Ashanti Ram is committed to helping and healing others. She has developed a healing scent that works in conjunction with other spiritual practices, such as meditation, to enhance the experience and to explore the emotions that such soul-searching evokes. It is fair to say that Ashanti puts herself into her Divine Fragrance products: Creating the [...]
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It’s about that time of year again, fall is in the air. Sweaters are coming out and so are fall boots. Pumpkin spice lattes are the new norm when you go to Starbucks and it may soon be time to dust off your down comforter. The chilly weather brings an array of hot foods and [...]
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Listen to the audio here: Dr. Michael Greger Interview Vanessa Douglas and William Scott Williams interview Dr. Michael Greger (also known as Vegan MD). Michael Greger, M.D., is an American physician, author, vegan and professional speaker. Dr. Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and the Tufts University School of Medicine. [...]
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UK officials identified a second case of a new virus similar to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in England this past Monday. The World Health Organization (WHO) released a statement on Sunday saying identifying the new virus, the first case arising in Saudi Arabia previously this year. According to the BBC, another man with the [...]
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The legendary sprinter Carl Lewis has observed that “most athletes have the worst diet in the world, and they compete in spite of it.” He would know. When Lewis decided to adopt a vegan diet in 1990, he was already the fastest man on Earth, and his athletic career depended on a high-octane diet. Many in [...]
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The raw foods movement, long considered an obscure offshoot of the vegan lifestyle, is entering the mainstream. From crackers to coconut water, labels touting “raw” are popping up on the shelves of not only health food stores but in conventional supermarkets and groceries as well. These products claim to be more healthful than their more [...]
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Many of us have heard the famous quote by Hippocrates, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” or a similar version, and as this previous article illustrates, Hippocrates probably wouldn’t approve of our modern Standard American Diet or our habitual pill-popping and “need” for surgical procedures. Although food is sometimes used to [...]
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Linda Scruggs, an African American woman, gave a speech to both scientists and delegates at the International AIDS assembly in Washington D.C. this past weekend. She is also the director of programs at the AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth, & Families. The conference brought in around 25,000 AIDS activists to address various issues within the [...]
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As much as people attempt to disapprove, patronize, and focus efforts on combating the growing problem of obesity and weight gain in America, the fact is that although it is a great and important issue, the health decisions of some of even this scrutinizing multitude are what truly deserve attention. More than one-third of Americans [...]
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Monday, the FDA approved the first drug to help prevent HIV infection. Truvada, has been approved as a supplement to practicing safe sex, for those at risk for the infection. FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg said in a press release: “Every year, about 50,000 U.S. adults and adolescents are diagnosed with HIV infection, despite [...]
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