The Top Healthy Reads of 2014: Readers’ Choice
By Heidi WachterThe holidays are a time for enjoying the blinking lights of a trimmed tree, sipping a delightful seasonal drink (egg nog, anyone?) — and reading best-of lists!
Classification: detox
9 Benefits of Eating Fermented Foods
By Maggie Fazeli FardFermented foods boost the good bacteria in our guts, which makes us healthier, happier, and more resilient.
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Triclosan, an antibacterial agent and suspected toxin, banned in Minnesota
By Maggie Fazeli FardAlthough the Minnesota ban won’t go into effect until 2017, it’s possible that manufacturers will begin to phase out the questionable ingredient before then.
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10 Things You Need to Know About Food Dyes
By Maggie Fazeli FardAt best, the dyes are aesthetic enhancers. At worst — and as many “real food” advocates claim — they are a public-health menace linked to behavioral problems and other consequences.
Pepsi to introduce sodas “made with real sugar”
By Maggie Fazeli FardThe new line of sodas, expected in Regular, Vanilla and Wild Cherry flavors, will be sweetened with “real” sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, but will come with the same set of health risks.
How to protect yourself from harmful air pollutants
By Maggie Fazeli FardAir pollution is now considered the world’s largest environmental health risk, taking the blame for an estimated seven million premature deaths in 2012, the World Health Organization said.
Do Away with BPA
By Heidi WachterDespite its negative health effects, BPA is still found in too many of the common items we come in contact with. Here we offer some simple shifts for reducing your exposure.
Obesity and the Brain: How Exercise May Help Combat Cognitive Decline
By Maggie Fazeli FardNew research on mice provides clues to how excess body fat harms the human brain — and how exercise may help.
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Nutrition labels get a long-awaited makeover
By Maggie Fazeli FardThe FDA’s proposed changes — the first in 20 years — focus on calories, sugar, and portion sizes, not fat.
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Beating Food Addiction
By Mark Hyman, MDFunctional-medicine expert Mark Hyman, MD, on our addiction to sugar, processed foods, and other refined carbs — and why a detox could help you lose weight and regain your health.
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Subway to remove chemical found in foamed plastics from sandwich bread
By Maggie Fazeli FardAzodicarbonamide is used by some U.S. grocery stores and restaurants to whiten dough and speed up the bread-baking process.
Detox Your Home
By Jacqueline WhiteHow to limit your exposure to toxins in your home and better balance the basic elements of air, fire, water, and earth.
What is your favorite way to eat beets? (Poll)
By Experience Life StaffWhen cooked properly, beets have a sweet, buttery, earthy flavor and a delicate texture.
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Darya Pino Rose’s Fresh Focus
By Laine Bergeson BeccoTop food blogger and healthy-eating expert Darya Pino Rose suggests spring-cleaning your diet — and your perspective.
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Detox Diary: Real Thoughts on Detoxing (Audio)
By Experience Life StaffEL editors discuss their personal experiences with Dr. Mark Hyman’s elimination diet.
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Detox Diary
By Heidi WachterIntrepid staffer Heidi Wachter completes her first detox diet, and shares the ups, downs and life-altering lessons.
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WEB EXTRA: Detox Diary Sample Recipes
By Heidi WachterA look at a typical day’s meal plan during Heidi Wachter’s elimination diet.
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Fun With Detox!
By Pilar GerasimoPilar Gerasimo on how clearing things out — your diet, your home, your heart — can provide a fresh start.
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Behind the Scenes With Darya Pino Rose (Video)
By Experience Life StaffThe healthy-eating expert and blogger talks about the relationship between healthy eating and weight loss.
Expert Answers on Digesting Protein, Exercising During a Detox and More
By Experience Life StaffWe ask the experts how much protein you can digest, if you should exercise during a detox, if certain yoga poses detox the body and how to get rid of side stitches.