm and forgiving nature.
Modern margarine is made by highly processing and refining “vegetable oil” and water– and it is not a friendly oil.
Read on to get the scoop.
Protein, or amino acids, are a critical component to life, so we often associate eating protein with health, regardless of the format we consume it in.
Unfortunately, many protein and snack bars available are loaded with highly processed protein “isolates,” sweeteners and inflammatory ingredients, additives and oils. While these protein bars and powders may be tasty and temporarily satisfying, they can wreak havoc on the digestive system, create inflammation in the body and are not an ideal source of nourishment for the brain, or active muscle recovery.
Get the full scoop…
Feeling bloated is physically uncomfortable.
The intestines are a whopping twenty-five, to thirty feet long. Meaning, meals have a long way to travel until they meet their exit. Feeling bloated is such a common occurrence, that we often chalk it up to being “human” but it is actually a signal from the body that something is not right.
Check out this article for 13 tips for axing bloat.
The TOX, is not your grandmother’s spa. The spa prides itself on a special, results driven lymphatic drainage technique that will leave you feeling better and looking slimmer, from head to toe. It’s all the buzz.
On a cellular level, Infrared saunas mimic this “fever like” response, increasing the body’s core temperature and detoxifying the body naturally from heavy metals and harmful toxins, while boosting the immune system.