November 2006


As simple as that
Like walking, jogging can be done anytime, anywhere, and involves only one person: you. Jogging has all the health benefits of walking- it conditions the heart, improves muscle tone and strength, relieves stress, and can help with a variety of health problems, such as osteoporosis, heart disease, and arthritis. While walking may [...]

Tofu, also called doufu (often in Chinese recipes) or bean curd (literal translation), is a food of Chinese origin, made by coagulating soy milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks. The making of tofu from soy milk is similar to the technique of making cheese from milk. Wheat gluten, or seitan, in its [...]

Probiotics were defined by a group of experts convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as “live microorganisms administered in adequate amounts which confer a beneficial health effect on the host”. Most probiotics are bacteria, which are small, single-celled organisms. Bacteria are categorized by scientists with genus, species and strain [...]

The Earth’s ozone layer protects all life from the sun’s harmful radiation, but human activities have damaged this shield. Less protection from ultraviolet light [...]

By John Edwards
Safer, less expensive, and easy-to-use natural skin care can be as easy as opening your kitchen cabinet, [...]

Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. The airways are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways are inflamed (swollen). The inflammation makes the airways very sensitive, and they tend to [...]

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such [...]

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