Monday, January 28, 2013

Health Benefits Of Star Anise Essential Oil

Star Anise
Scientifically referred to as Pimpinella anisum, anise oil is a native of South-West Asia and the Mediterranean region. Anise can be used in several forms; the most commonly employed form being oil. Anise oil is a yellow colored, pale, viscous oil. It is an aromatherapy essential oil and hence has been used in aromatherapy since primitive times.

Let us take a look at some of the health benefits of star anise oil that make it such an important essential oil in aromatherapy.

Star Anise essential oil is an effective carminative. It ameliorates the state of the gastrointestinal tract by preventing the formation of gas in the stomach, thereby combating flatulence. Also, it enhances appetite and promotes digestion.
Anise essential oil is also known to be very effective against cramps, especially those in the respiratory tract and stomach.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Lemons

Why They're Healthy:

- Just one lemon has more than 100 percent of your daily intake of vitamin C, which may help increase "good" HDL cholesterol levels and strengthen bones.

- Citrus flavonoids found in lemons may help inhibit the growth of cancer cells and act as an anti-inflammatory.

- So, lemon has a many health benefits for our body.

Quick Tip:

Add a slice of lemon to your green tea or other tipe of tea. One study found that citrus increases your body's ability to absorb the antioxidants in the tea by about 80 percent.

Reishi Mushroom

It is said that Reishi mushroom benefits your spirituality more than any other herb or substance known. In addition to that, it is also known that Reishi mushroom benefits your immune system more than any other herbal adaptogen on the planet (with the exception of other similar medicinal mushroom species). Through the millennia it has been seen as the single most important herb for Chinese longevity. Chinese herbalism nicknamed the Ganoderma mushroom "the mushroom of immortality" because of the rumoured mystical powers that it granted to those who consumed it. Among the "superior class" (the top of three classes) of herbal adaptogens in Chinese herbalism, the Linzhi (a.k.a. Reishi in Japanese a.k.a. Ganoderma Lucidum in Latin) mushroom ranks at the number one position.

Foods and Plants

Food is a very important factor for human health. 
Proper nutrition is the fashion of the modern society, but that's not all
The health benefits of foods and plants are numerous, and one should know as much about it.

This blog will be a guide to healthy eating
It will describe the basic health benefits of foods that can be of great importance for health.

First of all, it is understood that it is organically produced food.