What the Manufacturers of Probiotics May Not Want You to Know
Each day you probably see a TV commercials that tout the benefits of adding probiotics or a friendly bacteria to your daily regime. The benefits of probitics range from improving the immune health by crowding out the bad bacteria as well benefiting your digestive health. Even one study from Standford showed that probiotics were even […]
A Fat that Can Have a Protective Effect Against Aging
Our ‘body age’ can often be much older than our actual age – and scientists have finally hit on the key factor that may determine biological aging. They have discovered that people with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acid in their blood are younger biologically than their physical years. Omega-3, which is found in fatty […]
Inflammation-The Good the Bad the Ugly
Everyone who has had a sore throat, rash, hives, or a sprained ankle knows about inflammation. These are normal and appropriate responses of the immune system — your body’s defense — to infection and trauma. This kind of inflammation is good. We need it to survive — to help us determine friend from foe.The trouble […]
Does Modern Society Perpetuate Poor Health and Bad Teeth?
I wish I could say that I had perfect teeth like this picture taken years ago of a beautiful Seminole princess living in the Florida Everglades. Quite the opposite. I have spent lots of money on dental work through the years. I came across a very interesting study by Dr. Weston A. Price who discovered […]
7 Foods that Experts Won’t Eat
How healthy (or not) certain foods are—for us, for the environment—is a hotly debated topic among experts and consumers alike, and there are no easy answers. But when Prevention talked to the people at the forefront of food safety and asked them one simple question—“What foods do you avoid?”—we got some pretty interesting answers. Although […]
Study Links Soy Intake to Increased Breast Cancer Survival
In a new study published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/302/22/2437 (JAMA. 2009;302(22):2437-2443), the authors conclude that “among women with breast cancer, soy food consumption was significantly associated with decreased risk of death and recurrence.” This research conclusion is an extremely important message regarding the positive research in support of soy […]
The Cover Up About Growth Hormones in Your Milk
Beware of the Milk You Drink. Most consumers head to the grocery store to pick up milk for their family but are unaware of the controversial growth hormone found in the majority of milk products. Find out what the mainstream media is not telling you about milk. Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone is a genetically engineered […]
Your Thoughts Affect Your Physical Health
When a person is ill it is easy to concentrate on the gripping power of the illness rather than on the possibility of getting well. When this s happens it permits the illness to be a mental as well as physical. What do I mean by this? Every time you think a thought that is […]
View the Amazing Animation of the Human Cell
When my daughter was taking a science course her professor introduced her to this animated video depicting the inner working of the human cell. I found this totally amazing as we see the nuclei, proteins and lipids move and twisting. Just think all of those things are going on in every cell in your body. […]
Acai & Mangosteen Juice or Junk
by Dr. Steve Chaney, PhD I found a couple of interesting articles on the acai berry and the mangosteen fruit in the October and December 2009 issues of Environmental Nutrition. Environmental Nutrition is not a peer reviewed scientific journal, but they do a good job of researching peer reviewed scientific journals to find out whether […]
Get an Energy Lift and Boost Your Immune System with Ginseng
Ginseng has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese Medicine. Ginseng works like a thermostat in your central heating and air conditioning in your home. What I mean by that is your thermostat tells your unit what the temperature currently is and then brings it up or down to the temperature that you […]
Why You May Feel Worse After Starting on Vitamins and a Healthier Diet
The Herxheimer Reaction – Feeling worse before feeling better The phenomena of feeling worse before you feel better when one either embarks on improving their diet, starting on a good food supplement program or even taking antibiotics can cause a negative reaction. This is called a “Healing Crisis as well. The Herxheimer Reaction is well […]
The Words Organic and Natural Can be Misleading
The following article from Natural News. It goes to show you that advertising can be misleading and you have to do your research about the integrity of the company. Food company giant Dean Foods got caught trying to fool customers into thinking the Silk brand soy milk they produced was organic. At one point up […]
Questioning Vaccinations Dr. Gary Null
There has been so much press written on swine flu vaccinations lately but many have questioned the efficacy and the safety of vaccinations in general. The following videos give powerful information by Dr. Gary Null, He is giving testimony in New York State over the insanity of mandatory swine flu vaccinations. He also addresses previous […]
What is so Bad About Splenda?
Artificial Sweeteners have been around for some time. Saccharin then Nutrasweet aka Aspartame and now the new kid on the block is Splenda. Certainly that has to be okay because it comes from sugar. Right? The Splenda tagline says ” Life is sweet – and SPLENDA® Products make it even sweeter, by giving you a […]
Is Soy Good for You? That Depends
Modern food industry has created more and more processed, refined, chemically altered, instant products that contain soy but in an extremely altered, unhealthy state.These products contain virtually none of the original benefits of the soybean and many of the detrimental effects common in overly processed, chemically altered foodstuffs. For example soymilk, soy cheese, tofu products. […]
Your Health, Your Choice
Many years ago there was the belief that science with new medicines and costly diagnostic procedures could eradicate disease. However, as the years have progressed more and more people realized that orthodox medicine did not have all the answers and things as simple as nutrition have been ignored by traditional medicine. Orthodox medicine ignores natural […]