Eating carbohydrates, especially those we crave, elevates blood glucose levels. This is something that type 2 diabetics want to avoid! So curbing our craving for carbs is crucial, but how?...
Vitamin B12 is one of those micronutrients that our bodies require in order to live and thrive. Vitamin B12 also goes by the name cyanocobalamin. (No wonder we’ve shortened it...
February is American Heart Month, offering us a great opportunity to take inventory of our own heart-health. Heart disease warrants our attention, because…[1] Heart disease is the leading cause of...
Rewriting the Low Salt Rules February is American Heart Month. Salt has been cited as a primary culprit in causing high blood pressure resulting in heart disease and other cardiovascular...
At extreme elevations in the Andes Mountains, the hardy inhabitants grow maca, probably the highest elevation food crop in the world. Temperatures in this region can drop to well below...
John Pinette, the late comedian, quipped, “Every pizza is a personal pizza if you try hard and believe in yourself.” And Kevin James adds, “There’s no better feeling in the...
7 Methods for Getting Rid of Foul Foot Odor Almost nothing is more repugnant and revolting than a foul odor and stinky feet rank right up there with the worst...
If you have children, at some time or another you’ve probably urged them to eat their broccoli, “Children, eat your trees!” Then, there’s former President George Bush, Sr., who complained,...
On July 2, 2014, Louis Zamperini, a great American hero, died at age 97 in Los Angeles. Louis Zamperini was an Olympic runner for the US, but that’s not primarily...
During those hot summer days, one of the most refreshing foods you can eat is a cucumber. Cucumbers rank fourth among the most cultivated vegetables in the world.[1] They are...
Potassium – A Tiny Mineral with a Huge Impact A very great king wrote the following prayer to God, “You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and...
For the past few years, alternate, natural sports drinks have gained in popularity as people have realized that many of the conventional sports drinks contain sugar, food dyes, and artificial flavoring....
