Natural Health Journals

Copyright 2010 – Joe Smulevitz
You’ve probably heard the news. More and more research is showing that chocolate is good for your health, especially the heart. However, only certain forms such as unadulterated chocolate from pure, ground, roasted chocolate beans provide heart healthy benefits. Did past generations know that less processed chocolate is better for their [...]

Stress and weight gain are connected in several different ways. For one thing, stress can cause us to be too busy to exercise. With so many demands on our time due to work, family, and social obligations it is no wonder that so many of us find ourselves putting exercise near the bottom of [...]

Candida, or candida albicans is a natural yeast that lives and grows in your gut. It is a single-celled yeast, which is essentially a type of fungus, and it is merely one type of the several hundred different species of microorganisms residing in the gut. Generally, the presence of these microorganisms poses no threat to [...]

By Jamell Andrews
Dysphagia is a word that sounds rather complicated; however, the explanation is fairly simple. Dysphagia is the medical terminology for difficulty swallowing, and in some cases people also experience pain when swallowing. In extreme cases, people may reach the point where they cannot swallow anything at all, which makes it nearly impossible for [...]

By Marc Courtiol
Cancers of various kinds seem to have reached epidemic proportions these days, but there is much we can do to cut the risk of developing them; not least is making sure our diet is rich in all the nutrients it needs to fight off diseases such as cancer. Many foods cut the risk [...]

By Marc Courtiol
With an awareness of the various side effects of conventional medicine there are many people that are turning towards the safe haven that herbal remedies provide. No amount of argument that says that herbal remedies are not tried and tested or scientific solutions to a medical condition seem to have any effect on [...]

While many people have sought the fountain of eternal youth to drink from, they have not realized that it is within reach every day – and not hard to access either. Our daily food supply holds the secret to promoting longevity. That is, fresh fruit and vegetables rather than junk food, processed food and food [...]

The health benefits of magnesium are almost too many to mention. One of the best known is that it helps the body to absorb calcium, but to stop there is to only state half of that benefit, as well as leaving out all the others. When the body cannot absorb the correct amount of calcium [...]

Diverticulitis is an infection or inflammation in a small pocket or pouch that has formed in the bowel. In most cases this infection is caused by a blockage of stool. In some cases, diverticulitis can lead to perforation of the bowel that can in turn lead to peritonitis. However, in most cases the sufferer will [...]

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 [...]