There are several factors that can cause our pH level to drop.

One of the first factors is poor nutrition. If we choose the wrong foods to eat, we can change our acidity readings that should be more alkaline with the right food choices. By changing our diet we can reverse this factor and it will make us feel much better. ……

Why not freeze your leftover cooked rice and keep it for another meal instead of throwing it away. Rice is one food that freezes very well. ……

Do you know how to reduce your risk of getting one of the chronic diseases that older Americans will often get and are responsible for the majority of deaths in our country such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer? ……

Do you have a child in your family who suffers from a food allergy, especially who’s allergic to peanuts? If so, then you know what I am talking about. ……

From a New York Times article by Michael Pollan:
“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, three-quarters of health care spending now goes to treat “preventable chronic diseases.” Not all of these diseases are linked to diet — there?s smoking, for instance — but many, if not most, of them are. ……

What is all this talk about pine bark? Well, this is not just any old ordinary pine bark. This is from the French Maritime Pine tree that is found growing all over the coastal region of southwest France. ……

Are the risk factors for cardiovascular disease higher for our African-American friends because of a lack of sufficient vitamin D levels in their systems? ……

I really haven’t had a thorough understanding of what PH means. So, when I found this article I thought if you are like me, and want to understand PH that perhaps this might help. ……

The National Institutes of Health held a conference recently that focused on the pros and cons of using family medical history information for the primary care for patients with common diseases such as diabetes, stroke, cancer, and heart disease. ……

A very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to all our readers and to their families! We’ve been away for the Holidays, but are now back and ready to go with more interesting news on all kinds of health issues for our readers in 2010.