by admin | Sep 26, 2013 | Healing Food Facts
With Autumn officially upon us, the season of harvest is in full swing. One of the many new fruits in season are pears. Historic record of the pear dates back as far as the Stone Age. Homer even referred to pears as a “gift of the gods”. The first pear tree planted in...
by admin | Sep 24, 2013 | Natural Facts
Introduction Is memory loss and decreased brain power inevitable as we age? Many people in their 40s, 50s and beyond are told that it is and there is nothing that can be done about it. Is that true? Of course not! Steps can be taken to not only stop memory loss and...
by admin | Sep 16, 2013 | Cancer, Natural Facts
Introduction Lemons, especially their peels, are an excellent source of terpenes such as d-limonene. The term terpene probably conjures up images of cleaning solvents, but while naturally occurring terpenes are actually used as alternative to synthetic terpenes in...
by admin | Sep 10, 2013 | Natural Facts
As far back as the 9th century B.C.E., celery leaves were used for medicinal properties. The use of celery as a food, however, took root in Europe in the 1700s. Celery is one of those vegetables we tend to keep in the bottom of our vegetable drawer and only think...
by admin | Sep 10, 2013 | Natural Facts
Introduction Nuts and seeds are rich in nutrients and phytochemicals. But, they are also high in fat. So, many people avoid nut consumption out of fear that it will counteract their efforts to achieve or maintain their ideal body weight. But, large population studies...