Here are this weekend's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a great weekend!
Dr. Michael J. Breus: Can Cherries Relieve Insomnia?
Drink orange juice if you've got a cold. Try cranberry juice to keep your urinary tract healthy. Pomegranate juice is touted for a dose of age-defying antioxidants. Milk with calcium to build strong bones.
Stephen Barrie, ND: The Keys to Maintaining a Healthy Gut
The health of your body and mind is largely tied to the health of your gut.
Great Health: Craving Chocolate? Your Body May Need Magnesium
If your chocolate cravings get out of hand, you may need more magnesium. Increasing your intake to 500 to 1,000 mg of magnesium per day may curb chocolate cravings.
iPods 'damaging our children's ears': Teenage hearing loss rises 30% in 20 years | Mail Online
Excessive levels of loud music heard through headphones are partly blamed, along with other sources of loud amplified music.
John Robbins: Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Made With Monsanto's Artificial Hormones?
Ben & Jerry's gets all their milk from dairies that have pledged not to inject their cows with genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rBGH). Why, then, can't Haagen Dazs, Breyers and Baskin-Robbins do the same?
David Kirby: Lessons From the Egg Recall: Cheap Food Makes You Sick
Salmonella is largely a problem for factory-farmed eggs. Laying hens raised in organic or sustainable conditions are allowed to peck around outdoors for grubs and high-quality feed provided by farmers who are as concerned about animal health and the safety of the food they sell as they are about keeping their costs -- and prices -- to a minimum. These eggs are less likely to carry disease, and to me at least, they taste a whole lot better.
