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Ampalaya through one of America’s foremost nutrition authors
Much has been written about the anti-diabetic potency of the Bitter Melon, scientifically known as Momordica charantia. In fact, hundreds of pre-clinical and clinical studies have already been conducted worldwide to verify its medicinal uses. But that didn’t stop one of America’s foremost authors on nutrition from writing about the therapeutic wonders of Philippines’ local Ampalaya.

Who needs 8 glasses of water?
A man can live for three weeks without food but can only live three days without water. From this old adage, significance of hydration to our body becomes evident. Ironically, hydration was given little thought as a factor affecting health until recently. ta

When there's more to simple body tremors
INVOLUNTARY trembling of the limbs, stiffness and rigidity of muscles, difficulty in maintaining balance, and disturbances in gait—these are some of the physical manifestations of Parkinson’s disease that one can easily detect.

PROBIOTICS IN DAILY LIFE
We are living the modern life with a body that is genetically the same, like body of a human in Palaeolithic Era. As an adult we are expected to be adapted to modern foods, but in reality not all are. For this reason, some experience bloating, nausea and even vomiting after ingestion of foods, which their own specific bodies are not ready to metabolize or even excrete. After such experience, people tend to leave behind those foods that gave them gastrointestinal discomfort, who wouldn’t?

Makeover Challenge 2006 Winners!
Thank you to everyone who texted in their votes! It actually felt like an episode of American Idol because of the amazing amount of votes we received.


 

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