Natural Healing

Is Raw Food Healthier Than Cooked Food?

Cooking food can improve its taste, but it also changes the nutritional content. Interestingly, some vitamins are lost when food is cooked, while others become more available for your body to use. Some claim that eating primarily raw foods is

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Wilmington: Join the Movement at the Local Food Conference

Wilmington, NC – The 7th annual Local Food Conference, presented by Feast Down East, will take place on February 10th, 2017 at the UNC Wilmington Burney Center from 8:00am to 3:30pm. This event brings together all those who are involved

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Why is it so hard to close the racial health gap in the US?

The racial health gap in the United States is well-documented. The gap starts with the infant mortality rate (11.1 blacks vs. 5.1 whites per 1,000) and extends to almost any health domain. Compared to whites, blacks live shorter and live

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Does a healthy diet have to come at a hefty price?

Imagine you’re in the aisle of your favorite grocery store, bombarded with hundreds of the latest and greatest products on the market. After grabbing a box of your favorite pasta off the shelf, you notice a new organic version of

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How Arts and Crafts Can Help Heal Veterans in Your Community

When people hear there might be a bomb nearby, most will try to get as far away as fast as possible. U.S. Army Specialist Brandon Sanford and his bomb-sniffing dog Rexo, however, were not as lucky. Sanford and Rexo were

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A Different Way to Increase Your Protein Intake Without Meat

Protein is an essential part of any diet, particularly for those who are physically active. And while you can always turn to chicken, meat or fish to get a boost, you may be seeking ways to increase your protein intake

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Lethal Bugs: It Can Kill You in 24 Hours

There is one condition that kills so quickly, you can be dead within 24 hours if you ignore the symptoms. It takes 258,000 American lives a year. That’s more than breast cancer (41,150), colon cancer (49,190), diabetes (75,578), and Alzheimer’s

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