Your immune system is a system that works to protect you from things (parasites, bacteria, viruses, toxins…) that can make you sick. Seventy percent of the body's immune system is found in the digestive tract. Consuming the right...
Category - Fitness and Health
Diabetes Care: Taking Matters Into Your Own Hands
In my last two blogs I describe diabetes technologies as moving forward but hint at how you can stay ahead of the curve and provide you with an easy way to determine which food groups affect your blood sugar most, . Today I will...
Diabetes Care: Advancing Standards
While pharmaceutical advancements remain in the limelight for the aggressive treatment of diabetes and health leaders express their support to pile on the diabetes prescriptions at the time of diagnosis for diabetes, the average...
Traditional Chinese Medicine For The Future of Your Health
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)has a lot to offer Western medicine and those who seek out Eastern treatments. There are many ailments that can be treated with TCM. Read more to find out which medical conditions have responded...
Appearances Can Be Deceiving, It's What's On The...
Appearances can be deceiving when it comes to picking fresh fruits and vegetables. Conventional farming practices diminish nutrients, soil and critical ecosystems from the Earth. However, fruits and vegetables look nothing but...
Let's Talk "Dirty"
All too often we hear about saving the planet by recycling or reducing carbon emissions. But we do not hear much about saving our soil. The importance of having healthy soil in its natural state to grow our food is critical to...
To Supplement or Not To Supplement?
Too many people take supplements without communicating with their doctors or understanding the potential harm of natural supplements. Before taking supplements, it's important to play it safe by utilizing resources that can help...
Preservatives Beyond Trans Fats and HFCS
Look out for preservatives lurking in your food. While most of us focus on calories, carbs and fat, companies add preservatives and other chemicals to our food that can have a detrimental effects on your health.
Consuming A Lower Carbohydrate Diet Is Associated With Being...
 A study in the July issue of The American Dietetic Association concludes that if you eat 50-65% of your calories from carbohydrates, you are at the least risk of gaining weight. REALLY?! How does that sit with those of you who...
Top 5 "Forgotten" SuperFoods (One)
You may have read about “Superfoods”. Wikipedia defines “Superfood” as a term used to describe nutrient dense foods that are believed to provide health benefits. For example, blueberries have been...