Archive for the ‘Nutrition’ Category

Few of us are unaware of the soothing quality of aloe vera gel on a badly sunburned body, but did you know that aloe could be equally soothing and beneficial to your insides? Used medicinally for 5,000 years, aloe has recently enjoyed a surge of popularity. Adding

If you’re like most of us, you’ve never even heard of vitamin K unless you or someone you know takes a blood thinning medication, like Warfarin (Coumadin), to prevent a heart attack and/or stroke. Of the many types of interactions that exist between foods and their enzymes

  GMOs, or “genetically modified organisms,” are plants or animals created through the gene splicing techniques of biotechnology (also called genetic engineering). This experimental technology merges DNA from different species, creating unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and viral genes that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding. The most

If current trends continue, thirty years from now one-third of the U.S. population could be morbidly obese! Hard to believe? Three decades ago, it would have been hard to imagine the present state of affairs: two-thirds of the population overweight or obese. A new study published in

Although patients taking statin drugs have long been warned of mixing grapefruit with their meds, more patients are now cautioned to curb their grapefruit consumption. The latest warnings pinpoint a surprising number of medications, approximately 85, as having potentially dangerous interactions with the chemical furanocoumarin present in

If you don’t know someone who’s about to do an “organic cleanse” or has just completed a “raw food detox”, you’re probably living under a rock (next to Burger King). This popular health regime has grown by leaps and bounds recently, boasting incredible benefits from more youthful skin to the

Omega-3 fatty acids have been the focus of much discussion over the years and, along with omega-6, they constitute what are called the essential fatty acids (EFAs). Why essential? Because of all the different types of fat that exist, we must have EFAs in our bodies to function or we

Before you “diss” the tofu stir-fry dish at your local Chinese take-out, be aware that the discussion of whether or not soy and soy products are safe to eat for breast cancer survivors just might be back on the table. The 2012 American Cancer Society Guidelines on

We all know so-called “bad” cholesterol – LDL- can be a risk factor for heart disease when elevated as it can clog arteries with sticky plaque and limit healthy blood flow. (While on the other hand “good” cholesterol – HDL- can be protective if elevated.) We also