nutrition

Prunes for Strong Bones?

I happen to love prunes.  They taste like candy to me.  But not everyone feels the same way.  In fact, prunes have taken such a bad rap that now if you look for them in the market you may not find them. What you MAY find is dried plums.  That is their newest name.  Regardless.  [...]

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You Can Avoid A Stroke With These Steps

Strokes can be avoided if you take certain steps.  And you are more likely to have a stroke if you do certain things that bodies just don’t like. This link (click here–>) Dr. Mercola’s goes to Dr. Mercola’s site.  When you read his article you will discover the steps you must take to improve your [...]

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Natural Weight Loss Technique

Want an easy, all natural weight loss program? It is really easy to lose weight if you take these steps: 1.  Only eat things that grew. (Bread doesn’t grow, cereal didn’t grow, ice cream didn’t grow…you get the idea.)   Fruits, vegetables, some meat or eggs or fish, whole grains like brown rice or whole [...]

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Coconut Oil Is A Saturated Fat That Makes You Healthy

Worried about saturated fats?  It turns out that some are actually good for you.  Coconut “oil” is one of the healthy ones. Coconut oil is solid at room temperature but melts easily to cook with or to spread on your toast, oatmeal or pancakes. And it has no trans-fats.  Trans-fats are what make saturated fats [...]

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Vitamin D3 And Natural Back Pain Relief

One more benefit of Vitamin D3! The “Sunshine Vitamin” reduces back pain.  At least, that is what we can determine from a study that said more than 80% of the people aged 15-52 were deficient in Vitamin D3. If you turn that around, sounds to me like having sufficient Vitamin D3 helps keep you from [...]

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Is Aspartame Bad?

Wondering whether aspartame, an artificial sweetener, is bad for you?  Here’s my opinion:  You bet! And here’s another opinion (click here–>): Christian Goodman Years ago a client told me she had gone to a dentist who practiced headache and migraine relief.  He told her quit drinking diet soft drinks and if her headaches went away [...]

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Food Is Medicine–Eat Healthy and Skip The Disease

You really are what you eat.  Your body has certain needs (lots of them) and when you provide those nutritional needs it will function well. You will rarely be sick.  You will enjoy good health.  Your body will be able to heal. But when you don’t provide the nutrients that your body needs, whoops!! Your [...]

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Easily Switch From Processed Foods To Healthier Foods For Better Health

How can you can easily switch from eating highly processed foods to eating healthier foods?  And what are “healthier foods”?  Well, the closer you can get to the way the food actually grew, the healthier it is. The farther you get away from foods that are most natural–that means the most highly processed “foods”–the farther [...]

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Natural Cure for Asthma by Dr. Mercola

If you have asthma–or your child does–the following article from Dr. Mercola may cure you. Here’s why:  I was wheezing from the time I was 2 years old.  I was treated in the emergency room twice when I was a teenager because I could not breathe.  I “out grew” it when I was in my [...]

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Vitamins and Minerals and Natural Health

Vitamins and minerals have made a huge difference in my own health.  Some researchers say “Take them” and others say they are of no use.  My own personal experience says “Take them.” They are part of my personal “Health Care Plan.” Here’s an article from Bette Dowdell at Too Pooped To Participate.  She shares a [...]

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