Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published July 23, 2018. Yams are one of the most delicious vegetables you can eat, but you may not be aware that, as a root vegetable that’s been around for eons, they also have a long history of use as an alternative medicine. Modern researchers… Read More »
Echinacea is also known as purple coneflower. It is one of the hardiest perennial plants indigenous to America. Much of the knowledge that we have about the medicinal use of echinacea is derived from Native American use.1 Samples of the plant have been found in Lakota Sioux village sites dating from the early 1600s. The… Read More »
Are you looking for a way to break your personal records? High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workouts will do the trick. Combining short bursts of speed with slow recovery periods will help to improve your performance. Overtime, HIIT can help to improve your speed, strength, and endurance. In the running world you see interval training… Read More »
I found that I can have a little candy occasionally now, but I know not to eat a lot because it makes me feel sluggish and depressed. If you have trouble digesting sugars such as fructose a natural sugar found in fruit as well as processed foods and lactose which is spotted in dairy products,… Read More »
Their unique nutritional profile help the body stay fit and healthy. Red, blue, and purple fruits tend to cause an alkaline, rather than an acidic, reaction in the digestive tract. Prunes are great source of vitamin A and mineral boron. Boron may help prevent osteoporosis. Prunes also impart a mild laxative effect due to their… Read More »