Apple Cider Vinegar has for many years been touted as a wonder food, aiding our health in every which way you can imagine. Some of this notoriety is based on evidence others speculated. Here I am specifically looking at whether the regular use of apple cider vinegar can help in weight loss. The main ingredient in apple cider vinegar which stands out from other foods is its high amount of acetic acid. In experiments on mice fed a high fat diet, those mice also given acetic aci

Cacao (pronounced “ca-kow”) comes from the beans of the cacao plant and can be bought as a powder, nib or butter from health food stores or supermarkets. It has a slightly bitter flavour. It is a raw unprocessed product. As such maintains much of its nutrition, verse its processed cousin cocoa. Cocoa is produced by roasting the Cocao Bean at high temperatures, roasting changes the molecular structure of the cocoa bean, reducing the enzyme content and lowering the overall nutr

Estrogen is one of the most important hormones in a woman’s body. It promotes secondary sex characteristics, accelerates metabolism, and increases bone formation. Unfortunately, estrogen also stimulates the growth of more than half of all breast cancer cases. A recent study at the University of Houston has shown alcohol enhances the actions of estrogen in driving the growth of breast cancer cells and diminishes the effects of the cancer drug Tamoxifen on blocking estrogen by

Vegetables are generally recommended to be the staple of all diets. Low in carbohydrates, salt, sugar but high in nutrition and fibre. Today we look at the health benefits of Broccoli. When eating Broccoli we need to consider the best way of consuming it and maintaining the benefits it offers. In the case of Broccoli its best eating raw or lightly steamed. The less cooked, the higher the Bio-available are its nutrients. Why Broccoli: -Broccoli is very high in protein relativ