New research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston suggests that ancient Chinese Herbal Formulas used primarily for cardiovascular indications including heart disease may produce large amounts of artery-widening nitric oxide. Findings of the preclinical study...
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Egg Nutrition ~ Yolk vs. White
Several people have called to ask me whether they should eat the egg yolk or just the whites. The Yolk contains most of the nutrients in an egg. In fact, the number of nutrients in an egg yolk is...
The Misunderstood Egg ~
My Professor of Nutrition in Chinese Medicine considers an Egg: the perfect food as it contains all the ingredients to become a Chicken.Though eggs haven't always been considered healthy, their bad reputation actually stemmed from a misunderstanding about cholesterol....
Soup for the Heart and Bones~
This Recipe is full of natural sources of magnesium ~ ~ from Barb Holland Ingredients:• 1 tbsp olive oil• 2 stalks celery, chopped• 1 onion, chopped• 2 cloves garlic, minced• 1 tsp dried...
Epsom Salts ~ Nana knew best
Mg Magnesium is the second-most abundant element in our cells. It helps to regulate the activity of more than 325 enzymes and performs a vital role in muscle control and energy production. Magnesium is nature's muscle relaxant and nature's...
Sugar Substitutes ~
Children are born with a much stronger preference for sweet flavors. This is nature's way of protecting them; as most poisonous herbs and plants taste bitter so that a child would naturally reject or avoid them. By adolescence, as they...
Sugar ~ Leptin and Weight Loss…
I was watching Dr. Wayne Dyer on television and he mentioned that in the 1880's the average person consumed 13 grams of sugar a day while today the average person consumes 285 grams of sugar. Now Dr. Dyer is known...
In Good Health ~ Nutrition ~ Herbs ~ Acupuncture
Chinese Medicine treats the whole body. It looks at life-style, diet and emotional states. The most important and first line of treatment is always nutrition. They feel that what you eat and how you prepare it is the foundation for...
Did someone say overindulgence ? Try Herbs
Memorial Day ~ That great American Holiday when we honor our war Veterans. Yet the ritual always seems to end with overindulging ourselves with our favorite food and drink ~ to diet at this time would seem positively un-American. ...