By admin | April 29, 2009
As most of you know, I am not a big fan of hormonal birth control. No, I’m not trying to set women’s rights back 40 years; I am all for non-hormonal forms of birth control (condoms, IUD, other barrier methods). But women can have serious hormonal and other side effects from taking the pill or [...]
By admin | April 26, 2009
Do you want to feel better? Are you fatigued, stressed, overweight? Struggling with allergies, PMS, or digestive troubles? Read a lot about liver cleansing/full body detox on this blog and curious about how to get started on your own?
This opportunity is for you! My colleague Karen (www.benourishedsf.info) and I are now running group detox workshops! [...]
By admin | April 22, 2009
Even better, let’s start at the source: What’s in your grocery cart? Where do you shop? Is it Safeway, Kroger, Wal-Mart, Costco? Is it Whole Foods? Your local market? The farmers’ markets? Are you buying Safeway’s O Organic brand in an effort to eat more healthfully? Do you shop at the Whole Foods exclusively, thinking [...]
By admin | April 20, 2009
In a given year, over 20 million American adults have a mood disorder, and major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability in the United States for people ages 15 to 44. Depression can be debilitating, and medications are frequently prescribed but don’t always work; plus, they can have nasty side effects.
I’ve had very [...]
By admin | April 14, 2009
After a week of pre-cleansing and nearly 3 weeks of liver cleansing, the detox is coming to a close. I always learn a little about myself during a cleanse, and I usually pick up new habits or am reminded of favorable old habits to integrate into my routine once again.
This cleanse is easy to follow: [...]
By admin | April 11, 2009
Remember the days of yore, when being fat meant that you were affluent? That you made enough money to live high on the hog, to feed yourself and your family well? Obesity was equated to wealth.
Not anymore. Obesity is linked to diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and cholesterol, joint pain, and a host of [...]
Plants are medicine. Herbs and spices have healing properties and are easy to integrate into your diet. They can be used to boost antioxidant levels, relieve stress, enhance sleep and relaxation, improve female hormones levels, reduce PMS symptoms, enhance fertility, relieve pain, and improve organ function.
One of my favorite spices, especially in the midst of [...]
Researchers have reported that consumption of probiotics can alter the immune system response to common causes of allergies. “These data show that probiotic supplements modulate immune responses…and may have the potential to alleviate the severity of symptoms,” Claudio Nicoletti and colleagues at Britain’s Institute of Food Research wrote in a report about the study.
There is [...]