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Health
Get Rid of Toxic Candles
Would you like to have more energy, sleep better, feel less stressed, eliminate annoying aches, pains, and other discomforts, and get on top of your game? Try harnessing the power of nature.
Here are some practical tips that can help you get started. Whether you're struggling with a soda habit, need to improve your diet, or could just use an energy boost, these are ways to overhaul your diet, health, beauty routine, and home environment!
PART II
Take A Multi-Every Day
Studies show that taking a good-qual- ity multivitamin can immediately reduce stress and boost mood, and ongoing use can improve memory and mental per- formance. In a survey of 10,000 American adults, people taking a multi on most days were more than twice as likely to get rec- ommended amounts of essential nutri- ents, compared to people who took no supplements.
Scented candles most often contain synthetic scents made with hormone- disrupting toxins. Swap them for un- scented candles or those scented with nontoxic, natural essential oils.
Replace A Packaged Food
If any packaged food is one of your staples, whether it's a nutrition bar or cereal, check the ingredients for any chemical additives, high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils, and refined oils. Soy, cottonseed, and canola oils are most often refined. If you find any of these, look for a differ- ent brand without the unnatural ingre- dients-your local health food store can help.
Eat Organic Strawberries
Among all produce commonly sold in the United States, nonorganic strawberries have the highest pesti- cide levels, according to the 2017 analysis of pesticide levels by the En- vironmental Working Group. Straw- berries are high in vitamin C and other antioxidants, and are good for heart health, so it's worth finding the organic kind.
Drink the Right Coffee
The right kind of coffee is "the healthiest new superfood we have," says Bob Arnot, MD, author of The Coffee Lover's Diet. Coffee grown at high altitudes, lightly roasted, is highest in antioxidants and lower in caffeine than mass-produced, ground coffee on supermarket shelves. A fine grind delivers more concentrated nutrients. Whether you drink it hot or cold, black with- out sugar is best.
Take Curcumin Daily
Curcumin, the active ingredient in the curry spice turmeric, can help improve the liver's ability to detox- ify on an ongoing basis. Gaetano Morello, ND, recommends taking a patented form, such as BCM-95, Meriva, or Theracurmin, for en- hanced detoxification. Turmeric supplements are another way to take curcumin and have been shown to reduce inflammation, en- hance mental focus, and more.
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