For Better Health

A clinical study has found that adding one simple food to your diet has the power to restore health, reduce the risk of heart disease, and even reverse illness in heart disease patients. Published in the journal Atherosclerosis , researchers have confirmed that pomegranate extract may prevent and/or reverse the primary pathology associated with heart disease. (In this case, the progressive thickening of the coronary arteries, caused by the accumulation of fatty materials). The study showed that pomegranate extract effectively: Reduced the amount of plaque in the arteries Reduced levels of oxidative stress Reduced a chemical messenger (chemokine) that is associated with inflammation in the arteries Reduced lipid accumulation in the heart muscle Reduced cardiac enlargement Reduced ECG abnormalities This isn’t the first study of its kind. In 2004, Clinical Nutrition published the results of a three-year clinical trial, finding that the daily consumption of p...

  By: Claire Georgiou, Reboot Naturopath, B.HSc ND There are so many wonderful health benefits when including vinegar regularly in the diet. People have been consuming vinegars (sour wine) for centuries for its digestive benefits and for its many other medicinal properties. It dates back to 5000 years BC and it is said that Hippocrates often prescribed it for coughs and colds, when mixed with a touch of honey. Vinegar, particularly apple cider vinegar (ACV), has a long list of uses and benefits. Here are the many reasons why the next time you make a trip to the store, you’ll want to purchase this. Apple cider vinegar contains small amounts of amino acids, probiotics, enzymes, vitamins and minerals. The main ingredient in ACV is acetic acid which offers many of its health benefits. Apple cider vinegar is produced by fermenting apples with yeast which produces alcohol, then bacteria is added to this solution which further ferments...