By Cliff Smith

When you give these smart and healthy gifts, you can be sure that you are giving one-of-a-kind gifts not sold in typical stores.  Also, you’ll be sharing the joys of health and vitality this holiday season.  So, here are 5 unique favorites from our online health food store.

1.     Sunbreeze Oil or Balm.  One sniff of Sunbreeze Oil or Sunbreeze Balm will bring an eye-opening breath of menthol or Eucalyptus to the lucky recipients of these gifts.  They make the perfect stocking stuffers, especially for those with stuffy sinuses or sore muscles and joints.  

2.     Evergreen.  The name alone tells you that this is a perfect gift for the holiday season. ......

By Cliff Smith

This week, CBS This Morning featured two separate reports about crackdowns on dangerous products that people have been buying in typical health and beauty stores.  One story focused on two very popular dietary supplements sold at GNC.  The makers of these dangerous products have been caught in a lie, fabricating the ingredients to appear that a plant extract was used when really it was a synthetic concoction including harmful chemicals.

U.S. SAYS SUPPLEMENTS BILLED AS NATURAL CAN BE TOXIC

Federal officials on Tuesday announced fraud charges against dietary supplement companies, saying products billed as natural were oftentimes synthetic and toxic.  Dallas-based USPlabs and several executives were charged......

By Cliff Smith

A majority of adults today consume one or more supplements on a daily basis.  If you are not noticing any positive effects from your supplements, are they really benefiting your health, or are you just wasting your money?

Do you take a supplement that does all this?

• Generates faster, more efficient metabolism.
• Boosts energy.
• Helps create greater stamina.
• Decreases body fat and cellulite.
• Supports the immune system.
• Maintains wellness under stress.
• Is high in antioxidants for anti-aging.
• Provides sound nutrition for mental clarity.

MetaBooster contains a very effective combination of amino acids (protein building blocks) and powerful antioxidants.  This all-natural supplement delivers healthy ......

By Cliff Smith

Stress is the body’s response to an abnormal, challenging, or demanding life event.  When faced with a stressor, your body releases hormones, namely adrenaline and cortisol, to help you overcome the event.  Some stress is positive, such as the acute stress that occurs when trying to meet a deadline, slamming on the brakes to avoid a car accident,  or quickening your pace to cross a finish line.  This stress helps you accomplish goals and adapt quickly to situations.

Negative, or long-term (chronic) stress, occurs when faced with issues such as financial problems, trouble at work,  loneliness, or troubled relationships.  Your body remains alert, continuing to release stress hormones even ......