Garlic and honey may seem like odd ingredients to put together, but combining them results in an impressive immune-boosting substance that will keep your body healthy and strong. The Benefits of Garlic Not only is garlic is the perfect choice for adding flavor to a savory recipe, it provides a long list of health benefits…
Aspirin has often been called a “wonder drug”, but is it really all that wonderful? Believe it or not, prolonged use of aspirin comes with a huge list of side effects! Minor side effects include upset stomach, heartburn, drowsiness, and/or headache. The more serious side effects are much more scary and are, more often than not,…
Raising fish in your backyard pond would provide food and also supply a steady source of income to households. It’s also a great way to ensure a steady supply of organic food for your family. Historically, most early developments grew up around waterways. Living close to a river, stream or sea has its own advantages,…
Canned food may be an inexpensive convenience for busy families, but it could come with a much higher cost to your health. You may have heard of a chemical called bisphenol or BPA. It’s used in the manufacturing of polycarbonate plastic or epoxy resins, which are used in some food packaging materials, including the lining inside metal-based…
With the spring season fast approaching, it’s a delight to find some of the amazing fruits and vegetables that you should be eating to treat yourself this season. These are some of the nutrition-filled Fruits & Vegetables, creations of mother nature! Following is a list of the 9 fruits and vegetables that you should definitely…
Anja Ringgren Loven, co-founder of African Children’s Aid Education and Development Foundation based in Uyo, Nigeria, saw a two-year-old boy wandering in the street. He was incredibly thin and not being taken care of by anyone. The reason for his abandonment? His parents believed he was a witch. Anja stopped to give this boy some…
To be completely honest, when it comes to chronic conditions that disrupt the normal workings of the body, natural methods are better. Using pharmaceuticals for an extended period of time is not recommended and can often be very unsafe. However, natural methods are readily available for use without all the nasty side effects that come…
Surprise! Those “organic” strawberries you pay a lot of extra money for? They’re not even really organic in the sense of the word you probably have in mind. At the beginning stages of their life cycle, “organic” strawberries are actually fumigated with toxic chemicals like methyl bromide. Methyl bromide sterilizes the soil prior to the…
After years of a climbing obesity rate that can be considered nothing less than frightening, Americans are finally starting to take note of what they’re putting in their bodies. More health food stores are popping up all over the country, along with smoothie bars and farmer’s markets. More people are opting for fresh and organic…
While your partner might not approve of those red onions on your sandwich, they add the perfect amount of extra flavor, don’t they? If your taste buds dance at the thought of red onions, you’ll love these added reasons to keep them in your diet! 1. Allergies Quercetin is an antioxidant that protects against damage…
Hard-boiled eggs. I like them, and my kids love them! However, I admit that until recently I had no clue whether I was boiling them correctly. Sometimes they would come out great, and at other times the egg whites stuck to the shell and I ended up losing half the egg to the trash. I…
In January of 2013, the Swiss Medical Board was mandated to prepare a review of mammography screening. The board included a medical ethicist, a clinical epidemiologist, a clinical pharmacologist, an oncologic surgeon, a nurse scientist, a lawyer and a health economist. In the New England Journal of Medicine, two members of the board — Nikola…
I remember playing with friends all day long when I was younger. We would even skip lunch at times. All we would do was run through the fields and pretend to be Pocahontas or some other strong female character we adored. (There were many fights over who got to be the Pink Power Ranger.) However,…
Do you worry that you could be at risk for getting cancer? Do you ever wonder if there are any simple ways to avoid cancer? I used to, as well, but let me tell you about what I have learned. According to the American Cancer Society, a projected 1,658,370 people will be diagnosed with cancer…
We all have picked up some bad habit that harm our world. Making some simple lifestyle changes could easily make this world a better place for all of us. As quoted often, maybe never proven otherwise, “The universe has been kind to us”. It has provided for our survival, comfort, sustenance and nourishment. But we…