Omega 3 Fish Oil – An Important Supplement for a Healthy Heart
Omega 3 Fish Oil – An Important Supplement for a Healthy Heart
Fish oils, also known as essential fatty acids, have been known to help the prevention of heart attacks by helping you with a healthier heart. It is suggested that people increase their consumption of fish oils to prevent and, in certain cases, slow down any chances of a heart attack.
Eating fish regularly is a good option for some people but because most people cannot get adequate levels of fish oils from their foods, experts recommend that they add fish oil supplements to their diet.
Many studies have …
More Foods For a Healthy Heart and Body
More Foods For a Healthy Heart and Body
Many of us may have considered including yogurt in our breakfast, at lunch or for an afternoon snack and if you were, now is a great time to include it. Yogurt has shown to protect against gum disease which will left untreated can raise the risk for heart disease. Many people think yogurt helps because its probotics fight the bad bacteria that can grow in our mouths. However, it is unclear how much yogurt needs to be eaten in order to have the best protection. Raisins have also been shown to be …
Liver Detoxification With the Coffee Enema
Liver Detoxification With the Coffee Enema
For quite some time, the coffee enema has been a method of liver detoxification. It is considered a low-volume enema, meaning that the coffee does not travel further than the sigmoid colon.
Sitting between the sigmoid colon and the liver is a duct called the entero-hepatic circulation system. Fecal matter is toxin filled by the time it reaches this duct. By employing a coffee enema for liver detoxification, the time that it takes for the fecal matter to reach the bowel is hastened.
The therapeutic benefit of the coffee is a result of the …
Lung Detox Minus Good Sleep = Fail! Find Out Why
Lung Detox Minus Good Sleep = Fail! Find Out Why
Sleep is known as the third pillar of good health, along with the right food (in the right quantities) and regular exercise. But how many of us actually make sure we get enough good sleep, and do you have any idea how lack of sleep (known as a sleep debt) can not only reduce your chances of a successful quit attempt, but also a successful Lung Detox?
Why You Need Good Sleep
Sleep is important not only for your mind, but your body too. While you sleep, your brain picks …
Why Detox Centers Are Important
Why Detox Centers Are Important
There are many cases where people are so heavily focused on choosing the right rehabilitation program that they forget what is often a crucial first step – detoxification. Detox centers are often charged with a scientifically and biologically challenging task of helping individuals to safely and effectively withdraw from whatever chemicals they are dependent on with as few symptoms as possible.
The days of simply letting people “sleep it off” are few and far between, especially with the percentage of addicts who are combining several substances. There is also the onslaught of many more prescription …
Vitamin B12 to Counteract Cyanide Toxicity
Vitamin B12 to Counteract Cyanide Toxicity
Cyanide exposure not occurs not only from intentional poisoning. Cyanide (hydrogen cyanide) and cyanide-containing chemicals are used in mining, in acrylic nail removal and sometimes in fumigation. Most people have heard that apple pits contain cyanide. This is true, although the amount is very small. The cyanide is bound to a sugar called amygdalin. The apple pit has to be broken or crushed to release the amygdalin into the body.
You’d have to eat hundreds of apple pits in a sitting to experience ill effects from cyanide poisoning. The kernels of peach and apricot …
Candida Detoxification
Candida Detoxification
Candida Detoxification is important for individuals who have been diagnosed with Candida. Candida (usually the strain albicans) is a yeast that is normally found growing in the skin, mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina. Candida infections do not normally occur in people with healthy immune systems. When there is a disturbance to our gut flora, an overgrowth of Candida can occur, generally causing an infection called Candidasis.
A variety of things can lead to a compromised immune system and/or throw off the balance of our natural flora. The most common cause of disturbance is the intake of antibiotics, which …
Can Vitamin C Give Me Cold Sores?
Can Vitamin C Give Me Cold Sores?
Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus. The virus lies dormant in your body until something activates it. It makes its way to the surface of your skin and causes lesions, called fever blisters or cold sores. Some people who suffer from cold sores have reported outbreaks after they have taken vitamin C or eaten vitamin C rich foods. This has them questioning whether or not the vitamin C caused the outbreak.
Vitamin C works with your immune system in many different ways. Outbreaks occur when the immune system is compromised. …
Why a Detoxification Program May Be Right For You
Why a Detoxification Program May Be Right For You
A detoxification program is a total package that is designed to detoxify your body. In general it will include a detoxification diet and activity plan. If you plan to continue a detoxification program for a long period of time or if the program that you choose includes dramatic changes to your diet, activities, or lifestyle in general you should consult your physician before beginning.
Even some of the most popular detoxification program choices have little basis in medical science. They may also have no scientific study to measure the reliability of …