Tag Archive: health

23 Jul

the 12-letter word

Constipation. The 12-letter word that comes up more in reference to the seemingly constipated rather than the really constipated. However, it is one of the most common complaints doctors and…
July 23, 2009 at 1:08 pm 17 Comments
17 May

papaya, Carica papaya

When my mom hit menopause, she was faced with an important decision: hormone supplements or potentially “suffering and living with it.” With papaya, however, she felt that she had a natural, nutritional supplement that could offer her a third alternative to dealing with menopause.
May 17, 2009 at 12:12 am 13 Comments
16 May

gum health

Just as your body needs regular movement (or exercise) to stay fit and healthy, have you ever thought about it in terms of your gums? Well, it works the same way.
May 16, 2009 at 12:38 pm 3 Comments
14 May

egg white

Venturing into non-dietary territory, for the last three weeks, I’ve been trying out the egg white facial mask.

May 14, 2009 at 2:18 pm 7 Comments
14 May

walnuts, Juglans regia L.

Keeping on the theme of nuts, sometimes I forget on purpose, just for the convenience of it. At times, unfortunately, I really do find myself at a loss. That’s when I stare at my assortment of nuts and try to think, “Hmm..are walnuts or pecans the research-proven ‘brain food?’” (smile) Seriously, it has not come to that. And walnuts have indeed been proven to assist in improving memory and behavioral skills.

May 14, 2009 at 1:20 pm 1 Comment
13 Apr

pine nut, Pinus pinea

While we understand that most nuts have healthy oils and nutrients, what makes the pine nut stand apart from the rest? Well, recent studies have shown that pine nuts can curb your appetite…
April 13, 2009 at 6:46 am 4 Comments
13 May

goji berries, wolfberries, lycium barbarum

Whenever any of my family feel eye fatigue from staring at the computer screen for too long, reading, or just during a bout of mid-afternoon weariness, we throw a handful of goji berries, or wolfberries, into the bottom of a mug, pour hot boiling water into it, let it steep, and drink, finishing up with a bunch of interestingly texturized berries in our mouths. Soon afterwards, our eyes are relieved.
May 13, 2008 at 12:30 am 7 Comments
10 May

spinach

Ever been on the receiving end of, “Eat your spinach?” It’s not only because they’re deliciously green and look so healthy. In fact, spinach does clean the lungs.

May 10, 2008 at 9:31 am Leave a comment
08 May

watercress

During a lengthy period of my youth, my mom said that I was breathing funny at night and always having lung congestion, with a lot of phlegm production. She said she did some research and decided that I should go on a watercress binge.

May 8, 2008 at 11:07 am 5 Comments
05 May

mugwort, ai ye

Years ago, an older family friend had bouts of bad allergic skin reactions – with a wide stretch of rash in the same place from his waist to his thigh – whenever he came upon obscure grasses and plant growth in his yard. My parents brought him some mugwort, which, soon after, relieved him of all symptoms. He further strengthened his immune system with mugwort so that he was and is no longer super-allergic to various plant growth.
May 5, 2008 at 9:57 pm 1 Comment