Migraine headaches are characterized by pounding, throbbing, often one-sided head pain that may last from a few hours to 3 days. If you have them, you don’t need them explained to you! Migraines can be so debilitating, leading to missed work, school and play days. Is...
A study from the University of Minnesota found that teens who ate a high quality diet were less likely to become obese as adults. It specifically tracked 15 year-olds at age 20 and again at age 25. They found the relationship of a quality food diet to optimal weight...
It seems Western medicine might finally be catching on to the long-held belief of public health practitioners, dietitians, nutritionists, and holistic doctors alike: let food be your medicine. As part of a recent initiative, food banks and health care clinics are...
Fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum-graecum) have a long history in the culinary and medicinal worlds. Egyptians, Romans and Indians used the seeds for embalming, as cattle fodder, and to improve digestion. Recently there has been some impressive research on...
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night with a searing pain in the joint of your big toe. A pain that burns so bright that even a lightly draped bed-sheet is intolerable. Walking is nearly unbearable and wearing shoes? A joke. If this happens, you may be...
We hear a lot about avoiding sugar in our diets these days but beyond moderating intake of sugar, it’s also important to consider the quality of sugars we are consuming. The dominating contributor to sugar intake in the American diet is high-fructose corn syrup and...
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