by admin | Apr 23, 2013 | Healing Food Facts
Bananas are the second leading fruit crop in the world. Although traditionally thought of as yellow, bananas can also be red, pink, purple, and black. Originating in Malaysia approximate 4,000 years ago, bananas were introduced to Africa in the Middle Ages by...
by admin | Apr 16, 2013 | Healing Food Facts
Did you know that there are over one thousand different varieties of tomatoes? Originating in central and South America, tomatoes were introduced to Europe when Spanish conquistadors took their seeds back to Spain. Widely believed to be poisonous throughout Europe,...
by admin | Apr 16, 2013 | Natural Facts
Phosphatidylserine, or PS for short, is the major fatty substance in the human brain where it plays a major role in determining the structure, integrity and function of the membranes in brain cells. Normally the brain cells can manufacture sufficient levels of its own...
by admin | Apr 9, 2013 | Natural Facts
Nutrients play an enormous role in preventing and treating the leading causes of impaired vision in North America–cataracts and macular degeneration. In both conditions, the eye’s normal protective mechanisms are unable to prevent damage to the lens and macula,...
by admin | Apr 9, 2013 | Natural Facts
Introduction: Vitamin K is required for the production of the bone protein osteocalcin – a key component in the matrix of bone. Osteocalcin’s role is to anchor calcium molecules and hold them in place within the bone. A deficiency of vitamin K leads to impaired bone...