Natural Health Journals

By Eric Cho
Hoodia Gordonii, or Hoodia™, is an immensely popular diet product that one can buy either online or in health food shops. Herbal based, it is generally viewed as one of the major appetite suppressants available on the market today. First used by indigenous South African tribesmen who appreciated the [...]

By Christine Garvin
Adkins. Vegan. Raw foods. South Beach. Ornish. Ayurveda. Zone. Nourishing Traditions. Candida diet.
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How does the color blue make you feel? Do you associate blue with certain qualities or situations? How do you feel about food and drinks that are blue in color? Is this color safe and healthy for you?…

The triggers of this disease are on the rise. More susceptible kids come in contact with triggers such as gluten. Kids exposed to toxins such as mercury, lead, pesticides, and second hand smoke have h…

The Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest diet of the planet. It’s not a magic trick or similar, it’s all based on simple eating principles and healthy foods.

What is Cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a wax-like substance that is present in the cell membranes of body tissues and is carried in the blood plasma.  It is a sterol; a combination of alcohol and steroid and is also called atherosclerotic plaque. The body requires cholesterol in order to form and sustain cell membranes, help with the [...]

The risk of developing cancer has become one of the most thought provoking issues of our time. Worldwide statistics show that as many as 10.9 million people are diagnosed with some…

A growing number of people suffer the pain and discomfort of heartburn or reflux on a regular basis. It has been estimated that up to twenty percent of the population are affected at least once a week…

by Mary Desaulniers Folk wisdom has always singled out fruits and vegetables as being indispensable for health, but it has only been within the last thirty years that we know why. Science and technolo…

The omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon, mackerel and sardines apparently do more than help reduce triglyceride levels and blood clotting. Three new studies confirm that eating fish high in omega-3s can cut the incidence of heart disease by nearly a third, that healthy men with the highest counts of omega-3s have an 81 percent [...]

by Mike Carlson
Hot spices have a lot of practical uses. They can clear your sinuses, help you digest a big meal, or even assist your member of Congress in standing up and being counted. And new research suggests that these pleasurably painful taste enhancers may improve your overall health.

by Mike Carlson
YOU’VE PROBABLY tried kiwifruit, that furry-skinned, green-fleshed orb that tastes kind of like a tart strawberry. But now New Zealand growers are pushing a yellow-colored version we think is even better. Marketed under the name Zespri Gold, it’s sweeter–think mango or peach–but at the same time has fewer calories (40 in one [...]

by Mike Carlson
NEXT TIME THAT basket of bread arrives while you’re waiting for your eggplant pizzicato, go for coarse grains that are high in fiber (made with whole wheat). You may reduce your chances of overeating.

Antiaging food has been a hot topic recently. Everybody knows that you are supposed to eat more fruit and vegetables to protect yourself from aging. But are all fruits and veggies equally good? Find what specific foods are considered best when it comes to anti-aging diet.

Jittery nerves are a way of life for many of us. After close to a year of slump, the economy’s only now starting to get off the mat, and navigating airport security would make a Buddhist monk pop a few preemptive Zanax. The best way to deal with today’s tense climate is to minimize all [...]

by Donna Coco
NO OFFENSE TO MY MOTHER, but if I could have a companion in the kitchen to help me make healthy meals, it would be Andrew Weil, M.D. He’s been researching nutrition and experimenting in his own kitchen for more than 30 years, so I trust him–as do the millions of Americans who have [...]

You may think you’re an enlightened eater because you pass up the bacon burger in flavor of a trip to the salad bar) but you’d be surprised at what that choice can cost you in terms of calories, fat and sodium. Most salad bars are fraught with dietary doom, hiding several forms of nefarious fats. [...]

Persimmon may sound like a lovelorn heroine from a Jane Austen novel, but it’s actually far more auspicious than that. According to Israeli researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, this tasty fruit packs twice the antioxidants and double the amount of fiber of a fresh apple. And it’s fiber that helps lower cholesterol, fights [...]

In theory, those interested in a healthy heart and/or first class abs should restrict their intake of saturated fat. In practice, however, fat happens. When it does, a new study suggests that a chaser of oats or vitamin E can reduce the damage done to your arteries by the occasional doughnut or double-cheese pizza.
Researchers at [...]

Unlike vitamins and minerals the thousands of phytochemicals in plants don’t seem to have any nutritive value, but they apparently protect the body against cancer, heart disease and other illnesses.
The best known Phytochemical is beta-carotene, the vitamin A precursor found in carrots, sweet potatoes and greens; it is believed to prevent oxidation offree radicals, which [...]

YOU KNOW that carbohydrates are transformed into energy, providing you the fuel to get through an active day and a tough workout. But you don’t need any extra energy to power you through a good nights sleep. With this in mind, try to eat most of your daily carbs for breakfast and lunch, and gradually [...]

A STAPLE of Middle Eastern cuisine, hummus (rhymes with “pumice”) is a dip made of chickpeas, garlic and tahini (sesame-seed paste.) Because it is vegetable-based hummus is low in calories, but the legumes provide a decent hit of protein while the sesame seeds add a modicum of healthy fat. For weight trainers looking to put [...]

HAVE YOU ever wondered why an apple a day is said to keep the doctor away? Boron, for one. The same benefit can also come from a handful of nuts, grapes or listen up, all you wine lovers-a glass of vino, all of which are especially rich in this valuable micronutrient.
According to results from a [...]

NEXT TIME someone behind a counter asks,  “Do you want cheese on that?” think about this: One ounce of full-fat cheese contains six grains of saturated fat or a third of your recommended maximum daily intake, based on a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet. That’s 1 1/2 slices of processed cheese, a 1 1/4 inch cube of cheddar, [...]

YOU DON’T need a Ph.D. in nutrition science to decipher a food label, but in case you’re label-challenged like most of us, just keep the following in mind, and you’ll be navigating your way to better health in no time.

YOU KNOW the old joke about Chinese food? An hour after eating it you’re ready for a pizza. We’ve found its opposite.

There’s a lazy caveman inside your head telling you to keep packing down that fat and to skip that workout. Here’s how to outsmart him.

IT MAY NOT be the most appealing food you’ve ever eaten, but cabbage, despite its Dickensian connotation is extremely good for you. Just dont cook it. Unlike many other vegetables whose nutrients are activated when cooked, cabbage loses half of the nutritional value of its two most beneficial substances when prepared over the stove. Indole-3-carbinol [...]

FROM LOS ANGELES to Luxembourg, Tourists always pay too much to eat, and for food that’s rarely good for them. The solution is to eat like a local: Stop in at a local gym to get a recommendation on where to lunch, or ask the guy you net dodging great whites while surfing off Australia’s [...]

CONSIDERING how much stupidity has been perpetrated under the influence of alcohol, it may come as a surprise to learn that Japanese researchers recently reported that moderate drinking is associated with a higher IQ.
Scientists at Japan’s National Institute for Longevity Sciences tested the loss of 2,000 people. They found a slight increase in 10 among [...]