The Alternative Daily
Fast Food Fails Big on Promise to Serve Healthier Fare
Many fast food eateries have been touting their so-called healthier options after promising to make nutritional improvements in the food they serve, but unfortunately,...
Why Many Gluten-Free Foods May Not be so Healthy
Remember when many people were under the impression that any food labeled non-fat was healthy? The same thing seems to be happening with gluten-free...
3 Amazing Essential Oils that You Should Have at Home
Essential oils are the oldest known form of medicine to mankind. Defined, essential oils are fragrant liquids drawn from flowers, seeds, stems, leaves, bark,...
Caring for Blisters, Burns and Bug Bites Naturally
We welcome the coming of summertime but are often not so pleased with the results of a little too much time in the sun...
80% of Americans are Vitamin K2 Deficient
A naturopathic physician, Dr. Kate Rheaume-Bleue has a passionate interest in nutrition and has written an eye-opening book entitled Vitamin K2 and the Calcium...
Don’t Eat Your Carbs Alone: Understanding the Glycemic Index
Have you ever polished off a big bowl of fruit only to be hungry within the hour? This can be frustrating, especially if you...
5 Worst Boxed Cereals: Don’t Start Your Day With These
It has become a relatively well-known fact that boxed cereal is not the healthiest way to start your morning, to say the least. The...
3 Common Exercises that May Do More Harm than Good
We all have our favorite exercises, the ones that we do with regularity. However, what if these exercises were actually doing more harm than...
Does Your Peanut Butter Contain Rat Hairs?
The good ole' peanut butter and jelly sandwich is the lunchbox staple that never seems to lose its appeal. But... how good is peanut...
Salt Wars: Why The Salt You’re Eating Isn’t What You Think...
Real and natural salt is as essential to life as water - without it we would die. Salt has been so valuable through history...