The noni fruit is that tropical green fruit which, you know, smells really bad. It also tastes bland. Nonetheless, noni is a popular fruit in the health food world which is thought to have some important healing powers. It originates from Polynesia, where the noni tree is known as the ‘Tree of Life.’ Noni is… [Continue Reading]
Millet is one of those grains which we might sometimes buy knowing vaguely that it’s supposed to be good for us, but we end up not knowing quite what to do with it, so it sits in the cupboard waiting for the weevils to arrive. Millet, once you work out how to use it, is… [Continue Reading]
Sitting outside on the veranda in Nicoya, you hear the plop as a ripe juicy mango falls to the ground. Costa Rica is the land of mango plenty, since the jungle climate makes it mango season all year round. Here, everyone has mango trees outside their house and they are everywhere in the jungle too,… [Continue Reading]
Regular movement is one of the key lessons from Longevity Hot Spots, where people are moving around all day long. Even the old and very old people in the Hot Spots are fit and active. It’s never too late to start – get moving and you are really investing in your future in a way… [Continue Reading]
Like its relative, the cabbage, kale is a vegetable with a wide array of healing powers and makes an invaluable addition to the diet of anyone wishing to avoid chronic disease and slow the aging process. One of the most significant properties of kale, as with other cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli,… [Continue Reading]
Are you looking for something that can protect against heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s Disease, whilst helping you to lose weight? You can bet that all the drugs companies are. And yet the answer may be found in something as simple as a cup of green tea. Green tea, which is popular in the… [Continue Reading]
Don’t be scared of salad dressing—at least not when it’s made with delicious, health-giving, life-lengthening extra virgin olive oil. Olive oil is good for health. And despite its calorie content, it should actually enable weight loss when used within a healthy diet, thanks to its beneficial effects on digestion. Because it has such a high… [Continue Reading]
The weekend is coming up soon, and for many of us that means a chance to break from our weekday routine and do something new. Here’s where it’s fun to live out loud! For the next couple of days, take a good look at how much movement you’re getting. Do you get outside and get… [Continue Reading]
Are you deficient in essential fats? Do you regularly eat oily fish and nuts and seeds, or take essential fatty acid supplements? If not, you are quite likely to be deficient, which may affect your health. For optimum health we need both omega 3 and omega 6 fats in a ratio of approximately 1:2. Experts… [Continue Reading]
I’m writing this in Sardinia, the Italian island where people seem to live forever. It’s not surprising they want to hang around in mortal life for as long as possible, because Sardinia is pretty heavenly. One of the first things you notice here is the immaculate turquoise water, often said to be the cleanest in… [Continue Reading]
