Calcium-rich oat straw has been clinically proven to aid a variety of health issues

Many natural health enthusiasts are well aware of the benefits of oats and oatmeal. Oats help reduce blood cholesterol levels, remove body fat, and provide an excellent source of healthy carbohydrates. Many people have at least heard of the word “avena” in connection…

Health Basics: What is dead food, and how much are you eating daily?

(NaturalNews)You can eat food that is organic every day, but if most of it is cooked on high heat then it is void of nutrition. Just about everyone has heard of the benefits of eating raw “live” food, but what ratio of your total food intake is actually raw (or not heated over 120…

Red beets and beet juice top the list of healing antioxidants due to polyphenol and betalain concentration

One ingredient found in many of today’s green super-food formulas is red beet root powder, which is made from dehydrated beets and then ground into a powder. Although the benefits of beets are not often shouted through the rooftops, red beet roots and beet juice have…

Early end to key study on benefits of niacin, a B vitamin, in keeping arteries open was premature

Heart experts are calling premature the early halt of a study on the benefits of combining extended-release niacin, a B vitamin, with cholesterol-lowering statin medications to prevent blood vessel narrowing. Cardiovascular atherosclerosis, as it is also known, is believed responsible for one in three deaths in the United States each year.