Muscle cramps – easy to get, easier to eliminate
Muscle cramps can be painful. They can be very localized and small to very large depending on the muscle and the area of the muscle. Muscle cramps, are usually, although not always, caused by a magnesium deficiency. Calcium helps to constrict muscles and magnesium helps to relax muscles.
Ginger – why eat ginger
Ginger aka zingiber officinale, has a very long medicinal and culinary use. It is a spicy herb, a flowering plant but we use the roots. It is related to other herbs like turmeric and cardamon and it is used in culinary recipes, in teas, in soda, and in medicinal forms like tinctures.
Flour: which to use and why
Yes, I know, most of us are not going to grow our own grains. We can leave that to the big acreage farmers. The challenge is the sprays used on the grains. Typically, Monsanto sprays. They are absorbed through the leaves from the air and incredibly harmful.
Endive – what to put in your salad
Endive is often mistaken for lettuce, when in fact it belongs to the daisy family. However, it is a green leafy vegetable that is often used in salads like mesclun (a mixture of young tender greens, usually includes arugula, chervil and endive) or cooked like spinach.
Dill – the herb or the pickle
Dill is a great herb, and it is kind of funny that it is called a weed. But both the herb and the dill seeds are loaded with nutrients.
Cauliflower – yeah that white flower
Actually, it will often come up yellow, depending on the variety. But it is a good easy vegetable to grow and it's good for your health. Lets find out why…
Broccoli – you’ve got to love it
Many children don’t appreciate the flavour of broccoli, but as you grow older, your tastebuds might change and tell you how important broccoli is to your diet and health.
Apples – they are not the same nutritionally
You have probably heard the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”, and while there is some truth in this, not all apples are created equally.
Headaches are a real pain – but understanding them can help you eliminate them
Did you know that your brain doesn’t have pain receptors. But it does have pressure receptors. So when there is pressure – you will get a headache. Okay, so what can cause pressure? The most common causes include: Then we have the more serious issues that can include: There are different types of headaches: Cluster […]
Gout – suffer it or eliminate it
First off, what is gout? Gout is caused by a build-up of a substance called uric acid in the blood. Your body naturally produces uric acid and normally keeps it under control. However, if your kidneys cannot eliminate the excess uric acid, it can build up and cause tiny sharp crystals to form in and […]