Visitors:0
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
Tag Archives: fatty acids
Microbiome – Let’s Get Into It
Reply
Visitors:596
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
Evolutionary mismatch. This is the term that encompasses the root cause of most modern ills. We are living a lifestyle – read diet, stress level, movement and sunlight deficiency, toxic exposures, pharmaceuticals – that is incompatible with what our genome has evolved, over millions of year, to expect. Continue reading
Secretion Secrets: Things You Didn’t Know About Earwax
Visitors:501
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
Story at-a-glance
Earwax is a self-cleaning agent for your ears where it helps slow the growth of bacteria and prevent dirt from entering your ear Continue reading
12 Natural Ways to Achieve Amazing Hair
Visitors:313
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
The following is a list of twelve natural things that can be done to grow hair.
- Both men and women can suffer from hair loss. Health problems and genetics can play a role in hair loss, but there are some natural things that can be done to help grow hairEat Less Meat
Japanese researchers have linked high sebum production Continue reading
Natural Tips for Healthy Nails
Visitors:196
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
A lot of problems can contribute to unattractive nails, from a lack of nutrients to a biting habit. When you chew your nails, you not only make them look bad, you also invite infections. Even if you don’t chew them, poor eating habits rob your body of the nutrients it needs for strong, healthy nails. Brittle, short and dirty nails give the impression that someone has poor hygiene or doesn’t care about their health. If your nails aren’t as long and beautiful as you want them to be, consider changing up your diet or trying some natural remedies to stop biting.
Break the biting habit Continue reading
Bee Pollen: One of the World’s Most Perfect Super Foods
Visitors:194
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
One of the most unique substances on the planet, bee pollen, probably doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. This super food possesses all of the nutrients essential to sustain human life, with a breakdown of 55 percent carbohydrates, 35 percent protein, three percent vitamins and minerals, two percent fatty acids and five percent other substances. Continue reading
Ancient Incan Super Food: Sacha Inchi Nuts A Potent Anti-Inflammatory
Visitors:202
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
For more than 3,000 years, the Plukenetia Volubilis – also known as the Sacha Inchi or Inca Peanut – has been used by inhabitants of the Amazon Rainforest for better total body health and increased endurance.
Found in the highlands of the Andes Mountains in Peru, the plants are durable, Continue reading
The Best Fatty Acids for a Healthy Heart
Visitors:68
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
Many people are confused about the consumption of fat when it comes to heart health. Too much fat raises cholesterol levels and ups your risk for heart disease. Not enough fat, however, has negative health effects, too. Your body needs healthy fat to give you energy and insulate you against heat loss. Every cell membrane contains fat. And fat is a component of myelin, Continue reading
5 Foods That Slow Down Your Body’s Aging Process
Visitors:157
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
Did you Know…… that the nucleic acids in fish, fruits, beans, legumes, and chlorella have powerful rejuvenating properties that slow down the aging process?When one thinks of vital nutrients … vitamins, minerals, proteins and essential fatty acids may come to mind, but rarely do nucleic acids top the list. Continue reading
Important News if You Still Cook with Oil
Visitors:117
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
When you break out the frying pan and get set for some cooking, what oil do you reach for? A new study brings with it some interesting health advice in terms of potentially toxic exposure. It bears important health tips for those who like to use sunflower oil in particular.
Spanish researchers have discovered certain “aldehydes” in food. Continue reading
Olive and Fish Oil Found To Potentially Prevent Pancreatitis
Visitors:141
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
There seem to be more and more reasons to consume oils that contain healthy fats. For example, researchers from the University of Granada in Spain have discovered that oleic acid and hydroxytyrosol, which can be found in virgin olive oil and fatty acids in fish, can prevent the development of acute pancreatitis. Continue reading
Scientists Explain How Mother’s Diet Prevents Allergies in Offspring
Visitors:186
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
Previous research has suggested that regular intake of omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy helps boost the child’s immune system, thereby preventing allergies. Researchers now have an idea of how the healthy fats benefit fetal well-being. Continue reading
Research Says Eating Walnuts Improves Critical Thinking
Visitors:131
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
Walnuts have long been known to influence the brain and in the natural health world, they’re known as a key brain food. Now, according to research published in the British Journal of Nutrition, eating walnuts regularly can significantly increase critical thinking and especially what’s called inferential reasoning. Continue reading
Cure Acne at Home with Five Lesser Known Home Remedies
Visitors:67
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
Acne is the scourge of adolescence… and for many adults too. Many readers are likely familiar with the more common home remedies for curing acne… tea tree oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar and burdock root. However, because acne is such a wide-spread and troubling problem, scientists are continuing to research new natural substances that are effective against this common issue. Both in vitro and human studies conducted over the last four years around the world have uncovered even more natural substances which are effective against acne.
Propionibacterium acnes is the bacteria most frequently linked to acne. This bacteria is almost always present on the skin of adults and adolescents. The bacteria feed off fatty acids found in sebum. If a follicle becomes blocked, the bacteria grow rapidly and secrete substances which break down the skin and form an acne lesion. Continue reading
Chlorine-Free Pool and Spa Care – Ensure the Health of your Family
Visitors:117
Today\\\'s Visitors: 0
Total Visitors This week: 1071360
Private pools and spas have become a normal part of life for many individuals, especially those living in the warmer states. Pool care, then, has also become an important topic for many homeowners, as finding natural pool and spa treatments has been a challenge for many consumers. Chlorine-based products have become staples in the pool and spa care industry, but the fact remains that the use of this chemical raises questions about its safety. Chlorine-free pool and spa care products have been developed relatively recently, but the question as to whether or not they are better for your family’s health is one that should be considered more thoroughly.
Chlorine is a chemical that, like other chemicals, can have adverse effects on the body if encountered frequently or in large quantities. For many pool and spa owners, both of these cases apply. Continue reading