Healing Foods
Early Intervention is Critical to Reverse Diabetes
April 1st, 2013Diabetes is a debilitating disease, and we see the effects on our bodies ranging from obesity and chronic fatigue up to blindness and even amputation.
Cooking, eating, and exercising to protect your cell healthBy Steven Joyal, MDSimple Shopping Tips to Become More Alive Now
April 1st, 2013I have always been interested in nutrition, but when my son Dylan was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3, it became my top priority as I began the uncompromising search to unlock the mystery of this label. With a nursing and research background of 28 years, plus my inner guidance, nutrition was a natural choice.
New ways of choosing nutrition to unlock your inner power and vitalityBy Susan Frailey, RN, CGRNMedicinal Mushrooms
February 1st, 2013Medicinal mushrooms have an uncanny “intelligence” within the body, seeming to sense areas that are toxic, stressed, injured, or damaged and focus their healing potency where it is needed most. Certain species of mushrooms have been used medicinally for thousands of years. Today there are over 270 different varieties with scientifically documented healing properties.
An introduction to nature’s smartest healersBy Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAcTechniques for Heart-Healthy Cooking
February 1st, 2013Cooking distinguishes humanity. No other living creature cooks. Food preparation utilizing heat has allowed humankind to develop from a primitive existence to fuller, more enriching lifestyles. Cooked food offers immense sensory pleasure and tastes delicious.
Do your heart a favor by keeping temperatures lowBy Robert LeightonDiabeTEAS
February 1st, 2013Black tea consumption has been mathematically linked to a low prevalence of type 2 diabetes, according to data collected in 50 countries all over the world. In recent years, a great deal of interest has focused on the health benefits of green tea, which is thought to have anti-inflammatory properties.
10 Ways to Outsmart High Blood Sugar
January 1st, 2013Diabetes is called the silent killer because overt symptoms are rare in the early stages of the disease.
With the right changes in diet and lifestyle, most people can treat type 2 diabetes without any other intervention.By Lisa TurnerThe Mediterranean Diet: Good for more than the waistline
November 1st, 2012Aging men and women can fight osteoporosis by consuming more olive oil, just as the Mediterranean diet calls for. A recent study shows consumption of a Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil over a period of two years is associated with increased serum osteocalcin concentrations and other bone formation markers.
Focus On: Cinnamon
November 1st, 2012Cinnamon is all around us, especially when the air becomes chilled. We use it in our baked goods, in our hot chocolates, even on our children’s cereal. But did you know that cinnamon is the oldest spice known and one of the strongest antioxidants?
What is Cinnamon?
Sugar and Spice, and Everything…Healthy?By Amy VerginThe Anti-Inflammatory Diet
November 1st, 2012When caring for bones and joints, proper nutrition is the most basic component. Not only do bones and joints benefit from our good food choices, but the body as a whole reaches a more optimal level of functioning and homeostasis. The right nutrients provide the body with the necessary tools to prevent disease.
Improve joint health and overall well-beingBy Katherine Spinks, RDRainforest Superfood: Koo-poo-ah-soo
March 1st, 2012There is an Amazon superfood that Shamans used to bless and give to pregnant women who suffered from a difficult birth, or newlyweds that yearned for a child. Other natives would be given the beans (seeds) of the fruit to cure their abdominal pain. Even nutritional food experts these days say the fruit will overshadow the commotion surrounding açai berries.
The superfood that beats açai.by Amy Vergin
