By Cliff Smith

If I could eat anything and not have to worry about gaining weight, getting diabetes, or dying of heart disease, I would eat pizza, waffles and cookies all the time.  These are the perfect foods...well, at least when it comes to cravings for fat, salt, and sugar.

Fortunately, as I've grown older and wiser (at least I like to think so), I've learned not to buy foods filled with fat, salt and sugar.  Keeping these health bandits out of the house is one way to keep them out of sight and out of mind.  This provides some control over the diet.  Once you start eating sweet, fatty, salty foods, then the constant cravings kick in to keep you constantly searching for that next satisfying bite.

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By Cliff Smith

For over 58 million people in North America, Spring means blooming flowers, grasses, trees and the seasonal allergies that go along with them. As everything begins to bloom, pollen is released into the air and it's time for seasonal allergic rhinitis, more commonly known as hay fever.  Although, it doesn't come from hay and it is not a fever, it is an allergic reaction to all that pollen.

Here's how seasonal allergies are described at WebMD's Allergies Health Center:   

• "When pollen grains get into the nose of someone who's allergic, they send the immune system into overdrive.  The immune system, mistakenly seeing the pollen as foreign invaders, releases antibodies -- .........
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By Cliff Smith

Often, articles about "nutrition" make us shake our collective heads.  Titles like, "Healthy Snacks to Avoid" and "12 Health Foods That Aren't That Healthy", only add to the confusion.

With so much uncertainty about what to eat and what not to eat,  it’s a good idea to simplify the issue and remain focused on the 3 basics of serious nutrition.  Then, the rest falls into place, naturally.

What are the 3 Basics of Serious Nutrition?

Nourish + Cleanse = Balance. 

This is a formula that has been the blueprint for the Philosophy of Regeneration® for over 33 years.  By doing these 3 things daily, real anti-aging results are achieved.  Cells are not ......

By Cliff Smith

If you’re still drinking plain old water then you are missing out on the best healthy drinks for your body.

If you’re still drinking fruit juices, you’re probably getting too much fructose, which is overloading the body with sugar.

If you’re still drinking vitamin waters, you’re consuming chemicals and isolated vitamins that do more harm than good.  Read this for more details: 

• Do Vitamin Waters Enhance the Benefits of Drinking Water?

If you’re still drinking sports drinks, like those candy-colored convenience store concoctions, you’re probably getting plenty of unwanted additives, such as dyes and preservatives with your electrolytes.  Read this for more .........