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Andropause, Estrogen, & Energy (and What to Do About It)
Andropause, Estrogen, and Energy (and what you can do about it)
Last week I took some time away from this blog and working on RAW Forest Foods to write a guest post on Energy Fanatics, called Andropause, Estrogen, and Energy (and what you can do about it) . I'm thrilled at the opportunity to write about this topic, as it is quickly becoming an area of expertise, and is widely, and needlessly, affecting Men.
Please take the time to follow the above link to Energy Fanatics, and contact me (t
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Oct 02, 2010
Andropause and Estrogen
Andropause, Estrogen, and Energy (and what you can do about it)
Andropause, also known as male-menopause, is the hormonal shift which naturally occurs in men as they age. Starting at between the ages of 30 and 40, the amount of free testosterone in the male body begins a slow decline. Coincidentally, it is at this same exact time that men begin to complain about old age. It is at this time that we see a perceived slowing of metabolism, low energy, excess weight gain, and trouble getting "b
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Sep 30, 2010
The Whole Soy Story
What is "The Whole Soy Story?"
The way that soy fits into our hormonal health is a topic that volumes can, and should, be written about. What we have with soy, and the information forced on us about it, amounts to nothing less than a conspiracy. Yet, a conspiracy it is. The Whole Soy Story, by Kaayla Daniel (find at your local library using WorldCat) is the starting point for discovering the facts and the intentions behind the soy propaganda campaign, and for discovering just how healthy t
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Sep 28, 2010
Baby Carrots Extreme
Can Carrots become a Junk Food?
This week's news piqued my interested in a slightly off-beat kind of way. Recapping, there is a new $15 million ad campaign to try and urge kids to eat more vegetables. But not just any vegetables, but baby carrots (baby carrots, as a side note, are processed-- shaven and formed--regular carrots, which are wrapped in plastic bags and then sold to consumers). The new add campaign urges kids to eat them "like junk food."
Ok, well despite my skepticism that the
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Sep 27, 2010
The Health Benefits of Pine Pollen
What are the Health Benefits of Pine Pollen?
This is a tricky question to answer, because there are two separate--but co-mingling--aspects to Pine Pollen which contribute to the overall health benefits that it can offer. As is well understood, Pine Pollen contains phyto-androgens, in the form of androstenedione, androsterone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and testosterone. Additionally, Pine Pollen contains adaptogenic (adaptogen) compounds, including gibberellins and brassinostero
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Sep 22, 2010
Understanding the Root Causes of Low Testosterone
With the increased awareness of—and attention to—symptoms of low testosterone in men comes the reclassification of these symptoms with the possible root cause of them being just that: Low testosterone. That is, certain common diseases in men are now being seen as the result of low testosterone . ) in men is the reclassification by medical professionals of the root cause of the symptoms.
Previously, diabetes, depression, high blood pressure, and coronary artery dis
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Sep 20, 2010
Wild Harvesting Pine Pollen and its Benefits
Pine Pollen: Wild Harvesting and Pine Pollen's Protective Benefits
Arthur Haines, the noted naturalist and author has put together a highly informative two part series on wild harvesting Pine Pollen and its benefits. Arthur Haines, who runs the Delta Institute of Natural History, puts out an ongoing series of videos highlighting gathering and using the wild foods and medicines of the North Eastern US.
Lately he has been promoting and selling something he calls the neoaboriginal lifeway, an
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Sep 16, 2010
The Rich Amino Acid Profile of RAW Pine Pollen and Benefits
Integrating Pine Pollen as a Functional Food for Nutrition and Holistic Health
As discussed in previous articles, the phytotherapeutic—what many refer to as medicinal—properties of Pine Pollen are inseparable from its nutritional benefits. At its core, Pine Pollen is a functional food. Just as holistic medicine considers the intricate relationships between the body, mind, health, and the environment, we must adopt a holistic perspective when evaluating herbs. Often, na
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Sep 13, 2010
Another Video on Pine Pollen as Food
Wild Harvesting Pine Pollen as Food
The web is starting to blow up with all kinds of good things, and with that, a lot of great information about Pine Pollen as food. Here is an excellent video about the pine tree and all the edibles that come from it from the YouTube channel Eat The Weeds.
All of the videos are highly recommended if you are interested in wild foods and foraging for them. Even if you don't have the time to wild harvest foods, or the luxury of living near a space to do s
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Sep 12, 2010
A Campy but Informative Video on Pine Pollen
The History and Applications of Pine Pollen
In adding to the general richness of the long history and historical use of Pine Pollen in ancient China, I want to share with you this informative--and highly campy--video. I highly recommended a watch if you are at all interested in it. Its short, its entertaining, and you might even glean a little information from it.
With all of the research I have done (which is a lot), the information in the video seems spot on, but I canno
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Sep 05, 2010
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