Monday, May 20, 2019

Is Chocolate Actually Good for You? Woman-smiling Did you know? Various research studies, conducted in the U.S. and Switzerland, have concluded that chocolate flavonoids give short bursts of energy to the brain

Chocoholics take heart – literally that is. Seems that a bit of a chocolate bar might actually be good for your ticker.

Dark chocolate, not that dreamy milk chocolate that melts in your mouth. It’s a comfort food that we can all live with – in moderation of course.

Several studies have concluded that it’s the... more

Posted at 11:52 AM

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Do Germs Cause Disease?

Louis Pasteur is responsible for the “germ theory” of disease. It’s based on the belief that germs cause disease and that exposure to them makes you sick.

Even on his deathbed, Pasteur confessed that it wasn’t germs that caused disease. Rather, it was the environment in which the germs were in. In other words – the conditions had to be just right for germs to manifest into a disease.

Parents are starting to understand that children need exposure to germs to gain natural immunity. In fact, many believe that... more

Posted at 04:15 PM