Six flavors - six principles that affect our life and health
According to ayurveda, food consists of six tastes - salty, sweet, hot, sour, bitter and pungent.
Each flavor has its own specific characteristics and different effects on our health.
The word "race", which in Sanskrit means the flavor has many meanings. Ethnicity is a sense of satisfaction, and the essence of things, its substance, essence.
Both the sense of satisfaction and the properties of the flavor contribute to healing.
Watermelon – ideal food for hot summer days
With the coming of summer, new seasonal fruits arrive.
But, there is no better fruit for quenching thirst in hot summer days than watermelon.
Although we say that watermelon is a fruit, it is actually a vegetable – like pumpkin and zucchini.
Watermelons can be oblong or round in shape; they have a thick green peel that is either covered with stripes or spots.
Water - a precious liquid that brings life
An astonishing fact we all learned in elementary school is that of our body is 70% made of water.
This water must be renewed every five to ten days.
In addition to oxygen, water is one of the most important elements on the earth for sustaining life.
The human body needs water for every function it performs.
World without cancer: vitamin B17
Starting from these assumptions, in the middle of the last century, American biochemist Ernst T. Krebs has isolated a chemical substance that turned out to be able to destroy cancer cells.
It is a vitamin B17 (also referred to as laetrile or amygdaline).
Although Krebs managed to prove in his research the effectiveness of laetrile, the whole concept of treating cancer with the help of some kind of 'vitamin preparation' was subjected to ridicule and seen as sheer nonsense.
Valerian – a peace of mind with a touch of irresistible scent
Valerian (Lat. Valeriana officinalis) is a perennial plant with sweetly scented, pink or white flowers that bloom in the summer.
It grows as a wild plant in all moist areas that are up to 2000 meters above sea.
Its name derives from the Latin word valere - to be well.
Because of the calming effect, it is used as a natural sedative since the 19th century.
How the governments favor the pharmaceutical industry
You claim that walnuts have healing properties? Then register them as a remedy (if we allow you to do it)!
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the company Diamond Foods to sell its walnuts in the U.S., apparently because they were considered to have medicinal properties.
In fact, the label said that walnuts are rich in omega 3 fatty acids.
Such claim, according to the FDA, can refer only to drugs, so Diamond Foods has to obtain registration of its nuts as a drug, which is a costly and uncertain procedure.
How sunlight affects our health
Do you feel tired and listless after winter?
Do you suffer from frequent depression, insomnia and lack of energy?
Cause of that could be the absence of sunlight.
Specifically, our physical and psychical health greatly depends on sunlight, and during the gloomy days of winter this problem becomes more acute.
This delicious fruit fights anemia, lowers high blood pressure and helps with weight loss
If there is a fruit with irresistible look, pleasant aroma and irresistible taste, which is also extremely healthy and even beneficial, it is undoubtedly a strawberry.
Strawberries belong to the family Rosaceae (rose), which has long pedicle with three scaly leaves.
These berries are full of surprises.
So, believe it or not, among the many types of strawberries there are even yellow strawberries, that are seen as a real specialty, and whose fruits are harvested until autumn.
Saffron - the king of spices
The spice saffron has been known since ancient times.
It was used in Mesopotamia 5000 years ago, and is even mentioned in the Bible.
Saffron is a symbol of wisdom and wealth, material as spiritual both.
The name comes from the Persian word za'faran, which translated literally means "be yellow".
Little-known causes of hormonal changes in women’s bodies
Women's problems are on the rise.
Between 40% and 60% of women in the Western world suffer from premenstrual syndrome.
In addition, a huge number of women suffer from a range of problems that are associated with early menopause.
Something serious is going on.
The best locations for planting plants, according to Feng shui
What do you think about when you hear the word “nature”?
About flower-filled meadows filled with colorful flowers? Or fragrant grasses on meadows and dense forest? Beauty and peace?
And we have to ask whether there is a way that a man can be a part of that harmonious symbiosis, and not only experiencing nature as a source of beauty, food and medicine.
All of us in our way give answers to that question. Someone steals a bunch of flowers from the meadow, some people cultivate flowers, some people pick healing plants - these are all ways in which humans are maintaining links with nature.
Five celestial animals and feng shui golden rules
The concept of the five animals is one of the oldest concepts of human civilization.
Its application is found in the first human settlements.
It emanated from the first human observations on natural environment surrounding them.
Our ancestors have observed very early that they feel better in sheltered places, at the foot of the hill, on the gentle slopes in front of which plains extended.
How to cultivate eco tomatoes in own garden or in a balcony pot
Just imagine sitting in your summer house, the sun is scourging the earth outside and you are refreshing yourself with juicy, meaty tomato from your own organic garden.
How to cultivate such tomatoes?
It is simple! A bit of love and caring, spiced with fertile soil, will give juicy and big tomatoes.
Tomato is a vegetable that belongs to the nightshade family, originally from South America.
Benefits of basil
Basil (Lat. Ocimum basilicum) is shrub-like and fragrant herb, with oval and mostly green leaves.
There are approximately sixty basil types and all of them differ in taste and appearance.
It grows in various parts of the world, but it was originally cultivated in tropical parts of Asia.
The first written record of it is four centuries old and comes from the ancient Egypt.
Walk barefoot and be healthy!
Do you know that in our feet and palms there are points connected with all vital organs in our body?
By stimulating these points we massage interior organs and enhance the flow of vital energy through them.
People used to walk barefoot on grass, stones, and beaches and by doing so they performed that natural acupressure processes.
Asparagus - more than food
Asparagus was considered as a delicacy in the past. You could find it only on the tables of wealthy people.
But today this superfood is available to everyone - you can buy asparagus at farmers markets and shopping malls.
You can head to picking wild asparagus, which also acts as anti-stress therapy.
Asparagus, Lat. Asparagus L. is a perennial plant from the lily family.
Healing by trees – an interview with Russian scientist Mikhail Vinogradov
Since antiquity there have been stories about the living and the dead water, about the trees that give energy and those that steal energy.
Are all of them merely products of the folk storyteller's imagination, or do they have a basis in reality?
For, even the old medical books described some trees, for instance birch, as having properties almost like a panacea, a cure for all illnesses. Where is the myth, and where does reality begin?
World's most healing plants: elderberry
Elderberry is one of the oldest and the most healing plants in Europe.
There are about thirty types of elderberry within the family. The most important are the black and red elderberry.
We most commonly use black elderberry - Sambucus nigra.
Elderberry is at the service of humanity for millennia.
Agni - our digestive fire
According to Ayurveda, if we have good health, our dosha and agni (digestive fire) should be harmonized.
In Sanskrit, agni means fire. In the outside world, fire is responsible for the heat and the growth of all living organisms.
In our body, agni maintains vitality, growth and strength.
Agni digests food, feed tissue and separates waste products. It is responsible for our life expectancy and health.
Quinoa – gluten-free cereal that regulates digestion and protects the heart
Quinoa (Lat. Chenopodium quinoa) – an ancient South American plant – is called the mother of all cereals.
As much as 5 000 years ago, this plant was cultivated in Peru, Chile and Argentine.
Alongside corn, this was one of two staple food items in the Inca Empire.
Peru and Bolivia are world’s leading quinoa producers, although this plant is cultivated in the USA, India, Japan and several African and European countries.
How to protect plants from parasites without using pesticides
You have planted your own eco garden?
Do you want healthy plants and rich harvest but you wish to avoid using harmful chemical substances?
Are you trying to find a way to protect your plants in a natural way?
You can protect and even heal your plants using biological substances.
Sauerkraut – an advocate of good digestion and immunity
In rural regions of Croatia there is a long tradition of pickling cabbage.
Sauerkraut has been one of the most important food items and vitamin C sources to our ancestors.
Today, we follow such tradition and pickle cabbage for winter food stores.
It is true that many customs die out, but this one should not be allowed to die out since sauerkraut is extremely nutritive and healing food item.
Mycotoxins – danger lurking from molds
Mycotoxins (from Greek mykes – mushroom and toxikon – poison) are secondary products or half-products created in metabolism processes of molds.
They are poisonous and have negative biological consequences on humans and animals.
Molds produce these poisons while they are present in food that is planned for human or animal usage.
They multiply when temperature and moisture conditions are favorable.
Lion’s mane mushroom restores nervous system
Strange looking mushroom is the main ingredient of a very tasty dish, but in the past two decades its many healing properties were discovered.
Lion’s mane mushroom (Lat. Hericium Erinaceus) got its name because it looks like a mane of a lion.
To some it also looks like a hedgehog, which why this mushroom is also known by its second name - hedgehog mushroom.
It grows in North America, China and Japan and is very rare in Europe.
Gooseberry – elixir of health and longevity
These days, gooseberry is ripening - a tasty and healthy fruit with a sour taste.
Unfortunately, this plant is unknown to the most od the people. It is a tasty berry fruit, similar to currant.
Gooseberry, Lat. Ribes grossularia, grows around Europe, northwest Africa and south, west and southeast Asia.
It can be green, yellow, red, orange or black, depending on variety.
Birch – a tree that heals
Birch (Lat. Betula pendula) is a slender deciduous tree with distinctive white bark.
It grows in all parts of Europe and Asia and has an important role in herbal medicine.
It has forever been appreciated among many peoples around the world, especially among Indians, Native Americans and Siberians.
In the 12th century St. Hildegarda recommended birch flowers for treating wounds and boils that were healing slowly.
Milk contaminated by infected cattle food?
Croatian Ministry of Agriculture is trying to mitigate the panic that arouses due to the discovery of potentially carcinogenic aflatoxins in UHT milk produced by Dukat and Vindija.
Aflatoxins are toxic compounds produced by a mold Aspergillus flavus.
This mold is widely spread in nature and can attack and contaminate crops prior to harvest or during storage.
Aflatoxins’ victims are cereals, potatoes, fruits, nutty fruits, cotton seeds and food of animal origins, especially milk if animals had been fed by contaminated cattle food.
An antibiotic that nurtures and heals
Today, when many microorganisms became resistant to synthetic drugs because of their extensive use, it is important to find wiser solutions from nature.
The goal of every doctor is Primum non nocere, i.e. the most important is not to harm the patient.
We all know that synthetic antibiotics cause side effects right after they are used or after some time has passed, but nature’s gifts do not have unwanted consequences.
Researches confirm that there are many products in the nature that have antibiotic effects.
Google Shopping blocks vitamins and natural products
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Have you already used online shopping services?
Or are you among those few that have no experience with online shopping?
Whether you are buying books on Amazon, clothes and accessories on eBay or music on iTunes, online shopping portals have taken a significant part of our lives.
Most people will not complain about it, after all, we all sometimes benefit from time saved by shopping from our homes.
One of the services that offer online shopping is Google’s service called “Google Shopping”.
Aromatherapy as an analgesic
Headache can strike you when you least expect it and turn even the simplest tasks into arduous efforts.
Essential oils can help you remove the headache and reduce the need for analgesics.
Essential oils presented here are the most famous oils that are being used against headache around the world.
Some of these oils can help you maintain concentration and focus, if you plan to stay awake, while others will – in addition to removing headache – help you fall asleep.
How to lower blood pressure fast and efficiently
High blood pressure does not affect elderly people only.
Over one third of young people age 16 to 34 suffers from some form of hypertension.
A eecent study discovered that this disease can cause premature aging and brain damage even in its mild form.
The conventional solution for this widespread epidemic is constant medication usage for controlling blood pressure, such as angiotensin receptor blockers for which some experts believe that can increase the risk of developing cancer and some other diseases.
Sun’s healing power
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Our Sun is the source of life.
All natural process on the planet Earth depend on it.
Humans, plants and animals also depend on the Sun and are adapting to its rhythm.
Many scientists today believe that, with regular diet and balanced lifestyle, the Sun's light is the best protection against many diseases.
Natural ways to beautiful and groomed nails
Do you want groomed, smooth and strong nails?
Are you experiencing problems such as nail cracking, white spots and nail fungi?
Are you considering putting in nail extensions?
Nail extensions are not the solution to your problems. That procedure can even be dangerous if it is performed by an untrained individual.
Blue scorpion venom drug – Vidatox – a proven help against many types of carcinoma
What is a cure in small doses; is a poison in bigger doses and vice versa.
That is what an old saying tells us and its validity is confirmed once again.
A new homeopathic drug made of blue scorpion venom cures many types of carcinoma in humans, according to Cuban scientists.
Blue scorpion (Rhopalurus Junceus) lives on Cuba and it was named after its blue tail at the end of which is scorpion's infamous sting.
Panchakarma – Ayurvedic method for organism cleansing
Panchakarma (pancha – five and karma – effect) is an Ayurvedic program for body cleansing and rejuvenation.
It contains number five in its name because the program was originally comprised of five procedures including nose, colon, stomach and blood cleansing.
Panchakarma was developed with a goal of organism rejuvenation, removal of body impurities and toxins, health enhancement and life prolongation.
In a spiritual sense, panchakarma removes negative thoughts, relieves us of our negative behavior patterns and allows us new and healthy start in life.
This popular procedure has tripled the risk of cancer for 1.65 million people during the last year
Evidences against routine usage of many usual screening methods, such as mammography and CT scans, are pilling up.
Recent reports discover that adults are undergoing too many such procedures.
Such reports are followed by reports that warn that some of those screenings, apart from causing cancer, can cause the creation of new carcinomas in patients that had already been cured of cancer.
How to get rid of pesky mosquitoes (natural protection)
Pesky mosquitoes can spoil even the most perfect vacation with their constant buzzing and biting.
But, that is not all. If you are allergic to mosquito bites, they can really make your life miserable.
Itching and swelling can last for several weeks with allergic people. You can just forget about having a pleasant vacation.
Unpleasant feeling we get after mosquito bites is not the only reason for protection.
Information hidden in the water influences our health
Since the old days we have been listening tales about “living” water and its healing powers.
Is there really such water or is that just a product of imagination by folk storytellers?
The undeniable fact is that water is the most important element on Earth.
Without it, there would be no life on our planet. Water has a direct influence of regular performance of all our organs so it is important that we intake sufficient amounts of water every day.
Kava kava – a herb for relaxation, joy and socializing
Kava kava (Lat. Piper methysticum) is a widespread herbal culture from Northern Pacific.
It is interesting that despite its name, it has nothing to do with coffee and is a relative of peppermint.
Peoples all across the Pacific often use it in medicinal, religious and social purposes since it alleviates tension and fears and enhances communicativeness.
The effects of this herb were discovered by Europeans in 1768, due to a testimony of a sailor and explorer James Cook who spoke of an herb used by Pacific peoples to make them relaxed, cheerful and outgoing.
Ginseng – a miraculous root from Far East
Ginseng is one of the most famous herbs in the world.
Ginseng (Lat. Panax) is the name of a family of eleven species of healing herbs.
Although Chinese ginseng is the most famous variety in Europe, this plant grows in Korea, Vietnam, Siberia and USA.
The most popular are three ginseng varieties – Asian ginseng (so-called Devil’s bush, Lat. Panax ginseng), American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) and Siberian ginseng (Panax senticocus – eleutero).
Three fruit face masks for smooth and beautiful skin
Did you know that you can use seasonal fruits for summer skin care?
You can add vegetables, yoghurt, honey or spices to fruits and make top-quality natural mixture that will rejuvenate your skin.
1. Apple and cucumber mask
I recommend this simple face mask made of cucumbers and apples that will regenerate and calm your skin and give it a natural glow.
You need half of cucumber, half of apple, half of spoon of lemon juice and several leaves of mint.
How to cultivate eco pepper
Pepper is present in many different parts of the world.
Its fruits are of different shapes and colors.
We can find peppers that are the size of small berries to large fruits shaped like tomatoes or horns.
Peppers can be dark green, light yellow, yellow, orange and red. Peppers are sweet, half-hot and hot.
This useful and highly nutritive food was brought to Europe by Spaniards in the 15th century.
Ambrosia SOS – what to do if you suffer from ambrosia allergy
Are you coughing, sneezing, and sniffling? Your nose, eyes and ears itch?
You measure your temperature and wonder how did you catch cold in such warm weather?
You are not cold, you have ambrosia allergy.
Allergies, including ambrosia allergies, have been increasing for several decades.
The cause of that increase is stressful lifestyle, infections, changes in diet, environment and climate.
Truths and lies about colloidal silver
Have you already heard of colloidal silver?
Many alternative doctors claim that it is a powerful natural antibiotic that is not harmful for human health.
But, pharmaceutical medicine rejected it 50 years ago claiming that it is not effective enough, even that it is dangerous.
What is the truth and what is the lie?
Miraculous antiseptic and antibiotic properties of silver have been known since the ancient times.
9 benefits of clove
Clove (Lat. Syzygium aromaticum) is a traditionally favorite winter spice.
It is originally from Indonesian Spice Islands, i.e. northern Maluku.
Today it is cultivated in Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Madagascar and on Pemba.
Cloves are in fact unripe, unopened flower buds of evergreen tropical tree from myrtle family.
Healing effects of salt rooms
When we think of salt, most of the time we think about the spice.
We all know that excessive intake of salt can cause numerous health problems, such as high blood pressure.
But, salt can be very useful.
To be more exact, salt is a natural remedy and we enjoy its benefits when we expose our skin to a salty environment or when we breathe in air enriched with salt.
How to choose to best oil for your health
Many fats are healthy – check which ones!
Contrary to common belief, not all fats we introduce into our organism are harmful for our health.
Actually, many fats help maintain appropriate body weight and ensure the regular functioning of cardiovascular and nervous systems.
But, with all this misinformation regarding harmful effects of oils and fats, it is hard to believe opposite and many people, at the expense of their own health, avoid fats.
In order to clear such doubts, here follow several information about oils that have beneficial effects on our health.
Six food items for removing gallstones without surgery
In order to prevent gallstone creation, you cannot count on luck.
You have to do something to prevent their formation.
With that in mind, it is important to regularly consume food items necessary for maintaining clean and functional gallbladder.
We offer you several useful advices for gallstone prevention with the help of everyday food items.
Apple – the healthiest fruit in the world
Do you believe that apple came straight from the paradise and landed on our menu?
Do you believe that apple is a symbol of lust, love and eternal youth?
Such epithets reflect human admiration towards this fruit.
The old Celts believed that apple has miraculous properties and that the person that manages to eat an apple from a magical garden will never again be hungry, thirsty or sick nor will that person ever grow old.
Borage – a plant of exquisite beauty and healing
Borage (Lat. Borago officinalis) is a plant with beautiful and distinct blue star-shaped flowers and stem and leaves covered with white hairs.
Because of its beauty and appeal, it is often seen as a motive in a folk art.
For a while it has been neglected in medicine, but today, its old glory comes to life again.
It was brought to Europe by Arabs and today we can find wild borage all around the Mediterranean and southern Europe and it is cultivated all around the world.
Aromatherapy – treatment with healing scents
Aromatherapy is a branch of alternative medicine that uses essential oils and herbal extracts for treating health problems.
Therapy is performed via inhalation, skin ointments and sometimes via oral application of essential oils.
Essential oils are used in medicinal and cosmetic purposes for thousands of years.
They were used by Egyptians, Indians, Chinese, Greeks and Romans.
Thyme – an irreplaceable herb in every home pharmacy
Thyme is a plant that should be a part of every home pharmacy and kitchen.
Its healing properties and nutritive values have been known for ages.
Thyme is a small plant with intensive taste and scent. It loves southern regions and it needs a lot of sunlight in order to blossom.
It is believed that this plant is originally from the Mediterranean, but today we can find it across the globe.
Pu-Erh tea – Chinese liquid gold
Effects of Pu-Erh tea in alleviating various health problems have been known for centuries.
Do you like tea more than coffee?
Do you enjoy those calm moments with a cup of tea and a book and the sensation of joy you get?
If your answer was “yes” on both questions, then you have certainly tried many kinds of tea, like green, black or white teas. But you maybe missed one.