Posted in Water on Jun 15th, 2008
The quantity and quality of the water we drink have a dramatic impact on our health. The human body is a water machine, designed primarily to run on water and minerals. Every life-giving and healing process that happens inside the body… happens with water. In just the last decade, medical science has begun to focus [...]
Posted in Supplements on Jun 5th, 2008
When choosing fats, pick unsaturated fat over saturated or trans fat. Here’s how to know the difference. The article was adapted from the MayoClinic Tool for Healthier Lives. Most foods contain several different kinds of fats — including saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and trans fats — and some kinds are better for your health than others [...]
Posted in Minerals on Jun 2nd, 2008
The following chart shows the recommended minimum daily intake levels and the recommended “not to exceed” daily maximums (tolerable upper intake levels) for minerals—as recommended for healthy adults by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy’s Institute of Medicine. When there is more than one line for a mineral, the first line is [...]
Posted in Vitamins on Jun 1st, 2008
Vitamin K Vitamin K helps make four of the 13 proteins needed for blood clotting. Its role in maintaining the clotting cascade is so important that people who take anticoagulants such as warfarin (Coumadin) must be careful to keep their vitamin K intake stable. Lately, researchers have demonstrated that vitamin K is also involved in [...]
Posted in Vitamins on Jun 1st, 2008
Vitamin E For a time, vitamin E supplements looked like an easy way to prevent heart disease. Promising observational studies, including the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study, suggested 20 to 40 percent reductions in coronary heart disease risk among individuals who took vitamin E supplements (usually containing 400 IU or more) for [...]