Archive for September, 2006

Crohn’s Disease

September 20th, 2006 – 3:59 pm Posted by Michelle Arnett
Tagged as: Diseases

Crohn’s disease is an inflamatory disease of the small intestine. Crohn’s disease usually occurs in the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum, but it can affect any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth (including tooth whitening) to the anus. The inflamation extends deep into the lining of the affected [...]

Benefits of Garlic

September 12th, 2006 – 3:35 pm Posted by Bill Tuscan
Tagged as: Nutrition

Garlic has been called the “Stinking Rose” and it is the chemical that makes that smell (check out this aromatherapy safety guide) that brings health benefits. This chemical that gives garlic its pungent taste and smell is a sulphur-bearing compound called allicin. The benefits of garlic go back 5,000 years in India, having been recorded [...]

Atherosclerosis

September 12th, 2006 – 3:27 pm Posted by Bill Tuscan
Tagged as: Cardiology, Diseases

We all thought that the plaque deposits cling to our arteries blocking blood flow just like plumbing pipes have clogs that need to be flushed out. That thinking we had seven years ago is now proven to be wrong. The fatty deposits do not cling to the arteries but in fact are floating inside them. [...]