The Health Nuts

Fun New Food Finds from Expo West

sarah — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:42:50 +0000

There’s nothing better than an enormous exposition of hundreds of natural and organic food companies clamoring to feed you tasty samples to find out what’s new, exciting, and succulent in the natural foods industry. For those who didn’t have the opportunity to attend Natural Products Expo West last week in Anaheim, California, don’t worry, I [...]

9 Ways Acupuncture Can Help You Beat Insomnia

mary — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:40:06 +0000

Mary Saunders, LAc, Natural Solutions guest expert and founder of Boulder Community Acupunctu

Is acupuncture effective for anxiety or insomnia? Hypertension? –Cynthia Dunn, via Facebook

Thank you, Cynthia, for your question. I’ll address insomnia first. I started seriously researching sleep remedies when patients at the onset of menopause began complaining that hot flashes were waking them [...]

Organic Personal Care Takes Center Stage at Expo

melaina — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:20:45 +0000

Even though I’ve been part of the natural products industry for almost five years, this past weekend marked my first-ever trip to the grandaddy of all things herbal, eco, and organic, Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California. From Thursday to Saturday, I met with myriad personal care companies, cruised the show floor for trends, [...]

Thank Goodness for Oscillococcinum

katy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:51:11 +0000

This could have been me ...

It sounds strange, coming from an editor at a natural-health magazine: I’m usually an alternative-medicine skeptic. But right now, all I want to do is stand on a mountaintop and sing the praises of Oscillococcinum. Not kidding. If you were following my tweets from Natural Products Expo West, you [...]

Natural Products Expo West

cheryl — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:28:00 +0000

Tomorrow, the Natural Solutions editors leave for Natural Products Expo West, an annual natural industry trade show in California. We’ll be scouting and schmoozing and finding great new products to tell you about in future issues of the magazine. While we’re gone, tho, we might be offline for a bit. Fear not: We’ll be back [...]

New Aromatherapy App

melaina — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:27:38 +0000

If you’ve dabbled in essential oils or would like to start, check out Aura Cacia’s new iPhone and iPod app, which serves up all you need to know about aromatherapy. Live an Aromatic Life with Aura Cacia outlines the healing benefits of specific essential oils and shows you which ones work best in conjunction—super handy [...]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week

cheryl — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:03:39 +0000

It’s Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week (March 8–14). What can you do to help? Visit the National MS Society website to find charity walks and runs in your area. Also find ways to volunteer to spread awareness about this debilitating disease. Or, if you or a loved one is an MS patient, see our story, “New Hope [...]

EPA Announces Contest to Raise Environmental Justice Awareness

stacey — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:53:51 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new online contest: Faces of the Grassroots. The competition invites amateur and professional filmmakers to create videos that raise awareness on issues of environmental justice around the country.

What is environmental justice? It is the right of every American citizen to equal protection from environmental hazards. The EPA strives [...]

Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act Vetoed

melaina — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:50:46 +0000

This week, a Colorado state legislative panel shot down the Colorado Women’s Lobby’s Safe Personal Care Products Act. Had it passed, this bill would have banned the sale and distribution of personal care items containing known carcinogens or reproductive toxins throughout Colorado as of September 1, 2011. This would have been the toughest regulation of [...]

Don’t Believe Everything You Eat

sarah — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:52:31 +0000

While most of us would be thrilled to prevent cancer simply by sipping a glass of pomegranate juice, the FDA has some bad news for optimistic consumers–and deceptive manufacturers. The organization announced March 3 that it sent warning letters in late February to 17 manufacturers for “false or misleading” labeling on 22 food products, urging [...]