Are you allergic or sensitive to milk? Or do you have a genetic intolerance to lactose (milk sugar)? There are a variety of non dairy choices. Last year US retail sales of plant based non dairy beverages such as soy, almond, rice, coconut and hemp milk reached a solid 1.3 billion. Americans are looking for […]
The Benefits of Eating a Mediterranean Diet
Research on the diet of the Mediterranean culture has shown to have many benefits that are appropriate for Americans. – heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease – atherosclerosis – diabetes – colon cancer – asthma – inflammatory conditions (anything ending in “itis”) – One study exclusively using olive oil when preparing foods, as opposed to […]
Sleep Improvement With Tart Cherry Juice
A study at The University of Pennsylvania, The University of Rochester and the VA Centers of Canandaigua was reported in the Journal of Medicinal Food June 2010. Adults with insomnia drank cherry juice once in the morning and once in the afternoon over a two week period. A placebo group drank a comparable drink without […]
Your Diet and Your Skin !
As much as you and I might like to, we’re not going to stop our chronological clock. However we can actually reverse our biologic clock through our health choices. Nowhere in our bodies does aging show up quicker and cumulatively than in the largest organ of the body, your skin. It should also be noted […]