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Pineapples are a juicy and vibrantly tropical-flavored fruit packed with antioxidants, and substances found in the pineapple have been linked to beneficial health activity like anti-inflammatory, healing, blood-thinning ...
Asparagus is a great-tasting vegetable with many health benefits due to its high folic acid content and other valuable vitamins and minerals. Asparagus is a member of the lily family and the edible vegetable comes in ...
Peppermint has been used to treat abdominal problems for thousands of years. Studies have now shown this fragrant herb has benefits for digestive and respiratory health, and can reduce nausea. Peppermint is from the m ...
Cherries are rich in antioxidants like their distant fruit cousin the blueberry, and contain compounds like lycopene and beta-carotene, helpful for boosting the immune system, the prevention of bad cholesterol, and may h ...
A list was published recently by the [b]Environmental Working Group[/b] (a not-for-profit organization based in the U.S), on the fruits and vegetables with the highest and lowest levels of pesticide residue. They base ...
Sunflower seeds are considered the best whole food source of vitamin E and these nutrient-rich seeds also have many health-promoting benefits. Sunflower seeds are black or grayish-green and are in a black shell with w ...
Shaykh Muhammad bin Ibraaheem Aal as-Shaykh (rahimahullaah), quoted the research of previous scholars quoting [b]the concensus amongst the four madhhabs on the unlawfulness of nutmeg due to its intoxicating nature[/b]. F ...
[quote]Vitamin D has long been known to assist healthy bones by helping to stimulate bone cells to make new bone while enhancing the uptake of calcium into bones. Its role in boosting immunity, hormone regulation, brain ...
Not only do spices add flavor to your food, but research has shown that they can also be beneficial for your health. Here are some spices that you could benefit from adding to your food. Note: The spice [b]nutmeg[/b ...
With rising obesity levels people are looking for ways to lose weight fast with minimal effort. One of the more popular diets recently has been the Atkins diet; this diet virtually eliminates carbohydrates like pasta, br ...
Recent research from Illinois and Ohio Universities has found that combining tomato and broccoli in the daily diet is more effective in reducing prostate cancerous tumour growths than either tomato or broccoli eaten alon ...
The Goji berry, or wolfberry is a round red fruit native to the Himalayan region. It is nutritionally rich in beta-carotene, vitamins C, B1, B2 and many other vitamins, minerals antioxidants and amino acids and is a good ...
Research has shown that eating nuts daily as part of a healthy diet can help improve metabolic health problems. These problems include high blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and obesity. A study published in ...
Extensive research has been carried out into the health benefits of green tea. It is the most popular tea consumed in China, and contains the highest concentration of beneficial phytonutrients and least caffeine of all t ...
The mineral sodium is present in the [b]bones[/b] and [b]body fluids[/b]. Its role in the body is to balance levels of pH, fluid and electrolytes, and in used in the formation of digestive juices, iron and eliminating ca ...
Sulphur is a mineral found in all cells of the body. It helps to keep hair, skin, bone, cartilage and tendons strong and healthy. Sulphur is needed for the production of [b]keratin[/b], a protein which is found in al ...
Sprouted seeds are seeds that are grown specifically to be eaten as young baby shoots or as small tender-leaved plants. Sprouts are super-nutritious, packed with vitamins, minerals, proteins, antioxidants and phytonu ...
An article published in August 2006 in the Daily Mail covering research published in the Journal Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology on raw milk: [quote][title]Untreated milk cuts children's allergies[/title] Drinkin ...
Caffeine has been in the headlines recently, linking excessive consumption of caffeine products to low-birth weight and miscarriage in pregnant women. These women have been advised to reduce their intake of caffeine duri ...
Nutrition
Pineapples Are Packed with Health Benefits
Posted by SoundHealth on Monday, January 19, 2009Pineapples are a juicy and vibrantly tropical-flavored fruit packed with antioxidants, and substances found in the pineapple have been linked to beneficial health activity like anti-inflammatory, healing, blood-thinning ...
Asparagus: An Excellent Source of Folic Acid
Posted by SoundHealth on Monday, January 19, 2009Asparagus is a great-tasting vegetable with many health benefits due to its high folic acid content and other valuable vitamins and minerals. Asparagus is a member of the lily family and the edible vegetable comes in ...
The Power of Peppermint
Posted by SoundHealth on Friday, January 16, 2009Peppermint has been used to treat abdominal problems for thousands of years. Studies have now shown this fragrant herb has benefits for digestive and respiratory health, and can reduce nausea. Peppermint is from the m ...
Cherries Are Packed With Antioxidants
Posted by SoundHealth on Friday, January 16, 2009Cherries are rich in antioxidants like their distant fruit cousin the blueberry, and contain compounds like lycopene and beta-carotene, helpful for boosting the immune system, the prevention of bad cholesterol, and may h ...
Talbina: Relaxation For the Heart of the Sick Person
Posted by SoundHealth on Thursday, January 15, 2009Talbina is a soothing broth made from ground barley that has many healing properties. It is mentioned by Ibn al-Qayyim in his great work on [i]"The Prophetic Medicine"[/i] and there are many Ahadith on the merits of t ...
Fruit and Vegetables that Contain the Most Pesticides
Posted by SoundHealth on Wednesday, January 14, 2009A list was published recently by the [b]Environmental Working Group[/b] (a not-for-profit organization based in the U.S), on the fruits and vegetables with the highest and lowest levels of pesticide residue. They base ...
Health-Promoting Sunflower Seeds
Posted by SoundHealth on Wednesday, January 14, 2009Sunflower seeds are considered the best whole food source of vitamin E and these nutrient-rich seeds also have many health-promoting benefits. Sunflower seeds are black or grayish-green and are in a black shell with w ...
The Spice Nutmeg is Haraam (Unlawful)
Posted by abuiyaad on Monday, January 05, 2009Shaykh Muhammad bin Ibraaheem Aal as-Shaykh (rahimahullaah), quoted the research of previous scholars quoting [b]the concensus amongst the four madhhabs on the unlawfulness of nutmeg due to its intoxicating nature[/b]. F ...
Vitamin D - A Gene-Regulating Super Nutrient
Posted by abuiyaad on Wednesday, December 31, 2008[quote]Vitamin D has long been known to assist healthy bones by helping to stimulate bone cells to make new bone while enhancing the uptake of calcium into bones. Its role in boosting immunity, hormone regulation, brain ...
Spices for Health
Posted by SoundHealth on Thursday, December 18, 2008Not only do spices add flavor to your food, but research has shown that they can also be beneficial for your health. Here are some spices that you could benefit from adding to your food. Note: The spice [b]nutmeg[/b ...
Low Carbohydrate Diet May Affect Brain Function
Posted by SoundHealth on Thursday, December 18, 2008With rising obesity levels people are looking for ways to lose weight fast with minimal effort. One of the more popular diets recently has been the Atkins diet; this diet virtually eliminates carbohydrates like pasta, br ...
Cancer-fighting Benefits of Combining Broccoli and Tomato
Posted by SoundHealth on Wednesday, December 17, 2008Recent research from Illinois and Ohio Universities has found that combining tomato and broccoli in the daily diet is more effective in reducing prostate cancerous tumour growths than either tomato or broccoli eaten alon ...
Goji Berries: A Great Superfood
Posted by SoundHealth on Thursday, December 11, 2008The Goji berry, or wolfberry is a round red fruit native to the Himalayan region. It is nutritionally rich in beta-carotene, vitamins C, B1, B2 and many other vitamins, minerals antioxidants and amino acids and is a good ...
Eating Nuts Daily Can Boost Health
Posted by SoundHealth on Wednesday, December 10, 2008Research has shown that eating nuts daily as part of a healthy diet can help improve metabolic health problems. These problems include high blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and obesity. A study published in ...
Disease-Fighting Properties of Green Tea
Posted by SoundHealth on Tuesday, December 09, 2008Extensive research has been carried out into the health benefits of green tea. It is the most popular tea consumed in China, and contains the highest concentration of beneficial phytonutrients and least caffeine of all t ...
Nutrition Basics: Know Your Minerals: Sodium
Posted by SoundHealth on Saturday, December 06, 2008The mineral sodium is present in the [b]bones[/b] and [b]body fluids[/b]. Its role in the body is to balance levels of pH, fluid and electrolytes, and in used in the formation of digestive juices, iron and eliminating ca ...
Nutrition Basics: Know Your Minerals: Sulphur
Posted by SoundHealth on Saturday, December 06, 2008Sulphur is a mineral found in all cells of the body. It helps to keep hair, skin, bone, cartilage and tendons strong and healthy. Sulphur is needed for the production of [b]keratin[/b], a protein which is found in al ...
Sprouted Seeds: Grow Your Own and Reap the Nutritional Benefits
Posted by HealthyMuslim on Wednesday, December 03, 2008Sprouted seeds are seeds that are grown specifically to be eaten as young baby shoots or as small tender-leaved plants. Sprouts are super-nutritious, packed with vitamins, minerals, proteins, antioxidants and phytonu ...
Untreated Milk Cuts Childrens Allergies
Posted by HealthyMuslim on Wednesday, December 03, 2008An article published in August 2006 in the Daily Mail covering research published in the Journal Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology on raw milk: [quote][title]Untreated milk cuts children's allergies[/title] Drinkin ...
The Dangers of Caffeine
Posted by SoundHealth on Wednesday, December 03, 2008Caffeine has been in the headlines recently, linking excessive consumption of caffeine products to low-birth weight and miscarriage in pregnant women. These women have been advised to reduce their intake of caffeine duri ...
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