We’ve heard it countless times: You are what you eat. So it should come as no surprise that what you eat is what it eats, too. It’s a remarkably simple concept: the nutritional value of an animal product is directly influenced by the animal’s diet. Therefore, say advocates of the rapidly growing Grass-fed movement, the animal’s diet should be as biologically natural and as packed full of nutrients as possible, right? 

The first thing most people do when embarking on a regimen to improve their health is take a good hard look at their diet. And that’s a great place to start — but don’t stop there. What many people fail to recognize is that exercise is a vital component to overall body/mind health and well being

If, like millions of Americans, you think that the road to healthy eating is paved with all things “lite” and low fat, think again. Scientists are discovering that Mother Nature’s best medicine just may be red meat and dairy.

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) first came to public attention in 1988, when a University of Wisconsin researcher discovered its cancer-fighting properties in a study of rats fed fried hamburger.

Perhaps the only thing more natural than the cycle of life and death itself is the life cycle of female menstruation — the ability to impart life and death — and the transitory phases within it. Predictably, the medical community has done its scientific best to abscond with the process. From our doctors to the media, Western women are proffered myriad ways to shorten, hide, sanitize, pathologize, prettify and otherwise nullify the mystery and very normalcy of our feminine essence. 

Reiki is an ancient healing art whose name is derived from two Japanese words: “rei,” meaning “Universal Spirit,” and “ki,” meaning “life force energy.” Reiki treatments work by helping to create a harmonious environment within your body and spirit so that deep physical, emotional and psychological healing can take place.