Health Alert: 3 Things You Eat Every Day That Will Shorten Your Life

By Catherine Lewis, AHJ Editor — Published: September 17, 2009
If you want to live a longer, healthier life, you can start to do so immediately by eliminating certain foods from your diet. It’s really that easy! Foods that are high in hydrogenated oil, sugar and chemicals can significantly shorten your lifespan. They can lead to diseases [...]

Spirulina: Discover Why It Is Known as the Food of the Future

By Catherine Lewis, AHJ Editor – Published: July 23, 2009
I’ve recently become fascinated with a blue-green alga, one-celled organism called Spirulina. An organism you may have never heard about! It is among the largest single celled organisms in existence. In fact it grows so large, that by itself, it can be seen with the naked eye. (To [...]

Stressed Parents + Traffic Pollution = Asthmatic Children

By Bob Condor, AHJ Editor – Published: July 21, 2009
Sometimes stress seems more like pop culture than a science. But a new study indicates stress in parents might be a root cause for asthma in their children. That’s not pop culture. That is a changed life.
Research published this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy [...]

HOW TO BLAST BELLY FAT IN 4 EASY STEPS

By Sylvia Anderson, AHJ Editor — Published: July 09, 2009
Spare tire. Muffin top. Potbelly. Middle age spread. Shall I go on? We’ve all heard these terms to describe that area of the mid-section where extra belly fat resides. But many people don’t know just how dangerous stomach fat can be. Stomach fat, also known [...]

New Study Shows Probiotics Reduce Cholesterol

Catherine Lewis, AHJ Editor – Published: May 11, 2009
Probiotics seem to be all the rage these days, and for good reason! They have a number of potential health benefits, including improving digestive health and possibly preventing colon cancer. And now there’s one more reason to introduce probiotics to your diet: a recent study showed that a [...]

The Hype About Vitamin Waters: More Fiction than Fact?

 

By Sylvia Anderson, AHJ Editor – Published: March 26, 2009
 
The Coca-Cola Corporation recently got in some legal hot water due to its claims of what its product VitaminWater could do. In fact, a lawsuit was filed on the basis that Coca Cola’s marketing tactics were “unsubstantiated and deceptive.” Before you allow yourself or your kids to get [...]

7 Reasons Why You Can’t Lose Weight and What to Do.

 Sylvia Anderson, AHJ Editor – Published: March 12, 2009
You’re eating a balanced diet. You’re exercising daily. You’re staying away from junk food. But the numbers on your scale still refuse to budge. So why aren’t you losing weight when you’re doing all the “right” things? Keep reading to find out why you’re not shedding those pesky [...]

How To Make Your Own Natural Medicine

 

The secret to natural medicine for many common health issues is simply . . . honey.  It has many healing properties, as it acts as an anti-viral, anti-antibiotic and anti-fungal.  Honey has been used as an effective treatment for conditions such as burns, and fighting colds and flu. Keep reading for three recipes of honey’s [...]

10 Most Popular Alternative Supplements

By Sylvia Anderson, AHJ Editor – Published: November 27, 2008
Alternative medicine is a multi-million dollar industry, with one in four Americans taking alternative supplements or seeing a non-traditional medical practitioner for their healthcare needs. Traditional doctors have begun to embrace the benefits as well, as dozens of well-respected studies have shown that alternative medicine can be safe [...]