Diary of a Mad Editor

I was at the gym the other day and a friend and I were watching the young hotties walk upstairs to get their daily tanning supply and while we admired their posteriors we talked about our health issues.  We got to talking about alternative health remedies and he happened to mention this new health drink, Nopalea, he’d heard about  I admitted that I hadn’t heard of it and didn’t know what it was. “What is Nopalea?” I asked.

“It’s this drink they make from prickly pears. You know, cactus fruit.”

Apparently, this drink is loaded with nutrients. My friend said he was thinking about drinking it to help control his blood sugar. But that is only one its reported benefits. It also promotes cardiovascular health, provides relief from inflammation and numbness, helps fight asthma and allergies, and energizes the body.

I am intrigued.  I am a sucker for alternative health remedies. Admittedly, some so-called natural health remedies do not work, but many do. Trouble is, you don’t know until you try them since there is very little credible research that either supports or debunks health claims. So I’ll probably try it. I have to stop into the local health food store anyway, so I’ll ask them if they have a bottle of Nopalea. If it does half of what it claims to do to help the body, it will be worth it.