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Want to optimize your bone health to insure your future economy? Fractured vertebra are expensive. Want to avoid or limit a reduction in bone mass and microstructures and deterioration of bone tissue found in osteoarthritis? Then this blog is for you! Improve Your Nerve-Body Connection! This communication between bone cells and neural tissues within the skeleton is important in facilitating bone skeletal growth, homeostasis, and repair.  Sensory and autonomic nerve fibers also penetrate cortical bone. (Cortical bone is the strong and compact type of bone found on the outer layer of the long...

Although tasty, meat analogs are expensive often contain additives that we don’t want. Here’s a delicious recipe from the old Wildwood Cookbook we think you will enjoy! Ingredients: ½ cup organic whole wheat flour ½ cup organic, non GMO cornmeal 1/3 cup organic peanut butter 2 cups tomato juice 1 teaspoon salt or onion salt ¾ cup warm water Directions: Dextrinize flour and cornmeal until light brown. Liquefy juice and peanut butter in blender. Add salt and water to blender mixture. Combine all the ingredients and mix well. Pour into baking dish about ¾ “ thick or into tin cans filled only half...

If you have or (are at risk for developing) diabetes, hypertension, cancer, or dementia, frequent consumption of berries may improve your health. Here’s why! Cardiovascular Protection Harvard researchers followed 100,000 young and middle-aged women for 20 years and found that those who ate more than 3 servings of strawberries or blueberries a week reduced their risk for heart disease by 32%. Cardiovascular diseases–atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, vascular dementia, and hypertension– are caused by much more than accumulated cholesterol and fats in arteries. Oxidation, inflammation,...

Diet can influence cancer development in both positive and negative ways. It is estimated that a healthy lifestyle and healthy dietary practices could help lower incidence of all cancers by 30-40%. A systematic review and a meta-analysis of 41 studies state that the consumption of apples is associated with a reduced risk of cancer in different anatomical sites. Comparing the highest with the lowest level of apple consumption, apples really made a big difference in the reduction of lung cancer risk. This association was statistically, highly significant in both case-control and cohort studies....

You need these carbohydrate foods if you are obese or at risk of cardiovascular disease, prediabetes, the metabolic syndrome, or type 2 diabetes. Which carbs? Fiber-rich, whole-plant foods. In this blog, we examine the health benefits of soluble fiber. Soluble fibers (SF) dissolve in water to form a gel-like material. SF bypasses the digestion of the small intestine and slows the absorption and digestion of carbohydrates. Good sources of soluble fiber include oats, peas, beans, apples, citrus fruits, carrots, barley, and psyllium. Insoluble fiber from whole grains are essential for optimal health. Soluble...

Sixty-nine percent of Americans are either overweight or obese. Of these statistics, 42% of Americans are obese. One in ten Americans has type 2 diabetes. Ninety percent of individuals with type 2 diabetes are obese. Obesity fuels chronic diseases such as atherosclerosis, cancer, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and so on! Some authorities describe obesity as “a chronic relapsing condition.” The good news is that there are proven strategies to help achieve weight loss and keep it off! Many obese individuals may achieve considerable health benefits with just 5% to 7% weight...

The delicious soup is loaded with cancer-fighting phytonutrients. Lycopene in tomatoes helps protect from many cancers. Eating them in cooked form with a small amount of cold-pressed olive oil, helps deliver more lycopene to the blood.Tomatoes contain chlorogenic acid, a phytochemical that improves fat-burning metabolism. Additionally, tomatoes are rich in soluble fiber that exerts anti-inflammatory effects. Occasional use of sweet red peppers enhances metabolism. Celery fights inflammation. Ingredients: 1 white onion 2 cloves garlic 2 Tablespoons cold-pressed olive oil 1 stalk celery, chopped 1...

How important is the air force to your country for peace time and during war? How about the factories that produce the bombers and ammunition? An efficient lymphatic system is vital to your body’s defense system.  What conditions reduce its effectiveness? What science-backed natural remedies improve its performance? The Lymphatic System’s Amazing Contributions Protection: Lymph nodes act as immune surveillance filters along the lymphatic system. These nodes trap germs like bacteria, viruses, cancer cells, and toxins. The thymus matures T-lymphocytes, so they will be ready to fight a viral infection...

You have heard the old adage, “You are what you eat.” You are what you eat and assimilate, both physically and mentally. Are you consuming foods that reduce your risk of depression? What dietary items aid in recovery from depression? Boost Tryptophan Naturally Though depression is a multifactorial disease, nutritional support is essential. Organic, non-GMO tofu, almonds, black walnuts, sesame and pumpkin seeds, and black-eyed peas are all excellent sources of tryptophan, an amino acid essential to the production of the anti-depressant neurotransmitter serotonin. However, just increasing your...