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3 Great Cold Weather Soups for the Liver and Kidneys

Cold weather soups are one of the best ways to strengthen your body during the winter months. A bowl of hot soup can warm up and nourish your body. Why not give it a try? To get the best results, making the right choice of soup and the complementary ingredients is important.   What soups are good for the cold season then? We recommend three soups ...

Helen London

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Rainbow Eating and the 5 Healthiest Foods to Assist in Good Health

Rainbow eating includes the many different kinds of rainbow foods on the market that have different colors and contain varied nutrition. Generally speaking, yellow vegetables contain carotene, which can protect the eyes; red vegetables are rich in lycopene, which can increase vitality; green vegetables are rich in carotene and flavonoids, which can protect the heart ...

Helen London

Rainbow-colored fruits and vegetables including purple cabbage and eggplant, red peppers and strawberries, orange carrots and citrus fruits, green onions and broccoli, and yellow peppers and squash.

Do You Know the Benefits of Balsam Pears?

Did you know that balsam pears can do magic? Balsam pears are more commonly known as bitter melons or bitter gourds. They have some medical uses that are really worth knowing. Recent studies have shown that these pears are extremely beneficial for our health and well-being. Improving appetite and digestion Research shows that balsam pears can improve ...

Kathy McWilliams

Slices of bitter melon, also known as balsam pear or bitter gourd, sitting on a cutting board.

6 Common Foods That Ensure Health

Hippocrates is much quoted for having said: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” There are many foods that ensure health. The idea of using food as medicine is also a common principle in Chinese cooking and dates back thousands of years. 6 foods that ensure health 1. Millet There is an ...

Audrey Wang

Spinach helps old people avoid constipation