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Phytochemicals Foods That Are Not Afraid To Fight

Phytochemicals are chemical compounds of plant origin that are created as a result of the plant’s natural metabolism. These phytochemicals help protect the plant from pathogens and predators, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungus. When we consume these foods, their protective properties are then passed to us. Fruits and vegetables are filled with antioxidants…

Alcoholism

Alcohol is a great deceiver, many people have been promised great pleasures by it, only to find that it has left them in great pain, looking foolish in the eyes of others, and open to ridicule, which is why in the days of old it was called a mocker. If you are not sure if wine and or other alcohols has become a mocker for you here are a few signs to look for…

Getting To Know Your Mucus

While most of us view this thick slimy substance as a nuisance, it is quite contrary to that. Mucus is actually the body’s way of protecting itself from bacteria, viruses and other pathogens that seek to do the body harm. Who would have thought that snot was a good thing, but it turns out it contains many valuable properties. Having said that, while some mucus…

Generation to Generation

There is an old story about a woman who enjoyed cooking a roast, but every time she cooked one she always cut the large bone off at the end of the roast. She noticed that everyone in her family did this, her sisters, her mother, her mother’s sisters, and their children. She went to her mother and asked why, but her mother could not answer, her aunts did not…

Contentment

The greatest tragedy of all that has been perpetrated upon a man or woman is when they are convinced that having everything is not enough. Adam and Eve had it all, perfect health, perfect bodies, perfect home, perfect marriage, perfect job, and immortality. Moreover, still, they wanted more. We have the benefit of reading their story and realizing that the…

Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz

Acid Reflux is an ailment where the acid from the stomach is brought back up to the esophagus, and as a result, irritates the lining. Symptoms include a bitter taste in your mouth, nausea, dry mouth, hoarseness, and even chest pain. After you have eaten a meal, the stomach produces hydrochloric acid to help with digestion. If the sphincter in the esophagus has..

Anger

Most of our emotions begin in the area of the brain called the amygdala. The amygdala is responsible for the perception of our emotions such as anger. It also stores information about previous incidents that have made us angry in the past and puts the body on high alert when it perceives the possibility of an incoming threat. The amygdala is so quick at warning…

Elderberries

Elderberries are a fruit that comes from a flowering plant called Sambucus. The berries have a sweet flavor, with its color ranging from dark blue to black. These berries are in desserts, jams or other spreads. Elderberries prove that big things can come in small packages, and it is packed with iron, phosphorus, copper, potassium, vitamins A, B, and C. It even…

What Goes In Must Come Out

Food and our relationship are one of the most critical matters of our daily living. Because we receive our energy from food, it is a matter of life and death to consider the chemistry of the food we eat. It complements the chemistry of the body to produce the much-needed energy that is the foundation of the whole inner working of every facet of the body. The…

Sweet Words

When we were children we had a song we would sing, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me,” but we all know that could not be farther from the truth. Words carry power, it can motivate a group of tired soldiers to rise and fight one more battle, and that battle carries results. Words can inspire a football team who is down by 21 points…