Juliet White

Recent research has given hope to melanoma patients: vitamin D can help you survive this very serious disease. Studies have shown that those melanoma patients with high amounts of vitamin D in their bloodstreams were up to 30 percent more likely to survive. Vitamin D is produced by the body when...

Your metabolism determines how efficiently and quickly your body burns the fuel you give it-the food you eat. A person with a fast metabolism burns through calories quickly. But those with a slow metabolism may have trouble burning off excess calories, even with daily exercise and proper eating habits. Slow metabolisms...

Exercise is important at any age. It keeps the body fit and able to fight disease. It helps you process the nutritional benefits of the foods you eat. It stimulates the mind and body for greater energy and awareness. As we age, however, the exercises we do need to fit...

Centrifugal juicers typically employ flat cutting blades positioned at the bottom of the unit, somewhat like a standard home blender. The motor runs at high speeds, and the blades shreds the fruits or vegetables with great force. With its high speed, the centrifugal juicer can create a good deal of...

Phytochemicals are natural compounds found in fruits and vegetables. They are essential elements to health and help the body fight disease. They can slow the aging process and protect you from high blood pressure, heart disease, osteoporosis, many forms of cancer, and a whole host of other illnesses. The word...

We all know that real weight loss begins and ends with taking in less calories than we burn up. All of the fad diets and fast weight-loss programs that don't address this truth are bound to fail. We need to eat less and burn more calories. However, to protect our...

We all know the benefits of eating a healthy balanced diet and consuming more fruit and vegetables, but what many people don't know is that vegetable juice helps to maintain the critical pH balance of the body. But what's so important about maintaining the body's pH balance? The Body's pH For the body...

Autistic children are different. Autism can be broadly defined as a kind of brain disorder. Parents become aware that they have an autistic child when he or she is 2-3 years old. From then onwards their life becomes very challenging as they struggle to cope with their child. Most autistic...

When you go to bed at night, you are up to half an inch shorter then when you woke up. In the morning, you are taller again! Your spine compresses during the day, due to gravity and movement. By age 70, the discs in your back have lost nearly one...

When exercising for fitness, most people are trained to do resistance training for strength and muscle growth and cardio exercises for fat loss and energy. But there is a crucial third component of physical fitness that is overlooked even by the most fitness minded: coordination. Coordination is composed of three main elements:...