The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines a processed food as one that has undergone any changes to its natural state – that is any raw agricultural commodity subjected to washing, cleaning, milling, cutting, chopping, heating, pasteurizing, blanching,...
In recent years, functional foods have gained in interest and popularity within health circles. The question to be answered is “What are functional foods?” Functional foods are a variety of foods and ingredients that have beneficial health effects that extend beyond...
What should we eat? According to Science Daily: To answer this question on a molecular level we need to determine how our genes respond to foods we eat, and what this does to the cellular processes that make us healthy. Norwegian University of Science and Technology...
Heart Disease is one of the biggest silent killers globally. Having high blood pressure puts stress on the heart and causes premature death from heart attack and stroke. High blood pressure is an issue if the systolic blood pressure (when your heart pumps) is over 140...
Some experts say that modern humans should eat from a Stone Age menu. Until agriculture was developed around 10,000 years ago, all humans obtained their food by hunting, fishing and gathering. As farming emerged, nomadic hunter-gatherers gradually were pushed off...
Recent studies suggest that the food you eat could modify your genes, and your children’s genes. It has long been said that ‘you are what you eat.’ This expression is now more meaningful than ever. In 2017 Nestle convened esteemed experts in human and animal health to...
During this pandemic there’s been a lot of attention on the need for a strong and healthy immune system. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) stated that since there is no vaccine yet, and antibiotics are not effective against a virus, recovery depends on the immune...
WHAT DOES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM CONSIST OF? The Immune System is the bodily system that protects the body from foreign substances by producing the immune response. The major structure and function of the immune system is to protect the body from environmental agents, such...
While our attention is firmly fixed on the COVID-19 Coronavirus right now, there is a bigger health issue that needs to be understood by people in the US and around the world. A recent article in Bloomberg titled, “99% of Those Who Died From Virus Had Other Illness,...
The Coronavirus COVID-19 is a new threat to health in the world today. While currently it is most prevalent in countries such as China, Iran and Italy, we are seeing cases appearing in most parts of the world. This is due to the easy worldwide movement of people and...
