Scientific Evidence: anti-cancer effect of milk thistle

Milk Thistle has been used in the treatment of liver diseases including liver cancer for years. It heals the liver by lowering enzyme levels and assisting the liver in its process of detoxifying the body. Herbalists and Chinese Physicians have prescribed milk thistle for all types of liver disorders including cirrhosis, inflammation, high liver enzymes, [...]

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Get Rid Of Toxic Build Up: colon cleanse, juice fasting

What Causes the Toxic Build-up?
We put our colons under a great deal of stress with our modern lifestyle. Years of fast food, cigarettes, prescription drugs and alcohol keep the colon busy. Add to that indigestion, constipation, work-related stress, illnesses and sedentary lifestyles, and you have a recipe for an unhealthy colon.
Don’t underestimate how important a [...]

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Elevate Oatmeal To A Superfood: food synergies

How to Elevate Oatmeal to Superfood
Drink a glass of this with your oatmeal to help elevate your breakfast to superfood status: orange juice.
Why? The nutrients in oatmeal and OJ work synergistically to provide double the benefits you’d expect from simply adding their powers together.
So how can you take advantage of more food synergies? [...]

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Boost Your Happiness and Health: calm down for the holidays

Foods to Calm You Down Fast
Holiday to-do list expanding too fast? Work pressures got you tearing your hair out? No date for the season’s festivities? Regardless of the cause, when we’re stressed we often counterintuitively turn to diet-busting goodies for comfort. Instead of soothing our frayed nerves, many of them [...]

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Global Healing Vision: preserving traditional bodies of knowledge

Join Bethany and Amy’s discussion “Ways to preserve cultural healing and ancient bodies of traditional knowledge” the show airs this Tuesday on Voice America’s Health and Wellness Channel. . Bethany will include the efforts of Concentric Rings, an eco-travel company offering transformative, educational trips blended with [...]

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Global Healing Vision: challenge and change

It’s been an interesting journey to produce this new phase of my life, but here it is.
A new internet radio talk show, “Global Healing” its the brain child of my co-host ( Amy Greeson ) and myself.
To all beings that care for this planet, I invite you to drop by [...]

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Bitter Orange: known for its volatile oil

Bitter orange is used in a wide variety of traditions. In Mexico and South America the leaf is used as a tonic, laxative, sedative for insomnia and to calm frazzled nerves. Bitter orange has a complex chemical makeup, though it is perhaps known best for the volatile oil in the peel.
The juice of bitter orange [...]

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Garlic: beneficial enzymes

Try this refreshing recipe variation of the chilled Spanish classic, Gazpacho. Garlic adds healing power to this cooling soup loaded with beneficial enzymes that are so good for us. Try it and see!
INGREDIENTS
2 cups raw almonds
2 cups water
1 pound organic seedless green grapes
Juice of 1 lemon
2 cucumbers, chopped
1 shallot
1 clove garlic
sea salt, freshly-ground [...]

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Antioxidants: foods of color

Antioxidants are present in foods as vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, and polyphenols, among others.
Many antioxidants are often identified in food by their distinctive colors—the deep red of cherries and of tomatoes; the orange of carrots; the yellow of corn, mangos, and saffron; and the blue-purple of blueberries, blackberries, and grapes. The most well-known components [...]

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Turibus: new in merida

New in Merida are two new double-decker tourist buses called “Turibus.” Similar to buses used in London, Madrid, New York and Mexico City, these buses are a great way to see Merida in one hour. Or, you can use it to visit five designated stops around the city on your own time schedule. With the [...]

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