January 10, 2018
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If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, you’ve been hearing more and more about the medical benefits of marijuana, alongside many of its associated terms, concepts and prospects. Unfortunately, this has caused a lot of confusion—namely when it comes to the relationship between marijuana, cannabis and hemp. People think they’re one in the same, but they’re actually all quite different, despite being related. One such term that’s thrown around liberally is “CBD.” CBD—shortened from cannabidiol—is a cannabis-derived compound that’s especially intriguing to members of the health and wellness community. It’s one of more than 130 cannabinoids found in... View Article
December 25, 2017
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It is important for consumers to use just as much discretion with what’s on the label of their beauty products as they do with analyzing the labels of their food. While the FDA regulations do apply to the beauty product industry, these regulations are minimal when it comes to the kinds of chemicals a company can or cannot put into its products. The next time you purchase natural beauty products in Eau Claire, WI, make sure to avoid products that use any of the following types of ingredients: Parabens: Parabens are a type of preservative commonly used in beauty products.... View Article
December 12, 2017
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As a health food shop in Eau Claire, WI, it’s probably not surprising that when it comes to our meats, we find free-range to be preferable to factory-farmed meats, which frankly rely on a certain unthinking and cruel mindset that daily demeans each animal before its slaughter, all in the name of saving money and energy. We know that, for a lot of families, free-range is cost-prohibitive, meaning there’s no way to replace all of their meat consumption with free-range meat. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t possible to decrease their consumption of factory-farmed meat. One very simple way... View Article
November 25, 2017
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A fair trade business is one at which fair prices are paid to people in developing countries who produce the goods, or specific portions of the products. What exactly is so beneficial about buying fair trade? From a nutrition store in Eau Claire, WI that stocks numerous products from fair trade companies, here are a few reasons you should consider making fair trade businesses a part of your shopping routine. It benefits small-scale producers: Companies that produce goods on a smaller scale stand to gain a lot when people make it a point to support fair trade businesses. This means... View Article
November 5, 2017
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One of the more disturbing trends of modern life is that we’re all getting less and less sleep. Eight hours of sleep has long been held to be the cornerstone of a healthy lifestyle. And extended periods of insufficient sleep have been shown to stress out the body in a number of ways, decreasing the efficiency of organ systems and metabolism, making it harder to hydrate, etc. While our collective average sleep has been trending down for years, we’ve also been continuing to spend more and more time in others’ company. This inevitably leads to colds, flus, stomach bugs... View Article
