Grapefruit are rich in vitamin C, potassium, vitamin A, biotin, vitamin B and lycopene, with red grapefruit having the highest overall level of antioxidants. An Israeli study found that eating one red grapefruit a day notably lowered both LDL and trigyceride levels, while an US research study found that grapefruit
Antibiotics only work for bacterial infections. Antibiotics have no effect on viruses. So often however, antibiotics are prescribed for viral infections, such as the common cold or flu, or when patients are just fed up with all the symptoms of viral infections, such as, coughing, sinusitis, sore throats and some
Is honey, a natural product, healthier than refined white sugar? White sugar is produced by refining sugar beets and sugar cane. Sugar is made up of the disaccharide, sucrose, which is 50% fructose and 50% glucose, upon digestion. Honey is sweeter than white sugar and is made up of a
Sleep is powerfully rejuvenating and a vital ingredient for good health! There are two kinds of sleep – rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and nonREM (NREM) or slow wave sleep. REM sleep is characterized by rapid eye movements that occur during this stage of sleep. NREM sleep is divided into
For years and years we have been told and we believed that heart disease resulted from an elevated blood cholesterol level, and that the only therapy that worked was to lower the cholesterol levels with statin medication, whilst severely restricting the intake of dietary fat. (low fat or no fat!)
The British Medical Journal has published an enormous study, in which 339 000 health records were analyzed, and which found that exercise is every bit as effective as prescription drugs for treating heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Exercise worked just as well as drugs for controlling blood sugar, but the most
Eggs are a superfood! Numerous recent research studies have shown that eating eggs has little effect on ones cholesterol levels – this is in direct contrast to the very reason why we were told to avoid eggs during the cholesterol hype of the last 30 years. Even the Mayo Clinic
Menopause is nature’s way of signaling the end of child bearing years. There is a gradual decrease in the level of estrogen and progesterone, usually around the age of 50, and this leads to your periods becoming erratic and finally ceasing. Menopause can occur before the age of 50 and
Daily we exert an enormous amount of mechanical stress on two very important joints, our knees. However, certain daily habits could be shortening the life of your knees, which then may lead to chronic pain, disability and debilitating knee conditions, like osteoarthritis. In order to keep ones knees healthy, we
Eggs are more than just cholesterol! Hen’s eggs have the highest quality dietary protein and are a relatively inexpensive source of protein. A 50 g egg contains about 6g of protein (the ten essential amino acids make up 53% of this protein) and about 5 g of fat of which 200mg is
