There are some misconceptions with health information about organic foods. Are they safer? More nutritious? More expensive? Tastier?

Standing at the grocery store with a red delicious apple in your hand you cant tell the difference between conventionally grown and organically grown. Both apples are firm, shiny and red. Both have vitamins, fiber and are listed as heart healthy foods. What makes them different?

Organically grown simply refers to the way farmers grow and process the products. Organic practices encourage soil and water conservation and reduce pollution. Farmers …

The second trimester of your pregnancy heralds the end of morning sickness, more energy and a growing body. Your baby is making changes and so are you. Your appetite is back and you may even start to have cravings. Heard the joke about ice cream and pickles at 10pm? Well, its true.

Although you may have some interesting twists to your eating habits your nutrition in the second trimester should follow some simple rules. These basic rules will take you through your pregnancy and on into your postpartum period.

You should remember …

by Dee Braun

I am notoriously horrible at maintaining good nutrition practices. Oh, I KNOW them.

I know I should follow them, but there’s always something else to handle, some place to go, a phone call to answer, an email to respond to – the list goes on and on.

(And I didn’t even mention laundry, dishes, letting the dogs out, meetings, and oh, yeah, taking a bath!)

The thing is, I’m educated in both natural healing modalities and the principals of good nutrition. I’m mom to six children (my ‘baby’ just graduated!) and I know full well how …

Between 1918 and 1919 over 20 million people died from the influenza virus. There were not many ways known to treat the virus and as a result it spread quickly and killed many. The influenza virus is spread through respiratory secretions, from coughing and sneezing, and will usually run its course within one to two weeks.

Symptoms include chills, fever, headache, soreness, backache and fatigue. Individuals who are at higher risk for developing more severe disease often have an underlying medical condition that affects their immune system, such as AIDS, diabetes or asthma, or …

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 …

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, …

Question by Hillari Krull: My sororitys philanthropy is diabetes research and we are trying to think of a craft that relates any ideas?
My sorority is doing a philanthropy night during recruitment and we want to do a craft or activity that relates to our philanthropy which is diabetes research and awareness. Does any one have any idea oof what we could do?

Best answer:
Answer by pattiann42Not quite following your reasoning – individuals with diabetes are perfectly capable of crafts and any other activity, depending on one’s physical ability.

I would disallow anything to do with ingesting large …

Skin tags are little pieces of thick skin which are attached to the skin but not in a way that if taken off would leave a scar or a hole from where it was removed. The Skin tags are caused by bunches of collagen and blood vessels which are trapped inside a thicker piece of skin. Skin tags are not cancerous in almost all cases, so they are basically benign growths.

Skin tags can stick off the skin from a peduncle and almost look like they are hanging. Skin tags are varied in color depending on …

There are several complications that you need to be aware of when you are diabetic. These complications can pose health risks and should be monitored.

Diabetes can cause your blood glucose level to be higher than normal and when this occurs over a long period of time damage can result in your vessels and nerves. This damage can lead to problems in other parts of your body.

Nerve damage in a diabetic can lead to diabetic neuropathy, which is when nerves have a difficult time sending messages to the brain and to other parts of the body. …

What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic biochemical disorder which affects the body’s ability to use carbohydrates, sugars and starches. People with diabetes are not able to produce sufficient insulin or are unable to use the insulin they produce effectively enough to break down glucose or sugar in the blood and make it available to the body.

More than 16 million Americans alone suffer from diabetes. Diabetes is often referred to as an epidemic in the Western World today.

There are two main types of Diabetes, referred to as Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes usually …