San Diego Nutrition and Health

Without zinc, more than 200 enzymes would have a very hard time carrying out their assigned function within the body.  For example, there are 25 different enzymatic systems involved in digestion and metabolism in which zinc plays a major role.  Zinc also works with more than 80 enzymes that help red blood cells move carbon [...]

Are you a jalapeños fan?  If so, good news for you.  According to research studies published in the March 15, 2006 issue of Cancer Research, capsaicin, the extract in peppers that make them so hot, causes prostate cancer cells to self-destruct.  Additionally, researchers noted that mice with prostate cancer tumors who were treated with capsaicin had [...]

Humor is an important part of a healthy life.  Studies show that humor reduces stress, eases muscle tension, lowers blood pressure, elevates mood, boosts the immune system, improves brain functioning, fosters relaxation and improves digestion and absorption.  As you can see a little humor does go along way toward health and well being.  So, may [...]

Since I talked about Popeye yesterday, I should be fair and include a little piece on Olive Oil…ha! ha!  While the coincidence was not really planned, it did work out pretty well.  But no, we’re not going to talk about Popeye’s girlfriend.  Rather, we’ll take a look at the different varieties of olive oil or ”liquid [...]

Popeye, the movie, was a big hit when I was a kid.  I can still hear Popeye singing, “I yam what I yam, cause me eats me spinach.  I’m Popeye the Sailor Man.”  Now, whether spinach will give you muscles like Popeye’s is yet to be proven by researchers, but the benefits researchers have proven [...]

In my last blog I wrote about eating sprouted mung beans for breakfast and included the recipe I had created.  This is all fine and dandy if you know how to sprout mung beans.  If you don’t, the recipe wouldn’t do you any good.  So, here are the directions on how to sprout mung beans.  Note: [...]

Last Sunday while I was in New York City for class with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, I heard David Wolfe speak.  David is a Raw Foodist or a Live Foodist, as some people prefer to be called.  David Wolfe is a popular author and speaker, particularly amongst those interested in the Raw Food Diet and [...]

This last weekend I had the chance to hear a lecture given by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiovascular surgeon & co-author of YOU series (YOU: The Smart Patient,  YOU: The Owner’s Manual and YOU: On a Diet).  Dr. Oz has also appeared on many television programs, such as the Oprah Winfrey Show.  Dr. Oz said [...]

A few weeks ago patches of eczema showed up around my eyes and on my neck.  Knowing that outward signs like this are an indication that something is amiss internally within the body, I began my search to understand what may be at the root of the problem.  As eczema is fairly common, I thought I’d [...]

Inflammation is the body’s normal immune response to help it heal when it is injured.  Heat, soreness, swelling, all signs of inflammation indicate the healing process is in place.  For example, when you cut your finger, the area around the wound expands (swells) to make room for the white blood cells that come to combat any [...]