FOOD AS MEDICINE

Using food as medicine is an interesting art that doesn't offer many shortcuts in the learning process. Foods have an impact on the body and that impact can be used as a positive or negative experience for the individual.

Anthropologist E.N. Anderson explains why the Chinese eat what they do in The Food of China, beginning with considerations of the natural environment up to and including a discussion of how the Chinese use food as communication.

Dietitians also can be trained and work in the fields of genetic and metabolic nutrition.

Baobab is a huge tree, with equally enormous potentials. The fruit, commonly called Monkey Bread, produces a pulp from which refreshing drinks and medicine is made.

We've always heard the timeless adage, 'you are what you eat', but most people don't realize that the foods we consume every day have a dramatic effect on the basic mechanism which controls our existence, our genes.

E. Stanley Jones compares reading the Bible to taking medicine. Each day it is important to be in the word. This is a helpful analogy that really emphasizes the significance of the Bible in a Christian's life.

Life threatening food allergies. As a parent you should be aware of the dangers of food allergies. This is my story of my sons reactions to foods as a baby and through his teens. Hopefully my story can help you overcome health hurdles for your child.

Over the past few years, modern medicine has witnessed a multitude of wondrous medical advances and modern technology. Nevertheless, the little honey bee still leaves us amazed at the amount of its sheer hard work and the diversity of products, which it is able to put out.

Rather than eating poorly for years and then relying on traditional medicine to heal you, why not let food be your medicine?

The lure of improved health and less pain is almost overpowering for patients with Crohn's disease. Many are drawn to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Deciding whether to try it and choosing a qualified practitioner both require a lot of thought.

We often find ourselves asking the question of what the effects of alcohol on the human body are. Specifically, we want to know if alcohol is both a food and a drug. Is it?

A research paper exploring issues like the deception of the public, the conditions in the slaughterhouses, and the monopolization of the food industry that are raised by the two novels.

This article outlines the local food recalls set up by the U.S. Governement

Food cravings and what they mean

Ingersoll-Rand agreed to pay fines and disclose all information regarding fraud in the UN Oil for Food program in Iraq. The company's foreign subsidiaries paid kickbacks to Iraqi officials in return for government contracts

Religious food laws have a basis in fact and public health. Is it time for religious leaders to embrace the science behind food safety and other beneficial sciences?

Article analyzes the problems plaguing the industry of medicine.

Traditionally, hospital food is some of the worst tasting food around. It also turns out that it is not very good for you. Hospitals in the St. Louis area are....