by admin | Dec 21, 2010 | Digestion, Natural Facts
Proteolytic enzymes (or proteases) refer to the various enzymes that digest (break down into smaller units) protein. These enzymes include the pancreatic proteases chymotrypsin and trypsin, bromelain (pineapple enzyme), papain (papaya enzyme), fungal proteases, and...
by admin | Dec 21, 2010 | Natural Facts, Newsletter thru 2013
Black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) is without question the most popular natural approach to menopausal symptoms. Its popularity has been increasing in part because of all of the negative press on Hormone Replacement Therapy. Specifically, last year the National...
by admin | Dec 21, 2010 | Health Conditions
What is behind the new guidelines for treatment of high blood pressure? In case you missed it, last week new classifications of high blood pressure and guidelines for treatment were released by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). When I read the...
by admin | Dec 20, 2010 | Natural Facts
The prostate is a single, doughnut-shaped gland about the size of walnut that lies below the bladder and surrounds the urethra. The prostate secretes a thin, milky, alkaline fluid which lubricates the urethra to prevent infection and increases sperm motility. Prostate...
by admin | Nov 20, 2010 | Health Conditions
What are Allergies and Hay Fever? Allergies refer to an abnormal immune response that can produce a wide range of symptoms (e.g., hives, asthma, anaphylactic shock and death). The most common allergic condition is hay fever (seasonal allergic rhinitis), which is an...