Probiotics vs. Prebiotics
Friday, January 2, 2009 at 7:17 AM “What’s the difference between probiotics and prebiotics? Are they the same thing?”
They’re actually not the same thing but here’s what you need to know in a nutshell:
Otto Warburg
Friday, December 26, 2008 at 9:00 AM “Who was the guy who claimed that you could put hydrogen peroxide in your veins to kill cancer with oxygen?”
You’re talking about Dr. Otto Warburg. He was a German doctor who awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1931.
Rooibos Tea
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 12:36 PM “What is rooibos tea?”
Sometimes spelled “roobios”, rooibos is a small shrub found in a small area of South Africa. Pronounced “ROY-bus” by most English-speaking herbalists, rooibos tea is made from the leaves of that small bush and is often served with milk and/or some kind of sweetener. Recently, it’s become a health drink, due to its high antioxidant content.
Emotional Freedom Technique Therapy
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 12:00 PM “What is this new thing, EFT?”
EFT, or emotional freedom technique, therapy is based on the premise that most (if not all) pain and disease results from long-harbored stress, anger, resentment and similar emotions. Invented by Gary Craig, EFT therapy is in essence just an expansion of Roger Callahan’s Thought Field Therapy, or TFT.
Allicin
Monday, December 22, 2008 at 12:15 PM “Does anybody know what’s in garlic that makes it so good for you? And is it true that you have to eat garlic chopped up to get the benefits?”
What makes garlic so good for you is a compound known as allicin and, yes, you need to chop or crush your garlic to get the most benefit.