I don’t know when they got there but I know how. I’m talking about the little tires I carry with me around my waist everywhere I go. My calorie-centered diet and sedentary lifestyle have everything to do with these unwanted layers but as to when they settled there, I’m not too clear. What I know for sure is that there is a clear difference between me when I started blogging and me today. Clearly, years of sitting at my computer for hours on end on a daily basis have taken their toll.

The impact of being overweight in my blogging career

Along with the extra pounds came a decline in my output despite the 10-hour shifts I was (Read More....)

So you’ve finally begun a rigorous fitness routine, and it looks like, this time, it’s going to stick. Whether it’s CrossFit, Pilates, The Bar Method, or MaxBody’s high-intensity Shaun T's Asylum workout, it would be a shame to put your hard work at the gym to waste by filling your body with unhealthy fuel. Think of it like this: your body is your Ferrari, are you really going to fill it with unleaded? Organic foods avoid synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers, genetic modification, irradiation, industrial solvents, added hormones, and chemical food additives. So if you’re devoting your precious time to improving your body through fitness, maybe (Read More....)

Everybody is talking about organic diet, organic clothes, organic treatments and organic everything. Well, almost. Has anyone ever really tried to understand what organic means? The simple answer to it is that which is naturally grown without using any inducers is Organic. Nowadays plants and vegetables are genetically engineered and given hormonal injections to accelerate their growth. Due to this the vegetables grow faster and the yield from the plant is also more. But the soil as well as the plant lose its nutrients and are not usable for the next growth cycle.  Moreover the artificially grown vegetables and fruits lose natural nutrients and are al (Read More....)

Many of us are misled into thinking that we need to buy a myriad of beauty products to keep our skin looking fresh and youthful. Rather than focusing on natural ways to keep our skin healthy, we’re encouraged to cover up blemishes and use make-up to give our faces that airbrushed look. But the secret to a soft and flawless epidermis comes at a much lower price than you may think.  The following are six important steps you should be taking to organically look after the skin you’re in.

Healthy Eating

A healthy diet is vital to any beauty regime. What we put into our bodies will inevitably show up on the outside, be it sooner or later. Avoid foods and drinks which c (Read More....)

Green living will not only improve a person's health, it can lower health insurance rates as well. Being active through exercise and other forms of activity help keep our bodies strong, fit and resistant to disease. Along with physical activity, a person must eat healthy and wise. Organic foods are one of the best ways to ensure high quality food with many nutrients, and little additives.  Recent studies show that processed foods high in preservatives and other chemicals are dangerous to our health. Rates regarding cancer, obesity and even mental disorders have all been li (Read More....)

Everyone is after organic foods. What is the reason behind this rush? Is it worth the money you spend on it? If you need to know the answers for these questions read on further. Eating organic food is a great way to improve your health and your energy level.  It is also a great way to protect yourself from some of the really horrible things that they are now putting in many of our foods.  The truth is that there are some fundamental differences between organic food and most of the food that you buy in the grocery stores.  Given below are ten reasons why you should start eating organic food.

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The health authorities are constantly whining about the state of our diets, the newspapers are telling us that everything gives us cancer and the media are producing TV shows to exhibit obese children and their terrible parents. However, while many are taking a negative stance on the man-against-cardiovascular disease campaign, there have been plenty of positive and encouraging reactions to our heavier society. TV chefs have made money promoting simple, healthy meals, a new wave of food branding has emerged with friendly, tongue-in-cheek comments on their pastel-colored cartons and McDonalds now sell bags of fruit. Among these positive reactions lie the ‘Superfoods’.

Superfoods have risen to stardom as a result of their high phytonutrient content. Phytonutrie (Read More....)

When are organic products not really organic?  Well, when you buy them at the organic food store but it turns out that they were made in China.  Yep, that's right.  A major news investigation has revealed that many of the "organic foods" that you are buying at organic food stores are actually made in China.  It turns out that Whole Foods (the largest organic food chain in the United States) is selling a large number of "organic foods" that are actually produced across the globe in China.  Of course the notifi (Read More....)

The more one learns about fruits and vegetables that more amazed one becomes. You see, the truth is that God created a vast array of natural foods that are incredibly versatile and incredibly good for us. In fact, the other day we learned how absolutely extraordinary a simple cucumber is. A cucumber? Yes, a cucumber. It turns out that cucumbers have some absolutely incredibly properties. Check out all of the things that we learned about cucumbers the other day....

*Just one simple cucumber contains significant amounts of all of the following:

-Vitamin B1

-Vitamin B2

-Vitamin B3

-Vitamin B5

-Vitamin B6

-Folic Acid

-Vitamin C

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It seems like almost every day there are news stories which show that it is getting harder and harder to choose an organic lifestyle.  Our health freedom is under attack like it never has been before.  Now there is this announcement out of Canada (detailed below) which is going to make it much, much more difficult for Canadians to be able to get natural health products and supplements.  Those living in the United States should not gloat about this either, because the same type of (Read More....)

Have you shopped in a retail store lately?  Dined in a fast food restaurant recently?  If so, it is quite likely that you have encountered a festival of fecal contamination.  Seriously.  A new study in the International Journal of Food Microbiology and an investigation by Good Morning America have uncovered some very disturbing facts about the places where many of us regularly eat and shop.  As Americans, we prefer to think that our public places are clean and healthy, but that is very much not true.  In fact, after learning what has been found, you may never look at retail stores or fast food restaurants the same way again.

For example, a microbiologist hired by Good Morning America found evidence of (Read More....)

2009 was truly a great first year for the Organic Health website.  When a website is first launched, it is always tough to get readers, but thanks to a number of our articles going viral, we were able to touch hundreds of thousands of readers with our information by the end of the year.  Certainly the H1N1 swine flu vaccine was the biggest story that we covered this year.  Thousands upon thousands of people have been severely hurt by this vaccine and yet the mainstream media avoids this important story like the plague.  Other important stories that we covered this year included the contamination of America's food supply, the effort in Congress to kill organic farming in the United States, and the continual threat that genetically modified food represents.  2009 was a g (Read More....)

It seems as there are almost daily headlines now about how the world is on the verge of a flu pandemic.

Many people around the world are becoming increasingly frightened by all of this ominous news and they are searching for information for how they can fight the flu without using chemicals or pharmaceutical drugs.

The truth is that you can fight the flu and stay organic at the same time. Below we have compiled a list of organic health tips for surviving a flu pandemic.....

* Wash Your Hands

This sounds like a very obvious tip, but you would be surprised how many people simply will not do this. Was (Read More....)