When it comes to foods for more energy broccoli is right up there with the best of them. If you are suffering with excessive weight, bad skin, ME, headaches or migraines, low energy, diabetes, cancer, heart disease or any other problem with your physical body then you will be doing yourself a huge favour by adding broccoli to your menu at least every other day. Read more

Bread has been a staple of our everyday diet for thousands of years. It is so tasty, packed with calories and filling, that many people cannot imagine how to live without bread. But recently, bread has been linked to many diseases: from celiac disease of the digestive tract to arthritis, heart disease and even cancer. Despite the fact that the ultimate form of bread intolerance, Celiac disease, is relatively rare (about 1 in 100 Americans), the milder but still dangerous form of celiac disease – gluten sensitivity – is relatively common. So it is not just a few Americans…it could be you! Read more

It’s definitely no secret that pot bellies are unattractive, but not only are they unattractive but pot bellies are also linked to heart disease and put people at a higher risk of heart attack. Not good! (Are you looking down at your belly? If so, keep reading!) So what causes a person to develop a pot belly and how can you get rid of it? Read more

A mysterious disease, deadly to women, is being studied urgently at the University of Florida at Gainesville in an effort to find a way to fight the disease. Experts fear that up to 32 million American women might face early death unless a means of protecting them from inflammation caused by their own body. Read more

Did you know that heart disease is the #1 killer in the U.S.? Cancer is number two. That means that you have a 34 percent chance of dying of heart problems, and a 22 percent chance of dying from cancer. This is despite all advances in medicine, a huge pharmaceutical industry, scientists and the Internet. Why can’t we beat these two monsters that continue to take our lives? It remained a puzzle until now. Read more

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis affecting more than two million Americans. It is a systemic, chronic, autoimmune disease for which there is no cure. RA is capable of causing severe damage not only to joints but to other organ systems as well including the lungs, heart, peripheral nervous system, bone marrow, and eyes. Read more

Osteoarthritis is a serious and painful condition. This degenerative disease of the joints can result in considerable pain, the loss of cartilage as well as varying levels of tenderness. Often this condition can become so serious that joint replacement becomes a necessary step. Read more

There are two types of arthritis which will be both discussed here. They are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We will begin discussing osteoarthritis which is also known as degenerative joint disease. Read more

In the early days of my sobriety I didn’t think very well. There was no way I could handle 12 of anything, let alone the 12 Steps of Recovery, so my sponsor broke them down into what he called, “bite-sized bits.” Steps 1-3, he said, are the “attitude steps.” Here is where I change my mind about myself and my place in the universe – where I quit being my own Higher Power. Steps 4-9, he said, are the “action steps.” Here is where what I think begins to make a difference in what I do–where I begin to live differently than I did when I was caught in the sewer of my disease. Steps 10-12, he said, are the “continuing action steps.” This is where recovery becomes a way of life. We continued to take personal inventory, and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. Read more

An allergy is actually a disease that most people have that manifests only at certain times when their body interacts with allergens. There are several times when you would be surprised that you react negatively to what seemed to be a simple occurrence or an object that has been around you for a while already. Medical experts agree that allergies can actually be managed well if you are informed of what causes it. Read more