How to Practice Zero Waste Cooking
From excessive packaging to tossed leftovers, cooking may sometimes feel like you’re adding more to your garbage can than your fridge. Perhaps you’...
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Navigating Cold Season in our “New Normal”
Cold and flu season is back – and, after a lengthy period of social distancing and other public health precautions, so is our exposure to common vi...
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Active Folate vs. Folic Acid: Do You Know the Difference?
Folate is the naturally occurring and metabolically active form of vitamin B9 found in foods such as liver, dark leafy green vegetables, avocados, ...
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Sitara Hewitt’s Survival Guide for a Happy and Stress-Free Holiday Season!
Holidays are meant to be enjoyable, warm, all about time spent with our loved ones, on a break from the daily grind of work and school. Enjoying he...
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Parents Just Got (a little) Less Busy
Why Did Health First Create the New Family First Line of Natural Health Products?Simple. We wanted to make life (a little) less busy for parents. U...
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How to Enjoy Natural Sweeteners
Three things about sugar are indisputable: we love it, we eat too much of it, and we get sick because of it. While humans had have enjoyed sugar si...
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Improving Your Health with NAC
N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) is a free-form amino acid and is a vital part of the body’s antioxidant defense system. It is derived from the amino acid...
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Supporting Gut Health During the Holidays
During the holidays, we often enjoy more indulgent meals (and maybe an extra glass of wine or two) as we get together with family and friends.
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Vitoli and Gerosuppressive Agents
By Eric Simard, doctor of biology and researcher (www.esimard.com).Did you know that cutting-edge research on cellular longevity, carried out here ...
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Enjoying Essential Oils for Health and Happiness
The essence of a plant. We are drawn to, or at times, repulsed by, the many natural aromas of the plant and animal world. Plant chemicals, broadly ...
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Reduce Stress and Anxiety with GABA
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a neurotransmitter made from the amino acid glutamate. GABA acts as a main inhibitor to the brain and nervous sys...
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Stop Cold Symptoms Before They Start!
Humankind has been troubled throughout history by the viral infection known as the common cold, but rarely has it and viruses like the flu received...
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Menopause and the Modern Woman
You’re vivacious, strong, confident, and beautiful. You strive to find balance between a heavy workload, family, social relationships, and your phy...
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