Why can’t the body’s immune system clear Candida? Candida has many tricks to evade the body’s immune system. The immune system then calls in the reinforcements. These immune cells attack the yeast and generate the signals for inflammation. Inflammation is a defense, like a wall to keep out the Candida. Candida is still there, which […]
The Effects of Water Fasting for Depression
Research has shown that water fasting may be a depression treatment as it has the ability to reduce the symptoms of depression in people with mild, moderate and severe depression. In order to measure the symptoms of depression, the researcher used the Beck Depression Inventory administered twice over a 14-day period. Results also indicated that […]
Fasting, Eating Disorders, and Food Addiction
In the broadest sense, the term eating disorders refers to a group of conditions defined by abnormal eating habits that involves either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individual’s physical, mental, and spiritual health. The most common types of eating disorders—anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa—are outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical […]
Brain Building Exercises
Brain imaging studies suggest that novel tasks activate large areas of the cortex, and increase levels of brain activity. The same activity declined as soon as the routine became automatic. Below are some exercises to work out the inner recesses of your brain. The question is whether or not mental exercise can preserve or build […]