Can Mushrooms and Cheese Help You Live Longer? I did some research into the benefits of mushrooms a while ago and found that there were many health benefits to mushrooms. There are some extracts of mushrooms that have been used in Chinese medicine alongside traditional medicine for many years in some Asian countries. In some…
Whats Wrong With Eggs? Are Eggs Bad For You? Well nothing it seems! Eggs have had some bad press in the past, and consumers are still unsure of whether they should limit their egg consumption, but it appears there might well be nothing wrong with eggs after all. When I was growing up, my mum…
Best Foods for PMS If you are female and of reproductive age, then you have had PMS or pre- menstrual syndrome. It is an unpleasant time for most women, but for the majority of women, PMS is something that you learn to live with and is just part of your life. For some women it…
What Foods Help Your Hangover? You might be reading this already hungover, desperately looking for a cure to help with your hangovers, and lets face it, most of us have been hungover at one point in our lives, unless you are teetotal, or don’t drink for religious reasons, so what foods help your hangover? do they…
So what causes us to be sexually attracted to someone? The biology of sexual attraction is not not completely understood, although there does appear to be certain things that make someone sexually attractive to us. Smell or the ‘Pheromones’ that someone gives off, help make them more attractive. Men are thought to sense a smell…
Goji berries- a bright orange/red berry that comes from a shrub in China, Mongolia and Tibet. It’s been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. You may be one of many people who has heard about the health benefits of goji berries, but don’t really know why they are healthy. You might add…
December is National Pear Month. No, I have never heard of this before either, but I am guessing it’s been created to help promote the consumption of pears. However, that’s not a bad thing at all since Pears are a great source of Nutrition and are low in calories for people on a calorie controlled…
Drinking Coffee Does Have Health Benefits I used to be a coffee addict, at the time, I was in a repetitive sales job, (many years ago), and I drank coffee partly out of boredom, and partly out of habit, and of course, I liked the taste. I did have to stop drinking it eventually because…
Bitter Melon does not look much like a melon at all, in fact it looks more like a lumpy cucumber. Native to Asia, it has been used both medicinally and as a vegetable in cooking typically in Asian cuisine. But could this ugly looking vegetable hold the key in helping people rid themselves of Diabetes?…
There are many reasons why you might get high blood pressure, such as eating too much sugar and salt and smoking. Being overweight and not having enough exercise can also lead to high blood pressure. But what foods should you be eating to help lower your blood pressure? Top 5 Foods to Lower your Blood…