Hippocrates, the father of medicine, dubbed olive oil “the great therapeutic.” The ancient Greek physician identified more than 60 medicinal uses for olive oil. Fortunately, after two and a half millennia, modern science is beginning to catch up. Many clinical studies, including the large-scale PREDIMED trials to evaluate the effects of the Mediterranean diet, have … [Read more...] about 10 Health Benefits of Olive Oil, “the Great Therapeutic”
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Using Holistic Approaches To Anti Aging
Holistic approaches to anti-aging are not new. For thousands of years people in Eastern cultures have viewed lifestyle and self-care to be essential in facilitating a healthy aging process. Today, it is very much worth your while to consider holistic approaches for various reasons. Unlike conventional anti-aging approaches, which involve the use of anti-aging creams, serums, … [Read more...] about Using Holistic Approaches To Anti Aging
The Tiny Chia Seed Helps Manage Diabetes? (Infographic)
Harvard Health Publications reports that some research shows chia seeds may help control blood sugar levels and benefit those with diabetes. It's believed that chia seeds reduce insulin resistance as well as decrease uncharacteristically high levels of insulin in the blood. But that's only the beginning of the powerful benefits this tiny seed has for your health. … [Read more...] about The Tiny Chia Seed Helps Manage Diabetes? (Infographic)
How Type 2 Diabetes Is Affecting Your Brain
Type 2 diabetes has become so commonplace now, with over 20 million people having the disease in the U.S. alone, that it can be easy to overlook how it affects the body. Besides putting those who have the condition at risk of heart attacks, blindness and amputation caused from poor blood flow, diabetes also affects the brain. The reason that diabetes can cause someone to … [Read more...] about How Type 2 Diabetes Is Affecting Your Brain
Avoiding Process Foods
Food Matters. Today’s average diet is nothing like what our relatives ate 50 years ago. Diets which used to consist of natural meat, fruits, vegetables and grains have now been largely replaced by processed foods. In fact, the vast majority of food sold in grocery stores are now processed (even baby foods!). Two of the biggest contributing factors to this dilemma are that … [Read more...] about Avoiding Process Foods