Earthy, essential
Today’s lesson is all about minerals. I know that to some people learning about minerals is about as exciting as watching water boil. Not me, I think minerals are fascinating. These essential nutrients play...
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Food is Good, Superfoods are Even Better!
Foods like kale, avocados, apples, almonds and quinoa are now being grouped into a category of foods called “superfoods.” There is no true, legal definition of “superfood,” but most natural health experts agree that...
Have you fed your brain lately?
Have you ever wondered what happens to the food you eat every day? Vitamins, minerals and other nutrients from your diet help to nourish your body, passing through blood vessels to your internal organ...
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Iron is part of the make-up of hemoglobin and myoglobin (“heme”, as in blood; “myo”, as in muscle). These substances have the remarkable ability to grab onto or release oxygen and carbon dioxide at...
Chelation therapy: Diabetes Quelling therapies
More than two million patients have benefited in the past 60 years from this unconventional form of treatment A long-suffering diabetic, Dr Ronald Hahnbaum of USA, had developed gangrene in both his feet. He...
Fighter foods keep doctor away
If apples don’t appeal as a way to keep the doctor from calling, dietitian Liz Pearson has a few other foods that can help fight diseases. Pearson says including these foods in your diet...
Can vegetarian kid get proper nutrition?
Stephanie Elliot’s 9-year-old daughter is a vegetarian by happenstance, she says. “What I mean is she hates meat — won’t even try it — so getting her to have the protein she needs in...
You should know more about vitamins
This week’s lesson is about vitamins. Before you let out a big yawn, let me assure you that eating foods rich in a variety of vitamins can make your life pretty darned exciting. After...
Antioxidants Studies
As everyone knows, eating and drinking are necessary for life. Less well known, however, is the fact that the body generates what are called free radicals in the process of turning food into energy....
Chloride
Chloride Electrolytes are molecules in your plasma – the liquid portion of your blood – that maintain either a positive or negative charge. These charges allow them to respond to messages from your nervous...
Combining food with medication
The food you eat can affect the medication you are taking. You should be aware, for example, that grapefruit can increase the risk of side effects from a wide variety of drugs. The side...
Stroke and Cancer
Most stokes develop from blockages in the arteries feeding the brain or from pieces of these blockages breaking off (emboli). The process is very similar to that in coronary artery disease and the action...
Potassium and Chloride
Potassium Functions Potassium is a major mineral that’s involved in a variety of important processes in the body. It helps two other minerals – sodium and chloride – balance water levels, help the heart...
Functions of Minerals
Minerals are micronutrients that have vital functions in the body. Although they’re needed in very small amounts and don’t provide calories or energy the way carbohydrates, fats, and proteins do, they help the body...
Pomegranate
Pomegranates have been grown in the Middle East since ancient times. They have also been cultivated in the Mediterranean region, Europe, Asia, Africa and India. The pomegranate tree was introduced to California in the...
Keeping Up That Calcium
Consume Calcium Calcium is an important part of a balanced diet. That’s because calcium is not only important for strengthening bones (which is especially important because it helps prevent musculoskeletal injuries during exercise), it...
Zinc
Zinc is an essential component of a wide range of enzymes. It is also necessary for maintaining and replicating genetic material (DNA and RNA), enabling the body to interpret its genetic information. This mineral...
Trace Minerals You Need
Similar to the better-known macro-minerals, these micro- or trace minerals are stored primarily in your bone or muscle tissue. Even though we need these trace elements in much smaller doses, they still play crucial...
Minerals – Calcium
Calcium is responsible for the construction, formation, and maintenance of bone and teeth. This function helps reduce the occurrence of osteoporosis. It is also a vital component in blood clotting systems and wound healing,...
What is the difference between “organic” plant-based minerals and “non-organic” minerals?
Organic minerals are those derived from plant-based foods such as vegetables and botanicals. Organic minerals are received by consuming plant food. Their root systems convert rock-solid non-organic minerals into useable organic ones. The word...
The Top Five Most Frequently Asked Questions About Supplements
1. How can I cut down on cost without sacrificing quality? Avoid the “extra” ingredients, such as lipoic acid, enzymes, primrose oil or inositol, to name only a few. These extras add cost, not...
Understand Why Good Nutrition Is So Important
Nutrition – the science of food and its effect on our bodies – is relatively new, at least in comparison to other sciences. But at this point, the science has singled out about forty...