Top 10 Most Genetically Modified Foods

Avoid these ten health destroyers, says Anthony Gucciardi. Here's how:

5 Herbs to Spice Up Your Sex Life

Tinamarie Bernard says these five herbs will tickle your palate and your parts… or your lover’s parts,

I am a foodie—a self-declared lover of languid meals cooked with intention and loads of flavor. An intuitive eater, I have for the most part chosen real, sometimes raw, mostly colorful cuisine, a testament to my European upbringing and preference for Mediterranean delicacies regardless of food fashion.

One trend that’s been around for eons and is likely to remain here for the long haul is: aphrodisiacs. From Cleopatra to the Mayan Kings, humanity has licked those bananas and gulped those oysters with sexy things on the mind. Is there any truth to the legends about foods that put you in the mood?

Conventional medicine has long scoffed at the idea that certain substances can rev up your engine, and until recently, it seemed that the naysayers were right. Recent anecdotal studies are more promising. A publication from Canadian researchers found that the world’s most expensive spice, saffron, is indeed a likely lust enhancer.

 It isn’t alone. In no particular order, here are five herbs that will tickle your palate and your parts… or your lover’s parts, if you so choose. Read more

Copper: The Inflammation Fighter and Rejuvenator

Copper may be a trace mineral in human nutrition, but Walter Last says it's a potent inflammation fighter and rejuvenator.

Copper is an essential trace mineral. All tissues of the body need it for normal metabolic functions. It is excellent for reducing inflammations, strengthening connective tissue, restoring hair colour and the oxidative energy metabolism as well as fighting parasites and cancer, and it may even improve brain and liver functions.

If you give animals a choice between drinking normal water and water in which a copper pipe has been immersed, they will reportedly prefer the high copper water. This helps to keep them free of parasites. Copper armbands are well known to reduce arthritis. Copper serum levels are elevated up to threefold above normal with inflammations and with many chronic and infectious diseases, apparently because the body mobilizes all tissue stores of copper to fight the condition. During remissions the copper blood levels return to normal. Read more

Sufficient Sleep Essential for Weight Loss

If you're dieting to lose weight, you may be wasting your efforts if you're not getting enough sleep. Sufficient sleep is essential to fuel weight loss, says John Phillip.

We all understand the importance of sleeping seven to nine hours each night to allow for adequate cellular housekeeping, as the body metabolizes and synthesizes enzymes and proteins that are critical to our survival. In the past, a sound sleep has been shown to lower incidence of heart disease, diabetes and dementia in direct relationship to the number of hours slept each evening. Read more

Get Ready for the Cold and Flu Season with These All-Natural Recipes

You can avoid the drugstore with these all-natural cold and flu remedies, says Lisa Bedford.

Before we know it, the season of colds and sniffles and coughs will be upon us. One of my readers shared with me these three recipes, and I wanted to pass them along to you before you’re faced with a sick family and have no choice but to make a mad dash to the drugstore.

These recipes require natural ingredients such as essential oils, coconut oil, and herbs. They’re very simple to make and will provide an all-natural alternative to whatever the drugstore sells, and I’m a big fan of Nyquil! Another reason to make these is just to learn how to make your own salves and oil mixtures – a great skill for any Survival Mom.

By the way, I tried to track down the original source of the first two recipes but couldn’t find them online. If you know of the source, please let me know so I can give proper credit. Read more

Acupuncture Works, One Way or Another

Even though Western scientists can't explain how acupuncture works, a new study found that it does anyway.

Many people with chronic pain swear by acupuncture, but skeptics of the ancient needle-based treatment have long claimed that it's little more than an elaborate placebo.

A new study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine appears to at least somewhat vindicate the acupuncture believers.

After re-analyzing data from 29 high-quality clinical trials dating back to the 1990s, researchers have concluded that the pain relief derived from acupuncture is partly real, in that it can't be ascribed entirely to the placebo effect. Read more

Effective Home Remedies for Acid Reflux

Are you fond of eating junk foods, protein-rich foods, and processed foods? If you are, you are a candidate for an acid reflux problem. Acid reflux, also known as heartburn, is caused by a disturbance in the acid-alkaline condition in the stomach. Eating specific acid foods that are hard to digest induces stomach spasms or twitching which causes the cardiac sphincter, the opening between the esophagus and stomach, to open for acid wastes to flow up to your esophagus causing an irritation. This irritation, if not controlled, can lead to ulcers.

Once you have the symptoms of acid reflux, you need not resort to medications at once to cure the problem. You can start with home remedies that are safer, less expensive, and often just as effective. 

You should start by changing your diet. You have to eliminate the following food and beverages: tea, coffee, radishes, garlic, onion, pepper, oils, alcohol, sugar, soft drinks, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, high-protein foods, pasta, corn starch, eggs, plums, prunes, cranberries, and all processed foods including junk foods.

If you think that you cannot abruptly eliminate these foods from your diet; start by eating just small amounts. Then start substituting the following: fruits, all kinds of vegetables, and almonds.
Once you feel that you are not feeling the acid reflux symptoms any longer, you may go back to your previous diet - in moderation though, to prevent recurrence of the acid reflux.

Aside from proper diet, there are other recommendations to avoid the acid reflux symptom:

• Chew food slowly and thoroughly.
• Eat in an upright sitting position.
• Do not lie down immediately after eating.
• Avoid vigorous exercise after a meal although short walks help digestion.
• Avoid wearing tight clothing.
• Do not drink alcohol while eating.
• Avoid smoking before or during meals.

Another home remedy for treating acid reflux is ginger. Taking ginger with a meal helps to reduce an upset stomach. The ginger is ground and added to foods, taken in tea, or capsule form. Most herbalists recommend consuming 500 mg. of ginger with a full glass of water after meals.

Green tea has been used for centuries in Japan and other oriental countries as an after dinner drink. Green teas assist the body in the digestion process, and help soothe the stomach's sensitive tissue.

Herbal teas containing peppermint, chamomile, ginger, licorice root and catnip even in just small traces help the stomach lining repair itself. Often, one cup of tea following dinner is enough to reduce future acid reflux symptoms.

Try following the above suggestions for overcoming of acid reflux before reaching for anti-acids or taking powerful pharmaceutical drugs. Even though it will require a change in lifestyle, you will be treating the causes and not just the symptoms of the disease. Not only that, but these changes will also improve your overall health.

The experts agree: acid reflux and heartburn can be very dangerous if left untreated. To find out about an all-natural, holistic 5-step system for curing acid reflux and heartburn and achieving freedom from most digestive disorders faster than you ever thought possible, click here!

7 Top Natural Remedies

Edward Group reveals the top seven natural remedies for depression.

The experience of emotional and psychological depression has been noted and subjected to various explanations since the dawn of recorded history and quite probably before. The current model, which reduces all depression to a deficiency in serotonin, seems as overly simplistic and inadequate as those before it. This is to say, at least in part, that depression is a complex and age-old illness with a storied history of treatment. There are a number of herbs that have been used successfully to help relieve symptoms of depression, and thoughtful consideration of various root causes of psychological malaise can serve to steer one toward appropriate improvement

Recent studies have reinforced the potential efficacy of a number of traditional herbal aids for depression. Read more

Coconut Oil Destroys the Bacteria That Cause Tooth Decay

Coconut oil destroys the bacteria that cause tooth decay, says Fiona Macrae.

One too many Bounty chocolate bars could leave you in need of a trip to the dreaded dentist.

But scientists have found that coconut could help fight the main bug behind tooth decay. Read more

Foods that Cause Acid Reflux

Problems of the digestive system should not be neglected. The most common digestive problem is the acid reflux or gastro-esophageal reflux disease, mostly known as heartburn. Acid reflux affects different ages from infants to young children and adults as well. This disorder should be given special attention because it can lead to a more serious problem that could affect the respiratory system.

As most people know, acid reflux or heartburn can occur at anytime but are likely to occur after having a heavy meal with high acidic foods. Therefore, foods that are highly acidic should be avoided. If you have been diagnosed with acid reflux, try changing your diet. Exclude foods, such as tomatoes and citrus fruits, because tomatoes and citrus fruits are very acidic. Also, food with spices, such as garlic, onions, red or black pepper and chili powder, can cause symptoms to flare. Chocolate is highly acidic too.

Other foods that should be avoided include fried and fatty foods. Cruciferous vegetables, such as cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and broccoli, cause acid reflux also. Finally, avoid caffeine, which is found in tea, coffee, and sodas. Caffeine causes acid gastric secretion that can lead to the heartburn.

Another way to aid the elimination of acid reflux is by limiting your food intake. Heavy meals are more likely to cause acid reflux than eating small portions of foods in every meal. Eating heavy meals results in stomach problems due to foods being unable to break down properly for digestion, which causes acid reflux.

Acid reflux is a condition that needs attention. Learn to identify symptoms caused by acid reflux and take preventive measures by avoiding possible foods that can cause heartburn.  Symptoms such as a burning sensation in the chest or throat, wheezing, hoarseness or other symptoms associated to it should never be neglected because the symptoms of acid reflux also are similar to heart attack.

The experts agree: acid reflux and heartburn can be very dangerous if left untreated. To find out about an -all-natural, holistic 5-step system for curing acid reflux and heartburn and achieving freedom from most digestive disorders faster than you ever thought possible, click here!