During the past few years holistic practitioners and other health experts have become increasingly sold on the health benefits of lignans. Lignans are a unique group of phytochemicals (plant chemicals) known as phytoestrogens, estrogen-like compounds that also act as antioxidants. Phytoestrogens, in addition to their antioxidant activity, may reduce the risk of estrogen-sensitive cancers, like breast cancer, by binding to estrogen receptors and thus preventing estrogen attachment. The most noted of the phytoestrogens are the isoflavones of soybeans. Isoflavones have helped give soy its reputation as a health-promoting food. Lignans may do the same for foods like flax, already becoming
August 2008
Discover The Health Enhancing Benefits Of Lignans
by Sheila McCormick on August 21st, 2008Don’t Worry, Be Happy…. In Times Like These?
by Sheila McCormick on August 11th, 2008Back in 1988, musician Bobby McFerrin wrote the song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” which went on to win Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal. Well, Bobby, that sure seems more easily said than done! Many of us might look back at 1988 and think of it as a simpler time, an easier time. Yet every “time” we live in brings with it various ups and downs. But right now feels as though our current time is wrought with more problems than usual, and problems on a much larger scale. Many people feel steeped
Bee Healthy, Bee Happy – And Feel Super!
by Sheila McCormick on August 1st, 2008If you were stuck on a desert island with only one thing to eat, which food would you chose? Chocolate? Nah, sorry. Corn? Doubtful. Brown rice? Maybe. While brown rice is thought to contain the perfect balance of acidity and alkalinity, it might have what you need to survive, but you sure wouldn’t thrive on brown rice alone. So what food do you think you could survive and flourish with, on our imaginary desert island? Well, the answer might surprise you, but it’s bee pollen. Bee pollen has been shown to be one of nature’s most completely nourishing foods. Bee