Please share your own menu and healthy tips in the kitchen, cooking and menus. motherhealth@gmail.com My grandma would always make soup, steam and lots of fresh produce as there is no refrigerator in the olden times. She has a garden for food and medicine. Her kitchen has no canned foods, only dried fish and freshContinue reading “Menu for the healthy plus kitchen tips”
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Foods that prevent insomia or nervousness
Wheat germ,almonds,cashews,brewer’s yeast,buckwheat flour,brazil nuts,peanuts,pecans,cooked beans,garlic,raisins,green peas,potato skins and crab. Why? for their magnesium content. Oysters, ginger root,lambs,dry peas,haddock,green peas,turnips,egg yolks,rye,oats and shrimps. Why? for their zinc content Swiss and cheddar cheese, artichokes,prunes,pumpkin seeds,cabbage,and cooked dried beans. Why? for their calcium content. Choose root and green leafy veggies. Avoid sugary foods and teas or coffeeContinue reading “Foods that prevent insomia or nervousness”
Healthy Recipes that taste good from hayhouse
12 Holiday Recipes from Your Favorite Hay House Authors1. Wild Mushroom, Ginger, and Minted Brussels Pho Show From Crazy Sexy Kitchen by Kris Carr with Chef Chad Sarno This feisty flavored pho, which is a Vietnamese noodle soup, will have your buddies begging for another bowl (and the recipe!). Slice the variety of mushrooms in Continue reading “Healthy Recipes that taste good from hayhouse”
Natural food toxins: licorice and others so eat in moderation
It would be nice if plants were made just to be our food. But what they have in mind is, in the first place, their own survival. Part of it is that they often contain what could be broadly called “natural pesticides”: substances that are toxic to mold, insects and, sometimes, animals. We are notContinue reading “Natural food toxins: licorice and others so eat in moderation”
Zinc affects male fertility
As important as zinc levels are to a woman’s fertility, it may even more vital to a man’s ability to get his partner pregnant. Considered one of the most important trace minerals to date for male fertility, increasing zinc levels in infertile men has been shown to boost sperm levels; improve the form, function andContinue reading “Zinc affects male fertility”
Australia and New Zealand are the fattest countries in the developed world by Anahad O’Connor
Around the world, Australia may be known for its rugged outdoor lifestyles. But recent statistics suggest a different reality. Australia and its equally outdoorsy neighbor, New Zealand, are now two of the fattest countries in the developed world. Obesity rates in the two countries have tripled in the last three decades, mirroring the sharp riseContinue reading “Australia and New Zealand are the fattest countries in the developed world by Anahad O’Connor”
Food and Drug Interactions
Food and drug interactions Table 1: Food and Drug Interactions Use Interactions/ Guidelines Examples1 ALLERGIES Antihistamine To relieve or prevent the symptoms of colds, hay fever and allergies. FOOD: Take without regard to food. Exception: Fexofenadine/ALLEGRA. Bioavailability decreases if taken with apple, orange, or grapefruit juice. ALCOHOL: Avoid alcohol because it increases the sedative effectsContinue reading “Food and Drug Interactions”
The Food Is Broken, Not You by David Hogg, ND
Naturopathic Wisdom The human body is thousands of years old, and was designed to digest naturally grown foods. With all the diseases that have been diagnosed in the past few decades and new ones more recently, our bodies are suddenly and most certainly not broken. Our food has been changed over the past few decadesContinue reading “The Food Is Broken, Not You by David Hogg, ND”
Paradox of Sunscreen ; Bring back the beauty in your face
Take 5min per week to sweep away 5M dead skin cells for beauty When it comes to sun protection, in many ways we are much smarter than we were even 30 years ago … most of us understand the importance of sun protection. But in spite of this, skin continues to age and skin cancerContinue reading “Paradox of Sunscreen ; Bring back the beauty in your face”
Toxic chemicals /environmental toxins/carcinogens affect the estrogens/other hormones in our cells
When we wash pesticides from our produce, we do it because they alter our body cells and create an imbalance in our hormones. Some of these chemicals are estrogenic, affecting the normal estrogen levels in our body. When we eat corned beef, we add cabbage and tomatoes in the hopes that toxins will be excretedContinue reading “Toxic chemicals /environmental toxins/carcinogens affect the estrogens/other hormones in our cells”
Diet rich in saturated fats is associated with worse global cognitive and verbal memory
A study was undertaken to relate dietary fat types to cognitive change in healthy community-based elders. The results showed that diet rich in saturated fats (SFA) is associated with worse global cognitive and verbal memory trajectories, whereas higher Monounsaturated fats (MUFA) intake was related to better trajectories. ANN NEUROL 2012. May 17, 2012 Sources MonounsaturatedContinue reading “Diet rich in saturated fats is associated with worse global cognitive and verbal memory”