Kiwifruit Health Benefits...

When it comes to buying fruit, most people gravitate toward oranges, apples, bananas, and grapes. They often skip over the more unusual fruits. One of the fruits that are over looked is the kiwifruit. The kiwifruit is native to China. Many regions of Europe, South America, and North America have shortened the name from kiwifruit to simply kiwi. This little fruit has a brown peel which contains many hairs. Inside the peel,...

My “Spring Health Kick”– the pro...

I have a confession, I’ve never felt the most unhealthiest than I do now. I believe in a little help from our super food friends and keeping our nutrition in balance, but let’s face it– life is stressful and it’s easy to fall off the wagon and drink 3 cups of coffee and one alcoholic beverage daily! Perhaps from this nasty habit, is why my body is feeling achy and inflamed. It’s very hard...

How Not to Get Sick when Flying...

Photo by Pensiero Don’t you hate getting sick from long flights? Feeling completely helpless and unprotected as those around you cough and sneeze knowing you are breathing that? Next holiday season, be prepared! I’ve developed a system that kept me healthy from a grueling trip spanning over 20 hrs flying and 3 climate zones while all those around me were sick and I thought I’d share my secret. What you...

What is an Alkaline pH Level and How to Monitor yo...

What does it mean to “Alkalize” your body? Well, it’s the opposite of having your system be Acidic. Remember those litmus papers from high school lab? You can actually use those to test our urine or saliva to see what your pH level is. We ideally want to score at least in the 6-7 range because this means we are not too acidic (which can lead to health problems). What causes an acidic pH level? These foods, for...

Grapefruit Seed Extract: The Anti-Anti-Biotic...

Like many people these days, you might be searching for an alternative to antibiotics. It always seems any little infection we get, the answer from doctors is always the same: Antibiotics! It is foolish to always rely on antibiotics as the quick fix to any infection, since they can have so many different causes, and every time we take these meds, our bodies build up a resistance to them…meaning that antibiotics often...

How to Increase Good Bacteria...

In our modern times, highly processed foods, new methods of genetically engineering our food, and large amounts of chemicals and pesticides haunting our favorite fruits and vegetables are all increasing the bad bacteria in our intestines. This is making America diseased – causingIBS, obesity, yeast infections, weak immune systems , and more. Today’s altered vegetables are inferior to their grandparents, missing...