Category: Nutrition
11 Herbs for Perimenopause and Menopause Symptom Relief
Herbs for Menopause and Perimenopause by Karen Brennan, MSW, CN, BCHN, Herbalist Around the age of 40 women begin perimenopause and the transition to menopause. During this time levels of estrogen, progesterone and the androgens fluctuate. Your body will spend… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Herbal Medicine, Medicine, Nutrition
Micronutrients Have a Vital Impact on Your Immune System
Micronutrients and macronutrients help to supply our bodies with a supply of raw materials to maintain our immune system, blood circulation, bones, muscles, nerves, skin, and brain. We need an ample supply of macronutrients, which are made up of carbohydrates,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Food, Health, Health, Lifestyle, News, Nutrition
10 Benefits to Eating Millet
Millet: 10 Reasons to Add this “Grain” to your Diet By Karen Brennan, MSW, NC, Herbalist, BCHN ® What is Millet? It is a gluten free grain that is tiny in size and round and may be white, gray, yellow… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Nutrition
12 Reasons to Add this Herb to Your Diet
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) 12 Reasons Why You Should Be Consuming It by Karen Brennan, MSW, NC, BCHN, Herbalist The underground portion of ginger is used. The flesh of ginger may be white, yellow or red depending on the variety. It… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Herbal Medicine, Nutrition
Gluten Free Diet and Dangers of Too Much Arsenic
By Karen Brennan, MSW, NC, BCHN, Herbalist You may opt to go gluten free for various health reasons. Avoiding gluten means avoiding gluten containing grains which are wheat, rye, barley, and spelt (and oats if it does not say gluten… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Nutrition
Why you Should Add this Tastey Booster Food, Nutritional Yeast, to Your Diet
By Karen Brennan, MSW, NC, BCHN®, Herbalist Nutritional Yeast: What is it? Nutritional Yeast is not a plant nor animal food but rather a fungus like mushrooms. It is a good addition to a vegan, vegetarian, paleo, gluten free and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Nutrition
Green Bananas – 14 Incredible Health Benefits
Green bananas, also known as unripe bananas, are bitter in taste (due to high tannin contents), hard to peel, and has starchy flavor, all of which make them unpalatable. To reduce the bitterness and starchy flavor, you can steam, boil… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness Nutrition, Food, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care
Bergamot – Immensely Potent Cholesterol-Lowering and Heart-Protecting Fruit
You have probably adopted a healthy lifestyle and taken many types of natural products in the hope to reverse heart diseases due to clogged arteries or to maintain healthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels to protect against heart disease. Yes. You… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness Nutrition, Food, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care
2017 Natural Products Expo West & Engredea
Natural Products Expo West 2017 Place & Dates March 8 – 12th at Anaheim Convention Center. Today marked the 2017 Natural Products Expo West & Engredea, the world’s largest natural, organic and healthy products event. Over 3,000 exhibitors, latest trends… 0 Shares | | Posted in Business, Farming, Food, News, Nutrition
