The Weight Watchers diet has over one million followers worldwide. Many people rely on its guidelines in their journeys towards weight loss. However, the inherent philosophy of this diet is flawed, and its methods and marketing of processed foods...
Bok choy (Brassica campestris L.) is known as a leafy Chinese cabbage and is one of the most popular crops grown in oriental regions such as China, the Philippines and Vietnam. This vegetable has gained tremendous popularity in America,...
Are you confused about which kind of cutting board is safest? With common outbreaks of foodborne illness, food safety experts have all eyes on the kitchen and primarily on counters and cutting boards, where these bacteria seem to spread. Obviously,...
O.k. It is 3 o'clock in the afternoon again, and again you want a piece of chocolate. What is it about this particular time of the day that makes you desire a smooth, rich and dark piece of your...
Physicists Paul Davies and Charles Lineweaver have proposed a new theory on the origin and inner workings of cancer, one that is dramatically different from how the disease is commonly viewed. Conventional thinking regarding cancer explains it as a series...
We all know that McDonald's isn’t going to get confused as a health food location - that’s no secret. However, just how bad their french fries are is staggering. In an effort to be more 'transparent' about what's in...
Classed as a powerful superfood by today's nutritional health experts, beetroots are commonly cooked or sliced thin for salads, are also easy to juice. Beet juice has long been touted as a blood purifier and blood builder because it...
Perimenopause means the time “around” menopause, but it is used to describe the start of a decline in estrogen levels that lead to menopause and the time that women begin to notice menopausal symptoms. As this can occur to...
A new study recently published in the European Heart Journal shows that the extent to which people perceive that their stress levels are affecting their health correlates with the physical reality of stress taking a negative toll on their...
Ayurvedic philosophy states that the choices that we make each day can either build us up or make us more susceptible to life-destroying disease. Because we are exposed to so many environmental toxins from what we breathe in to what...