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The Immune-Boosting Power of Echinacea.
According to VeryWellHealth.com echinacea has been used as a remedy for conditions such as toothaches, stomach pain, snake bites, skin disorders, chronic arthritis, and in the fight against different cancers.
Echinacea’s major effect on the immune system is its stimulation of white blood cell production. This in turn helps to purify the blood, and protect us from infections.
I always suggest that echinacea is more an “immune BOOSTER”, kinda like kicking our immune system into gear; whereas other herbs, such as Astragalus, are more into BUILDING the immune system.
The Tried-and-True Wellness Formula
One of the best and easiest ways to get yourself tuned-up for the winter season is by taking a nutritional supplement that combines all the goodies in ONE or TWO tablets.
And though I don’t endorse one company over another, nor am I endorsed by a specific vitamin line-of-products with these daily Health Pearls, there is ONE formula that has stood up to its name for about 40 years!!
I wish you WELL…NESS!
Interesting Facts of Lignan-Rich Flaxseed Oil.
Lignans are part of a larger group of nutritional compounds called POLYPHENOLS.
POLYPHENOLS themselves are very rich in antioxidants, and so they are very healthy and healing for our bodies.
Lignans are part of these antioxidants, and flaxseeds are one of the richest, natural, dietary sources.
Lignans have demonstrated some rather impressive health benefits. Perhaps the most significant health actions of are their antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anti-cancer effects, particularly breast cancer.
Benefits And Deficiencies Of Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids
Our bodies can-not manufacture the essential fatty acids Omega-6 and Omega-3 from foods we eat. They must be supplied daily in the diet, or in supplement form.
Our daily supply of Omega-6’s is usually not a problem, because they can be found in all foods containing nuts, seeds, grains, beans, as well as in the oils pressed from these, such as sesame, canola, walnut, safflower, sunflower, rice, soy, and peanut oil.
On the other hand, most people’s daily nutrition is deficient in Omega-3, which is primarily found in fish, and in Flax and Chia seeds.
Flax Seed Oil Benefits And How Best To Take It.
More than 60 health conditions could be avoided or would improve when 1 or 2 tablespoons of flax seed-oil are incorporated in our daily diet, including the 3 major killers of Americans: heart disease, cancer, and strokes!
Flax seed is the richest source of the essential fatty acids Omega-3 and Omega-6. These are important in the composition of membranes of practically all cells in the body.