The digestive system’s job is to extract water and nutrients from solid foods and liquids. It is also appointed to fend off microbes and process waste. What you put into your stomach affects whether you feel well, how you avoid…
We rarely think of our bones until we are injured and we break one. Since our bones are the frame for our bodies, it makes sense that we eat so as to nourish our bones and keep them strong, so…
There are ads on TV that offer herbal supplements and companies offering exotic fruit extracts that supposedly boost the immune system. You wonder to yourself if there is any truth to those claims?To “boost” something means to strengthen or increase…
High cholesterol is a very common condition in the United States and other places in the world because of poor lifestyle choices, like lack of exercise and unhealthy diets. Bad cholesterol that blocks heart arteries and causes heart attacks is…
Your grandmother and you mother will be happy that their old-fashioned notions of what is good nutritious food is now making a grand comeback. Yes, the food your parents and grandparents used to foist on you when you were a…
A renewed interest in health has led to diet trends like the Virgin Diet, the Paleo Diet, and an overall emphasis on raw foods. So, is this just another diet craze that will fade into oblivion by the end of…
Suffice it to say that fish has gained quite a notoriety on the dinner table. Yearning for a low fat, high protein meal? Go for that steamed fish, in fillets or even in whole. Want a versatile dish to share…
The race to healthy living by going on a juicing diet is all the rage these days. From Hollywood celebrities jumping aboard the juicing bandwagon to health gurus prophesizing the health benefits of juicing, this craze seems to be an…
It is often difficult to eat enough fruits and vegetables every day to meet our daily nutritional requirements. A healthy diet requires 6-8 servings of vegetables and fruit every day. With juicing, you can consume several servings in a single…
These days, cosmetic skin care procedures are growing more and more popular. Women often rely on medical procedures, like laser wrinkle removal, expensive facials, and other methods to enhance their skin health, not to mention the fact that they spend…