Who doesn’t want glowing, vibrant, and younger looking skin? Everyone aspires to have a healthy and blemish-free skin. Still, many of us find our skin to be quite impossible to manage especially when you wake up and find a huge zit on your nose or a cold sore at the corner of your mouth. The good news is that there are ways to prevent and treat common skin problems by checking in the food we take.

Did you know that dry skin during the summer might easily be remedied with a handful of nuts? We have all heard the old saying, we are what we eat. Often we ignore how our diets affect problems, such hair loss or oily skin. Most experts say eating a balanced diet is the best way to get your share of good food for healthy skin. Still, a number of specific food can be consumed to bring back the healthy glow to your skin.

Probably one of the most important components of skin health is Vitamin A. One can get it from low-fat dairy products. In fact, experts say that the health of our skin cells is dependent on dietary Vitamin A. Low-fat yogurt is also “good skin food” since it is high in Vitamin A and acidophilus, the “live” bacteria that is good for intestinal health. Read the rest of this entry »

In today’s world every time somebody comes down with a cold they turn to prescription drugs, this might not be the wisest choice, if we are concerned with living a long and healthy life.  In this fast paced world we want a quick fix, being down with a cold or disease like cancer is unacceptable, that’s why most of us will turn to a prescription drug. Little did we know that as we take these prescription drugs they deplete our body of essential vitamins, minerals and phyto-nutrients our body needs to operate properly.

Safeguarding our bodies against vitamin and mineral deficiencies should be our number one priority.  The following guidelines can help if you are on of the 20 million people out there using prescription drugs. Read the rest of this entry »

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Staying healthy longer as people age has become a primary concern as baby boomers have entered the realm of senior citizens. Just as the baby boomers have influenced markets for years, they are now having a great impact on the health and wellness and food industry as they grow older.

This huge segment of the nation’s population is concerned with staying healthy. They do not want to become old or act their age.

Although they have more disposable income than any other generation before them, more baby boomers are trying to be prudent and healthier by eating right. They may go to expensive restaurants and enjoy good food, but they eat healthier at home.  Many articles are available regularly with advice on which foods to choose for optimum health benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

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Our new sister site, New Alternative Health Ideas, is a great place to explore many alternative healing modalities by watching videos.

http://www.newalternativehealthideas.com/

When this site started, we displayed health-related videos, but for various reasons we quit using them. These are better videos, and the whole new site is devoted to them. So I hope you will try it out and let us know how you like it.

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One of the “new” nutrients you often hear recommended these days is Omega 3 fatty acid. Omega 3 is found in various foods, but an especially rich source of Omega 3 is fish oil.

Fish oil has been found by researchers to do the following things:

Alleviate or prevent depression

Improve brain function and help protect the brain from Alzheimers

Help brain development and prevent ADD and ADHD in children.

Regulate cholesterol levels

Prevent certain kinds of cancer

Help heal injuries faster and promote faster recovery from illness

Prevent heart disease

Slow aging

Omega 3 used to be plentiful in our diets, back when cattle were grass fed, chickens ranged freely in the barnyard, and vegetables were grown without pesticides and artificial fertilizers and were allowed to ripen in the sun. Today’s factory farmed foods, however, tend to lack or be extremely low in Omega 3. The easiest way to replace it is by taking a good quality fish oil.

Fish oil is extracted from oil-rich fish: cod, salmon, tuna, sardines, herring, mackerel and others. It contains polyunsaturated fat, Omega 3, that the body needs but cannot produce on its own.  The three main types of Omega 3 fatty acids are a-Linolenic Acid (ALA), Eicosapentaenoic Acid (ELA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA).

In the past, people took codfish oil, which is rich in Omega 3, to alleviate the symptoms of arthritis and prevent rickets. Now we know that fish oils can do much more to improve and protect our health.

Cod liver oil is a popular supplement which has been used by families across the generations as a way to improve their health. It can help reduce depression, augment the immune system and promote better blood circulation. The reason it is so healthy is because it is rich in four sources of essential nutrients, which are the omega 3s DHA and EPA, vitamin A and vitamin D.

Omega 3 DHA – This is a kind of fatty acid that is important for maintaining the health of the nervous system and promoting excellent sight. The skin, hair, bones and teeth all develop better when it there are sufficient levels of it within the body. Additionally, research has also linked it with both the prevention of depression, and the alleviation of symptoms associated with it.

Omega 3 EPA – The main benefits of this fatty acid are that it improves the body’s cardiovascular system and reduces inflammation. A secondary benefit is the slowing of the onset of arthritis. Elderly people especially need this fatty acid as part of their dietary intake, though it is still recommended for younger people too. Read the rest of this entry »

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Have you ever felt like losing weight is an impossible task? You know that exercise and a proper diet are very important, but your lifestyle is just too busy to get to the gym and take the time to prepare a healthy meal.

If you have felt this way, you are not alone. I have bought numerous gym memberships in my lifetime, only to see them go to waste due to my busy life getting in the way. I have started many diets, only to see them fall by the wayside because a quick trip to McDonald’s is much faster and more convenient than taking the time to prepare a healthy meal.

The sad fact of the matter is that our busy North American lifestyle is not conducive to healthy eating and exercise. We need to learn how to easily lose weight at home so that we can rapidly burn off our unwanted fat.

The plan that worked for me came in three parts: Exercise, quick healthy foods, and vitamins. Read the rest of this entry »