Refreshing and tasty, cacao water is a superfood—or super drink—that’s packed with antioxidants instead of sugar, with a dose of replenishing vitamins and minerals in every sip.

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Turn off Netflix and get off the sofa. It’s time to give your home and personal care products a natural upgrade—we have alternatives for the 9 most toxic items.

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Actress-turned-author Suzanne Somers is looking great at 73. In this exclusive interview, she dishes about her latest book, "A New Way to Age,” organic gardening, and her love of cooking.

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It’s not just for drinking anymore. Check out these four creative ways to use water to improve your health.

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Fitness is Best Longevity Test A study of 6,500 people aged 70 and older has found that fitness is a better predictor of longevity than other routinely used health markers such as blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking status. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine noted that these conventional indicators of risk are … Continued

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Hibiscus Tea: Drink to Healthy Arteries Hibiscus tea is not only trendy, it can also help your heart. A study led by British researchers tested a hibiscus tea in a group of 22 men and found that drinking it right after a high-fat meal improved the function of arteries within the next few hours, compared … Continued

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Surprising Way to Clean Baby Pacifiers When parents suck pacifiers to clean them, their children are less likely to develop allergies or asthma, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. “We believe the effect may be due to the transfer of health-promoting microbes from the … Continued

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Not So Sweet Six artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose, saccharine, neotame, advantame, and acesulfame potassium-K) were shown to turn healthy bacteria in the digestive system toxic, say researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Concentrations as small as one mg/ml altered gut bacteria negatively.  Hidden Deficiency Symptoms of B12  … Continued

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27% According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, men over the age of 50 have a 27% chance of experiencing an osteoporotic fracture. That’s higher than the lifetime risk of developing prostate cancer (11.3%). For more about bone health, see “6 Ways to Save Your Bones”. DHA for Healthy Kids We’ve heard a lot about the … Continued

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Eight sugar-free products with minimal ingredients that are perfect for summertime excursions.

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