Tag: potassium
The Link Between Potassium Deficiency and Cancer
You may have heard of natural medicine maverick Max Gerson, MD, and his pioneering work around cancer and metabolism in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. If so, you may also know that one of the conditions Gerson focused on… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Holistic Medicine, Medicine, Nutrition
Dandelion Tea Great For Detox and Preventing Cancer
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), is unfortunately usually known for being a pesky weed, which people commonly remove from their backyards (and often spray with herbicides). However, humans have been using dandelion in food and teas for its medicinal properties for most… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Food, Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Personal Care
The Miracle That Is Potassium
If one were to take a plant and burn it to ash, and then take that ash and boil and evaporate it, the residue would be pot ash. Our extremely resourceful ancestors did just this. They once gathered plants, burned… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness Nutrition, Food, Health, Strength Training
Romaine lettuce, the medicinal benefits of freshness
100 grams of Romaine lettuce contains over 100% of the RDA of vitamin A and vitamin K. It contains over 30% of vitamin C and folic acid. There are relative good amounts of vitamin B1, B2, B6, manganese, potassium, iron,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
The Most Effective Natural Cures for High Blood Pressure
Hypertension, more often referred to simply as high blood pressure, affects approximately 35% of adults living in America. While many people develop symptoms, making it possible to get the necessary medical attention, unfortunately, about 10% of those people live with… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Herbal Medicine, Medicine, Personal Care
Don’t Smoke Crack, But If You Do, Eat A Banana
I once clumsily offered a banana (with a heart full of love) to someone that became rapidly deficient in potassium as a result of a crack overdose. It seems I was offering more to him than increased potassium, as you… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Food, Health, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care
15 Signs You’re Not Getting Enough Potassium
What is potassium? Potassium is a micronutrient and electrolyte that works with sodium in your body to distribute and maintain the fluid balance on both sides of the cell wall. You’ll find fruit, fish, and whole grains are all excellent… 0 Shares | | Posted in Chemicals, Fitness, Food, Food, Health, Health, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Personal Care, Water
Too much Salt and too little Potassium?
Both salt and potassium are critical to your overall health. They are both crucial in the maintenance of normal blood pressure. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal (see References below) found some interesting data. The World Health… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Nutrition
Three Sisters: Growing Beans, Corn, and Squash
As spring gets closer families are beginning gardening projects that not only bring them together but also provide nutritional balance. Such gardens include vegetables that complement one another also known as companion gardening. As of late indoor gardens, small gardens,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Aquaponics, Arts & Culture, Chemicals, Child Care, Entertainment, Environment, Farming, Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Gardening, GMOs, Health, Health, Home, Lifestyle, News, Nutrition, Personal Care, Recipes, Water, Weird, World
