Getting dirty to stay healthy is a foreign notion to many of us - and eating dirt to stay healthy even more so. While it may seem primitive, eating earth (geophagy) is a universal phenomenon even today.
The recent attack by UK health authorities on vitamin and mineral supplements was astonishing largely because of the flimsiness of the evidence of so-called dangers.
Over our past year’s search for the best health regimes, the work of two people has particularly stood out. William Wolcott, the world's leading authority on metabolic typing (The Metabolic Typing Diet, Doubleday, 2000), and former director of...
Most doctors reckon that we can get all the nutrients we need from a healthy, balanced diet, and that taking supplements is an unnecessary expense. But a new study confirms what we have long suspected - the food we eat today just can't deliver the...
* Have your cholesterol checked and switch to a low-cholesterol diet, if necessary, to avoid gallstone development.
Women with PMS can benefit by boosting levels of specific nutrients. * Magnesium deficiency is common among women with PMS (Am J Clin Nutr, 1981; 34: 2364-6; Ann Clin Biochem, 1986; 23: 667-70). Ideally, take 400 mg/day but, in one trial, just 200...
There are some key aspects of foods' nutrition and healthfulness to consider when choosing healing foods - we want ones that are high in supportive nutrients and that are clear of toxic chemicals. Consuming foods as they are grown from Nature is...
I believe that this program can really make a significant difference in the fine-tuning and longevity of the competitive athlete. The nutritional misconceptions among sports people are great, and the diets, protein concoctions, and vitamins they are...