Dr Pete's Health Secrets

      Garlic 'Allium sativum', commonly known as garlic, the world's favourite culinary herb, is a species in the onion genus, Allium.  In this article I will examine the health benefits of adding this ancient herb to your meals. In foods and beverages, fresh garlic, garlic powder, and garlic oil are used to add flavor. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo.  It is thought that garlic is native to Siberia, but spread to other parts of the world over 5000 years ago. Heart and blood vessels Garlic whoose active ingredient is Allicin, is used for many conditions related to the heart and blood system.  These conditions include high blood pressure, low blood pressure, high cholesterol, inherited high cholesterol, coronary heart disease, heart attack, reduced blood flow due to narrowed arteries, and arteriosclerosis. According to a 2007 study done at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, garlic can help relax b...

    There are lots of supplements and multivitamins out there being marketed aggressively by big pharma, no wonder we get confused.  When one of the highest paid sportswomen in the world, tennis star, Maria Sharapova, failed a drug test, she tested positive for Meldonium.  She claimed that she used the drug to treat a magnessium deficiency which adversely affected her health and exercise tolerance. Whatever the merits of her case, it brought into the limelight the importance of magnesium a largely overlooked mineral. Magnesium is a very valuable mineral to the human body, but it is not a nutrient you usually hear about. For the rest of us we probably don't know we are deficient. Unfortunately, because of this lack of information about the mineral, many people come out as magnesium-deficient. It is the 4th most abundant mineral in the body after Calcium, Sodium and Potassium. Yet 60% of American adults are deficient in Magnesium. The daily requirement of t...

           In some cultures especially in Africa and South America having a big butt is a positive beauty attribute and highly desirable.   In this article, lets examine how this natural endowment affects your health.  Recent studies conducted at the University of Oxford in England, demonstrate that women with bigger butts or buttocks are more intelligent and less likely to get chronic illnesses than women with average or below average butt size.  These results revealed that women with larger butts enjoy health benefits which include lower levels of blood cholesterol and good hormonal balances that help them process sugar better. As a result women with bigger butts are less likely to have ; 1. Type 11 Diabetes   2. Cardiovascular or Heart disease . The results also show that women with wider hips tend to have smarter children. This is all thanks to the excess of Omega-3 fats that are stored in the butt. They hel...

      How does regular sex and on the contrary absentism affect the health of an average adult ? In this article I will examine the 11 main things that happen when you STOP. We  all go through periods of abstention from sex for varied reasons from time to time.  Whether it happens because of a recent breakup or other aspects of your life have gotten in the way, a few sexless weeks can turn into months and, before you know it, you almost don't even miss sex anymore.  The same, however, can't be said for your body. According to recent research,  your body can have very real reactions when you stop having sex. Catching the flu more often than before, to stranger dreams, to really awful period cramps, not having sex for a while can seriously impact your wellbeing.  Here are 10 unexpected ways that your body actually changes when you suddenly stop having sex. 1.  You are ill more often Your immune system actually gets weaker when you're not having...