There are a lot of factors that determine our optimal health. These include hydration, temperature, nutrient profile, and pH. The pH means “potential of hydrogen” and is a measurement of hydrogen ions in a certain solution. The pH scale is a way of telling whether something is acidic, neutral, or alkaline. In your body, a specific balance of acid to alkaline is required.

But why is this required? Our bodies are designed to function within a very narrow pH range, which is around 7.365,  making it more alkaline. The pH scale goes from 0 to 14. A pH of higher than 7 is alkaline, a pH less than 7 is acidic, and a pH of 7 is neutral.

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According the CDC (Center for Disease Control) Obesity (yes obesity is a disease) is an all too common disease state for Americans (and for people from countries all over the world). The U.S. obesity rate is more than one-third (36.5 %). For some groups like non-Hispanic blacks the rate is much higher (48.1%) and for Hispanics (42.5%). In Mexico, the world’s most obese nation, 7 in 10 adults are overweight (that’s nearly 70% of the adult population)! There are also economic factors such as the fact that higher income men tend to be more overweight than lower income men, the opposite is true for women with lower income women being more overweight then higher income women.

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There are many natural substances we can and should be using daily to improve and maintain our health. However, certain substances stand above the rest. These are the essential substances that we should be using daily. They stand above the rest because they are safe, easy to use and effective at positively influencing our health in many ways.

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Jojoba oil has become increasingly popular in recent years.  For many it has become a part of their daily beauty regime.  Most people do this because they are aware fo the two most popular uses for Jojoba oil: hydrating your skin and hair.  For most this what they know Jojoba oil  is good for.  But it’s good for much more!  Let’s take a look at a few of the more unknown things about Jojoba oil.

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For men, beards and facial hair have made a huge comeback lately.  A full, healthy beard is a sign of health and vitality in the modern man.  There are a lot of conventional products that can be purchased for daily beard maintenance (like shampoos and wax) as well as products designed to help men grow a thick healthy beard.  Unfortunately, most of these contain unnatural ingredients that can actually inhibit hair growth because they do not address the foundation of healthy hair, a healthy body!  This should not just concern men either, as any women with a man in her life that she cares about should be concerned with the health of his hair, as it (like skin) reflects the health of the whole man.

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In 1990, Kirk Perron came up with the idea of a juice bar, after while sipping on his smoothie after his daily workout. After being denied loans from multiple banks, Kirk was lent the money to start his business from his mother. In the first weekend of being open, 2600 people walked through The doors. There are now 800 Jamba Juice bars across the world.

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The Oreo, is a chocolate wafer sandwich cookie with a sweet creme filling in between. The version currently sold in the United States is manufactured by Nabisco. Oreo has become the best-selling cookie since its introduction on March 6, 1912, in the Unites States, 104 years ago!

There are 22 notable flavors in the US. Not all varieties are available in every country.

Did you know, when you eat Oreos, your brain has a similar association of pleasure as it does when abusing Cocaine?!

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