By , on July 19th, 2008
Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
Buckwheat is not really a wheat, but a seed. You have probably heard of buckwheat, if you have ever seen Kashi Cereal in the cereal aisle. Buckwheat is a very heart healthy food containing about 15 per cent protein, a lot of fiber and a good amount of potassium. Buckwheat also contains rutin which is a bioflavinoid.
Rutin is helpful in strengthening and toning the tiny blood vessels in the body and has been used clinically for treating high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries. If you want to lower your blood pressure naturally you might want to consider introducing buckwheat into your diet. Here is a family favorite recipe of ours which is inexpensive and highly nutritous that uses buckwheat:
Kasha Varnishkas
2 Tbsps. oil
1 onion diced (you can buy frozen chopped onion in the freezer section)
1 cup whole kasha (buckwheat)
1 cup diced mushrooms (optional)
1 egg, beaten
2 cups boiling water or soup stock (I use canned chicken soup stock)
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 and 1/2 cup bowtie noodles, cooked and drained
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
By , on July 13th, 2008
Allergy Report
 According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases each year more than 50 million Americans suffer from allergic diseases. Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic disease in the United States, costing the health care system $18 billion annually. Approximately 16.7 million office visits to health care providers each year are attributed to allergic rhinitis.
Though it is often difficult to diagnose the causes of allergies there are some simple things you can do to make your home enviornment less hospitable to allergens:
1) Cleanliness is very important. Frequent dusting, removing knick knacks that collect dust is highly recommended.
2) Get rid of wall to wall carpeting if at all possible and use hardwood floors or tiles. A friend of mine recently removed almost all their wall to wall carpeting and said she got immediate relief. Another friend of mine who has a child with asmtha also got rid of all their draperies and replaced them with wooden blinds. Minimize the presence of stuffed animals also.
3) Put mattresses inside allergen covers or zip up plastic covers. The plastic ones are cheaper than the allergen ones but both covers keep dust mites from escaping from mattresses.
By admin, on July 12th, 2008
Preventing Colon Problems
A colorectal cancer screening is recommended at age 50 and beyond unless you have a risk factor. So many people put them off because they are afraid of the discomfort. Doctors say though with sedation the procedure is painless. The benefits to having the screening is that with early detection, colon cancer is curable in up to around 90 percent of the cancers.
Colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon and/or rectum) is the third most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer deaths among Americans. The American Cancer Society reports that colon cancer rates among African Americans are about 15% higher and deaths about 40% higher than among whites. Yet there is no explanation for this statistic. There is some common ground between the lifestyles of black Americans and colon cancers risk factors being overweight, low level of physical activity, having a diet high in fat and red meat and low in fruits and vegetable. Risk also increases if you smoke, have a family history of colorectal cancer, have digestive disorders such as IBS,ulcerative colitis or Crohns disease.
Here are some commonly prescribed prevention strategies:
Eat less fat and less red meat especially processed meat. Eat more fruits and vegetable.
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