Posted on October 17, 2011 by DFHS Article Team
Shea butter is a popular ingredient which is used in many different products these days, such as skin products and hair products. This ingredient has been used for many years by people in Africa as a food source and cosmetic product. Coming from a tree called the Shea Karite, it is widely known because of [...]
Posted on September 28, 2011 by DFHS Article Team
To express optimal health and well-being, every one of the two hundred trillion cells in your body needs a constant supply of oxygen. Oxygen is not only essential for the cells and helps produce great amounts of energy, it also sets your body up to defend itself against cancer and other degenerative diseases. Therefore, you [...]
Posted on August 09, 2008 by DFHS Article Team
by Lani Muelrath, M.A. "the Fitness DreamMaker" According to a recent study published by the British Journal of Nutrition, eating a small handful of almonds daily can powerfully protect one against appetite surges, increase satiety -thus enhancing weight control – as well as lower LDL cholesterol. I always have a jar of raw almonds in [...]
Posted on June 23, 2008 by DFHS Article Team
Most vitamin E supplements contain synthetic alpha-tocopherol, but unlike some other vitamins, the synthetic form is not identical to the natural form of Vitamin E. Supplements are labelled d-alpha for natural and dl-alpha for synthetic. If the label lists "dl-alpha-tocopherol", it’s not the real thing. "This is most clearly shown by comparing natural with synthetic [...]
