The Health Benefits of Chocolate
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Earlier we looked at some health benefits of cinnamon. This article will focus our attention on chocolate. It does much more than just melt in your mouth. First off, it can help your heart. According to a study in the Journal of Nutrition, people who ate dark chocolate had less of a protein that indicates [...]
The Health Benefits of Cinnamon
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Cinnamon sure tastes nice, but this common spice does a lot more than satisfy our taste buds. According to a Wheeling Jesuit study, people who chewed cinnamon gum did better on memory tests than those who chewed on other flavors or didn’t chew gum at all. It’s great for your throat as well as a [...]
Best Immune System Boosters
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008Ever since my son went back to school this fall, I’ve been fighting off one germ after another. After suffering through several bouts of germ warfare, I realized that I better get busy boosting my immune system, so it would have a fighting chance to keep me in better health this winter. I started out [...]
Bombilla Gourd Mate’ Tea
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Last week, I was busy running errands all afternoon. I was feeling cranky, hot, tired and thirsty- a bad combination. I had several more stores to go to, so decided to pick up a healthy snack and a cold drink from Whole Foods. My eyes quickly scanned their refrigerated drink section and a bottle of [...]
The Healing Power Of Sea Vegetables
Friday, July 4th, 2008Sea vegetables are an extremely nutrient rich source of calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, sodium iron, iodine, Vitamins A, B, C, E, K, chlorophyll, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, protein and folate. They also contain all of the trace minerals and micronutrients found in the ocean, which are also found in human plasma, the fluid surrounding our cell membranes, [...]
