Sugar Substitutes: Licorice Root
Licorice root Glycyrrhiza glabra -Licorice root the ingredient in black licorice is a substance of which virtually everyone is aware. Licorice is a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean region. Oriental cultures recognize licorice for its sweetening properties. Glycyrrhizin, the active ingredient in licorice, is between 50 to 100 times sweeter than sucrose. Parts of Licorice Used : You can use the whole root with skin or peeled, the dried powder, or the extract to naturally sweeten the things you eat and drink.
Word Phrases We Say that Cause Physical Disease
Question: I ve recently heard that we create certain health problems with what we say and think, is this really true? Can you give me some examples? Answer : It is absolutely true. Where the concentration goes, the energy flows. If you think more negative thoughts about what is happening to you and your body than positive ones, the negative ones win! For example, I had a client who once used used to say, Let s go eat our Saturday triple-bypass breakfast.
Myasthenia Gravis- My story
On Sunday AM Nov. 5th, 2006-a beautiful clear day, as I was driving to church it was as if I suddenly drove into a downpour. My windshield appeared flooded, my eyesight had blurred so badly that the road and traffic were barely distinguishable. I turned slowly around and made it home. The blurring stopped later that day but I had double vision and I wondered What was that all about. On Monday morning on my 2 mile walk another clear day I looked up at the full moon settling in the western sky and distinctly saw two moons.
Aromatherapy Essential Oils-Essential for Mind and Body
Doctors and beauty experts say that some amount of oil is essential to keep our skin healthy and glowing. Going further, oils can even influence our mental condition. No wonder then that essential oils are so popular today. Essential oils are obtained from the seeds, peel, bark, flowers, roots, and leaves of various plants. Although this term is comparatively new, people have been using essential oils for physical and mental health since time immemorial.
Hoodia Passes the Test Under Intense Media Scrutiny
When a new diet supplement hits the marketplace and people begin making claims of incredible weight loss, media hounds jump all over the chance to expose the phenomenon as hype. But when investigators from 60 Minutes and BBC News tried to dispel the buzz about Hoodia, they were unable to find the story they were hoping for. As an appetite suppressant, Hoodia has come under fire because of its incredible ability to stave off hunger and increase energy using natural ingredients found in a plant that grows in the Kalahari Desert.
Alternative Healing
For years I have said that people take better care of their cars than their bodies. That is a very disturbing observation; I would risk saying that all of modern life is bad for our health. Our lives consist of driving to work in a carpool or getting there on a crowded subway, train or bus. We have social pressures and demands at work that become excessive for us. We eat our meals in a hurried fashion from fast food places, which make it worse.
Minding Your Emotional Health
Relaxation With Ylang Ylang Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oil. Ylang Ylang is a wonderful therapeutic-grade essential oil to use to bring about a sense of calm and relaxation. It can be helpful for reducing feelings of tension, anger and irritability. It might even make you feel a little bit more romantic. The sweet-smelling flowers have long been used in Indonesia to decorate a new couple s marriage bed. Ylang Ylang oil is often used in men s colognes for a different floral fragrance than rose, which is commonly used in women s perfumes.
How To Enjoy Better Health With Natural Remedies
As more and more traditional products and medicines hit the drug store shelves faster and faster, many people don t realize the tremendous benefits that can be enjoyed by the use of natural remedies. Natural remedies contain only a fraction of the chemical preservatives, if any at all, compared to their traditional medicine counterparts. Although there are many over the counter and prescription medicines available for heartburn relief, natural remedies for heartburn may be just as effective and cause fewer side effects.
Natural Help for Epilepsy
I recommend the movie First Do No Harm for anyone with epilepsy or knowing anyone with the epilepsy human or animals because adding specific fats to the diet can control and or greatly reduce the incidence of seizures. Based on a true story, Meryl Streep plays the small town Midwest mother of a child who has severe epilepsy in the movie First Do No Harm 1997. After experiencing many, many tests, drugs, and other medical techniques, she and her son are left without options and without hope.
Normal Cholesterol Levels: How Natural Substances Can Make A Difference
Having normal cholesterol levels is very important. Getting tested is a smart choice for better health because if you have high cholesterol, you may be a ticking time bomb! Having high blood cholesterol is a significant risk factor for coronary heart disease CHD. In fact, studies show that the higher your blood level, the greater your risk of developing CHD. When your doctor measures your cholesterol levels, he will discover how much and what type is circulating in your blood.
