Category: Nutrition

By Alfred Okoko Olive oil is extracted from the fruits of the olive plant. This plant is common in the Mediterranean. Its oil is used with food and is also used highly for it’s vast medicinal attributes. It contains a host of powerful antioxidants that help prevent it from undergoing oxidation and become rancid. Heat… Continue reading Olive Oil Health Benefits – Goodheal News

By Alfred Okoko Garlic and onions have been known throughout history as very powerful natural anti thrombotic factor. They help prevent clot formation and also have the ability to dissolve clots. Garlic has a number of active compounds that produces this effect amongst them being ajoene and adenosine. We are living in hard times of… Continue reading Garlic and Onions: H. Pylori and Clot Fighters – Goodheal News

Fat and cholesterol comes in many forms through the foods that we eat. Cholesterol made by the body is normally adequate for the body’s daily needs. The excessive damaging cholesterol from diets are the ones that overwhelms the body systems to manage. It ends up clogging the arteries. The standard American diet stands out here… Continue reading Fatty Acids and Your Health – Goodheal News

An antioxidant is a substance that helps prevent oxidation. During the process of oxidation a number of unstable atoms are produced in the body. These are reffered to as free radicals. These free radicals may attack and destroy healthy body cells. We say that they cause a state referred to as oxidative stress within the… Continue reading Foods Rich in Antioxidants- Goodheal News

Cholesterol is a yellow waxy substance that is a component of all our trillion cells. It plays a number of health beneficial roles and some form of it may also create havoc in the body. A high cholesterol level of about >200 mg/dl is not good since it places you at a high risk of… Continue reading Cholesterol Lowering Foods- Goodheal News

We have two types of oils which greatly influence our health status. We have Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. Most of our processed oils are much richer in the Omega 6 oils. Fish on the other hand has been found to be rich in Omega 3. We are living in an era of… Continue reading Fish Oil Health Benefits- Goodheal News