The liver is the second largest organ next to the skin and performs over 500 functions in our bodies. The ancient doctors of India said the liver is the most important organ in the body, since it keeps the blood clean for the brain. The functions are too numerous to...
One thing we all know by now is that modern pharmaceuticals, while they may be life-saving at times, are also riddled with side effects. Which means you take the remedy for one condition and it creates another problem somewhere else in the body, which, at times, could...
When I think of the saying, “No pain, no gain,” I immediately turn my thoughts to the use of karela, also known as bitter melon or bitter gourd. This vegetable has numerous health benefits, but most people’s instinct upon first tasting it is to immediately spit it out...
I listen to as many podcasts as I can and study modern nutritional research as much as my limited time allows. I like to keep up with the field of nutrition to make sure I stay up to date with the many advances made in this ever-changing discipline. Fortunately,...
While many of us now understand that the gut contains probiotics which help us fight infections, prevent food allergies and autoimmune diseases, help us digest and assimilate nutrients, as well as many other functions, most of us do not know that the skin also...
In 1945 some parts of the United States began putting fluoride in the drinking water after scientists noted that people who were living in areas with high levels of fluoride in their water had less tooth decay. By 1962 the United States Public Health Service...
