Reducing high cholesterol – Should you try a supplement?

Cholesterol treatment to lower cholesterol may be attained by a diet low in saturated fats and cholesterol and an exercise program. A low saturated fat/low cholesterol diet that meets recommendations for fat (total, saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated), cholesterol, carbohydrates, and plant sterol and stanol esters will reduce cholesterol levels for many people. Exercise and weight …

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Childhood Obesity – Causes and Prevention

Natural Lifestyle / By Jorjette C

Simply put, childhood obesity is when one has an excess amount of body fat. This condition leads to various health problems including diabetes, arthritis, cancer, respiratory problems and cardio-vascular disease. Don’t think these conditions will affect your children in the far off future. Plump reddish cheeks and the fat fingers of babies and toddlers are …

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10 Good reasons to choose to be vegetarian

Natural Lifestyle / By Jorjette C

Your health: to be vegetarian prevents diseases. Meat-eating has been linked with cancer, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, kidney stones, and many other devastating diseases. By eliminating meat from your diet you can take a crucial step towards a long life of health and happiness. Increased energy and endurance: A vegetarian diet improves your stamina, …

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How to drink tea?

Natural Lifestyle / By Jorjette C

Q: I’ve been drinking different types of herbal teas (mostly the commercial kind made with dried fruit peel and blossoms) and would like to start drinking green tea. However, I’m trying to eliminate caffeine from my diet and am concerned about the caffeine levels in green tea. I’ll stay away from the oolong and black …

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Benefits of green tea

Natural Lifestyle / By Jorjette C

Q: I am wondering if anyone can give me a link to a good herb dictioanry/encyclopedia on the web, and if you can tell me the benefits of green tea for both men and women. A: Green tea contains 4 polyphenols which exert antiviral, antitumor, and antioxidant activity. One of the polyphenols epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) …

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Peru: Inca Culture Lives On

Natural Lifestyle / By Jorjette C

Spain ruled Peru for nearly 300 years. During this time, thousands of colonists arrived from Spain to seek their fortune. When the Spanish conquerors came, they never imagined, not even in their wildest dreams, that they would find what they did. “So much wealth!! Gold, silver, ornaments”, says Jorge, “and they just kept amassing the …

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Peru: The Fall Of The Inca Empire

Natural Lifestyle / By Jorjette C

In the mid-1520’s, the Spanish adventurer Francisco Pizarro began to explore the west coast of South America. He had heard tales of the Inca Empire and of its treasures of silver and gold. About 1527, Pizarro and a few followers landed near the |Inca city of Tumbes on Peru’s north coast. They became the first …

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Peru: Inca Food – Meat eating unheard of

Natural Lifestyle / By Jorjette C

Breakfast for the nobility and members of the ruling family would be different preparations made from corn sweetened with honey collected from the mountain hives or sweetened with sugarcane, a wide variety of forest fruits and nuts, and porridge made from wheat or barley. For lunch, they would eat potatoes, an edible root crop called …

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Peru: Archeological Treasure

Natural Lifestyle / By Jorjette C

Today, Cusco is known as the ‘Archaeological capital of America’. About 50 miles northwest of Cusco, you will find Machu Picchu, the ruins of a fantastic fortress city of the ancient Incas–18 sq. km. of terraced stone walk linked by 3,000 steps, stone upon stone, fitted together perfectly without cement! This ‘Lost City of the …

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