What do green and black tea, and the juices of raspberry, strawberry and bilberry have in common? Make like a hamster and drink them to reverse heart disease....

Juicing can get a little monotonous, so it’s good to spice things up a bit. Along those lines, spicy ginger gives a kick to just about any detoxifying juice mix....

Celery is profoundly detoxifying and widely considered to be the most cooling food available.Plus, it's powerfully anti-inflammatory and relaxing....

I’m a great fan of juice fasting. It’s a good compromise between drastic detox and you normal daily diet....

When it comes to food and nutrition, you can’t get much more controversial than the best way to cook your foods. And deciding on the best way to cook garlic to preserve its healing qualities? Forget about it....

Every natural healing system says that diet is the first and most basic building block of good health. It can even be an effective treatment for disease, even when used alone....

Are you having one of those days? You woke up totally tired- all you want is to go back to sleep. It’s 11:00 a.m., and you're half way through your third cup of coffee....

Want to add a little zap to your tongue and your health? In my opinion, ginger root, called “the universal medicine” in Ayurveda, is one of the best investments you can make in your health. And it’s so simple. This root is delicious, inexpensive and easily available....

Earlier I blogged about superfruits, and the great benefits they provide, chiefly from their antioxidant content. Well, it turns out that whole grains pack just as powerful an antioxidant punch....

We all drink it for breakfast, and for a special treat, we have a glass of fresh-squeezed. Still, who know it was such a heart health booster? Orange juice, I mean....

I am very active in the autism community, and frequently speak at conferences and universities on this topic. My specialty is herbalism and nutrition in the treatment of this condition....

If we can believe a recent study, it looks like skipping breakfast is not such a hot idea if you are looking to lose or maintain your weight. Forgoing the first meal essentially bamboozles your brain into making you crave higher-calorie foods, and that increases your risk for weight gain....

New study out this week that shows some benefit from a few herbs for weight loss....

Seems like the season would make a difference in our health, doesn’t it? Each season has its temperature, humidity and different hours of sun, and it turns out that seasonal differences have a big effect, and while we usually don’t talk much about it, older health systems have worked out a whole system of eating with the seasons. I’ve found it to be one of the most revealing things you can learn to help you stay healthy....

Most natural healing systems stress the need to let your digestive process finish off one meal before embarking on the task of digesting the next. Ayurveda is particularly strict about that angle, and seriously recommends about four hours between meals. That’s four hours with- sorry- no snacks....