Foods and Farming in Bulgaria, Part 2

Even though genetically modified (“GMO”) foods aren’t currently being grown in Bulgaria, there are a variety of pesticides and herbicides being used on the crops. And, as in many other countries, it isn’t always easy to find out whether the food you’re interested in purchasing has had them used. Actually knowing, and trusting, the farmer […]

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Foods and Farming in Bulgaria, Part 1

As many of you know, I’ve been in Bulgaria for the past several weeks. One of the things that I love about this country is the easy availability of fresh, natural, (relatively) unadulterated foods. This includes no GMO foods, the growth of which is heavily restricted throughout most of Europe (and much of the world) […]

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Fast-Food Breakfast Sandwiches May Slow Down Blood Flow: Study

By Randy Dotinga, HealthDay Reporter Think about this the next time you chow down on one of those meat-egg-and-cheese breakfast sandwiches: A new study suggests that your fast-food breakfast sandwich has an immediate negative effect on your blood vessels. The research is preliminary and doesn’t compare the effect of eating a couple of fast-food breakfast sandwiches […]

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Listening to Your Body’s Symptoms

Symptoms are nature’s way of calling our attention to problems in the body. Perhaps we are meant to listen to those signals and then correct the habits in our lifestyle that contribute to the underlying dysfunction (which then results in specific symptoms). These habits usually involve failing to provide the body with enough of the […]

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Daily Multivitamin Use Reduced Cancer Occurrence in Men

A research study lasting over a decade showed that daily use of a common multivitamin reduced the risk for total cancer occurrence in a population of men. Their findings are that: Total cancer occurrence was reduced by about 8 percent. Non-significant trends observed in reduction of some site-specific cancer rates. Researchers suggest continuing other preventive […]

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How do chia seeds compare to flax seeds?

Unlike flax seeds, chia can be eaten whole and does not need to be ground to obtain the nutrients. Chia also has a higher antioxidant content, which, among other benefits, protects the fatty acids in chia from oxidizing and turning rancid, giving chia a longer shelf life.

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Seasonal food chart

A year-round guide to fresh cooking ingredients. Source: guardian.co.uk

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Anti-Cancer Fruits

These are not only anti-cancer, they’re anti-aging, anti-heart disease, anti-poor health in general.

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The Reason for Tooth Decay and Physical Degeneration

This video presents the studies of Dr Price and Dr Pottenger which deal with not only the causes of tooth decay, but many types of physical degeneration and deteriorating health, as well. Dr Weston Price’s studies took him all over the world to live with and investigate populations who had exceptional health, such as the […]

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Salt – is it bad for you or good for you?

The many health benefits of natural, unrefined sea salts.

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