Everyone wants a great tasting Thanksgiving feast. Isn't it nice to know that seasoning with herbs and spices can also kill the bacteria, fungi, and viruses that cause food poisoning?
Better yet, some—like cayenne, cinnamon, garlic, and turmeric—offer well-documented benefits for autoimmune disease, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, lung and neurological problems.
Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor find that curcumin in the spice turmeric, which gives curry its bright yellow color, prevents the growth of breast cancer stem cells in the lab. Just be sure to add… Continue reading Categories
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November 23rd, 2009
Healing Herbs Kill Bacteria and Viruses.
Everyone wants a great tasting Thanksgiving feast. Isn't it nice to know that seasoning with herbs and spices can also kill the bacteria, fungi, and viruses that cause food poisoning?
Better yet, some—like cayenne, cinnamon, garlic, and turmeric—offer well-documented benefits for autoimmune disease, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, lung and neurological problems.
Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor find that curcumin in the spice turmeric, which gives curry its bright yellow color, prevents the growth of breast cancer stem cells in the lab. Just be sure to add… Continue reading
Everyone wants a great tasting Thanksgiving feast. Isn't it nice to know that seasoning with herbs and spices can also kill the bacteria, fungi, and viruses that cause food poisoning?
Better yet, some—like cayenne, cinnamon, garlic, and turmeric—offer well-documented benefits for autoimmune disease, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, lung and neurological problems.
Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor find that curcumin in the spice turmeric, which gives curry its bright yellow color, prevents the growth of breast cancer stem cells in the lab. Just be sure to add… Continue reading Let’s Talk Turkey Safety
November 18th, 2009
It's Easy to Plan a Healthy Thanksgiving.
We're talking about more than the Norman Rockwell image of the traditional holiday feast. Turkey, if it's raised sustainably and carefully prepared, can be a good source of lean protein, packed full of cancer-fighting selenium and stress-busting B vitamins—just in case Thanksgiving get-togethers make you a little tense.
Also turkey has all that relaxing tryptophan (the amino acid your brain uses to make serotonin, a neurotransmitter that helps calm you down). The amount of tryptophan in a Thanksgiving turkey dinner isn't enough to make you sleepy. But… Continue reading
We're talking about more than the Norman Rockwell image of the traditional holiday feast. Turkey, if it's raised sustainably and carefully prepared, can be a good source of lean protein, packed full of cancer-fighting selenium and stress-busting B vitamins—just in case Thanksgiving get-togethers make you a little tense.
Also turkey has all that relaxing tryptophan (the amino acid your brain uses to make serotonin, a neurotransmitter that helps calm you down). The amount of tryptophan in a Thanksgiving turkey dinner isn't enough to make you sleepy. But… Continue reading Secrets Your Face Can Reveal
November 16th, 2009
What Your Skin Says About Overall Health.
The largest organ in the body, your skin works hard to protect the rest of you from environmental toxins and unwanted pathogens. In fact, your body sheds approximately one-third of its impurities through the skin.
When the liver is on overload, toxins find their way through your skin and radically affect its clarity and elasticity. Wrinkles, blotchy patches, and blemishes appear. Your complexion may start to look sallow, grayish, or discolored—fairly quickly.
New cells are created at the lowest, or basal, layer of skin and gradually force their… Continue reading
The largest organ in the body, your skin works hard to protect the rest of you from environmental toxins and unwanted pathogens. In fact, your body sheds approximately one-third of its impurities through the skin.
When the liver is on overload, toxins find their way through your skin and radically affect its clarity and elasticity. Wrinkles, blotchy patches, and blemishes appear. Your complexion may start to look sallow, grayish, or discolored—fairly quickly.
New cells are created at the lowest, or basal, layer of skin and gradually force their… Continue reading Leaky Gut Syndrome
November 9th, 2009
The Painful Consequences of Faulty Digestion.
Seemingly unrelated symptoms—abdominal pain, acne, allergies, anemia, arthritis, anxiety, colitis, constipation, cramps, diarrhea, fatigue, hives, irritable bowel, skin rashes, trouble concentrating, vaginal infections, and unexplained weight change—can all result from the same problem, leaky gut.
Normally, the lining of the intestines absorbs only well-digested nutrients. But if the intestinal lining becomes irritated, its tight junctions (that normally seal off the digestive tract from unwanted substances) loosen to allow undigested food, bacteria, and toxins to reach the bloodstream.
The immune system sees these unwanted substances as foreign invaders and triggers… Continue reading
Seemingly unrelated symptoms—abdominal pain, acne, allergies, anemia, arthritis, anxiety, colitis, constipation, cramps, diarrhea, fatigue, hives, irritable bowel, skin rashes, trouble concentrating, vaginal infections, and unexplained weight change—can all result from the same problem, leaky gut.
Normally, the lining of the intestines absorbs only well-digested nutrients. But if the intestinal lining becomes irritated, its tight junctions (that normally seal off the digestive tract from unwanted substances) loosen to allow undigested food, bacteria, and toxins to reach the bloodstream.
The immune system sees these unwanted substances as foreign invaders and triggers… Continue reading The Surprising Sinus-Yeast Connection
November 4th, 2009
Get Rid of The Fungus Among Us.
Do you have a stuffy nose? Or a cough that's worse at night? Suffer sore throat or ear pain? If so, you may have chronic sinusitis (inflammed sinuses).
32 million people have this kind of persistent sinus infection. Pain (in the forehead, upper jaw, or teeth, or around your cheeks, eyes, or nose), postnasal drip, bad breath, fatigue or irritability, dizziness, and even nausea can also signal chronic sinus inflammation.
Commonly prescribed for a sinus infection, antibiotics can turn temporary pain to a chronic problem. That's because sinus… Continue reading
Do you have a stuffy nose? Or a cough that's worse at night? Suffer sore throat or ear pain? If so, you may have chronic sinusitis (inflammed sinuses).
32 million people have this kind of persistent sinus infection. Pain (in the forehead, upper jaw, or teeth, or around your cheeks, eyes, or nose), postnasal drip, bad breath, fatigue or irritability, dizziness, and even nausea can also signal chronic sinus inflammation.
Commonly prescribed for a sinus infection, antibiotics can turn temporary pain to a chronic problem. That's because sinus… Continue reading Acne Medications Cause Liver Damage
September 30th, 2009
Cut Carbs, Curb Copper Instead.
Who hasn't suffered the heartbreak of acne? The most common skin problem, this inflammatory disorder causes pimples in approximately 80 percent of Americans between 12 and 45 years of age.
Acne starts at puberty when the body dramatically increases its production of androgens (male sex hormones). This stimulates the production of sebum, an oily skin lubricant. If sebum is produced faster than it can move through the pores of the skin, blemishes occur, trapping bacteria inside the skin.
Conventional medicine offers antibiotics as an oral acne treatment. But research at… Continue reading
Who hasn't suffered the heartbreak of acne? The most common skin problem, this inflammatory disorder causes pimples in approximately 80 percent of Americans between 12 and 45 years of age.
Acne starts at puberty when the body dramatically increases its production of androgens (male sex hormones). This stimulates the production of sebum, an oily skin lubricant. If sebum is produced faster than it can move through the pores of the skin, blemishes occur, trapping bacteria inside the skin.
Conventional medicine offers antibiotics as an oral acne treatment. But research at… Continue reading UTIs – The Cranberry Cure
September 14th, 2009
Here's the Juice on Why it Works.
Accounting for about 8.3 million medical visits annually, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the second most common infection in humans. This serious health problem impacts one in five women, and many suffer recurring infections.
Most urinary infections are due to E. coli, bacteria normally found in the intestines. Chlamydia, an increasingly common sexually transmitted disease (STD), is another culprit, as are the herpes virus, candida overgrowth, parasites, and enlarged prostate in men.
Sad to say, not everyone with a urinary infection will notice any symptoms. Pay attention if you… Continue reading
Accounting for about 8.3 million medical visits annually, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the second most common infection in humans. This serious health problem impacts one in five women, and many suffer recurring infections.
Most urinary infections are due to E. coli, bacteria normally found in the intestines. Chlamydia, an increasingly common sexually transmitted disease (STD), is another culprit, as are the herpes virus, candida overgrowth, parasites, and enlarged prostate in men.
Sad to say, not everyone with a urinary infection will notice any symptoms. Pay attention if you… Continue reading Parkinsons and Pesticides
August 17th, 2009
The Clue Is In Your Water.
Bucolic farmland. Water drawn from your own well. What could be wrong with that? Plenty, new research from UCLA reports.
People on private wells located near fields sprayed with certain pesticides in California's Central Valley had a 90 percent greater risk of developing Parkinson's disease. And those who drank these toxins in their water for four years longer, on average, than other Valley residents had higher rates of this disease.
Close to one million Americans already have Parkinson's, an incurable neurological disease. Caused by the death of nerve cells in… Continue reading
Bucolic farmland. Water drawn from your own well. What could be wrong with that? Plenty, new research from UCLA reports.
People on private wells located near fields sprayed with certain pesticides in California's Central Valley had a 90 percent greater risk of developing Parkinson's disease. And those who drank these toxins in their water for four years longer, on average, than other Valley residents had higher rates of this disease.
Close to one million Americans already have Parkinson's, an incurable neurological disease. Caused by the death of nerve cells in… Continue reading Bacteria and the Beach
August 14th, 2009
Just when you thought it was safe...
A new menacing hazard—MRSA bacteria—is lurking in the water. Although they are invisible to the naked eye, these bacteria can be vicious.
MRSA (short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria linked to deadly infections. It's one of several bacteria collectively known as “superbugs” that first gathered publicity in the 1990's with a rise in hospital deaths from infections.
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports more than 50 deaths per day from MRSA infections. Like most staph bacteria on the skin, MRSA… Continue reading
A new menacing hazard—MRSA bacteria—is lurking in the water. Although they are invisible to the naked eye, these bacteria can be vicious.
MRSA (short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria linked to deadly infections. It's one of several bacteria collectively known as “superbugs” that first gathered publicity in the 1990's with a rise in hospital deaths from infections.
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports more than 50 deaths per day from MRSA infections. Like most staph bacteria on the skin, MRSA… Continue reading Does your Diet Agree With Your Meds?
March 9th, 2009
So many individuals are on meds these days that I thought it wise to give you a "heads up" on your meds and nutrient interactions.
1) When you take antibiotics for long or short term, always include a daily dose of probiotics. Probiotics (like Flora Key or Dr. O's) should be taken two hours before or two hours after antibiotics. Also, many antibiotics should not be taken with dairy products because calcium can lessen their effectiveness. My recommendation is to dole out the dairy (including any whey protein powder drink) at least two hours before or two hour after your intake… Continue reading
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