Buddha, born as Siddharta Gautama, was a legendary prince, the son of Suddhodana, the head of the Sakya tribe. At the age of 29, Siddharta renounced his family and situation and set out on a spiritual journey of abstinence and contemplation, searching for the absolute wisdom and spiritual fulfillment. What he was looking for was a...
Hypertension (high blood pressure or arterial hypertension) is a high blood pressure at rest, on permanent or paroxysmal basis. Normally, the blood pressure at rest is within the range of 100-140mmHg systolic (top reading) and 60-90mmHg diastolic (bottom reading). According to figures provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the maximum should not exceed 160 for...
It is well known that red meat contains a lot of noxious substances, such as: saturated fats, bad cholesterol, antibiotics, growth hormones, chemical toxins released from slaughter process, dioxins, sodium nitrites, red dye, Heme Iron, etc, so several voices are blaming red meat and processed meat for causing cancer and premature death. A 20-year study conducted...
People who either produce too much uric acid, or more commonly, who have a problem in removing it from their bodies, have gout. Gout is a disease characterized by an abnormal metabolism of uric acid, which leads to an excess of this acid in the tissues and blood. Too much uric acid in the body means...
If you want to be healthier and live longer, you should embrace the Okinawa diet. The Okinawa Islands are a group of about two dozen islands situated in the poorest region of Japan. Even if the inhabitants of these places are poor, most of them live to the age of 100 or more. And it is...
“It’s like eating a really good beef steak,” is what one of my friends said about horse meat. “It can be a little bit sweeter than other red meats, but it still has a dense meat flavor”. In this case, if you usually eat red meat, why shouldn’t you eat horse meat, too? In several European...
Diabetes is a lifelong condition which consists of high levels of sugar in blood because the body cannot convert the ingested glucose in energy. There are two types of diabetes – Type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes (insulin dependent diabetes) can occur at any age, but it is most often diagnosed in children, teens,...
There are several factors which can contribute to the risk of developing kidney stones: diet, genes, environment, body weight, and fluid intake. From all of them, diet seems to be one of the most important causes. What we eat can promote or inhibit kidney stone formation. Diets high in salt (sodium), calcium, oxalate, protein, potassium, added...
