A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Organic foods may have higher nutritional value than conventional food, according to some research. The reason: In the absence of pesticides and fertilizers, plants boost their production of the phytochemicals (vitamins and antioxidants) that strengthen their resistance to bugs and weeds. Benefits of eating organic food: 1. Avoid chemicals. Eating organically grown foods is the only…
For several hundred years now, the burdock plant and burdock root have been used for purifying and flushing toxins from the blood stream. In its capacity as a diuretic, the burdock herb and root increase the output of urine, thereby flushing out excess water. The taproot of young burdock plants can be harvested and eaten…
People who have decided that they want to experience ongoing vitality throughout the day so they can excel at work and be fully present during social gatherings should know that getting healthy will help them realize the vision. If you’re ready to step into the world of dynamic health right now, know that the following…
I have allergic rhinitis almost all my life. Every morning on end, the first thing that welcomed me was blocked nose with sneezing. Environmental factors like cigarette smoke, dust, strong perfumes, air freshener and change of temperature made the symptoms worse. The allergy miraculously went away when I was in my early twenties when I…
Premenstrual Syndrome or PMS symptoms are not a normal part of life. Symptoms are generally warning signs from our bodies that something is out of balance. More and more women are struggling with PMS because two major factors: diet and stress levels have changed in our modern lives. Stress levels are at an all-time high…
Some people are just prone to boils and I am one of them. I find that clean eating helps tremendously in preventing boils. But it isn’t always possible to eat 100% clean or even 99%, especially during festive seasons. I have been indulging in quite a bit of unhealthy snacks during the recent Chinese New…
Peppermint essential oil is the first line of defense against stomach pains, bloatedness and nausea in our household. When I was wheeled out of the OT after a laproscopy myomectomy surgery last year, I was bleeding profusely. The doctor gave me a jab to stop the bleeding but the jab had side effects and made…
It can be extremely frustrating when you hear about your family members, friends, and coworkers being able to lose weight on one particular diet and then seeing that it does not work for you. You may have watched as someone dropped a lot of weight extremely fast and then was able to keep the weight…
Skin tags are small, soft, skin-coloured growths that hang off the skin and look a bit like warts. They’re very common, harmless, and can vary in colour and size – from a few millimetres up to 5cm (about 2 inches) wide. There was a tiny skin tag on the right side of my neck for…
One distinct Chinese food culture my late maternal grandmother and parents instilled in me is the tradition of soups. Like a comforting bowl of chicken soup that Americans love, a bowl of nourishing and delicious Chinese soup conjures up the same kind of comfort, even nostalgia from childhood times with my close-knit family and my…