Natural Alternative to Toxic Anti-Bacterial Products

Using anti-bacterial products such as hand sanitizers and soaps containing harmful ingredients (like triclosan) has become commonplace in our world today. As a result we’ve seen bacteria become stronger and more resistant to antibiotic treatment.

The founders of the Clean Well company began looking for an all natural way to kill germs, and found that there are several naturally occurring oils that have antimicrobial properties. After much research and development, they were able to patent a substance they call “ingenium”, a formula of natural oils - mainly thymus, or thyme - that has been FDA approved to kill MRSA (staph), E.Coli, and Salmonella.

Kiss My Face Fragrance Free Lotions

by Kat Lee

Kiss My Face Olive and Aloe

My hands are not normally very dry, for which I am thankful; but when winter hits, my hands get dry and start to itch. And of course, every year, I scratch them. I know I shouldn’t but I do. Then, when I decide to put on some lotion, what happens? They BURN! Like fire. And brimstone (whatever that is).

I’ve tried unscented lotions before but for some reason, they still burn (and the lotion still smells). My husband already deals with dry skin, so in the winter it’s even worse. He just deals with the fact that most lotions will burn. I said “most”, because I’ve found one lotion that does not.

Best Organic Cabernet 2008

The Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon Mendocino County 2006 is simply a delightful, delicious organic red wine.

Most oenophiles will agree that the organic wine industry is pretty limited, young, and newly developing. I would actually rate some of the organic red wines I’ve tasted as worse than the worst boxed wine. The exorbitant price just further leaves a bad taste.

It is important to buy organic wine because grapes are on the “Dirty Dozen” of most pesticide ridden foods. Grapes are the 9th most toxic produce item.

From a biochemical standpoint we are concentrating and extracting lipid soluble toxins with the wine making process.

Zing Bars: Awarded Best Nutrition Bar 2008

Have you been searching for the best sports bar? Are you tired of all the refined junk, preservatives and other garbage you have to eat while exercising to make your body healthier?

Well as an avid mountain biker and endurance cyclist I have tried nearly every bar in the business, and have finally settled on what I think is the best. Zing Bars!

Congratulations to Zing Bars for winning the Kitchen Table Medicine award for the best in nutrition bars for 2008!

Here is why they are the best:

The Twenty Best Holiday Charities of 2008

The holidays should be all about giving.

Although I know things are tight this year in America, they still are a million times better than in certain other parts of the world where volunteers are hard at work just trying to provide clean water, food, and shelter for our fellow human beings.

If you have a roof over your head, food in your fridge, and a few dollars in the bank then you may want to consider the fact that despite current less fortunate economic circumstances, the majority of us reading this top twenty charity list are truly amongst the richest people in the world. They say that if you own your own computer you are officially in the top 1% of the world’s wealthiest population!

Best Weight Loss Diet 2008!

Welcome to my favorite diet!

Personally I hate the word “diet” because it sounds so restrictive and the restrictive nature of most “diets” is exactly what sets us up for failure in the form of diet rebellion.

Instead I would like to introduce my favorite eating system for weight loss and disease prevention, and for today’s educational purposes I will refer to it as a “diet”.

The best diet is the diet that is right for the individual and their metabolic type. As a physician, I am not a fan of high carb diets, or low carb diets, or no carb diets unless they are used to treat a specific health condition.

Best Chewable Fiber 2008

The best fiber sources obviously come from whole food dietary sources.

However, occasionally we need a little something something to “cheat the system” and this is my favorite weight loss trick, as I have mentioned the importance of utilizing fiber for satiety and stable blood sugar in my “Favorite Weight Loss Diet of 2008″.

You should never take fiber with your vitamins or minerals as it will absorb them and defeat the purpose, however, two of these chewable fiber pills pack 4 grams of the needed 25 grams (if not more!) of recommended daily fiber. Don’t forget to take these chewable fiber pills with an eight ounce glass of water, as we never take fiber without water.

Best Omega-3 2008

The Kitchen Table Award for best Omega-3 supplement goes to Biogenesis EPA/DHA.

If you can’t stand drinking fish oil, capsules of EPA/DHA are the next best thing! Shopping for a great fish oil product can be tough because quality is an issue. A quality fish oil has been independent laboratory tested to be free of dioxins, PCB’s, mercury, lead, and other pollutants found in our oceans.

I think this is a great price for a pharmaceutical grade fish oil. Be sure to always take fish oil with food for optimal digestion and absorption.

Best Glucosamine 2008

The Kitchen Table Award for best glucosamine is awarded to Biogenesis Glucosamine Sulfate!

When shopping for a high quality glucosamine be sure that it is “sulfate” and not glucosamine “HCL”. Most studies showing glucosamine efficacy for pain reduction and long term arthritis management have been done on glucosamine sulfate.

There are some extremely overpriced glucosamine blends out there and for those of you needing to take the recommended 500mg three times daily of glucosamine to prevent or treat arthritis can be easily overwhelmed by cost. Sometimes the highest priced glucosamine isn’t even the best brand anyways, and has a lot of hype attached to it.