Childhood obesity facts
Adults may chose to eat what they want, but children are increasingly at risk. A couple of years ago, a UK survey found that most people think the primary responsibility for improving a child’s diet should rest with the parents (88%) – (See also Herbsphere archived article –‘Food
Mangoes Nutrition & Health Benefits
We know the Mango is native to southern Asia, especially Burma and eastern India and spread to Malaya, eastern Asia and eastern Africa. The tree was introduced to Santa Barbara, California, USA, in 1880 and I’ve experience some succulent varieties grown in the West Indies. The plant requires a
Effects of music on human mind and Brain
Music is the harmonious voice of creation: an echo of the invisible world.” 2 The Sounds of Music There are innumerable sounds on Earth and many kinds of music. The songs of Nature’s elements are what some of us best like to hear. The instrument of the wind creates sounds of melodious
Music Therapy Benefits and Uses
We have to thank Complementary Medicine for the re-introduction of music-therapy into medicine, because it has many applications for painful conditions and diseases. In a randomized controlled trial in France last year, the results confirmed music therapy’s effectiveness for hospitalized
History of Music therapy
To give some idea of just how old music therapy is and for how long it may have been used and recognized, one of today’s healing instruments is the harp, which origins it is said may lie in the sound of a plucked hunter’s bow string Millennia ago, 16 the oldest documented references to the
Cranberry for Infections
Earlier in the year Stateside researchers found that adding cranberry juice to intestinal viruses in laboratory conditions blocked their ability to infect intestinal cells. This research part-funded by the Cranberry Institute was presented to The American Society for Microbiology.4 Good news
Cranberry’s Contribution to a Healthy Heart
Cranberry, like all good herbs that are a Food Medicine, is about prevention as well as cure. An American study in 2003 found that drinking cranberry juice every day could significantly cut the risk of heart disease. It suggested 3 glasses a day can raise the amount of HDL cholesterol in the
Cranberry for Herpes?
Although it is early days yet and truly more research is required, it is probable that a near relative of the American cranberry, which veers towards the Heather family Ericaceae, could assist in treating herpes. Last year a Taiwanese study focused on “Alpine” or
Cranberry for Cancer?
Cranberry has not undergone any very wide or large scientific investigations as an anticarcinogenic compared with some plants and their products. American scientists, in 1996, investigated fruit extracts of four Vaccinium species (lowbush blueberry, bilberry, cranberry, and lingonberry) that
Cranberry Recipes
Food, Fun and Glorious Cranberries! No matter how imaginative you may get with cranberry cuisine, it is important to know just how nutritious they are as a regular food and juice, as well as a medicine. Cranberry fruits and juices contain many vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, C (good