Lycopene is a phytochemical (any biologically active compound found in plants) found in red fruits and vegetables such as pink grapefruit, papaya, seabuckthorn, goji, rosehips and watermelon. These fruits get their red coloring from the carotenoid pigment lycopene...
Your kidneys are the master chemists in your body and maintain the purity and constancy of your internal fluids. Much like a city’s water filtration plant that keeps the water supply drinkable and disposes of its waste, the kidneys are usually unappreciated until...
While sleep requirements vary slightly from person to person, most healthy adults need between 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep per night to function at their best. Children and teens need even more. And, despite the notion that sleep needs decrease with age, older people...
By RoseMarie Pierce, B.Sc. Experts say that between one-third to three-quarters of North American women of all ages are calcium deficient. Who needs extra calcium? Women who show a definite need for extra calcium include those who are adolescent, pregnant,...
Headaches are one of the most common medical complaints heard by doctors today. Approximately 45 million people suffer recurring headaches every year. And when you can't think, you can't work so headaches end up costing employers an estimated $50 billion per year....
Pass up the berries and green tea and pass out the chocolate! The same element that gives tea and berries their health benefits is in certain types of chocolate. The trick is knowing which kind. According to a study published in the Journal of American Medical...
So what is the ultimate sun protection? Shade! As funny as that sounds, staying in the shade is your best protection from sun damage during these hot summer months. If that's not a possibility, or if you just love the feel of the sun on your skin, there are ways to...
Once considered to be strictly an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, we now know that Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder. "Activated" cells of the immune system travel from the body into the central nervous system via the blood-brain...
Exercise and sports are usually classified as two different things, however, they require the same thing from every body: performance. Even for the most gentle of athletes, or for the rest of us "weekend warriors", understanding how food affects and fuels our bodies...
Your blood pressure is a good type of pressure that you'll want to know all about. Normal blood pressure means your body is healthy and working within its limits to peak capacity. The good news is that maintaining your blood pressure within normal limits is absolutely...
Pre and probiotics are referred to as "functional foods"; foods that provide some health benefits beyond traditional nutritional values. What are Prebiotics? Prebiotics, sometimes known as fermentable fiber, are non-digestible bits of food that we eat. Why would we...
This month, we continue our year-long series on the basic vitamins and minerals necessary to good health and focus in on calcium. "Calcium for strong bones and teeth" is a phrase that all of us are familiar with. And while this is absolutely true, how many of us know...