Studies have shown that when you ask the average male what food he would refuse to give up, the most common answer is beer. When researchers posed the same question to women, the answer without hesitation is chocolate. There is something tantalizing about this tropical Amazonian food that … [Read more...] about Food As Medicine: Rethinking Chocolate
The Scoop On The Vitamin C Hoax
You get a cold, the flu, bronchitis.... everyone recommends you up your dosage of Vitamin C. Diagnosed with cancer, your doctor will probably suggest adding Vitamin C to your supplement list. This is because Vitamin C is a very powerful fighter of free radical damage in the body.....and … [Read more...] about The Scoop On The Vitamin C Hoax
Organic September: How To Avoid Being Scammed By Beauty Care Labels
Organic September is an annual campaign that encourages people to make consistent changes to their purchasing habits, to chose organic whenever possible. But with the very tricky labels how can we be double sure we're getting it right, buying the best products, not wasting our … [Read more...] about Organic September: How To Avoid Being Scammed By Beauty Care Labels
The Ultimate Food For Balancing Female Hormones
Girls begin their period between the age of 10 and 18, the average age is 13. We continue to menstruate until about 45, when we enter pre-menopause. Hormones are our major influencer through this long period in our lives. Since we menstruate about every 28 days, that means we are awash.... … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Food For Balancing Female Hormones
Using Food As Medicine
Antioxidants come up frequently in discussions about good health and preventing disease. A thrilling discovery was made in 1990 when scientists began to understand that free radical damage was involved in the early stages of artery-clogging atherosclerosis, neurological diseases, … [Read more...] about Using Food As Medicine