Morning sickness. It’s actually a misnomer. Morning sickness can strike at anytime of the day or night, sometimes all day and all night. In any case about 50% of all pregnant women will experience some form of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Trying to eat a healthy diet can become very difficult when you’ve also [...]

The human colon, also called the large intestine, is the lower portion of the digestive system. The colon is shaped like an upside down letter “U” and is comprised of three major sections. The ascending colon starts in the lower right area of the abdomen and goes upwards below the liver, where it turns into [...]

What you eat can help bolster your immune system and help with your cold symptoms.  Fruits, vegetables and even some spices offer up a medicine cabinet full of healthy benefits for your body. You’ve probably heard the term ‘super fruit’ which means a fruit that offers health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Number one on your [...]

Nasal irrigation or nasal lavage is the personal hygiene practice in which the nasal cavity is washed to flush out excess mucus and debris from the nose and sinuses. It has been practised in India for centuries as one of the disciplines of yoga. Some clinical tests have shown that this practice is safe and [...]

What is the secret to getting a solid 7 to 8 hours of sleep? Head for the kitchen and enjoy one or two of these 10 foods. They relax tense muscles, quiet buzzing minds, and/or get calming, sleep-inducing hormones – serotonin and melatonin – flowing. Yawning yet? Bananas. They’re practically a sleeping pill in a [...]

Eating a variety of foods that cleanse your colon is a simple but effective way to keep your colon clean and healthy. It prevents not just colon problems but a whole host of problems that can be traced back to a dirty and malfunctioning colon. The good news is that foods that cleanse the colon [...]

There are several ways that one can tilt the balance to favor the amount of HDL versus LDL amounts within one’s body. The first is to increase one’s activity and exercise. Exercise increases the amount of HDL in the blood, thereby increasing the amount of cholesterol being transported back for removal from one’s body. Cholesterol [...]

  Got bad breath? You may want to take a look at your diet. If your dental hygiene is great — you brush your teeth twice a day, floss once a day, and clean your tongue — your bad breath could be linked to your diet. Certain foods can taint your breath for hours and [...]