Throughout history, humans have eaten each other. Now we know more of how ancient cannibals preferred to dine: They spent hours (well, I assume hours – they didn’t have watches!) preparing elaborate feasts with recipes with exotic ingredients. 2,000 years ago and more, people living near Mexico City grilled or boiled other humans, seasoning the cooked meat with chilis and brilliantly colored spices […]
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Green Leafy vegetables get the nod.
Is it possible? Just by adding more spinach, kale, collards and mustard greens to your diet can you help slow cognitive decline? New research just in says YES! The research also examined the nutrients responsible for the effect, linking vitamin K consumption to slower cognitive decline for the first time. Ian: This is great news for us […]
Do you need to wash your new clothes before you wear them? Not if you don’t care about your health.
You could assume brand new clothes are clean and safe to wear, but there’s quite a good chance you’ll come into contact with some pretty nasty stuff when you neglect to wash them beforehand. You found something that looks good and fits great, so you put iton as soon as you get home because you’re so excited. […]
Bootled water: Acid or alkaline?
We are constantly asked about the effects of drinking bottled water. Apart from the fact that PET bottles can actually release THOUSANDS of nasty chemicals if left in the sun, there is the question of pH of the water. My friends at alkaLife have created a great chart of bottled water including their own here. […]
Hydration: How much water should you be drinking? Really?
It’s a given that we all should be drinking more water to maintain health, but sometimes we need to question the timing of when we drink water. The most common question we get is whether it’s good to drink water before or during a meal. Or, if you drink water during a meal, does it alter your stomach’s digestive acids, […]
Turmeric the Wonder Spice. Hydrogen the wonder gas.
Turmeric has been used in India for over 5,000 years, which is probably why even today both rural and urban populations have some of the lowest prevalence rates of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the world. A recent study on patients with Alzheimers’ found that less than a gram of turmeric daily, taken for three months, resulted in […]
RESEARCHERS DISCOVER A WAY TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DESALINATE WATER, PRODUCE HYDROGEN AND TREAT WASTEWATER
Combination technology to generate pure hydrogen gas and desalination. Fresh water and reusable energy. We are on a constant hunt for a sustainable supply of both. Water purification requires a lot of energy, while utility companies need large amounts of water for energy production. Their goal is to find a low-energy-required treatment technology. Researchers from the […]
EPA Issues Health Advisories on Algal Toxins In Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued health advisory values that states and utilities can use to protect Americans from elevated levels of algal toxins in drinking water. Algal blooms in rivers, lakes, and bays produce harmful toxins. Because utilities often use these water bodies as sources of drinking water, EPA has determined algal […]
A Simple snore reduction exercise wives are going to love
I admit it. I’m 68 and I snore. Only if I lie on my back, and mostly when I’ve had dairy. The correlation between dairy and my snores is clear to Cassie at least! This new post on Treehugger details some interesting research from Brazil in which snorers were asked to perform some pretty simple […]
New AlkalIne Diet and what to do about those nasty cravings.
Almost everybody who starts our New Alkaline diet has to deal with cravings. I’m sure even Elle McPherson went through them. Unless you never ate sugar in your life, you’ve had cravings. Yet… knowing that it’s a common problem doesn’t make it any easier for you. We’ve found that these tactics help a lot. We are asking a […]
The BIG acid reduction hack that Elle McPherson would love.
3 Steps to Sugar, Carb and Acid freedom As a ‘normal’ Western Diet human, my years of processed foods, poor exercise levels, and “normal” western eating patterns literally programmed my body to burn NOTHING but calories and sugars from the foods I consume each day INSTEAD of burning off body fat that’s stored on your body. The most popular […]
Fluoride: It’s not just Australia where people aren’t happy!
Fluorosis has been spreading in Turkey, but no comprehensive research has been conducted to identify areas with higher than permissible fluoride rates in drinking water, according to experts. The element fluorine may be essential in the human body for cellular health in minute amounts. But it creates a major health problem when the minimal daily dose of fluorine […]
