Dieting

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Vinegar for personal care

Vinegar in the bath. Add one-half cup of vinegar or so to warm bath water when bathing and get double benefits: softer skin and a cleaner bathtub with less work!
Hair conditioner. Vinegar makes a simple, inexpensive conditioner for your (more…)

By Natural Family Online

Have you been struggling to lose weight? The trouble may not be with the things you’re doing while you’re awake, but rather the simple fact that you are awake. Studies have shown that getting more sleep and better quality sleep can help you shed pounds without expensive fad diets. (more…)

By Susan Palmquist

You’ve stayed away from the ice cream for three days and exercised for a whole week. But it’s January 21st and the French fries are calling your name. And while you’ve skipped your exercise routine for two days, not to worry, you know you can get back to that next week? Or will you? (more…)

By Rick Hendershot

It is a fact that people are generally getting fatter in many western societies. This is reflected in the popularity of diet books and fitness equipment. But while most of us realize it would be good to lose a bit of weight, we are only vaguely aware of the staggering levels of “obesity” in our societies. (more…)

By Susan Palmquist

Who doesn’t crave a candy bar or a bag of potato chips from time to time? But do you always have to say no to these guilty temptations, or is it sometimes okay to indulge in the odd snack or two? (more…)

By Roy Barker

What’s a Mediterranean-style diet? Well, to begin with, there isn’t really any one Mediterranean diet. There’s a whole swag of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The basic Mediterranean diet has common characteristics, even if the surrounding countries differ in culture, language and recipes to some extent. (more…)

By David McEvoy

We are in the grip of an omega-3 fish oil wave. Every day, more studies are published showing just how important this nutrient is to us. Last week, it was children with concentration problems; this week, it is children with autism. (more…)