Goji berries (Lycium barbarum) are the most nutritionally dense fruit on earth. They’re a member of the nightshade family (Solonaceae), which includes many other common vegetables such as potato, sweet potato, tomato, eggplant, and pepper, as well as some poisonous plants such as belladonna as well as deadly nightshade. Native to the Himalayan Mountains of [...]
An Apple A Day
May 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
You’ve almost certainly heard the particular phrase, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Just an old wives tale, right? Well, in fact, there is some truth in there. For example, two apples a day could help keep cardiovascular disease away! An apple is packed with flavonoids in addition to antioxidants and dietary fiber [...]
Your Health and Antioxidants
October 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Little Yogis Granola From Wailana Yoga Everyone has heard the news about antioxidants and their importance to good health and proper nutrition. As science learns more about antioxidants, their value and potential increases. Indeed, antioxidants have shown promise in everything from preventing heart disease to slowing the degeneration of the eyes and brain. Antioxidants work [...]
The Key to Getting Great Green Tea Skin Care
September 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Green tea is so good for you. Its very true. In fact, in a recent study, a researcher exposed hundreds of minnows to highly radioactive substances. You would have thought they would all get cancer and die. However, they survived instead. What was the reason they survived? Instead of water in their tank, they had [...]