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1. A Perfect 7
A balance of positively charged hydrogen ions and negatively charged hydrogen ions is not just a chemical equation. It's a 7 on the pH scale-representing a balanced pH for blood and most parts of the body. Maintain this equilibrium and you'll have increased energy and vitality.

2. Allergy Answers
There is an old saying, "One man's food is another man's poison. In other words, a food that agrees with one individual (for example, soy, gluten, or dairy) may not agree with another.

3. Amazing Acai
For thousands of years the people of Brazil have known about the many beneficial secrets of the small purple acai (pronounced ah-saw-ee) berry. This amazing berry grows in the Eastern Amazon region and in Northern Brazil. To the people of South America, acai has been a mainstay for centuries.

4. Cancer has Many Stories
Cancer is just a word; it's not a sentence. Interviewing four people who've taken this phrase to heart was a humbling, inspiring experience.

5. Caregiver's Thrive Guide
Relieving stress helps you stay healthy as a caregiver—because if you’re not taking good care of yourself, you can’t take good care of others.

6. Deal Out Cancer
According to the Canadian Cancer Society, about 40 percent of women and nearly 45 percent of men in this country will face a personal battle with this fearful disease.

7. Drowning in Greenwash
If you've bought soap, shampoo, even paper products you thought were good for the planet because they said so, you've likely been greenwashed faster than a newbie at a paintball game.

8. From Tissues to Toilet Paper
Check your weekly grocery list. You'll probably find toilet paper, tissues, and paper towels on it. These disposable products have become so common that, until recently, we didn't give them- or the forests that were cut down to create them-much thought.

9. Frozen Assets
Thankfully, good-for-you frozen dinners, pizzas, and lasagna are finding more grocery store freezer space and may even offer a nutritious option when the daily grind leaves little room for home cooking.

10. Frozen fare: To eat or not to eat?
Most of us don't have time to make dinner every night, but rest assured-popping a frozen entrée in the oven isn't as bad for you as you may think. Of course it's important to read the ingredients listed on the label.

11. Green Energy
I spy with my little eye two things that are green. They're not spinach or kale or broccoli. Lately they have swept through natural health stores and juice bars and ended up in your local large-scale shopping mall. You guessed it-they're your friendly chlorophyll-packed wheat grass and barley grass.

12. Staying Spotless
In this day and age, with germ warfare at an all-time high, it seems every day there is a new cleaning product on the market. One will get rid of grease faster than the next, while another will sanitize your floors, walls, and air so everything is safe to touch and breathe.

13. Swim, Bike, Run
Triathlon was introduced in the 1970s in California and migrated north into Canada soon thereafter. Some 50,000 Canadians participate annually in these continuously timed competitions, which feature segments in three of the world’s most popular sports—swimming, cycling, and running.

14. To Eat Or Not To Eat?
Most of us don't have time to make dinner every night, but rest assured...popping a frozen entree in the oven isn't as bad for you as you may think.

15. Twinkle toes
Winter is a thing of the past and the promise of rising temperatures makes me want to throw off my socks and bare it all. I can't wait to feel the breeze caressing my soft feet and the warm sun kissing my shiny toes.

16. Varicose Veins
I was sitting and chatting with my friend Tania, when she suddenly interrupted me. "You shouldn't sit like that you know, she said, pointing at my crossed legs. "You're going to give yourself varicose veins.