Calcium from Foods Is a Safer Alternative Calcium supplements have increased in popularity enormously from two decades ago, after medical professionals began touting them as an effective way to prevent loss of bone mass and osteoporosis in post-menopausal women. A…
It may surprise some to learn that heat waves kill more people in the United States each year than all other natural disasters combined. Learning a few basic tips for guarding against heat-related illnesses may prove important later on, especially…
The healthiest vegetables contain the highest amount of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. No one vegetable has the greatest content in all identified nutrients, but certain vegetables and vegetable families tend to provide more essential healthy ingredients than others.
What are “superfoods” and “superfruits”? Neither the Oxford English Dictionary nor the Merriam-Webster Dictionary recognizes either term; but as our language evolves, one of these days, they may.
Increasingly, Americans are getting wise to the important health benefits of eating whole, unprocessed, chemical-free foods. A great way to ensure that the foods that you and your family eat are all-natural, is to grow them yourself! Growing your own…
Plants and herbs have been used for millennia to treat a myriad of medical conditions. The first apothecaries (pharmacies) were stocked with botanical ingredients, and the practice of using these plants today is as strong as ever. Well-established medical organizations…
Many people who enjoy drinking alcoholic beverages rejoiced not long ago, when researchers told us that light to moderate daily consumption of alcohol helps to promote good health. A little alcohol a day has been found to lower a person’s…
A new study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that people who drink diet soda regularly are more likely to be diagnosed with depression than those who don’t, while coffee drinkers are slightly less likely to develop depression…
A genetically modified organism is an organism whose DNA has been altered through genetic engineering techniques, also called biotechnology, or recombinant DNA technology. One or more genes can be added in a laboratory from one species to another. Organisms that…