Good nutrition and vitality are synonymous with New Chapter's Chlorella regularis. Chlorella regularis, a single-celled fresh water plant, is a storehouse of enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. It contains more purifying chlorophyll than any known plant, as well as highly beneficial...
VITAMIN K USRDA 80 mcg
* beneficial in the treatment of cancer
* promotes proper blood clotting helps prevent internal bleeding and hemorrhages
* protects against osteoporosis (the loss of calcium is reduced)
Apple pectin is the soluble fiber fraction of the apple fruit. Pectin comes in liquid or dried form and the source is the solid fruit residue with 10-20% pectin in the dried mass. The pectin is extracted from the dried residue at pH 1. and at temperatures ranging from 60-100[degrees]C.
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The Phyllanthus genus contains over 600 species of shrubs, trees, and annual or biennial herbs distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of both hemispheres. Unfortunately, there remains a great deal of confusion among scientists regarding plant identification and, in many cases,...
Silicon (found most often in a form called silica) is among the most understood of all the trace minerals in terms of the benefits it provides to bone health. It also appears to have a unique role in the way our bones are formed. Silicon seems to be very important early on in bone formation.
Chamomile is one of the most widely used flowers for herbal tea. Chamomile Tea is so popular, it is found in most grocery stores in the tea aisle. It is used as a mild sedative, and is good for insomnia as well as many other nervous conditions. It is nervine and sedative especially suited to...
Epimedium is a low-growing herb in the same family as coptis. Often used in Chinese medicine as a pungent tea, its yellow green leaves are traditionally steeped in wine before being fashioned into pills. Its Chinese name yin yang huo is literally translated as "herb for the licentious old goat."
This is such a cool thing!
You can listen either on your iphone, your desktop.. whatever. What can you listen to you say? well, just about any news radio program you want.
This is sort of like Pandora.com, where you create your own music playlist.. only different.
I love it, even though...
Have you ever heard of the Berkey Water Filters? I have recently, and I did some research.. this is what I found
While Coenzyme Q10 is widely recognized for its ability to enhance cellular energy, research on important antioxidant nutrients has demonstrated that only when the nutrient is in the form of food will it deliver its full wisdom to support health.* CoQ10+ Food Complex brings Coenzyme Q10 to a new...
A scientist at the University of Illinois has begun a study on the health benefits of mate tea, pronounced mah' tâ tea, a tea that is popularly drank in Argentina in social settings and valued for its medical benefits.
Scientist Elvira de Mejia at the University of Illinois learned from a lab study...
Whole books have been written about garlic, an herb affectionately called "the stinking rose" in light of its numerous therapeutic benefits. A member of the lily or Allium family, which also includes onions, garlic is rich in a variety of powerful sulfur-containing compounds including...
Other common name(s): Siberian ginseng, devil's shrub, devil's root, touch-me-not
Scientific/medical name(s): Eleutherococcus senticosus, Acanthopanax senticosus
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Wheatgrass is one of the most potently healthy substances on earth. Yet for some reason it is still not mainstream. Since I’ve been using wheatgrass I’ve noticed my energy levels go sky high, my skin clear up and colds, coughs and illnesses disappear forever. Others have seen their gray hairs...
The Mullein has very markedly demulcent, emollient and astringent properties, which render it useful in pectoral complaints and bleeding of the lungs and bowels. The whole plant seems to possess slightly sedative and narcotic properties.
St. John’s Wort is widely recognized for its ability to safely and naturally support positive emotional health.* Extracts of the medicinal plant St John’s Wort (SJW) have been reported to exert antidepressant, anxiolytic, and cognitive effects.* Active constituents such as hypericin and hyperforin...
Niacin is a water-soluble vitamin, which is also known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3. Nicotinamide is the derivative of niacin and used by the body to form the coenzymes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP). The chemical structure of the...
Jerusalem artichokes are native to North America. The French explorer Samuel de Champlain brought them to Europe after coming across them at Cape Cod in 1605. He described them as tasting like artichokes, and is likely to be responsible for this part of their name. The Jerusalem part is thought to...
L-Histidine is an amino acid from which Histamine is derived. L-Histidine is an amino acid that the human body cannot manufacture, hence, it must be obtained from your diet, which is generally deficient, or from supplements which you can purchase. A discussion of Histamine and it's role in the...
natural bioflavonoid called quercetin has proven in laboratory studies to have remarkable protective effects against the mechanisms involved in the development of degenerative disease. The problem has been that the oral bioavailability of quercetin supplements (quercetin dihydrate) is poor....
