About 12.6 million Americans currently have heart disease.1.1 million Americans will experience a serious heart event this year.One in four Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease. Every 34 seconds one American will die as a result of cardiovascular disease.No other disease claims as many women's lives as cardiovascular disease.... Read More
The first place that we cut corners when we are busy or stressed is our eating and in particular our breakfast. The food you eat forms the very building blocks of your body, but most of us have lost sight of the fact that food is fuel and that the... Read More
1880s - Characterization of monosaccharides by Emil Fischer.1952 - Fresh, not aged, Aloe gel heals radiation burns on rabbits (Clarence C. Lushbaugh, Cancer 1953 vol. 6)1970 - 500 glycobiology papers published.1976 - Research paper identifies the 8 sugars found in biological glycoproteins and glycolipids.1980 - 1500 glycobiology papers published.1990 -... Read More
The quality of food we eat (or lack thereof) has a profound affect on Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD. For many people, nutrition alone can effectively work as an ADHD alternative treatment.A growing body of research points to nutritional deficiencies - especially with essential fatty acids and amino acids -... Read More
Beverages - and not just alcohol - are a significant if little recognized source of calories in North American diets. Yet many people seem to believe that if a calorie is ingested in fluid form, it's a freebie."They just don't put it in the same category - they're not eating,... Read More
According to the Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis & Haemostasis, a report released on August 10, 2005 elaborates how "Cocoa is the New Red Wine..."In Southampton, England, a research team headed by Dr. Denise O'Shaugnessy, presents new evidence that drinking a cup of cocoa is benefiicial in the... Read More
To many people, this may seem a simplistic answer to a complex question: How can doing something so simple produce such noticable & quick results? Surely there must be some deep scientific & comlex way to improving health. The body, after all, is a very complex organism and scientists and... Read More
You can spot a juicer a mile off at the supermarket or greengrocer. Apart from the huge number of carrots and apples they are loading into their trolley, they also have that slightly smug, see-how-healthy-I-am look about them. Or is that just me?! Actually, I don't buy a lot of... Read More
Health is the thing. And no matter how many ways you can measure and quantify symptoms and disease, the only way to be healthy is to add to your health. So what adds health into your life? I have boiled it down to 7 simple things.1. Listening to your inner... Read More
I read a lot about the topics of health and especially diets. I have been experimenting with diets since 1990 and keep journals about my observations. Over time I tried several very different diets - ranging from the politically correct ones to highly controversial, along with diets of my own... Read More
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"Organic" has some quite specific legal definitions in most developed... Read More
Nuts of all kinds (I am talking peanuts, cashews etc)... Read More
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Each and every person living in the UK is... Read More
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Today we're shifting our focus from wealth to health. First... Read More
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There's no doubt--carbohydrates have taken center stage in public discourse... Read More
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The benefits from eating healthy are endless. And, according to... Read More
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