Healthy Living
How about tossing in some whole eggs to a colorful salad? According to research from Purdue University, this will boost the amount of Vitamin E . Vitamin E is the second-most under-consumed nutrient in the average American diet. This is problematic because this fat-soluble nutrient has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, according to Wayne Campbell, a […]
Craving Ice, an Iron Deficiency?
November 7, 2017We all crave that cold, refreshing ice on a hot summer day to relieve the heat, but if you are craving it frequently, there just might be something more it’s telling you. The craving to eat something non-nutritional is called pica, and chewing ice is a symptom of this. Most often pica is seen […]
The castor oil seed has a very unique chemical composition. The seed plant is native to India and 90% of its composition is ricinolete acid. This is a fatty acid that is thought to be responsible for castor oil’s healing properties. In Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, Persia and 17th Century Europe and the Americas, […]
Cancer Fighting Pineapple Enzyme
October 23, 2017Relying on chemotherapy, conventional cancer treatment has proven a dismal failure in the United States. Chemotherapy is extremely toxic and works against your body’s natural ability to fight cancer by destroying host immunity instead of supporting it. Healthy cells throughout your body are destroyed right along with the cancer cells that often lead to faster […]
Humor Therapy Helps Cancer Patients
October 18, 2017The Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center at Montefiore Hospital hosted a hilarity session for the cancer patients, some even with advanced stages of the illness. Fox News published an article in November of 2008, revealing the results of humor on the cancer patients. This was the hospital’s monthly “Strength Through Laughter” therapy. This is only one […]
Some people who find they have an enhanced bitter taste perception are almost twice as likely to consume too much sodium as those with less acute tasting ability. Gene variations that allow people to taste bitter more intensely may also taste salt more intensely and enjoy it much more, which can lead to sodium intake, […]
Vetiver Oil: The Soothing Grass Oil
October 13, 2017Vetiver oil is also known as khus oil and is a lesser-known plant oil offering a heavy, earthy fragrance that is reminiscent of patchouli, but with a touch of lemon. This oil is believed to give a grounding, calming and stabilizing result, and provides a range of essential oil uses and benefits. The original name […]
Cancer-Promoting Protein Levels
October 12, 2017Maintaining a healthy diet and exercising frequently can lower blood protein associated with promoting cancer development. There was a study published in the journal Cancer Research that found a reduction in the levels of a blood protein involved in angiogenesis when overweight and obese women experienced weight loss through their diet and exercise. The process by which […]
Dr. Otto Warburg won the Novel Prize Physiology or Medicine in 1931 for his discovery that cancer cells have a fundamentally different energy metabolism compared to healthy cells. How does the metabolic inflexibility of cancer cells differ from healthy cells? Energy can be produced by a cell in two ways: aerobically in the mitochondria, or […]
Only our forebears know of all the uses there have been for pumpkin. Of course, Halloween has to be the most important, right? Kids love scooping out the insides and making that one-of-a-kind jack-o-lantern. But there are many more important uses for this big orange veggie. The Native Americans cultivated it for millennia before it […]
