Have you heard you are what you eat? We are mostly all about what we drink! Water is the key ingredient. The best fluid is clear, pure, preferably filtered water! According to the National Institutes of Health, about 60 percent of the average adult human body is made of water. This includes most of your […]
When you start a new health plan, food choices are very important. While very important, food alone isn’t the total health benefit! We have to exercise, not only aerobically but strength training is critical. When you understand the benefits you just might become more active. Writing in PLoS One, senior author Stephanie Schoeppe and collegues […]
Like sugar Americans consume too much salt – more than a teaspoon and a half a day. Most often it doesn’t come out of a shaker, but is hidden in the foods you eat. But is it really bad for your heart to eat too much, or is that just a concern for people with […]
You have probably seen CBD products in many stores. It is an industry that has exploded over the past five years or more. We need to be aware of where we buy these products and how to determine how they work. Some don’t work at all. In part this has a lot to do with […]
Did you know mushrooms are edible? Some are. Some are not. Wild mushrooms with white gills or a ring around the stem are considered poisonous. Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as magic mushrooms that have a red cap or stem, can cause strong visual and auditory hallucinations. Some other inedible mushrooms look like edible mushrooms, so […]
Every January most people are looking for a real diet plan that will finally make us thin and healthy. After all the holiday season leads us down the wrong path as far as food choices go. I prefer a plant based food plan. When I indulge in the foods that are so often served during […]
A 54 year-old man died recently from eating too much licorice. Hard to believe right? It is true. This was reported in The New England Journal of Medicine and on the news. The man was a construction worker from Massachusetts. He lost consciousness inside a fast-food restaurant and was taken to a hospital, where he […]
For thousands of years, Maca has been a part of the traditional medicine because of its multiple beneficial effects that it has on our health. Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a starchy root vegetable. Related to the turnip which grows at high altitudes in Peru, although it is now grown in other countries, including China. It […]
During very hot summer days cold watermelon is so refreshing. This delicious food (some reports claim it is a vegetable others claim it is a fruit) contains approximately 92 percentages water. It belongs to the cucurbitaceous family. Pumpkin, squash and cucumber are part of this family as well. While it has numerous health and beauty […]
We are still engulfed in the difficult COVID-19 situation. So many people are directly affected by it. Many lives have been lost. Sadly many people had underlying conditions that caused their survival rate to be more difficult. With the possibilities of our economy starting up again, many will not continue to use gloves and face […]
