Articles tagged with: Nutrition

Flaxseeds: A Food for Life
Posted in Vitamins and Nutrition on 4 November 2008

by Dr. Jonny Bowden
“Wherever flaxseed becomes a regular food item among the people, there will be better health”, said Mahatma Gandhi. He was right. The true nature of flax as a health food has been known for centuries. In the 8th Century, Charlemagne considered flax so essential for health that he actually passed laws [...]

Got Milk? Get Sick
Posted in Vitamins and Nutrition on 27 October 2008

by Mike Adams
Here’s yet reason to avoid processed foods. A study in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that men who consumed the most dairy products showed a 60 percent increase in the risk of Parkinson’s disease. And processed milk accounted for most of the dairy consumed by study subjects.
Researchers don’t know why processed milk [...]

The Little-Known Miracle Nutrient for Inflammation, Anti-Aging, Athletic Endurance and More..
Posted in Aging, Arthritis, Increase Your Energy, Insulin Control, Mental Health, Vitamins and Nutrition, Weight Loss on 26 September 2008

by Mike Adams
Every once in a very great while, I discover a natural medicine so astonishing that I feel compelled to share it with you. The verb “discover” is actually not to my credit, by the way; Mother Nature created this natural medicine eons ago, and it’s been present in trace amounts in aquatic ecosystems [...]

The Green Tea Super Substance
Posted in Vitamins and Nutrition on 17 September 2008

by Dr. Ray Sahelian
EGCG. In the future you’re going to see these initials quite often. EGCG is short for epigallocatechin gallate, a substance found in certain herbsand in high amountsin green tea. Many of the benefits of drinking green tea are ascribed directly to EGCG.
You can obtain EGCG from drinking green tea or taking a [...]

The Natural Way to Fight Deadly Super Bugs
Posted in Vitamins and Nutrition on 7 September 2008

by Shane Ellison
As a drug chemist, I used to fear going to work. I risked numerous health hazards — like being exposed to a cancer-causing substance or even losing my wedding ring in a chemical drain. Cancer is bad, but having your wife think you are being careless about your marriage is worse. Unknown [...]

Getting Over Fear of Fat
Posted in Weight Loss on 28 August 2008

by Laura B. LaValle
We’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon in our practice — many people are still afraid to eat fat. Even those who are experiencing the benefits of a low-carb, higher-fat diet can’t seem to make the change without having some guilt or concern about the butter on their sautéed vegetables or the cholesterol [...]

Artificial Sweeteners: The Controversy Rages On
Posted in Vitamins and Nutrition on 20 August 2008

by Joseph F. McCaffrey
“In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the aspartame in the diet soda. . . and literally dying a slow, and miserable death .”
Comments, case reports and claims like this are sprouting up all over — especially on the web. The above quote comments on aspartame, but other artificial sweeteners come [...]

Can Your Morning Cereal Give You a Heart Attack?
Posted in Aging, Insulin Control, Vitamins and Nutrition on 24 July 2008

by Dr. Al Sears
You’ve had it drummed into your head for the past 50 years that eating grains is the best way to avoid heart disease. But the result of millions of Americans following misguided dietary advice couldn’t be clearer: rates of heart disease (and diabetes) have skyrocketed over 900%.
In other words, the massive shift [...]

5 Super Foods for Weight Loss
Posted in Featured, Vitamins and Nutrition, Weight Loss on 13 July 2008

by Dr. Jonny Bowden
Look, let’s get real. Some foods make it really difficult to lose weight. They create their own self-sustaining cravings (”Betcha can’t eat just one!”) and play havoc with your blood sugar and, ultimately, your waistline.
But some foods do just the opposite.
By now almost everyone knows how great foods like broccoli and [...]

The 85/15 Rule for Healthy Eating
Posted in Vitamins and Nutrition, Weight Loss on 2 July 2008

Dr. Tim Reynolds
Last night my wife made chocolate chip cookies. For those who don’t know it, my wife makes the best chocolate chip cookies in the entire world. She only makes them to torture me. She fills the entire house with the aroma and then the cookies sit on the cooling rack saying, “Eat [...]