If you’ve been around for a while like I have, you probably remember people in the early 1990s talking about a new health craze called juicing. The whole notion behind the practice seemed quite simple: Throw some fresh fruits or raw vegetables into a blender or a machine called an extractor, hit the on switch, and sit back for a minute or so, then drink your way to unrivaled health and freedom from all (or nearly all) of humankind’s chronic ailments. If you’re like me, you might also have done what I did: watch all
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Tansy is the common name for the flowering plant species known as Tanacetum vulgare L. If you live in the U.S., Canada, or Europe, there’s a pretty good chance you can find this plant in local environments such as pastures, rural roadsides, stream banks and fence lines. Tansy has a long history of use as a medicinal herb, pesticide, ornamental flower, and preservative. However, the plant is also toxic to human beings and livestock, and as a result, it has been largely excluded from modern herbal and medicinal guides. New Natural Fertilizer Doubles Garden Production…
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In April 2012, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and several other prominent organizations released a study that assessed the long-term health risks associated with eating raw and cooked red meat. They concluded that consumption of even a single daily serving of this type of meat can significantly increase your lifetime risks for dying from a heart attack or certain forms of cancer. However, the study focused on red meat in general, and did not try to differentiate between the health effects associated with eating grain-fed beef and the health effects associated with
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French pine bark is a substance obtained from the bark of the French marine pine tree. Supplement manufacturers use an extract of this bark to make a commercial product called Pycnogenol, which contains significant amounts of antioxidants. Antioxidants can potentially benefit your health because they fight the damaging effects of a process inside your body
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Left to my own devices, I would be a vegetarian. This wasn’t difficult for my husband and me when we lived in California, but where we live now, it is not without its challenges. An island whose cuisine revolves around meat, for me oftentimes means substituting beans for the preferred sources of protein: pork or chicken. Prior to moving here, I had no clue there were so many beans in the world and worse than that, had no earthly notion how to prepare so many of them. I could name and cook maybe five or
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Vitamin E is the name for eight fat-soluble compounds. It is found naturally in some foods and is often taken as a supplement. Vitamin E is known for many health benefits, not the least of which is its ability to destroy free radicals. The antioxidant properties of vitamin E may not extend your lifespan per
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Exercise bikes in a long neat row, mirrored walls with nautilus and weight machines, aerobics, zumba, a lap pool, and Hans—the mountain of a man sweating amid stacks and racks of free weights—are all sights many associate with getting into shape. But you don’t need a membership at your local club or a gym full of fancy equipment to get yourself in shape. What you do need is a plan and a willingness to stick to it. Add in quite a bit of sweating, and you can get yourself in shape in no time. Milo
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No wishing, no hoping, no incanting an ancient Druidical chant can save us from crow’s feet, laugh lines, and the odd forehead crease. Let’s face it – none of us will get through life without developing a few wrinkles. Environmental exposure, combined with repeated skin creasing that inevitably occurs throughout each day, eventually leads our skin to develop permanent lines and creases. Think of your skin as a shirt that gets wrinkled throughout the day as you sit, twist, reach, tuck the ends inside your pants, and generally subject it to the vagaries of your
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Your liver is the large, irregularly shaped organ that sits in the top right portion your abdominal cavity directly above your stomach. It plays a central role in over 500 different functions that support your daily health and well being, including the processing of the fats in your diet and the production of LDL and
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Gallstones are stone-like deposits that can develop in the gallbladder. They are usually made of either cholesterol or bilirubin and can grow to the size of a golf ball. They are most common in women over the age of forty with certain medical conditions. Gallstones may be symptomless for a time, but a gallstone attack
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