Category: nutrition

7 Best Foods and Supplements to Enhance Your Immune System

Hoping to improve your immune system? Look no further than these seven foods and supplements, which have been clinically proven to enhance immunity, improving your response to a variety of illnesses and infections. By adding them to your daily meals or weekly regimen, you can easily and affordably strengthen your immune response Researchers have been…


Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil

Background Flaxseed has had a variety of health and industrial uses. Hippocrates wrote about flaxseed being a laxative; North American pioneers made flaxseed dressings for cuts and burns. Fiber from the plant is made into linen, and oil from its seeds is used in paints, among other products. Today, flaxseed and flaxseed oil are promoted…


Easy Vegan Cheesecake

Make cheesecake for your non-dairy or vegan friends and benefit from the protein, too. Tofu mimics the creamy texture of cream cheese. File this one among your healthy recipes for a show-stopping dessert. Don’t worry though, you can also file it in the category of easy recipes. Ingredients: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs ¼ cup…


The Healing Power of Papaya

When my children were little, we lived in the mountains of Costa Rica. Papayas, mangoes, and bananas grew in the wild, and we could walk outside and eat them off the nearest tree. The people there used local plants to remedy common conditions and were always happy to share their knowledge with a new mother…


How to Support Children’s Immune Systems

Within every individual on planet Earth is a powerful immune system, designed to protect the body from outside invaders. Sadly, the immune system has been under-emphasized by the mainstream in recent years. This has resulted in many people overlooking both the behaviors that hurt their immune system and those that help it. Parents must be…


Are These Toxic Chemicals Making You Fat?

It was after midnight. I was visiting my aunt and uncle and had wandered into the kitchen for something to eat. Always a night owl, my aunt sat at the kitchen table with me. She watched enviously as I chomped on a bagel smeared with cream cheese and piled with vegetables. “I wish I could…


Raw Blueberry Frappe Recipe

This creamy, frothy, blueberry drink. Ingredients include water, frozen blueberries, cashew butter, vanilla, agave, and a lot of blending. Enjoy! Republished from GreenMedInfo.com  


Finding Hidden Ingredients on Food Labels

Life has gotten so hectic we barely have time to run to the grocery store when we need to restock the pantry. So it’s a quick dash in, and a cursory look at what’s on the nutrition label to make sure it doesn’t contain too much sugar or preservatives and fits in with our new…


How to Cook With Turmeric (+ Recipes)

Everyone now seems to know how good turmeric is for your body and mind, but how do you use it in cooking? When it comes to eating healthy, spices are many times overlooked. So if you want to supercharge the health benefits of the foods you’re already eating while adding more interest to your meals,…


Changing Your Diet Could Add Ten Years to Your Life – New Research

Everyone wants to live longer. And we’re often told that the key to doing this is making healthier lifestyle choices, such as exercising, avoiding smoking and not drinking too much alcohol. Studies have also shown that diet can increase lifespan. A new study has found that eating healthier could extend lifespan by six to seven…