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Eating the Rainbow: Food Colors and Chakra Correspondences

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Written by: Candice Covington

Eating the Rainbow: Food Colors and Chakra Correspondences

The chakras set the frequencies that give rise to every aspect of the human experience. The foods we eat have consciousness and provide an energetic blueprint that stabilizes and entrains matter and energy for us when consumed. 

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Eating the Rainbow: Food Colors and Chakra Correspondences (Video)

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Written by: Candice Covington

Eating the Rainbow: Food Colors and Chakra Correspondences

The chakras set the frequencies that give rise to every aspect of the human experience. The foods we eat have consciousness and provide an energetic blueprint that stabilizes and entrains matter and energy for us when consumed. 

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Why Pushing Chicken Doesn’t Get People To Eat Less Beef

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Written by: Jim Barlow, University of Oregon

Why Pushing Chicken Doesn’t Get People To Eat Less Beef

It would be great if more poultry and fish production and consumption would reduce that of beef, but that doesn't seem to be the case

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Why Processed Food Might Boost the Risk for Chronic Infection Diseases

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Written by: LaTina Emerson, Georgia State University

Why Processed Food Might Boost the Risk for Chronic Infection Diseases

Researchers investigated how changing from a grain-based diet to a highly processed, high-fat Western-style diet impacts infection with the pathogen Citrobacter rodentium, which resembles Escherichia coli (E. coli) infections in humans.

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To Lower Cancer Risk, Eat More Mushrooms?

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Written by: Sara LaJeunesse, Penn State

To Lower Cancer Risk, Eat More Mushrooms?

Replenishing antioxidants in the body may help protect against oxidative stress and lower the risk of cancer

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Why Late Night Snacks Cost You The Next Day At Work

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Written by: Matt Shipman, NC State University

Why Late Night Snacks Cost You The Next Day At Work

Unhealthy eating behaviors at night can make people less helpful and more withdrawn the next day at work, according to a new study.

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Herbal Gardening: Hints on Mints

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Written by: George Van Patten

Herbal Gardening: Hints on Mints

An herb garden can be as simple as a few pots of chives, mints, and basils at the edge of a sunny patio or balcony.

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What Is Seitan? The Vegan Protein Alternative Going Viral Online

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Written by: Kerith Duncanson

What Is Seitan? The Vegan Protein Alternative Going Viral OnlineThe trend towards vegetarian and vegan diets means more people are looking for meat-free protein alternatives.

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How Fungus In Food Stymies Intestinal Disease Healing

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Written by: Tamara Bhandari

How Fungus In Food Stymies Intestinal Disease Healing

Foods such as cheese and processed meats can infect sites of intestinal damage in mice and people with Crohn’s disease and prevent healing, according to new research.

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Self-Discovery Through Obesity and Treating Yourself As A Friend

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Written by: Deanna Waggoner

Self-Discovery Through Obesity and Treating Yourself As A Friend

If we are so gracious with flu symptoms in ourselves, or pneumonia symptoms in our friends, why then are we so cruel with symptoms of another disorder that affects nearly 70% of the American population? Obesity. Do we really think that someone would choose to be overweight? Do we really think that children say, "When I grow up I want to be fat?"

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The High Price of Eating Out -- For Our Health and Environment

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Written by: Vatsala Sperling

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A city-based lifestyle promotes a phenomenon called “eating out.” People eat out for various reasons. They get tired after work and have no interest, time, or energy to cook their own food, so they spend their extra cash on restaurant foods.

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How Safe Is Your Baby Food with Arsenic, Lead and Other Heavy Metals?

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Written by: C. Michael White

How Safe Is Your Baby Food With Arsenic, Lead And Other Heavy Metals?

Heavy metals including lead, arsenic and mercury can be found in commercial baby foods at levels well above what the federal government considers safe for children, a new congressional report warns.

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Diet Is A Four-Letter Word: Positive Changes for Positive Living

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Written by: Nicki Anderson

Diet Is A Four-Letter Word: Positive Changes for Positive Living

The word diet simply defines the food we ingest each day. But it has become a four-letter word or a badge of honor, sometimes even a badge of martyrdom. Dieting has become a national pastime, with everyone waiting in line for the next diet of the month, guaranteed to make us all fit and trim.

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Weed Withdrawal: More Than Half Of People Using Medical Cannabis For Pain Experience Withdrawal Symptoms

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Written by: Lara Coughlin

Weed Withdrawal: More Than Half Of People Using Medical Cannabis For Pain Experience Withdrawal Symptoms

In stark contrast to the overblown fears portrayed during decades past, these days, most people think cannabis is relatively harmless. While weed is indeed less dangerous than some other drugs, it is not without risks.

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What Tailgating Parties Do To Men’s Bodies

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Written by: Eric Maze

What Tailgating Parties Do To Men’s Bodies

The heavy eating and drinking that go along with tailgating doesn’t affect all men the same way, new research suggests.

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People Don't Eat Enough Fish and Miss Out On Robust Health Benefits

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Written by: Michael Tlusty

People Don't Eat Enough Fish and Miss Out On Robust Health Benefits

Eating fish can provide powerful advantages for the heart and brain, yet Americans eat less than half of the 26 pounds per year that experts recommend. By contrast, Americans buy seven times more chicken and beef annually than fish.

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How The Stuff In Magic Mushrooms Could Treat Major Depression

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Written by: Vanessa McMains

How The Stuff In Magic Mushrooms Could Treat Major Depression

Two doses of the psychedelic substance psilocybin, given with supportive psychotherapy, produced rapid and large reductions in depressive symptoms in a small study of adults with major depression, researchers report.

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Benefits of Psychedelics in Times of Division, Crisis, and Collapse

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Written by: Daniel Grauer

Benefits of Psychedelics in Times of Division, Crisis, and Collapse

The other night I was sitting around a fire with a friend, discussing the influence of psychedelics on our lives, when she uttered this statement, “after three years of working with these mushrooms, I love life. I just want to be and do the best I can. All the time. Now. Urgently. For myself, for others, for Earth.”

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Is The Sirtfood Diet Just Another Fad?

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Written by: Clare Collins et al

Is The Sirtfood Diet Just Another Fad?

The Sirtfood diet has been in the news again this week after singer Adele showed off her slimmed-down figure on US comedy show Saturday Night Live.

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10 Pros and Cons of Legalizing Cannabis

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Written by: Patrick van Esch

10 Pros and Cons of Legalizing Cannabis

The cannabis industry is one of the fastest-growing job markets in the United States. In one year, cannabis retailers netted the state of Massachusetts US$393 million in gross sales. Two years after launching a legal cannabis market, California has surpassed US$1 billion in tax revenue.

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4 Phytonutrients That Can Boost Your Health.and Where To Find Them

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Written by: Clare Collins

4 Phytonutrients That Can Boost Your Health.and Where To Find Them

A review of the research found drinking a few cups of coffee a day was associated with a lower risk of dying from any cause.

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