Sodium, the nutrient we get from salt, is necessary and good for you. It’s an electrolyte that helps regulate electrical impulses and water retention. Too much salt, though, can cause problems with blood pressure, makes you retain too much water (bloating, yuck), and creates kidney problems, just for starters. You might need to cut back on salt if your doctor asked you to, you … [Read more...]
7 Healing Plants That You Can Grow on Your Own
This morning it occurred to me that even though many plants have medicinal powers, the general thought is that they have to be exotic or rare to be effective, but this is not true! Sometimes the most common plants have the most powerful medicinal effects. I put together this list of healing plants to show you that (like me) you can grow your own medicinal garden, and no, these … [Read more...]
Vicks VapoRub Causes Severe Respiratory Problems… Use This Instead
Vicks VapoRub is a popular topical ointment used to relieve congestion and coughs associated with colds and flu. However, according to a doctor who has been doing studies on the product, Vicks Vapor Rub contains ingredients that ”can be irritants, causing the body to produce more mucus to protect the airway.” Research published in the peer-reviewed journal of the American … [Read more...]
The Extraordinary Health Benefits of Mulberries
Blueberries…strawberries…raspberries…mulberries? Yes! Mulberries. I know they may not be on your grocery list, but if the nutritional value of mulberries doesn’t change that, I don’t know what will! Mulberry trees grow all over the United States and kind of look like a mix between a blackberry and raspberry… but they’re not! Mulberries are natural, healthy, and deliciously … [Read more...]
How To Recognize Skin Cancer – This Could Save Your Life
Even if you have carefully practiced sun safety all summer, it's important to continue being vigilant about your skin in fall, winter, and beyond. Throughout the year, you should examine your skin head-to-toe once a month, looking for any suspicious lesions. Self-exams can help you identify potential skin cancers early, when they can almost always be completely cured. First, … [Read more...]
Addicted to Alcohol? Try Thyme Tea!
Pharmaceutical drugs don’t offer much for the treatment of alcohol addiction. Their side effects can do more harm than good. Part of kicking the alcohol habit involves eliminating alcohol cravings, which can be achieved through supplementation. Thyme tea is recommended for alcoholism. It helps eliminate alcohol dependence. According to … [Read more...]
Bentonite Clay – A Natural Replacement to Most Drugs With No Organ Damaging Negative Side Effects
Bentonite Clay is one of the most effective and inexpensive natural means to detoxify your body. It’s been used since ancient times as a natural treatment for various health ailments. Due to many recent scientific studies, we are more alert about the importance of body detoxification. Just like a car needing a routine oil change, our bodies need to be relieved of overburdening … [Read more...]
Lemon In Combination With Ginger For Reducing Stress
Stomach acid is crucial when it comes to digestion. But, when you are under stress, the stomach acid’s amount may decrease. Therefore the whole digestion system is imbalanced. Fortunately, you can get rid of this problem thanks to the ginger and lemon. Ginger is full of antioxidants that help to remove harmful chemicals causes by our body when we are upset, so, … [Read more...]
Seven Foods That Contain More Calcium Than Dairy
Calcium plays an important role in muscle contraction, transmitting messages through our nerve cells, and releasing nerve cells. When we do not get enough calcium in our diets, the body takes calcium from our bones to ensure normal cell function, this can lead to weakened bones. The most popular means of calcium are of course dairy. Dairy is not the only way to … [Read more...]
Carrot Juice– Cure Cancer Within 8 Months
Ann Cameron successfully treated cancer in the fourth stadium using only carrot juice, without chemotherapy and without diet changes. She was diagnosed with colon cancer in its third stadium. After the upcoming surgery, her health condition got worse and the cancer spread to her lungs. Now the cancer was in the fourth stadium. Doctors recommended her chemotherapy … [Read more...]
Newly Renamed High Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Toxic Mercury
There’s a lot of quite concerning and truly sneaky secrets behind the ingredient known as high-fructose corn syrup. Not only has the infamously-unhealthy additive gone through a ‘renaming’ process by corporations in an attempt to fool you into eating it, but it is also known to hold some tremendously toxic baggage. Now branded as ‘fructose’ in processed foods thanks to the … [Read more...]
Amazing Benefits of Sweating You Didn’t Know
We learned about it in health class…sweat is the physical evidence that we have a built in air conditioner. Our P.E. teachers seemed determined to push us to sweat in hot gyms and outdoor playgrounds; we were then advised to replenish with liquids so that our system could function properly. And THAT is the extent of what most of us learned about perspiring. In the … [Read more...]
How To Tell If You’re Not Drinking Enough Water
Throughout each day, your body loses water through your urine and sweat glands—even when you’re not purposely working up a sweat. As a result, you have to constantly replenish this fluid, and soft drinks do notcount toward this requirement… Coffee and soda are typically high in caffeine, which acts as a diuretic that can dehydrate you. Worse yet, sodas, fruit juices, and other … [Read more...]
Is It Good To Have Warm Milk?
Milk, which is basically a major source of all the dairy products, is also in itself an ore of various minerals and nutrients. Although, we all know that it is healthy to drink milk in every way, there seldom comes a moment, when we stop by and think about whether it is good to drink cold or hot. Generally, cold milk takes much longer to spoil than warm milk. Thus, most of the … [Read more...]
FIVE Important Risk Factors Of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the commonest type of cancer in woman. If treated in its early stage, the patient will most likely survive. Breast cancer is associated with a range of factors, but we can act on the following five. 1. Physical Inactivity Physical activity significantly affects our body because it acts anti-inflammatory, strengthens the immune system and reduces the level of … [Read more...]
Three Relaxing Bathing Recipes To Lose Weight
It is very strange to hear that Epsom salt bath can be used to reduce weight. Usually, Epsom salt is used to get relief in muscle pain. But, surprisingly, it is also an effectual remedy for reducing soreness and weight. One of the causes of weight gain is excessive deposition of toxins in the body. Epsom salt contains both sulfate and magnesium which indeed removes toxins and … [Read more...]
Cell Phone Use In Children & Teens Translates Into 5 Times Greater Increase In Brain Cancer
Cell phone use has undoubtedly become increasingly popular amongst the younger generation with one-fifth of children as young as the age of 8 shown to already own and use cellular devices. An ongoing study conducted in Sweden by the Hardell Group, in association with the International Interphone Study, shows that this trend could be detrimental as children and teens are far … [Read more...]
12 Super Foods for Healthier Nails
No matter nails are just dead tissues; still, they are the significant part of our body. When nails are clean and shiny, they actually add grace to your hands, and nails are probably one of those parts of human’s body, which are magnificently embellished by girls. Moreover, nails are bitten perilously when a person is nervous and stressed out. For all these reasons, it is … [Read more...]
Studies Find Flu Shots Can Harm Your Heart, Infant and Fetus
Flu vaccines, according to the best scientific evidence available today, will only work against 10% of the circulating viruses that cause the symptoms of seasonal epidemic influenza. Additionally, flu vaccines have been found to elicit inflammatory reactions that may harm the human heart, the developing fetus, and the fragile immune systems of our infants. So, do the … [Read more...]
12 Life Saving Reasons Why You Should Eat This Forgotten Super Fruit
Guava is another tropical fruit rich in high-profile nutrients. With its unique flavor, taste, and health-promoting qualities, the fruit easily fits in the new functional foods category, often called “super-fruits.” It is an evergreen, tropical shrub or low-growing small tree probably originated in the central Americas. Guavas actually thrive in both humid and dry climates and … [Read more...]