Versatile cucumbers!

Lots of things to do with these marvelous fruits.

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Cucumbers: Cooler than you thought!

Cucumbers are well loved for their hydrating properties, especially when it comes to skin and eye care. Cucumbers also can be found in many salads, or being turned into their more sassy relative, the pickle. But what else can we do with this cool fruit of mystery?

First of all, ingesting this magical food gives you many of your necessary daily vitamins, including all the B vitamins, Vitamin C, Folic Acid, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, zinc, and Phosphorus. B vitamins are great energy boosters, so the cucumber is naturally a good breakfast choice. Read more at www.altmeds.com

 

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Yohimbe uses, cautions

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Doctor describes side effects to avoid.

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Headaches and lemongrass

Herb may work as well as aspirin.

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Lemon grass halts headaches much like aspirin

Popping an aspirin or an ibuprofen to relieve a headache has become commonplace in the industrialized world, but there are actually natural plants and herbs that are capable of helping to relieve pain as well. Lemon grass is a great example of this, as researchers from Griffith University recently released the results of a five-year study on the plant showing that it is capable of relieving headaches and migraines. Indigenous Australians have long used lemon grass as a traditional medicine, and modern medicine is finally catching on to its therapeutic power. And in the recent study published in the journal, Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, lemon grass was found in tests to inhibit the clumping of human blood platelets in a similar fashion to the way aspirin does. Read more at www.altmeds.com

 

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Fasting and commitment

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Video shows end of 100-day fast.

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Beta carotene benefits

Why we need this food pigment.

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Beta Carotene

Beta carotene is a antioxidant that works with other natural protectors to defend cells from harmful, free-radical damage caused by highly reactive substances that either form in the body or are acquired from environmental exposure to air pollution, cigarette smoke, smoke carcinogens, etc. In addition, beta carotene provides the body with a safe source of Vitamin A; it can be converted to Vitamin A in the body. Read more at www.altmeds.com

 

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Video: Lymphatic massage

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A demonstration of this technique.

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Coping with colitis

Ways to make life easier when you have bowel disease.

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Tips for coping with Crohns and colitis

inflammatory bowel disease changes day to day activities in one’s life. Here are some tips to help alleviate some of those stresses.

Write it down. It is important to be aware of foods that might trigger unwelcomed responses. To help you find these problem foods in your own diet, keep a food journal. This way, you can observe a pattern and avoid foods that might upset your digestion. Read more at www.altmeds.com

 

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