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Gavin Van De Walle, MS, RD 

Detoxification — or detox — is a popular buzzword.

It typically implies following a specific diet or using special products that claim to rid your body of toxins, thereby improving health and promoting weight loss.

Fortunately, your body is well-equipped to eliminate toxins and doesn’t require expensive supplements to do so.

That said, you can enhance your body’s natural detoxification system.

This article explains some common misconceptions about detoxing along with nine evidenced-based ways to rejuvenate your body’s detoxification system.

Common Misconceptions About Detoxing

Detox diets are said to eliminate toxins from your body, improve health, and promote weight loss.

By Janet Vargas – Independent Natural Health Researcher

It may be news to you that Soya Beans are not meant to be ingested. This has been known by many health professionals and researches for some years now yet it keeps masquerading as a health food and holds it's place in the market - the food shelves are inundated with it. It may also surprise you to know that the one who promoted soya beans to the world, Earl Mindell, has been discovered not to be a Nutritionist after-all. His claims have been found to be fraudulent.

By Gemma Curtis – Sleep Matters Club Journalist

There are plenty of reasons why we might have a lack of sleep in our lifetime. Taking care of new babies, working shifts or living in a noisy neighbourhood can all ruin our forty winks. A recent...

There are plenty of reasons why we might have a lack of sleep in our lifetime. Taking care of new babies, working shifts or living in a noisy neighbourhood can all ruin our forty winks. A recent study has shown that chronic sleep deprivation can cause lasting damage to your brain.

By Janet Vargas – Independent Natural Health Researcher

Our Creator God and Neuroscience How they can Benefit You.

Religious persuasions aside - I don't have them personally but I do have time for Jesus. He has gifted me with writing poems and inspirations after years of natural health research - so I trust you enjoy this also.

Spiritual principles found in the Bible  and  recent Neuroscience Discoveries are merging - so to speak - in some areas.

Our brain learns from positive and negative experiences and it stores them in long lasting neural pathways.

By Janet Vargas – Independent Natural Health Researcher

Sunshine is actually Good for You – Come outside and Enjoy some Again Yes, it's Good for Flowers and it's Good for You too!
There is a necessity in these times for Switching Off from the Cares of Life and sitting or walking in the sunshine is a nice way to do that – accompanied with fresh air or quiet stillness where you can almost hear the silence. Even the quiet sounds around you can give you a peaceful sense of company, being tuned to the outdoor environment – it is really quite restful.