Archive for November, 2009

8 Health Benefits of Locally-Grown Raw Honey

Submitted by Natural Remedies

It’s no secret that unprocessed honey, straight from the hive, has been used worldwide for millennia to promote healing. Below are eight health benefits of raw, organic, locally grown honey.
Perhaps your parents failed to mention it when they discussed the birds and the bees with you. But, honey has a long history [...]

Don’t Blame Your Metabolism If You Can’t Lose Weight

Submitted by Natural Remedies

Can’t lose weight? Don’t blame your metabolism. It’s easy to say it’s your body’s fault you’re chubby, but, it’s a big fat lie, says Dr. Susan Roberts.
For those who struggle to lose weight, it has always made sense to blame a slow metabolism.
In my work as a diet doctor and nutritionist, I [...]

Hypnosis Can Help in Cancer Treatment

Submitted by Natural Remedies

For those of you who have cancer or know of someone with cancer, hypnosis may offer hope in helping the body to heal. We all know about the “placebo” effect, as in taking a sugar pill unknowingly, and tricking the mind into believing that we actually are taking a medicated pill. It’s [...]

Feeling Low? Banish the Blues the Natural Way

Submitted by Natural Remedies
Feeling low? Banish the blues with mood-enhancing foods that will give you a lift and keep you healthy.
It’s the season of mists, mellow fruitfulness — and comfort food. But try to resist — or, at least, don’t go for the traditional, stodgy, fat-laden offerings. Research published last week in the British Journal [...]

Olive Oil May Help Prevent, Treat Alzheimer’s

Submitted by Natural Remedies
Why do Italians get so old and stay so cheerful? They put olive oil on almost everything they eat!
Oleocanthal, a naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer’s disease. This structural change impedes the proteins’ ability to damage [...]

Fellatio May Decrease the Risk of Breast Cancer

Submitted by Natural Remedies

A new study suggests that fellatio may significantly decrease the risk of breast cancer in women, but you have to swallow. (I wonder how many of the researchers were male.) For women who don’t like the taste of semen and can’t bring themselves to swallow, Svetlana Ivanova of Sex Secrets has a [...]