What Are Excitotoxins?
They're supposed to enhance flavor and excite your tastebuds, but could these common food additives also be overexciting your cells — and doing damage to your nervous system?
Fresh Start: A Spring Detox Guide
Say goodbye to internal grime and grunge. Your body is begging you to take out the trash! Here's how to detox.
DIY Cocoa Butter Cuticle Oil
When dry cuticles become ragged and split, they can allow dirt and germs to invade the matrix of the nail. Keep your cuticles soft and healthy with this homemade chocolate-scented oil.
DIY Fruit Based Alpha-Hydroxy Enzyme Mask
Here's an excellent DIY exfoliating mask that can help reduce the appearance of fine lines and skin discolorations when used 2 to 3 times a week.
How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Diet
You're talking to yourself again. But what are you saying? Here's how to translate your food thoughts into healthier actions.
A Good Long Look
Take a moment to scrutinize your bath and beauty products. Their ingredient labels may reveal some ugly truths.
What Is False Fat?
Allergy-like food sensitivities may be the blame for at least part of your excess weight. Eliminate your problem foods and you could lose unwanted pounds and inches — fast.
Permission Granted
In the game of Scrabble, there’s a very handy rule that allows you to exchange some (or even all) of your letter tiles for brand new ones. In my experience, this rule is chronically underemployed. People often forget about it altogether – until they find themselves looking at the board and their available letters, and discovering that about all they can spell is plfhxt.
Ratatouille
This is delicious served cold or hot, as a side vegetable, omelet stuffing, pasta sauce or sturdy pillar for grilled lamb.