Food, Health, Tidbits
Getting enough anti-oxidants shouldn’t be difficult or expensive. They’re all around you, waiting to be conveniently added to hot water and your favorite dishes.
The trick is just knowing where to find them, and how they get removed from your diet.
With that in mind, here’s a close look at two of the most potent sources of cellular goodness in the whole wide world: green tea and cocoa.
Sugar was great until we found out it feeds cancer and causes our fat cells to expand. Then came aspartame. Aspartame was great until we found out that it fried neurons and left our metabolic systems malformed and disease ridden.
Then came Splenda. Which seemed pretty good until……..I’m not even sure why it fell out of favor.
But now there’s Stevia. And Stevia’s good…..we think.
But that begs the question….why can’t we just buy it in the store?
In my observation residual stress on your working memory is one of the most common but least talked about problems of daily life. Lots of anxiety, stress, and emotional turbulence is the result of our brains being either overworked or boxed in.
Can food help with this issue? And more importantly, specific food or diet in general?
The answer is mostly the latter but here are four herbs that can help perk up your brain.
Cold season is upon us. I personally dislike cough syrup and try to avoid medication when possible.
Echinacea is touted as a cure for the common cold, but I’m sad to say……it doesn’t really hold up when put under the microscope.
It’s useful as a general immune booster, but not as a targeted treatment for anyting….including the cold.
Chia seeds are here baby, and in a biiiiiig way.
I eat them myself, and am a fan. But not a fanatic.
They’re very nutritious…..but still not all that different from flax seeds and stuff like that.
Never the less you might be wondering:
What do they taste like? How are they good for you? Have any good recipes?
Here’s the 411.
Some people think taking Ginseng will help you lose weight, run faster, fight disease and a whole other bunch of gnarly stuff.
Not quite….but it is a nice pick me up. I myself take siberian ginseng in the morning with my tea.
Ginseng itself comes in 5 different flavors and about 4 different forms.
Should you supplement with it? Are there significant differences between the different types?
Here’s the very abbreviated encyclopedia on what ginseng does, how to shop for it, and lots of other good details.
For many years bilberry has been used to help prevent blindness and improve macular degeneration. Pilots used it in WWII to help prevent night blindness.
It’s a close relative of the blueberry, and we all know how good those are for you.
Here’s a detailed overview of the different cellular and medicinal benefits of this blue fruit, and practical information on how much of it to take and where to buy it.
The discussion about your health gets so caught up in cancer, blood sugar, and cholesterol that a surprisingly vital part of your health almost never gets mentioned:
Your DNA.
After all, it’s the apex of your cellular activities……..without it we’d be toast.
And when it comes to your DNA’s health, there’s one herb to rule them all:
Astragalus.
Disclaimer: All information presented by Health Kismet LLC is for educational purposes only. In case of medical questions or uncertainties, the reader is encouraged to seek the advice of his/her own physician or health care practitioner.
