Cholesterol is a type of fat that your body needs, among other things, to produce cell membranes and hormones.

Your body is capable of producing all the cholesterol it needs.  Additional cholesterol in our bodies comes from eating foods high in saturated fats, such as meat, high-fat dairy, and eggs. Also some people have a generic [...]

Dr Bates, the founder of the Bates Method, created the vision therapy eyewear which allows an individual to enjoy better eyesight without glasses.  Dr Bates discovered in his research that prescription glasses do not alleviate vision problems but instead hampers the natural healing of the eyes.  He went on to invent the natural vision pinhole [...]

By Paula Spencer, Caring.com

This is the continuation of the secrets of aging well.  If you missed the first two longevity factors, click 5 Secrets to Aging Well (1).

3. Be your own best friend
Why it matters: People often fall into the trap of being kinder, more loving, and more forgiving to those around them [...]

By Paula Spencer, Caring.com

How to be happier and healthier for the rest of your life. We’d all like to make it to 100–but let’s face it, some people age a lot more gracefully than others. What’s the difference between someone who looks and feels vibrant in midlife and beyond–and someone who’s sick, sad, [...]

Bananas may hold the key to powerful new treatments that protect against the Aids virus.
In laboratory tests, scientists found that a banana ingredient called BanLec was as potent as two existing anti-HIV drugs.
They believe cheap therapies based on BanLec have the potential to save millions of lives.
The ingredient is a lectin, [...]

Cucumber Health and Cucumber Facts!
This information was in The New York Times several weeks ago as part of
their “Spotlight on the Home” series that  highlighted creative and
fanciful ways to solve common problems.
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one
cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2,  Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5,
Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin [...]

In many instances especially during festivals celebrations around the world, people tend to binge on celebration food and indulge in high calorie food and lots of sugary festive sweets and desserts. Here are some do’s and don’t during festivals celebrations.
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Fasting and Feasting
1)Fasting is a great way to detox but can deplete your body’s nutritional resources [...]

Here is an article that is extracted from a circulating email by Health Sciences Institute regarding the miraculous graviola tree, also known as soursop or angmoh durian.  Its scientific name is Annona muricata and the fruit is slightly acidic when ripe. The Spanish call it guanabana, the Portuguese call it graviola, the Filipinos know it [...]

With the current hectic lifestyle today, there are many who skip breakfast, most important meal of the day. This is definitely not advisable and here we go through an article that touches on nutrition on the go as well as eating on the go. It is always best to aim for a high fiber breakfast [...]

Are there really IBS remedies that work in the treatment for IBS? According to studies, there are various methods for the treatment of IBS including changing your diet for IBS, medication, supplements, alternative therapies as well as stress management.

IBS sufferers should watch their diet as it is a well established fact that foods [...]