…most recent bite was this past December! Being too rushed to follow my own advice to take precautions, I was outside working without “protection”. Fortunately, I noticed the tick relatively quickly and removed it without incident. Now if Lyme Disease, Ehrlichia, Babesia, Bartonella and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever are not enough, there is a new player on the field, the Powassan Virus. Recently I re-posted an article from NYUPSTATE.COM describing the CDC’s growing concern over the…
Guacamole: More Than A Snack – Your Cancer Fighting Superfood! By: John King Recently I had a craving for some home made guacamole. I went to the market and carefully selected all the ingredients. I don’t really follow a specific recipe, so no two batches are exactly the same. While I was mindfully chopping all the ingredients, I started contemplating the benefits of consuming this delicious superfood. Virtually every ingredient in guacamole is healing and…
…news program will not make you feel very relaxed. Hearing about rising gas prices or a tax increase right before bed will not lead to sound sleep. 19. Read something positive. Reading in bed before retiring can be quite relaxing provided it’s not a thriller or spy novel. Something uplifting and positive is the best read before bed. 20. Put the computer away! Put your computer away at least two hours before bedtime. Many people…
…the prostate inflammation causes cell membranes to become more permeable and some PSA escapes into the bloodstream. A temporary rise in blood PSA levels is seen but returns to baseline as overall cell integrity is not compromised. In the case of prostate cancer malignant cells are secreting more PSA than normal cells. Over time, this higher intracellular PSA level begins to breakdown cell membranes. In this setting PSA (a proteolytic enzyme) actually begins to digest…
Superfoods Series: Onions By: John King Bad for your breath but good for your body, onions are a nutritional powerhouse. A delicious addition to stews, soups, salads and sandwiches; onions are loaded with flavonoids, sulfur-containing compounds, Vitamin C, Folic Acid, Selenium, Potassium and Zinc. Regularly consuming onions supports cardiovascular health in several ways. When administered to diabetic animals, sulfur-containing amino acids found in onions (specifically S-methyl cysteine sulfoxide) reduced serum lipid levels along with…