by Revitol Skin Care
Yeast infections of the skin can be cured naturally. First, we should know why we get infected with yeast. Candida is the most common yeast in our body. Our body can be its natural habitat without becoming infectious. Candida Albicans actually live on the surface of our body. Most of the time, […]
by Cherie Calbom
Culinate editor’s note: This article was originally published in Sound Consumer, a publication of PCC Natural Markets.
We’ve survived the era of low-fat diets and learned about the health problems they create, but the media still attempts to guide our thinking that fats can make us fat and cholesterol causes heart disease.
The truth is that fats play […]
by Dr. Mercola
Pepsi has recently announced two changes to its products. First, half its Frito-Lay chips will now be made with “all natural” ingredients (bear in mind that “natural” has no regulatory meaning — companies largely define for themselves what the word means).
Second, Pepsi announced a new children’s product: Tropolis pouches of squeezable fruit. […]
by Vandana Shiva
In February, the Minister of Environment Mr. Jairam Ramesh put a moratorium on Bt. Brinjal. He is now pushing trials of GM rubber on Kerala which is a GMO free State. The Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and Kerala Agriculture Minister, Mullakkara Ratnakaran have both reiterated their commitment to keep Kerala GMO […]
by Alan Watson
On Thursday, January 27, 2011, the federal government will release the long-awaited revised low fat2010 Dietary Guidelines, 70-plus pages of bizarre nutritional advice that, in the midst of a diabetesepidemic, do not include the words, “elevated blood sugar.”
Elevated blood sugar is a marker for diabetes. Only carbs elevate blood sugar, particularly sugary, floury products and processed grains – […]
by The Coconut Diet Forums
Of virgin coconut oil.
From a skeptic’s point of view!
I first learned about virgin coconut oil when I was reading a book about giving massages. The author recommended VCO as a very good massage oil, so I went out and purchased some.
On the label of the VCO container medicinal uses were […]
by The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Background: Dietary proteins stimulate thermogenesis and satiety more than does carbohydrate or fat; however, less is known about the differences between protein sources.
Objective: The objective was to determine the differential effects of 3 proteins on energy metabolism, satiety, and glucose control.
Design: Energy metabolism, satiety, and glucose control were measured […]
by GINA KOLATA
Science, so the story goes, is a meticulously built edifice. Discoveries balance on ones that preceded them. Research is stimulated by studies that went on before.
But what, then, can explain the findings by two investigators atJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine? The researchers, Karen A. Robinson and Dr. Steven N. Goodman, looked at […]
by Maddy
In the past, coconut oil has been dismissed due to its saturated fat content. However, it’s gaining a new reputation as a way to prevent both heart and weight problems, as well as to boost athletic performance. Coconut oil, extracted from the “white meat” of matured coconut, is essentially the same as coconut […]
by Sarah Parsons
Whole Foods boasts one of the most extensive selections of certified organic products, and the store earns many (many) of my hard-earned dollars by claiming to care about personal and environmental health. So you can imagine my surprise when I received an action alert e-mail from the grocer that actually supported the […]
