If you’re like me, the word “organic” conjures up picturesque images of untouched green fields, majestic trees blossoming with fruit, happy free-ranging cows and chickens living together in harmony…ok maybe its just me. For many of us though, something visceral does happen when we decide to choose the organic apples as opposed to the conventionally grown ones. Studies have found ...

1. Diarrhea Diarrhea is the most common problem that can affect your trip. I always say, “Listen to your mom for good travel eating advice.” Don’t eat anything that is not properly and thoroughly cooked. Avoid tap water, ice, and veggies washed in tap water. If the restaurant or food stand looks dirty or the chef has a sore on ...

One of the biggest hidden threats to our health is the consumption of all forms of sugar. In addition to its detrimental effects on the body’s proper pH balance, a major problem stemming from sugar consumption has to do with a chemical process called glycation. In simplest terms, glycation refers to the combination of a sugar and a protein molecule. ...

There are many foods you could add to your diet to enhance your overall health and well-being. Below I’ll discuss five. You’ll see some significant improvements in your health over time if you incorporate even a few of these into your regular routine. Flaxseed Raw Nuts Sulfur-Containing Foods Green Tea Healthy Oils Flaxseed Flaxseed is a wonderful vegetarian source of ...

Maintaining a slightly alkaline pH is key to preventing disease The human body is an indivisible, integrated organism, not a collection of various unrelated parts. In this vein, there are various mechanisms in your body that work together to maintain a proper pH balance throughout your body. The acidity or alkalinity of a substance is measured using pH. The pH ...

Public health model for the US... The House of Representatives gave its approval to the draft amendment of 23,753, which addresses the disease more comprehensively and an educational social coverage, employment and the medical and pharmacological needs of patients. Who had taken the lead from a long complaint of patients and affected by diabetes, was the UCR Senator Ernesto Sanz. ...

A little girl in Texas had a diet so unhealthy that she developed Type 2 diabetes before her fourth birthday, a doctor who treated her says. The obese 3-year-old was diagnosed with what used to be known as “adult-onset” diabetes, which has become a lot more common among children over the last few decades, reports Reuters. In a press release, ...

Over 25 million people in the U.S. have type 2 diabetes, which means they don’t utilize insulin properly (a condition called insulin resistance) and blood glucose (or sugar) levels end up much higher than what is healthy. However, the majority of individuals with diabetes are not aware they have the condition due to the fact that the symptoms, on their ...

Scientists using elevated levels of vitamin C were able to kill certain kinds of colorectal cancer cells, according to a new study. This breakthrough discovery suggests that scientists may be able to harness vitamin C to develop new cancer treatments. On Nov. 5, Science published this recent study on vitamin C cancer therapy conducted by researchers and scientists from Weill ...

Bitter melon is a fruit that grows abundantly in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Traditionally it has been used to treat diabetes and other more mild diseases or illnesses. More recently, bitter melon juice was shown to kill pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and in mice in a study done by the University of Colorado. Considering the results were seen ...