Superfoods for Looking Good and Feeling Great
Black walnuts are best known as a parasite treatment, but they have many other potential health benefits. Special compounds in these powerful nuts, and particularly green black walnut hulls, make them not only an effective anti-parasitic, but also a potent anti-bacterial, anti-viral, fungicide and intestinal cleanser.
This page though will focus on using black walnuts, and two other special herbs, to get rid of intestinal worms and other parasites in your body. Read more »
This page will stake a claim for walnut’s crown as the king of the healthy nuts. By reading it you will know just why eating walnuts regularly can help maintain a healthy heart and an ideal weight. How walnut nutrients may provide protection against cancer and can help treat diabetes. And how adding them to your diet could improve your brain and even enhance the quality of your sleep.
So grab a handful of the little wrinkled brown powerhouses and read on (if you don’t have any yet that’s Read more »
Bok choy is one of, if not the most popular vegetable to cook with in China, yet still not widely used in America. Very low in calories but high in nutrients with many health benefits, bok choy is a green superfood well worth using more of in your daily cooking.
Originally from China where it has been cultivated for centuries, bok choy is now grown for the US market, predominantly in California and Alberta in Read more »
On this page I wanted to share an eye wash treatment with triphala that has really helped my eyes.
I tend to be working in front of screens for many hours each morning and while I try to remember to take breaks it doesn’t always happen when the writing is flowing. In the past I’d find some mornings my eyes were starting to get strained and even a little red.
While researching amla health benefits, I found this old Ayurvedic triphala eye wash treatment and it seems to have really improved how long my eyes Read more »
Triphala churna is an Ayurvedic preparation that is a combination of the powdered fruit of three trees – haritaki, bibhitaki and amalaki (commonly known as amla).
It is prized in Ayurveda for its ability to balance the doshas (the elements of body and mind) and enhance the process of digestion and elimination. It is known to be beneficial for removing toxins from the digestive tract, cleansing the liver, gallbladder and kidneys and purifying the blood. Read more »
Triphala is one of the most highly prized formulas in traditional Ayurvedic medicine and it can have some remarkable benefits for your health.
The name itself means ‘three fruits’ and it is made by combining preparations of dried and powdered bibhitaki, haritaki and amalaki (commonly known as amla).
Each of these powerful fruits have their own beneficial properties but, according to Ayurveda, when they are combined the results are amplified. Read more »
In the process of researching the earlier page on amla health benefits I found many other interesting scientific studies on its potential to treat serious diseases.
An important caveat on some of these can be found in On Research Studies. In general though, I think they serve to illustrate just how broadly beneficial antioxidant rich amla can be to good health and disease prevention.
Let’s look at four important examples. Read more »
Amla is one of the most important foods in Ayurvedic medicine with an incredible list of health benefits. A whole book could be written on all of the potential uses of the Indian gooseberry, also known as amalaki.
For a short summary, amla has been primarily used as a rejuvenator of many of the body’s organs and functions, to boost the immune system, slow down the aging process and promote good general health and longevity.
It is considered especially beneficial for the digestive system, improving Read more »