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19 July 2010 0 Comments

Microwave Risks II

Microwave Risks II

During World War II, in an effort to find ways to overcome the logistical problems of producing edible food in a short time, and to be able to reduce the amount and bulk of cooking fuels that would be required to support their planned operations for the military invasion of Russia, the Nazis began research [...]

14 July 2010 0 Comments

Microwave Risks I

Microwave Risks I

Do you believe in the catchword, “You are what you eat.” Ideally, you would like to eat most of your food raw. But most of us won’t be able to accomplish that, that we cook our food. When you need to sterilize your cloth hand towel, you can use your microwave oven but not in [...]

7 June 2010 0 Comments

Manage Constipation, Prevent Cancer

Manage Constipation, Prevent Cancer

Colorectal cancer ranks third in the mortality rate, worldwide, (Lung cancer ranks first among the major cause of death afflicting 1.3 million of the world’s population which results to about 639,000 deaths per year). The threat of a person becoming afflicted with colon cancer is very real. Noticeably, these statistics increase in number per year [...]

26 May 2010 0 Comments

Immediate Effects Of Stress And Some Natural Solutions

Immediate Effects Of Stress And Some Natural Solutions

Stress. Everyday, we face this it. We cannot help but be affected. What to do? “Long-term stress – the kind that stems from constant anxiety about the bad economy or your unhappy job situation- can cause an increase in cortisol hormone levels,” says Amy Wechsler, MD, author of The Mind-Beauty Connection, who specializes in psychodermatology, [...]

23 May 2010 0 Comments

Your Bathroom Posture

Your Bathroom Posture

While we have excellent solutions and techniques for colon cleansing, we may have overlooked a fundamental reason for the buildup of colon-bound toxins. For centuries humankind lived without the “thrones” now found in the majority of bathrooms or water closets in the western world. Indeed, our use of the commode has made us consider not [...]

17 May 2010 0 Comments

Empower your Children – Stimulate their Minds

Empower your Children – Stimulate their Minds

Children’s minds are synonymous to sponges. They absorb everything around. Be it a good information or a junk, their brain is non-selective. Because the early formative years in the life of children affect their later choices in life, parents should nourish them well during their formative years. Several developmental researches prove that nature and nurture [...]

11 May 2010 0 Comments

The Effect of Deep Sea Diving on Brain Function

The Effect of Deep Sea Diving on Brain Function

The human brain receives about 20% of total body oxygen consumption, usually through normal breathing in a normal situation. It functions mainly for cognition, consciousness, orientation, speech and memory. Its enclosure in a cranium with the protection of meninges and brain- blood barrier suggests its vulnerability and fragility especially from abrupt changes of conditions such [...]

9 May 2010 0 Comments

Is Acupuncture Good for the Brain?

Is Acupuncture Good for the Brain?

Today, people from all walks of life have started to go back to the basics. Be it in their practices or lifestyle. They acquire everything in their surroundings as nature provides the abundance of life. What is still significant is the belief of man in the use of natural methods of therapy, without the application [...]

5 May 2010 0 Comments

The Effect of Depression on Brain Function

The Effect of Depression on Brain Function

The brain is composed of brain cells called neurons.  There are about 10 billion neurons in a person’s brain.  Said to be the center of the central nervous system (CNS), the brain recognizes emotions and feelings by a person.  The brain also reacts to these stimuli that can make us happy, sad or depressed.
Depression is [...]

4 May 2010 0 Comments

Cell Phones- Do they really affect the brain?

Cell Phones- Do they really affect the brain?

Cell phones flourished with the advent of the new millennium.   There are almost 5 billion users in the world today.  With this magnitude of users, these questions lurk in everyone’s mind, “Is the cell phone safe for the brain?”  “Do they really affect the brain?” These questions arise from the fact that cell phones operate [...]