Better Veggies, Better Brain
Here are a few tips to get the most out of your veggies. Don’t overcook- heat destroys the majority of their nutrients and boiling is the worst! If you must boil, drink the water as well. Don’t cook in seed oils- Use grass-fed butter or coconut oil. Don’t microwave- Microwaving can easily over cook veggies. Plus, using plastic wrap can introduce toxins, such as BPA, into the food. Don’t turn up the heat- High heat can easily destroy many of the antioxidants in veggies. Don’t
GMO Bugs & Drugs
GMO stands for genetically modified organism. A GMO can be a plant, animal, or insect. The FDA is set to give approval to British researchers to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. 2 diseases are a growing threat in the U.S., Dengue and chikugunya. “This is essentially using a mosquito as a drug to cure diseases,” said Michael Doyle, executive director of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District. The male GM mosquitoes have parts of prot
You Got to Move it, Motion is life
Everything is in a constant state of motion. From the big picture we see cars moving, trees swaying, birds flying, waves crashing, and the sun moving through our sky. Molecules are always exchanging electrons and changing states. Our body requires movement. Our bodies are created to move! Look at your joints, arms, legs, fingers, and toes. Their job is to move us and do things. Our spine needs movement as well. Moving through all range of motions actually helps us feel better
Another Way To Look At Low Back Pain
While Chiropractic is not a treatment for back pain, it is a way to bring the body back into a state of dynamic balance according to Dr. Steve Hoffman. He states further that while chiropractic adjustments have a long history of being of great help to people suffering with back pain, a simple mechanical approach may be too simple. There is a viscero-somatic (organ caused) concept in chiropractic that cannot be ignored. This means that an organ or organ system under stress (
Healthy Prostate Recommendations
According to a study published online on 6/10/13 in JAMA Internal Medicine, while prostate cancer affects millions of men around the world, little is known about the relationship between patients' diets following their diagnosis and progression of the disease. Bear in mind that these are recommendations for men following the diagnosis of prostate cancer....imagine the health benefits if men adopted these guidelines while still healthy... Men with prostate cancer may significa
