Bulimia Nervosa
The eating disorder termed bulimia is at least two or three times more prevalent than anorexia nervosa. In fact, recent surveys report that about 1 percent of the general population and 4 percent of women aged 18-30 suffer from this troublesome disease. People with bulimia have repeated episodes of binge eating rapidly consuming large quantities of food and then ridding their bodies of the excess calories by vomiting, abusing laxatives or diuretics, and or exercising obsessively. In most cases,...
Phytochemicals Phytonutrients and Phytoestrogens
They sound confusing but they're really quite understandable Phytochemicals Phytochemicals meaning plant chemicals is a group of compounds in plant foods legumes, veggies, fruits, and whole grains that might positively affect your body. They're naturally produced by plants to protect themselves against viruses, bacteria, and fungi. The term phytochemical includes hundreds of naturally occurring substances such as carotenoids, flavonoids, indoles, isoflavones, capsaicin, and protease inhibitors....
Neutropenic Diet Guidelines
The neutropenic diet was created to minimize a patient's exposure to foreign bacteria and decrease their risk of infection. Now, the diet is used for patients at risk for immune related illness, especially cancer and AIDS patients undergoing aggressive treatment. Here are the basic strategies to follow for the neutropenic diet. Uncooked fruits and vegetables without peels Unpasteurized juice and milk Salads especially from public salad bars Delicatessen unpackaged food items Certain spices...
Feverfew
Use This herb inhibits platelet aggregation and also helps prevent the vessels from constricting. The result is a reduction in severity, duration, and frequency of migraines and an improvement in blood-vessel tone. Dosage 50-125 mgs of dried authentic feverfew leaf, containing a minimum of 0.2 percent of panthenolide, taken over a period of four to six weeks. The most common side effect is mouth ulceration, predominantly found in those who chew the leaves. This should not be used by children.