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Natural Remedies for Acid Reflux

By on July 23, 2009 in Acid Reflux, DIET, fennel

I used to suffer terribly from acid reflux disease ever since I was a little girl. As I found out, sometimes the cause of acid reflux is dietary and it takes a radical change to make it go away – I turned vegetarian about six years ago, and rarely feel “heartburn” anymore. It was easy [...]

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Home Probiotics – Making Your Own Yogurt

By on April 20, 2009 in DIET, milk, Probiotics, Yogurt

We’ve read about probiotics. They’re good for us, they help us digest, and they can even be beneficial in healing illnesses (like urinary tract infections) and restoring the body’s natural systems after a course of antibiotics. Making your own yogurt is a healthy, cheap way to incorporate probiotics into your diet. It’s easier than you [...]

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Water Fast to Heal Illness

By on March 23, 2009 in Detox, DIET, Fasting, Water

For the last couple of weeks, we’ve been talking about fasting (see the other topics here and here). Fasting with only water is the most challenging form of fasting. It means you’re not eating any calories at all, just making sure you’re well hydrated. Most of us are not used to this kind of drastic [...]

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Fennel: A Sweet Remedy for Digestive Distress

By on November 10, 2008 in fennel, PLANT CURES

Stimulate your digestive enzymes Many of us know and love fennel in our favorite Indian foods; if you’ve been to an Indian restaurant, you’ve also seen it on the table after meals, along with other spices and sweets (most often cloves and tiny sugar candies). There’s a good reason for its standing invitation at the [...]

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Licorice: From Candy to Super Herb

By on March 31, 2008 in PLANT CURES

Licorice was estimated to first be used by the Egyptians in 3rd Century B.C., but it has long been a significant herb in ancient healing, with evidence found on nearly every continent that the plant was cultivated for medicinal purposes. The plant root of Licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra, is a member of the legume family, indigenous [...]

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Oh Soy Bad: How We are Misled about the Benefits of Soy

By on February 8, 2008 in DIET, soy

Why is Soy Bad for You – The Soy Problems What’s bad about soy? Here, Doctor Mercola confirms what I discovered about a year ago. All of those soy alternatives that we vegetarians have long been consuming with the intention of better health are NOT healthy for us. Mercola blames the miscommunication of the true [...]

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Sweeten Up Your Health with Bee Propolis and Honey

By on January 24, 2008 in DIET, HEALTH, honey

History of Honey Honey has been used not only as a sweetener, but for medicinal purposes dating back to ancient Rome, Egypt, China, and Greece. Dating back to 2100 BC, honey has been mentioned in the ancient writings of Indian texts and possibly even further back than that. Known to even be used as a [...]

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Will Going Kosher Make You Healthier?

By on December 20, 2007 in DIET

According to the Global New Products Database (GNDP), a service that provides daily updates on new products launched around the world, ‘kosher’ was the most popular claim written on food products in the year 2007, with ‘All Natural’ and ‘No Additives or Preservatives’ coming close behind. But beyond appealing to the Jewish community, it seems [...]

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