Archive for December, 2007

What Is Acidophilus Milk?

Acidophilus milk is a sour product that has been allowed to ferment under conditions that favour the growth and development of a large number of Lactobacillus acidophilus organisms. This acidophilus milk is considered as a probiotic since it aids in the well being of the consumer. Acidophilus milk differs from Indian dahi or curd in [...]

Hoppin John, Good Luck or Poor Health?

Hoppin John is a traditional New Years recipe that is said to bring good luck for the new year. Although with the ingredients found in the recipe that SouthBendTribune.com offers from Barbara Joseph, I frankly don’t recommend it! I would recommend avoiding the meat and sugar, and opting for a much lighter and healthier [...]

Super-Charge Your Energy With the Five Tibetans

I recently gave a workshop in Ontario. Since we didn’t have a yoga teacher, I was asked to show some exercises in the morning. I’m not an expert in Yoga but one thing I have practiced for years was the FIVE TIBETAN RITES, a simple series of exercise designed to increase your energy and level [...]

Zone Pilates Review

Pilates has been in the news lately as a great way to get in shape, and the Zone Pilates DVD makes Pilates even easier. It’s a fast and effective [...]

Milk Containing Bacteria Caused Listeriosis and Killed

State health officials warned consumers not to drink milk produced by a Massachusetts dairy, saying it was the likely source of a bacterial illness that killed two men and sickened two others.
Whittier Farms suspended operations and distribution, said Dr. Alfred DeMaria, the state director of communicable disease control. Most of its customers live in Worcester [...]

Nature’s Infection-Fighter, Honey, Making a Medical Comeback in MediHoney

Amid growing concern over drug-resistant superbugs and nonhealing wounds that endanger diabetes patients, nature’s original antibiotic – honey – is making a comeback.
More than 4,000 years after Egyptians began applying honey to wounds, Derma Sciences Inc., a New Jersey company that makes medicated and other advanced wound-care products, began selling the first honey-based dressing this [...]