Heart Disease

Apr 25, 2013 | Coconut Oil

Hardly a week goes by that I don’t read in a newspaper, magazine, or book or hear on the television or radio that coconut oil promotes heart disease. So many people have the opinion that coconut oil causes heart disease that you would assume that there are numerous... read more

Low Cholesterol and Parkinson’s

Apr 25, 2013 | Coconut Oil

Is it possible to have too low a level of cholesterol? A new study shows that low cholesterol may increase the risk for Parkinson’s disease. Previous studies have revealed that low cholesterol adversely affects mental function, resulting in an increased risk of... read more

Cholesterol: The Truth

Apr 25, 2013 | Coconut Oil

There are several different types of cholesterol. The ones we hear most about are often referred to as the “good” cholesterol and the “bad” cholesterol. The bad cholesterol, otherwise known as LDL cholesterol, gets its notoriety from the fact that it transports... read more

Alzheimer’s

Apr 25, 2013 | Coconut Oil

Ketone bodies, which are given off when coconut oil’s fatty acids are metabolized by the liver, can be a perfect fuel source for the brain – a trait that can surely help Alzheimer’s patients. A brain that has been impacted by Alzheimer’s... read more

Tooth Decay

Apr 24, 2013 | Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is able to fight the bacteria that cause tooth decay, according to scientists who recently presented their work at the University of Warwick in the UK. What’s more, coconut oil appears to have a broad impact against many pathogens – making it... read more

Bromelain

Apr 22, 2013 | Digestion

Bromelain is a proteolytic (protein digesting) enzyme most concentrated within the core and stem of the pineapple. For centuries, people of South and Central America, where pineapples are native, have used the fruit to treat indigestion and inflammation. Bromelain... read more

Put the Magnifying Glass Down and Pick Up the Mirror

Apr 21, 2013 | Self-Improvement

Oh, how I love focussing on you! If you would only stop doing this or that, or if you’d start doing this or that, then finally, maybe I’d be happy. Relieved of the responsibility of self, it was so easy to be critical, resentful and dependent on you. If... read more

Inappropriately Hungry?

Apr 19, 2013 | Digestion

If you feel hungry, even though you have had plenty to eat, it is probably because your body is starving – for the nutrients that you find in real foods. If you eat processed foods (foods that come in boxes, packets, cans, and jars and that you buy in... read more

Coconut Oil Pulling

Apr 19, 2013 | Coconut Oil

Ayurvedic literature describes oil pulling as capable of both improving oral health and treating serious and systemic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus and asthma. According to Dr. F. Karach, M.D, oil pulling is a simple, completely harmless, and inexpensive therapy... read more

Dangerous Tattoos by Dr Theodore Dalrymple

Apr 14, 2013 | Health

An editorial in a recent edition of the New England Journal of Medicine drew attention to the outbreak of skin infection caused by tattooing. The bacteria that cause the infection are of the same family as that which causes tuberculosis. They are difficult to detect,... read more