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How to grow watercress
Table of Contents Growing watercress has unique requirements How to grow watercress in your garden Plant your watercress in containers indoors or outside Harvesting and storing watercress History and medicinal uses of watercress Watercress recipes for every season Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)1 is a leafy green member of the Brassicaceae family and a close cousin of mustard greens,2 cabbage3 and arugula.4 During the summer months, watercress produces tiny white flowers5 with edible seeds.6 The plant was widely available through the 19th...
read moreWhat you need to know about sedge
Table of Contents What is sedge? How do you identify sedge? Where does sedge grow? How to grow sedge Different uses and potential health benefits of sedge Side effects of sedge Fun facts about sedge Studies on Cyperus rotundus essential oil Is sedge edible? Sedge in summary Not many people know this, but not all of the shrubs we think of as “grass” actually fall into that category. In fact, there are three distinct types of plants that are casually referred to as “grass.” Because of this, it’s believed that identifying sedges, rushes and...
read moreLow vitamin D linked to adolescent behavior problems
Vitamin D was once regarded as a nutrient important for bone health, but it’s now known that this steroid hormone influences virtually every cell in your body, including those in your brain. Far from just influencing your physical health, vitamin D plays a role in mental health and may influence behavior — even years down the road. As such, ensuring children’s vitamin D levels are optimized is also important, as a deficiency in childhood may affect their behavior in adolescence, according to a University of Michigan study.1 Low...
read moreInsomnia linked to increased risk for heart disease
Sleep deprivation has the same effect on your immune system as physical stress or illness,1 which may help explain why lack of sleep is tied to an increased risk of numerous chronic diseases,2 including heart disease. For example, research3 has shown frequent or chronic insomnia is strongly associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure, a precursor and risk factor for heart disease. According to the Mayo Clinic,4 “People who sleep five hours or less a night may be at higher risk of developing high blood pressure or worsening...
read moreNatural Products Association is going bankrupt
Natural Products Association (NPA) is the largest and oldest trade group in the natural products space,1 whose stated mission is to be2 “the leading voice of the natural products industry” and “to advocate for the rights of consumers to have access to products that will maintain and improve their health and for the rights of retailers and suppliers to sell these products.” The NPA founded their certification of personal care products in 20083 to set a standard to determine whether a product could rightfully be called “natural.”4 In their...
read moreClostridium difficile loves sugar and resists disinfectant
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1 calls antibiotic resistance one of the biggest public health challenges of our time. Conservative estimates find at least 2 million are infected and 23,000 die each year with antibiotic resistant bacteria. When a germ develops the ability to withstand drugs designed to kill them, they become antibiotic-resistant2 and are called superbugs.3 Antibiotic resistance happens naturally as bacteria adapt to drugs. Resistance is helped along by the inappropriate use of medications, such as antibiotics...
read moreNurdles are a growing pollution problem
The looming threat of plastic pollution is undoubtedly one of mankind’s greatest challenges. More than 381 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide each year,1 and plastic is now found in our soil, lakes, rivers and oceans, as well as in the bodies of humans and wildlife. According to Environmental Health News,2 “Two-thirds of all plastic ever produced remains in the environment,” which helps explain why tap water, bottled water,3 sea salt4 and a variety of seafood5 all come with a “side order” of microplastic. Remarkably, while most...
read moreWhy farm bailouts may cause the next Dust Bowl
On their surface, farm subsidies, which are government funds given to farmers to help offset bad weather, price fluctuations and other risks to crops, seem like a reasonable use of taxpayer money. And many people probably assume that farm subsidies are helping to support farmers who truly need them, such as those whom you may meet at your local farmers market. The reality, however, is much more sordid. Since the 1970s, farm policies have favored the consolidation and industrialization of agriculture and the food supply. Federal farm...
read moreNew mandates for hepatitis A vaccine
Franklin County, Missouri, has made it mandatory for food handlers to receive a hepatitis A vaccination. The commission order, dated July 30, 2019, gave 90 days for all currently employed food handlers to get vaccinated, and gave two weeks for new hires to get a hepatitis A shot.1 While the order states that a food handler may decline to be vaccinated, if they do so, they will be restricted from “working with exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles,”2 which makes it likely they...
read moreResearch confirms fluoride lowers children’s IQ
The August 19, 2019, issue of JAMA Pediatrics1 delivered an unexpected bombshell: A U.S. and Canadian government-funded observational study found that drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy lowers children’s IQ. The research, led by a Canadian team of researchers at York University in Ontario, looked at 512 mother-child pairs living in six Canadian cities. Fluoride levels were measured through urine samples collected during pregnancy. They also estimated the women’s fluoride consumption based on the level of fluoride in the...
read moreHigher cholesterol is associated with longer life
For those who aren’t sure the conventional health community is wholly in support of individual health when it comes to cholesterol levels — which in some cases still adheres to the story line that too much cholesterol increases the risk of heart disease — you’re right to be concerned. Taking a global view of what cholesterol is and how it affects your body is a smarter way to approach it than the simple “cholesterol kills” narrative that’s been the drum beat for so many years. Cholesterol, the soft, waxy substance found in every cell in your...
read moreTop anti-inflammatory foods and supplements
Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of virtually all disease, including cancer, obesity and heart disease. While inflammation is a perfectly normal and beneficial process that occurs when your body’s white blood cells and chemicals protect you from foreign invaders like bacteria and viruses, it leads to trouble when the inflammatory response gets out of hand and continues indefinitely. Your diet plays a significant if not primary role in this chain of events and is the perfect place to start to address it. Certain nutritional supplements...
read moreHow dead soil and toxins reduce food nutrients
While agrochemical companies work hard to convince you their toxic chemicals are necessary in order to grow enough food to feed the world, this is not the case. One of the greatest treasures we have is healthy soil, without which humanity will not survive. Soil is the mother of nearly all plant life and, ultimately, all animal life. Soils that have taken hundreds and even thousands of years to fully develop are being destroyed at a disturbingly rapid pace. Monocultural farming systems based on genetically engineered foods are coated with...
read moreWeekly health quiz: Blood pressure, fasting and sirtuins
1 Which of the following tests is a powerful measure of your heart disease risk? Coronary artery calcium (CAC) score Your coronary artery calcium or CAC score is a powerful measure of your cardiac disease risk. Having a CAC score of 0 in middle age means you have a very low risk (1.4%) of heart attack in the following decade; above 1,000, your risk of a heart attack within the next 10 years is 37%. Learn more. Total cholesterol LDL and HDL cholesterol Mean corpuscular volume 2 Which of the following accounts for the majority of the metals...
read moreHealthy and easy scrumptious salad recipes
When you hear the word “salad,” the first thing that comes to mind may be the usual fares of lettuce, cabbage or cucumbers. But the wonderful thing about a salad is you can “play around” with it — a salad can be anything you want it to be, if you just let your imagination wander as you shop your local farmers market or produce aisle. The fun thing about it is you can experiment with different salad ingredients to suit your taste and, if serving it as an appetizer or side dish, to go well with the main dish. One thing to remember when creating...
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