Fat flushing with grapefruit. Grapefruit is a super food when it comes to weight loss. Once regarded as the star of the legendary Grapefruit Diet, it turns out that there may be some science behind the grapefruit/weight loss connection after all. And that’s beyond grapefruits’ nutritional perks that include its offerings of a low calorie … READ MORE
Lower cholesterol naturally with a whole body lifestyle approach. In August, the Imperial College London published research concluding that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could neutralize the dangerous effects of eating fast foods like Big Macs. And a year ago the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended statins for obese elementary school children. Fortunately, new research in the journal Atherosclerosis reports … READ MORE
Hearing loss increasingly impacts young people. Approximately 36 million adults and half a million children in the United States have trouble hearing. And according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 26 million Americans between the ages of 20 and 69 have hearing loss caused by loud noises. Everything from loud … READ MORE
Also pay attention to supplement-drug interactions. Worldwide, prescription drug abuse is even higher than the combined use of illicit drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, and heroin, finds the UN International Narcotics Control Board. In this country alone, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently reported that abuse of prescription painkillers has led to an alarming 111% … READ MORE
You’re never too young to ensure a glowing complexion. Even in your 20s, fine lines—the harbinger of wrinkles—may start to appear. But a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that what you eat can combat the photoaging that leads to wrinkles. Using both food questionnaires and scientific analyses of ultraviolet damage in … READ MORE
Why do most doctors and nurses take supplements if they aren’t useful? The April issue of Reader’s Digest ran an anti-vitamin article that’s generated quite a lot of responses. That may be because more than half of all Americans currently take nutritional supplements. According to the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, here’s just some of what … READ MORE
For beautiful, kissable lips, use natural products, detox, and take your daily multi. Is there anyone who doesn’t have chapped lips this time of year? Or even worse—dry, cracked lips that hurt and bleed! The trouble is, what you put on your lips—even simple lip balm—may not help. All too many ingredients in lip products … READ MORE
Drugs, parasites, pesticides, and sewage can pollute water supplies. Millions of Americans drink dirty water, reveals a recent analysis of government data. In the past three years alone, over 9,400 sewer systems—many in major U.S. cities—have dumped untreated or partly treated wastes, chemicals, and other toxins into lakes, rivers, and other water sources that can … READ MORE
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 … READ MORE
Support Hormone Health and Help Fight Cancer. It’s a chemical world. Even before birth and throughout their development, children are exposed to neuro-, immuno-, and endocrine-toxic compounds. As adults, exposure to hormone disrupters, heavy metals like lead and mercury, and countless toxic chemicals increase the risk for cancer and thyroid disease. New Danish research finds … READ MORE
