Blog Entries tagged 'health'

The properties of Carrots

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The medicinal properties of carrots were known to the Greeks
and Romans. Carrots then were long, thin yellow roots with a
strong scent. Modern carrots, which originated in Holland in the
17th century, tend to be orange-coloured, plump and short.
Carrots are one of the most precious vegetables in a
medicinal kitchen – they contain vitamin A, folic acid, iron,
potassium, magnesium, manganese, sulphur, copper,
carotenes and pectin. Their high fibre and fl [...]

Chinese Principles of Diet

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Chinese Traditional Cooking and Dietary Concepts originate in the Taoist philosophy of Yin and Yang and the theory of the Five elements. In the traditional medical theory, QI, the life force, comes from three sources: heredity, air, and food. It follows that in order to maintain health and balance of Qi, one must eat the correct foods.
The concepts of yin and yang and the five elements were devised by the ancient Chinese as a method of defining and explaining the nature of all phenomena. [...]

mineral water and culinary oil

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100

mineral water and culinary oil

Water

Water is a basic ingredient that is essential to life in any form. It makes up around two-thirds of the human body and is constantly being lost in the form of sweat, water vapour, urine and faeces. We need to drink 1–2 litre water every day.
Water varies in nutritional value. The quality of the tap water in large urban areas is often poor. It may have been recycled 3–4 times and contain traces of ho [...]

New Detox Recipes for LIFE

heather@karunaretreats.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Did you know that of the 58,000 high animal species on the planet we are the only ones that denature our food by multi-level processing and then cooking? Modern human technology has made it possible to manufacture substitutes to most of the ingredients of life, and huge amounts of energy and finances are invested in convincing us these produces substances are superior. I believe as a result we suffer loss of a natural experience of wellbeing in body, mind and spirit.

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Celebrating Detox, Celebrating Health

heather@karunaretreats.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Celebrating Detox, Celebrating Health

We all know our choice of foods and life-style contribute to our health, but how the body actually heals itself remains a mysterious process... called Detox.

Detox is a natural cleansing of toxins, which have been absorbed and stored daily in our bodies. The result of undigested foods, environmental pollution and substance misuse, toxins build up in our bodies often in the length of our intestines. When our in [...]

Easy Hemorrhoids Relief

ashwani@tisindiasupport.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Millions of people around the world suffer from a painful condition known as hemorrhoids . While this is a condition most find difficult and embarrassing to discuss with their physicians, getting the correct hemroids treatment which can be vital to preventing serious health problems, including a loss of blood. Below is more information on this problem and how you can find hemorrhoids relief.

The Causes of the Pro [...]

Tips for Having Satisfying Sex as You Age (Johns Hopkins)

freedomeyears@gmail.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

As couples grow older, many stop having sex for many reasons, from lost desire to physical ailments to an inability to perform in the ways they once did. The desire for intimacy, however, usually doesn't dwindle away with time. The key to enjoying lovemaking throughout life is an ability to be flexible and adapt to change.

Read more here for some tips on how we can continue to be—or even start becoming—sexual beings later in life.

Propolis - Another Healthy Gift From The Bees

rlewis07@yahoo.co.uk — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Honeybees are pretty amazing animals. Apart from providing a vital role in much of our food supply through their help with pollination, they also provide us with fantastic, natural, healthy bee products. Bee products have been used for thousands of years, and are now regaining there reputation as natural health remedies.

For most people, thinking of bee equals bee stings and honey.

In recent years honey has been regaining its [...]

The properties of lemon

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Lemon is a natural disinfectant. it is rich in vitamin c and
citrus flavonoids that have a powerful antioxidant function. lemon is good for strengthening the immune system and
preventing infection and disease.

The lemon tree (Citrus limon) is a small evergreen indigenous to the forests of northern India. It bears bright yellow segmented fruit that, together with lime, orange and grapefruit, belong to the citrus family (page 33).
Although there is some doubt [...]

Eating healthily without turning into an ascetic monk

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Eating healthily without turning into an ascetic monk

One of the most important ways in which we can influence our health is by monitoring what we eat.
Eating unhealthily – too much animal fat, salt, sugar and artificial additives – can cause irreparable damage to our bodies, especially to the cardiovascular system and the kidneys. Eating healthily can increase vitality, immunity and life expectancy.
We can also influence the health of future generations by tea [...]

Jim's Story - Combined Therapy in Post Surgical Recovery

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

A case Study by Zakia Collins
This article is taken from the website of the West London School of Therapeutic Massage

In the summer of 1997, my husband Jim had a climbing accident. He has been falling off motorbikes all our married life, and has so many plates and pins that he's nearly bionic! This was the first time he'd fallen off rocks. He broke the main bone in his lower leg - the tibia - and needed an operation to put metal plates in it. Which should have been [...]

The History of Garlic

heretix@blueyonder.co.uk — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Food can be used not only to prevent illness but also to treat it. Throughout the ages, and in all cultures played an important role in healing the sick. For this first blog, in the cold of December, here is something to warm you up: