Did You Know?

During World War II the British Royal Air Force pilots secretly used this to improve their night vision.

That’s right…Bilberry was used by the British Fighter pilots during World War II who claimed that it helped relieve night blindness. For centuries herbalists have been using Bilberry to treat various eye problems. Numerous studies show that Bilberry when combined with Eyebright and Grape Seed helps in aiding various eyes disorders as it possesses antioxidant properties that neutralize cell-damaging free radicals.

Speed Up Wound Healing!

Ikan Haruan or snakehead fish, has long been used by Malaysians as a remedy to enhance wound healing. It is also a common pratice in much of South Asia.

Studies done in 1994 shows that the unique fatty acid and amino acid composition of this fish play an important role in wound healing.

Both fatty acid and amino acid are particularly useful for:

i) enhancing external and internal wound healing three times faster following injury, surgery and childbirth.

ii) improving conditions of mild or severe bedsores.

iii) speeding the healing of internal injuries such as bone fractures and muscle tears.

iv) enhancing the healing of mild burns on skin tissues and reducing scarring.

Why Walk More?

We already knew that walking can reduce adult-onset diabetes and coronary heart disease. But researchers at Harvard University have found another good reason to take a hike: to prevent stroke. According to the Harvard Health Letter, even people who had been sedentary for much of their life had a lower stroke risk soon after they started walking regularly.

Speed counts though. For the fastest walkers, the risk reduction was an impressive 40%. A leisurely stroll does some good, but the study showed that a brisk pace of three miles per hour or more is the key-even more important than how far you walk.