Foods to Support Optimal Liver Function

Foods to Support Optimal Liver Function

The liver is the second largest organ in the body, after the skin being the largest. Our livers work incredibly hard performing over 500 (known) separate duties to help ensure the proper functioning of the overall system. Among that long list of responsibilities, is the liver’s role as one of the primary modes of detoxification in our bodies (The five major elimination organs of the body: Liver, Skin, Colon, Kidneys and Lungs.) The liver is like a highly intelligent and sophisticated filter – filtering the blood to remove toxins, harmful substances and excess hormones. The liver metabolizes everything you eat or are exposed to. We might

African Walnuts: Benefits, Medicinal Value

Walnuts have innumerable health benefits. In Nigeria, it is called Asala or Awusa in Yoruba, Ukpa in Ibo, and Okhue or Okwe in Edo. Tetracarpidium conophorum or Plukenetia conophora, botanically is the African walnut belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae.

Walnuts are a very common ingredient of our daily life. We consume walnuts in chocolates, in cakes, in cookies and more. Even though these taste slightly bitter they are one of the best friends of a baker, who we have slowly come to fall in love with too. The tree serves a multitude of uses; it can be used as food (edible seed), medicine, furniture and dye. The walnut seed has a number of health benefits ranging from weight management to prevention and slowing of various cancers.

Health Benefits of Papaya Fruit

Papaya fruit, also known as pawpaw, is not only delicious but is also a favorite for it’s digestive, medicinal and nutritional value as well. The papaya fruit is apart of the Caricaceae family, is native to Central American and is now grown all over the tropics – especially here in Hawaii.

The one thing about papaya that most people need to be aware of, is that most of it is now Genetically Modified (GM) food. It’s sad but true – and we have Monsanto’s to thank for it. But being aware of where you’re papaya is coming from is essential. It’s important to have a good, local, organic source, preferably one that is not located near any mono-cropping papaya farms, a

Top 12 Benefits of Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is really quite an incredible plant. It is a succulent plant and part of the lily family (Liliaceae), the same family that garlic and onions belong to.

Different parts of the plant are used for different effects on the body and Aloe Vera has bothinternal and external applications.

I love to juice the inner gel of the aloe plant and I even add it to my smoothies to gain some of the

Grapes: The Unexplored Truth

The health benefits of grapes include their ability to treat constipation, indigestion, fatigue, kidney disorders, macular degeneration and the prevention of cataracts. Grapes, one of the most popular and delicious fruits, are rich sources of vitamins A, C, B6 and folate in addition to essential minerals like potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium and selenium.