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If you grew up in a Chinese household (or knew someone who did) you may have heard of the terms “heating” and “cooling” in relation to food. While it would be logical to think these ideas should relate to the idea of eating your food while it’s hot, it actually has nothing to do with temperature. Instead, these ideas relate to the Qi (energy in English) of the food and how that energy relates to your body.  The Chinese Believe in Vampires? The short answer? Sort of. While there are some superstitious stories of Chinese Vampires that were believed to have...

Food serves many purposes. It is well acknowledged that what you eat affects your happiness, your energy levels and the growth of your body. But how many times have you sat down to actually think through and planned your meals to achieve a purpose? The Good and Bad of Dieting The most common reason a person changes the way they eat is because they want to diet to change something about their body. Whether you’re looking to lose weight, gain muscle or increase brain function, food is integral to achieving that purpose. But what many people don’t consider is if...

Summer is here and across the US, we have seen some beautiful, sunny days. Unfortunately, however, with all that beautiful sunlight comes the risk of sunburn. Don’t Worry, Your Skin is Just on Fire Sunburns are an unfortunate, but completely natural reaction to UV exposure. Your skin will start showing the first signs of sunburn in as little as 11 minutes and one of the trickiest things about sunburns is the fact that how hot the sun feels on your skin is not a sign of how much UV radiation is currently being put out by the sun. And while...

Thanks to modern fad diets, people today are "min-maxing" the things they eat to achieve the seemingly unattainable goal of losing weight. In other words: by simply eating no carbs with tons of meat and delicious fats, people are seeing friends and family lose weight and even sometimes gain muscle. Since it works in achieving this one goal, these diets have become incredibly popular. But many don’t think about what achieving this short-term goal does to their long-term health or how this same goal can be achieved by eating natural foods in a safe and healthy way. Why No Carbs...