Fish oil seems to be the new cod liver oil (which, incidentally, is type of fish oil) – a relative cure-all. But do you need to take it? Why should you take it? First and foremost, realize that for the most part it is better to get the nutrients that you need by eating a healthy and well-rounded diet. It is better to eat fish than to take a fish oil supplement.

Of course, this is not always completely reasonable – you may not want to eat fish every single day. Another thing to consider is …

Delicious Zucchini Pineapple Loaf
Makes 2 loaves

Ingredients:
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups zucchini, grated
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup pineapple, crushed
cup of mixed chopped nuts

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla extract. Add the remaining ingredients and mix. Pour mixture into two lightly greased 5 x 9 inch loaf pans.

Bake in the oven for about one hour.

Whether you’re stuck in a skincare rut (or lack a routine altogether), it’s never too late to begin anew or enhance your current regimen. With the start of a new year, what better time than the present is there to get started?

A leading expert in  assessment and treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder dispels myths and offers clearly written, science-based, practical information about treatments. Dr. Brown sets forth a bold new  understanding of ADD/ADHD and offers compelling examples of the daily life challenges it presents for children, adolescents, and adults.

“Thorough and compassionate. Consider it essential reading if you are concerned … More >>

Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults

With all of the information floating around the media today about the importance of nutrition more and more people are turning to supplements and vitamins to make up the difference of their fast processed food diets. But do our children also need vitamins supplementation to make up for the differences in their diet?

Experts do not agree on this subject. According to a American Academy of Pediatrics, a diet based on the food pyramid. It will provide adequate amounts of all vitamins which a child requires for appropriate growth and development. However, …

Hoodia is a prickly plant called a succulent, which closely resembles the cactus family. Bearing large odorous blooms, the hoodia plant has been used for ages by the San tribe of South Africa. The San people, also commonly known as bushmen, use hoodia by chewing on the root during long desert trips.

The appetite suppressant qualities of the hoodia plant were discovered by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, or CSIR, in 1996. The CSIR were performing a study of the natural foods eaten by the bushmen and happened to discover the amazing potential the …

Banana Strawberry Yogurt Pops
Yields 6

Ingredients:
2 cups strawberries, washed and hulled
1 banana
1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
cup skim milk
1 tbsp honey

Instructions:
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Pour into the popsicle moulds and freeze until firm.

This makes a delicious and healthy summertime treat!

All back pain is not sciatica; nor is all sciatica-like pain in the lower back, buttocks and legs caused by a herniated disc. Too much attention is paid to serious sounding names of diseases and most of us tend to associate even ‘similar’ symptoms to them.

Sciatica is popularly known to be a symptom of a disc problem. Tenderness, tingling, pins and needles, numbness or a burning sensation in a limb is commonly associated with sciatica. Even though some people are quick to jump to such conclusions, it is not necessary that such kind of …

If you have had or know of anyone who has had anxiety attacks then you will understand just how badly this affects the freedom to cope with something as simple as everyday life.

The fear of something happening is often so powerful that people become confined to their own homes unable to venture out in public.

Medication is often a choice that people will make to help them cope but some of these very same medications can create anxiety too. People take sleeping tablets to help them to sleep without knowing that one of the common side …