You've likely read about the amazing benefits of green tea for many years. I recently realized that there is an amazing difference in the quality of green tea. If you carefully look at most green teas, they are not green -- they are brown. After some research, I found that the best green tea is really bright green tea. If it isn't bright green, you are receiving inferior oxidized green tea which will not provide the full range of benefits you've heard about. So when you are searching for high... Read Full Story

FDA Health Alert for Certain Pet Treats Made by Pet Carousel Products may be contaminated with SalmonellaNov 5, 2009The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing this health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were distributed nationwide in both bulk and retail packaging for sale in pet food and retail chain stores. Pet Carousel is based in Sanger, Calif. ... Read Full Story

PetSmart Voluntarily Recalls Dentley's Beef Hooves FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Phoenix, AZ, Nov 4, 2009 - PetSmart (NASDAQ: PETM) is voluntarily recalling two Dentley's Beef Hoof products for potential salmonella contamination. The products were manufactured by Pet Carousel, Inc. in Sanger, Calif. The recalled products include only the following types of Dentley's Beef Hooves purchased between Oct. 2, 2009 and Nov. 3, 2009: Dentley's Bulk Cattle Hoof UPC# 73725703323Dentley's 10 Pack Beef... Read Full Story

Dr. Heidi explained how tomatoes in cans are bad for us. In her words, "Tomato products are acidic and the can liners have toxic chemicals that have been shown to leach into the products, and may affect hormone production."Now Kim and Dr. Heidi report new sources that there are more canned foods to be concerned about.Other studies done with Environmental Working Group.Consumer Reports. Tests of canned foods, including soups, juice, tuna, and green beans, have found that almost all of the 19... Read Full Story

BODYBUILDING.COM Is Conducting a Voluntary Nationwide and International Recall of 65 Dietary Supplements That May Contain Steroids Company Contact:1-866-236-8417service@bodybuilding.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Boise, ID - November 3, 2009 – As part of its ongoing cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), Bodybuilding.com, LLC (the “Company") announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide and international recall of all lots and expiration dates of 65 dietary... Read Full Story

Boosting your immune system with better food and healthy lifestyle choices can prevent you from coming down with colds and flu. The key is not waiting until you get sick to make these changes; you need to revamp your diet and lifestyle before the cold and flu bugs hits you.Drink lots of water (Take your weight - divide by 2 and this is the ounces of water your body needs. So if you weigh 170 divide by 2 = 85 ounces of water per day), eat a healthy balanced diet supplemented with a whole fo... Read Full Story

New York Firm Recalls Fresh Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination WASHINGTON, October 31, 2009 - Fairbank Farms, an Ashville, NY, establishment, is recalling approximately 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)announced today. FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of an investigation of a cluster of E. coli O157... Read Full Story

I'm a healthy pet nut! My animals have always gotten the best care from me. I keep my eyes and ears open for all natural pet care options. It does make a difference - My old sweet sheltie, Tara lived to be 18 years-old. She was healthy and died of old age. I do know many dogs suffer skin problems and the conventional treatments aren't always gentle or effective.I recently tried a natural cream for dogs with varied skin problems. I used it on my Shelties sore paws and sunburned noses. I... Read Full Story

Happy Halloween!Here's some info about Halloween candy and trick or treating. Some useful some not so much.The best Halloween candy for your teethWhile all Halloween candy worth devouring is packed with calories and refined sugar, some forms do less damage to the teeth than others. “Choose things that melt away and disappear in a short period,” said pediatric dentist Lee Weinstein of Scottsdale, Ariz. “Live life a little. Eat a chocolate bar. Then brush your teeth.”Read rest of The best Hal... Read Full Story

We know we should eat more vegetables but how many of us really eat enough of them every single day? And how do we know what a serving really means? I found this really cool site to help on the serving size.It's next to impossible to get our 11-year-old son to eat veggies, especially the ones like Brussels sprouts! Luckily two years ago he decided to take the supplement Purple and Green Pops, the whole food multivitamin I've taken for 4 years. Note I said "supplement" - I will never sug... Read Full Story