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After a month of holiday indulgence, is detoxing the best option to optimize your health? The holiday season is over, and your body has taken the brunt of the damage. With high caloric, sodium, su...

At its essence, a raw food diet is the No. 1 path to optimal heath and its benefits are innumerable.

Consider eliminating alcohol from your diet to maximize your overall health. 

What food is so nutritious we consider it our go-to health miracle? Barley grass, the champion of superfoods! Barley grass’s incredibly wide array of pure, raw nutrition is what makes it such an...

How whole food concentrates are made makes all the difference. HD knows what it takes to make products that deliver maximum nutrition—including BarleyMax, the HD product favored by most of our c...

What you put in your body—including essential supplements—means everything when it comes to vibrant health—well into old age. “National Nutrition Month” has evolved since 1973 to reflect the tr...

What you put in your body—including essential supplements—means everything when it comes to vibrant health—well into old age. It began in 1973 as “National Nutrition Week,” but the Academy of ...

Today, there are millions of Americans living with high blood pressure, and the majority of them may not even know it. High blood pressure is a serious condition that can cause real health concerns...

In a 2009 review, The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States, excess salt intake was shown to lead to 102,000 premature and preventable deaths each year. One way to combat the salt pr...

Many chronic diseases have been linked to foods developed in the 20th century. But a diet of mostly plant foods, including the Hallelujah Diet, is shown to decrease risk of disease and cancer. ...

Cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity have been on the rise, but an abundance of research shows that healthy eating patterns and regular physical exercise reduce the risk of chronic...

Hidden in many foods, sugar is addicting, contributes directly to obesity and is an underlying factor in almost all cases of chronic metabolic diseases. Often thought only to exist in desserts,...

Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans but, luckily, it’s completely avoidable with proper diet and exercise. The heart—quite literally—is at the center of optimal bodily function....

Put aside the coffee, energy drinks and caffeine pills. All your energy needs can be met by a nutrient rich diet. Let’s face it. There are days when you feel exhausted and sluggish. No matter ho...

Often overlooked on food labels, carrageenan may cause inflammation that can lead to cancer, Alzheimer’s and heart disease. So, you decided to replace animal-based dairy and protein with a plant-b...

High in antioxidants and often in superfoods, healthy fats lead to higher energy levels and help to fortify the body against harmful diseases. For anyone looking to optimize his or her health, fat...

Rich in antioxidants, phytochemical and cancer fighting nutrients, plant proteins fulfill the same dietary needs as animal protein without the adverse health effects. Primarily recommended as the ...

Arthritis is the top cause of disability in the United States, and most affected people suffer from its debilitating symptoms—chronic pain, swelling, difficulty moving—on a day-to-day basis. It can...

Are you obese and don’t know it? What exactly is obesity? When most people hear “obesity,” they conjure up an image of someone who’s 400 pounds, perhaps so large it’s impossible to walk or even get...

When someone says, “Wow, I wish I could eat like you,” that individual usually wishes that he or she had the genetic makeup to be able to eat fatty foods without negative health effects. However, m...

If someone once told you to chew your food 100 times before swallowing, the advice may have been exaggerated, but the principle is sound. In our fast-paced world, we often wolf down our food, try t...

Optimal health requires healthy cells, and your cells need consistent vitamins, minerals and enzymes daily to maintain their busy schedule. If they don’t receive these vital nutrients, they will we...

You don’t hear much about the power of red beets. But they are a remarkably potent source of nutrients that provide so many benefits that you might be hard pressed to think of something they don’t ...

For more than 30 years, National Mammography Day has been held on the third Friday of October. Every year, numerous seemingly well-intentioned organizations—including the American Cancer Society an...

The enzymatic system might be one of the most neglected yet vitally essential systems in the human body. Enzymes are substances that function as catalysts or accelerators in the body, and they are...

February… the month of hearts! As you gush over the way your special someone makes your heart skip a beat, take the time to learn about your cardiovascular health—for American Heart Month. Ameri...

Using the prospect of skin cancer as reasoning, many so called health experts tell us to avoid the sun and use sunscreen when we are exposed to sunshine. Both pieces of advice are flawed and actual...

In addition to detoxing to rid the body of potentially dangerous toxins and a Biblical raw food diet and supplemental living nutrition to strengthen and nourish our cells, the Hallelujah Diet procl...

What do the words “Simplify Your Life” mean to you? If you really are able to simplify your life in some ways, how will you benefit? Perhaps most importantly of all, what changes can you make in yo...

Paul Malkmus, CEO and Olin Idol, ND, Vice President of Health for Hallelujah Diet, discussed Strengthening the Immune System in a live webinar with over 700 participants last Tuesday night. A Doct...

There are few superfoods that deliver the nutritional value and health benefits of the ordinary (make that extraordinary) carrot. While their fiber and beta carotene content top the list, carrots...

At Hallelujah Diet, our mission is to provide the guidance, support, community and products to enable you and the people you care about to experience the healing and healthy benefits of a clean foo...

If a person were to have the weakest of immune systems, simply breathing in outside air or touching a door knob would cause severe, irreversible health issues and possibly death. But even without s...

There is no need for sugary sodas and high-calorie shakes when all you want is something to cool you down when the temperature rises. Fortunately, as more and more people seek liquid concoctions th...

July is National Culinary Arts Month, an annual reminder that the culinary arts can help anyone to learn how to cook from scratch, be creative in the kitchen and appreciate why it’s optimal to use ...

From the air we breathe (especially indoors) and the water we drink (unless it’s purified, of course) to electromagnetic radiation from excessive cell phone use and household cleaning products, tox...

While the sunshine typically evokes images of summertime barbecues or relaxing days at the beach, the sun is now commonly linked to Vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin.” The hype over Vitamin D is ce...

Whether you are young or old or somewhere in between, you are in charge of the rest of your life. You can choose the journey to optimal health or the path to sickness and premature aging, often acc...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, the National Cancer Institute, Hallelujah Diet and other health-related organizations all ...

We all know the importance of protein in our diet, but as vegan, raw plant-based eaters, we have many more options than we’d think! Proteins are the main building blocks of the body, necessary for ...

April showers bring May flowers… and Mother’s Day… and the International Day of Action for Women's Health! As we dedicate this special month to pay some extra attention to the ladies in our lives, ...

Did you know that a whopping one in five Americans experience “extreme stress,” which includes shaking, heart palpitations and depression? If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by stress, you are not al...

It’s a well-known fact that habits like drinking lots of clean water and liberally loading up on raw, vitamin-filled veggies are non-negotiable building blocks to excellent health. This is why we...

This year mark’s the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 20th anniversary promoting National Public Health Week (held April 6-12). The APHA is devoted to creating “the healthiest nation in ...

March 24th is American Diabetes Alert Day! Sponsored by the American Diabetes Association, Alert Day is a one-day wake-up call to make Americans aware of their personal risk of developing type 2 d...

It’s Brain Awareness Week! The Dana Foundation annually recognizes a week in the middle of March (16th-22nd this year) as the international campaign to increase public awareness of brain research....

Did you know that: Nearly one in four Americans has some kind of mental illness. According to a recent article in WebMD Health News, “Half of all long-term mental disorders start by age 14. T...

A measles outbreak in the western U.S. has fanned the flames of a debate on whether children should or shouldn’t be vaccinated. Some experts claim that a lack of vaccinations has resulted in the sp...