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Sun Savvy
Benefit from Sun without the Skin Cancer Summer is a great time of year. Days are long, everything is growing and changing at an incredible...
News Briefs – July 2006
ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH While a recently-announced study on mice at the University of Toronto suggests a sugar-derived drug may yet prove effective in humans against Alzheimer’s...
Traditional Chinese Herbs For Food Allergies and Environmental Sensitivities
Allergic disorders are varied in kind and increasing in frequency in the industrialized world. They range from respiratory conditions such as seasonal “hayfever” and asthma...
News Briefs – June 2006
Saturated Fat: More Risks Uncovered Recent studies serve as a reminder to eat less saturated fat. Previously, experts warned against saturated fat because of its...
The Noble Rose
Queen of Flowers in the Kitchen and Home Pharmacy “Whereas there has long represented love, friendship, peace and the devotion of the American people to...
News Briefs – May 2006
VITAMIN C MAY BE REASSESSED FOR CANCER Mega-doses of vitamin C — regularly suggested and repeatedly dismissed as an alternative therapy for people with cancer...
English Thyme
Common Kitchen Herb is a Potent Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Viral, and Anti-Bacterial Medicine I have often written about how some of the most incredible healing herbs grow...
Lin’s Lentil Loaf
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Lovely Lentils‘. Here’s my favorite recipe for what my family fondly calls “mom’s meatless meat loaf.” It is delightful supper...
News Briefs – April 2006
NEW FLUORIDE RISK: STUDY Federal standards fail to guard against damage to bones and teeth from fluoride in drinking water, says a new study by...
Homeopathy for Improving Self-Esteem
Our self-esteem is shaped by the responses we get from our parents, siblings, peers and teachers while growing up. Psychology’s definition of self-esteem is the...
News Briefs – March 2006
SOME FATS BAD — BUT FAT STUDY WORSE A recent study showed that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of...
Thyroid Therapy
Foods and Herbs to Nourish this Hardworking Master Gland Stress is something that we have learned to accept in modern Western society. It has become...
News Briefs – February 2006
VITAMIN D LINKED TO HEALTHY LUNGS A study by researchers from the University of Auckland has shown that vitamin D may play a role in...
Butternut Squash Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Cuisines of Our Cultures‘. Debby Segura, a Los-Angeles-based designer and chef, created this gorgeous soup.Comforting as well as elegant, perfect...
ABCs of Immunity
Effective Ways to Fortify Yourself Against Winter Colds and Influenzas One of the more interesting developments of the early 21st century is that our health...
News Briefs – December 2005
MINERAL DEFICIENCY LINKED TO ARTHRITIS Insufficient levels of selenium may raise the risk of knee osteoarthritis, according to new research from the University of North...
