Hepatitis C (HCV) is often referred to as the “silent epidemic” because so many Americans have it and doctors know so little about it. According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 4.5 million US citizens have been diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Like the…
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Image via Wikipedia Not every variety of citrus fruit is included in every citrus fruit salad that you may find in a grocery store. For this reason shoppers will find it is healthier to make a citrus fruit salad at home where they can choose what ingredients to include. In…
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Image via Wikipedia The reason that honeybell oranges are rare in the United States is due to the fact that they are primarily grown along the Indian River region of Florida, making the popular fruit and its distinctively juicy tangy taste indigenous to that state. Yes, a couple of other…
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The holidays are coming, and if you plan on entertaining family and friends in your home you should start stocking your bar with grapefruit and other citrus fruit now. Citrus fruit will keep for a long time, but some types of citrus fruits that are very popular like Clementines and…
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The “Grapefruit Diet” (also known as the Hollywood Diet and Mayo Diet) has been around since at least the 1930s. The ideal is that something inside a grapefruit – some magical enzyme – can burn fat. The problem of course is that there is no scientific proof that this magical…