Category: vital signs

Do Claims About GMOs Hold Up to Reality?How Do GMO Crops Rate Across 3 Key Measures?

The “science” tells us GMO crops have higher yield, nutrition, and herbicide resistance than organic. Nowadays, you could be eating GMO food without even knowing it. For example, GMO forms of vegetable oil, potato chips, and soybeans often go by undetected. But are they dangerous to our health? Some studies have tested the effects of…


Tips for Falling Asleep and Staying Asleep–Natural & Chinese Medicine

How much sleep do you get each night? Do you wake in the early hours, unable to get back to sleep? Poor sleep is another modern ‘epidemic’ that is weakening the concentration, souring the mood, and darkening the days of many people. Could knowing your ‘organs’ body clock’ or gauging your ‘metabolic efficiency’ help where…


Do Potatoes or Rice Win on Weight Loss, Preventing Diabetes, and Essential Nutrients?

It’s the eternal question—which food staple is healthier for us? Potatoes or rice? Which of these mainstays will give you a nutritional edge? How does eating one or the other impact our health and our weight? Is one better for us in terms of our caloric, fat, and protein intake? And of course, it’s important…


Coffee Drinkers Live Longer: Study; What About Adding Sugar?

A study compared coffee drinkers and non-coffee drinkers over a seven-year period. It compared those who add sugar and those who don’t, and the findings on life expectancy are surprising! If sugar is really the “arch-nemesis” of health, how come this study suggests the opposite when we add a little to our coffee? Are you…


What Makes Vitamin E a ‘Grade-A’ Skin Protectant? What’s the Best Way to Take it?

We all want beautiful, supple skin. After all, healthy, vibrant skin symbolizes youth and vitality. But when we expose our bodies to too much sun or environmental irritants, like air pollution, harmful elements known as free radicals can damage your cells. This can lead to chronic inflammation and even tumors. So how do you prevent…


Can Turmeric Really Fight Inflammation, Cancer, Depression?—7 Wonders of Turmeric

Locked in turmeric’s molecules is the bioactive compound curcumin, which is the primary source of turmeric’s health potency. Curcumin delivers a host of health benefits, including stopping inflammation, boosting immunity, and staving off cancer. So will just drinking turmeric powder and “turmeric lattes” really bring any health gain? Things like infection, pollution, and excessive stress…


The Bittersweet Truth About the Fruit We Love to Eat

Fruits and vegetables go together like “two peas in a pod”—but are they really as similar as we’ve been told? In general, the nutrients from fruits can be quite different from those of vegetables. Their respective effects on our health can also be very different, especially when considering the varying content of fructose sugar in…


Eight-Year Study of 90,000 Compares Coke Drinkers to non-Coke Drinkers

It’s been around for generations; it’s etched into our modern history and culture; but that doesn’t mean we should be guzzling Coca-Cola by the gallon! Exactly how much sugar is in Coke? The answer might have you rapidly switching to a different thirst quencher! How do the different organs and structures of the body—your intestines, pancreas,…


What did Coke do to a Cow’s Tooth after a Week of Soaking?

It’s been around for generations; it’s etched into our modern history and culture; but that doesn’t mean we should be guzzling Coca-Cola by the gallon! Exactly how much sugar is in Coke? The answer might have you rapidly switching to a different thirst quencher! How do the different organs and structures of the body—your intestines, pancreas,…


How’s Your Coca-Cola Habit Affecting Your Body? Is There a Healthier Choice?

It’s been around for generations; it’s etched into our modern history and culture; but that doesn’t mean we should be guzzling Coca-Cola by the gallon! Exactly how much sugar is in Coke? The answer might have you rapidly switching to a different thirst quencher! How do the different organs and structures of the body—your intestines, pancreas,…