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Assimilation of nutrients is vital. Most foods and vitamins are not absorbed into the bloodstream; our bodies no longer contain the elements necessary for assimilation. This is due to aging, processed foods, illnesses, drug usage, and lifestyles. Most people do not assimilate their foods from ... Views: 866
I just returned to Bali from a quick trip to Singapore and want to share something inspiring.
I arrived in Singapore on Sunday, which happens to be market night in Little India. Amongst an ocean of ultra modern buildings, non-stop advertising and super high technology, Little India is one of ... Views: 1000
How well your body performs its daily duty to rid your body of wastes and toxic metals and pollutants may be one of the most important factors in keeping you free of disease. The liver, kidneys, intestines, skin and lungs are the major players in breaking down and repackaging toxins so they can ... Views: 490
First off what is the Acai Berry, for you not to have heard of this super food you almost have to have been living in complete isolation, as it is one of the most talked about and written about foods out there today.
Some facts you may not know about Acai Berries: The acai berry is very rich in ... Views: 890
By now, most of the kids have gone back to school. It is a brand new year and everyone starts off with a clean slate. So what can you do for your kids so that they can get the most out of their school year? Schools are getting a bad rap from the health community because they are cutting more ... Views: 800
Until now, we’ve relied on convenience to drive decisions about packing our kids school lunches: paper bags, baggies aluminum foil, individual and single-serving packing. All this waste ends up in the garbage when lunchtime ends. What is the environmental cost of this disposable mindset? ... Views: 2035
HALLOWEEN means an autumn night filled with excited, costumed children, running from house to house in a frenzied effort to gather as much candy as possible. Once home, you’re faced with a seemingly endless pile of sweets...what’s a parent to do?
Most of us admit to raiding our ... Views: 1583
Vitamin D, the Immune System, and Heart Attack and Atherosclerosis
The June 9, 2008 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine published by the American Medical Association presented the finding of Harvard researchers that men who have deficient vitamin D levels have a greater risk of myocardial ... Views: 3709
Monte Taylor, GeneLink's CEO, noted that We are pleased and excited to announce that during the This is the World's First DNA Nutrition! This is an explosive topic -
Orlando, Florida – August 4, 2008 – GeneLink, Inc. (OTCBB: GNLK.OB), a leading consumer genomics biotech company, announced the ... Views: 548
As we move into late summer, we may start to think about and feel the energy of the "back to school" rush - even those of us without children. Recently a subscriber asked me my viewpoint about fasting/juicing. This time of year is a good time to do some gentle cleansing work to maintain the ... Views: 475
Calcium is the primary mineral responsible for bone well-being, and it is needed every day.* This essential mineral promotes bone strength and provides the building blocks for strong teeth.* Calcium plays an especially vital role in achieving peak bone mass in children and young adults.* In ... Views: 593
Joints are where bones, connective tissue and cartilage all come together in your body to promote movement. Your joint support system is responsible for sustaining the area around muscles and bones, where they provide shock absorption and support your internal structure.
There are many ways to ... Views: 570
Acne is a disorder that involves the hair-oil (pilosebaceous) apparatus of the skin. Acne vulgaris or common acne (referred to herein as adolescent acne) begins in the teen or preteen years. In general, it becomes less active as adolescence ends, but it may continue into adulthood. Acne that ... Views: 734
“You only look as good as you feel.” We’ve all heard that statement before, and for a good reason…it’s true. When you are in optimal health, you really do look your best. No matter how much time and money we spend on removing wrinkles, touching up grey hair, saturating dry skin with creams, ... Views: 3559
Do you ever wonder why some women just don’t age? We’ve all thought, “How does she do that?” To make matters worse, many of those same women never struggle with menopause symptoms. There is a connection. Our hormones play a major role in how fast we age and how good we look. When hormones ... Views: 1183
I may have some good news for Starbucks lovers.
Normally, the high sugar, high fat, high calorie beverage and menu items offered by Starbucks were reasons to steer clear if you struggle to lower triglycerides, lower cholesterol, or shed extra pounds. Starbucks is typically not the best ... Views: 580
Do you ever wonder why some women just don’t age? We’ve all thought, “How does she do that?” To make matters worse, many of those same women never struggle with menopause symptoms. There is a connection. Our hormones play a major role in how fast we age and how good ... Views: 1002
You've heard it before and you'll hear it again - breakfast is the most important meal of the day. There's just no way around it.
I frequently hear "I don't have time for breakfast" and "I'm not hungry in the morning", neither reason negates the importance of eating breakfast every morning. ... Views: 1093
Consumer interest in organic products continues to grow on a global level. A recent article revealed some new statistics regarding consumer spending for organics. Data from the United Kingdom (UK) Soil Association revealed that in 2006, UK consumers spent $3.7 billion on organic products. ... Views: 856
Eating healthy in this day and age can indeed be quite difficult with all of the temptation that is out there today, but it is having the determination and the will-power to stick to it that will see you through. As mentioned in the title of this article, there are five types of acidic foods to ... Views: 8054
What is pH Balanced Diet?
You may be asking yourself just what is a pH balanced diet exactly?
The idea behind the pH balanced diet is very simple. The pH balanced diet works by getting your body back to its naturally alkaline state and as a result restore your health, boost energy and ... Views: 3836
In order to maintain proper health one must also have a balanced body chemistry - that is of utmost importance to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Ingesting too many acidic foods causes something called 'acidosis' and is a base cause of quite a few diseases and is especially prevalent in people ... Views: 1180
Iodine is an element in nature, found more common in the ocean than on land. It is an essential component of the thyroid hormones that are involved in the regulation of various enzymes and metabolic processes. Thyroid hormones regulate many key biochemical reactions, especially protein synthesis ... Views: 3274
If you only make one improvement to your diet this year, I hope it is to replace refined sugar with raw food sweeteners. If you do, I can guarantee you that smoother digestion, more relaxed muscles, more peaceful emotions and increased mental clarity are soon to follow.
Before looking at the ... Views: 1199
Prior to the 1970s, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) didn't exist. Sugar was the primary sweetener that was used in most manufactured food products.
However, around the mid 1970s that began to change. At that time manufacturers learned how to make a new sweetener that was much sweeter than ... Views: 1701
Nutritionally supports intestinal health.*
Helps cleanse the digestive system.*
Provides you with "friendly" bacteria you need to support a favorable environment for the absorption of nutrients.*
"Probiotics" are microorganisms that are essential for the proper functioning of the digestive ... Views: 574
As a Doctor and a Health Coach, I find that many of my patients and clients ask me about snoring. It usually isn’t THEIR snoring they’re concerned about, but rather their spouse’s! So in the interest of a good night’s sleep for the “non-snoring” population, here are some tips to help our ... Views: 1161
Whenever I am with a group of woman and sometimes men also, the subject of conversation almost always, at some point in time, turns to dieting. We have become a culture obsessed with “dieting”. And the focus is often on “low-calorie, low- fat” foods. Granted, if we ... Views: 561
The topic - REFINED SUGAR - seems somewhat trivial to those of us who live in the United States. It seems trivial because everywhere we go, in almost every food or drink we encounter, sugar is one of the main ingredients. For Americans, using SUGAR is the norm and because its use is so ... Views: 1099
Who’s your guide? Do you have an angel? We all have at least one, and its ourselves. That’s right, you are the single greatest influence in your life. The quality of your life is directly related to the quality of the choices you’ve made. It would be easy to wallow in the ... Views: 1028
Have you ever found yourself choosing fish over meat? Have you heard about how a more vegetable-orientated diet can bring health benefits? Do you sometimes feel concerned about the conditions in which animals are kept? Are you concerned about the increasing price of meat?
These are all ... Views: 493
Starting your day off right makes all the difference in the world. For me that usually translates into a healthy breakfast and a great workout!
Vacation can present different obstacles when it comes to getting your workout in, especially if you are traveling with kids. While I wasn't able ... Views: 776
High-fructose corn syrup is a preservative that extends the shelf life of food and is sweeter and cheaper than sugar. For these reasons it has become the sweetener of choice for many manufacturers. It is made by changing the sugar in cornstarch to fructose.
While the jury is still out as to the ... Views: 790
While over-the-counter medications and other home remedy-type treatments can be effective in treating the symptoms of candida, in order to treat the source and kill off candida overgrowth it is important to focus on nutrition. All of the remedies in the world can help very little unless you ... Views: 650
B1 - The Vitamin for Friendship. I just couldn't resist that old pun for my nutrition article headline!
Have you wondered why nutrition articles make such an effort to engage you about enzymes, vocalize vitamin deficiencies, and tell tales of fish oils? I’ll explain why in this ... Views: 1920
Preparing meals for your family can take a "bite" out of your monthly budget. The cost of food is rising, and with restaurant prices rising even faster, cooking nutritious meals for your family at home really makes sense. But, what if you don't have much money left over each week for your ... Views: 1107
Vitamin K turns out to be the “Rodney Dangerfield” of bone health vitamins- “it don’t get no respect” and no one talks about it. Instead, we talk about calcium and magnesium and vitamin D which of course are all very important, but the lesser acclaimed vitamin K is ... Views: 1285
Tart cherries might not be one of the first foods that come to mind when you think “heart healty” but maybe they should be. New research from the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center(1) shows that compounds in cherries may be protective against the kind of inflammation ... Views: 1224
Since 1842, when Cadbury's of England created the first chocolate bar, millions of people have had a love affair with chocolate. It's estimated that the average American eats 4.5 kilos per year and the average Swiss eats 9.5!
Of course the history of chocolate stretches back to ancient Olmec ... Views: 1569
Food for Thought - A New Look at Food and Behavior written by Dr.'s of Psychology, Saul and Joanne Miller published in 1979 by Prentice-Hall, New Jersey.
How the right foods can help you reduce stress, increase strength, prevent disease, achieve sexual satisfaction and feel centered in mind and ... Views: 4543
Although well known as a pleasant tasting cooking spice, it is not so widely known that ginger has been used for thousands of years, worldwide, for its numerous potent healing benefits. Ginger is an especially wonderful ally because its healing benefits are particular to so many of our daily ... Views: 6259
A food which was very common in the old days of our country was good old beans. Beans were an important staple in New England, in the Old West and in many rural parts of the countryside. When times were tough, beans were there to offer a very inexpensive source of protein, but as time went by ... Views: 639
The power of raw food is truly found in its simplicity. When you eat food that is uncooked, untreated, and unadulterated, you are eating food in harmony with nature’s intention and your body’s design. Raw foods, as found in nature, provide the complete package of vitamins, minerals and ... Views: 7722
How much food in a day is too much? Am I overweight? What is my body fat content? Am I better off with proteins (Atkins diet) than carbs (Mediterranean diet)? No easy answers to these questions for many of us. Even if you feel good and you are happy with the way you look you should still ... Views: 911
The market!
The food supplement business is booming, No where is this more evident than on the internet where thousands of companies compete to offer the latest cure all’s and at the best discounted prices. Americans will spend $30 billion this year alone on anti-oxidants. Europe is catching ... Views: 3004
We all take the word of doctors and the government when it comes to our diets. Seriously, who is better to trust? The answer is simple: nutritionists. They may be hard to find, and they may same expensive at first, but the benefits of talking to someone who actually understands the science of ... Views: 912
Many people say, “I am never hungry in the mornings; all I need is a cup of coffee. “
Would your body agree with you?
The word breakfast literally means to “break the fast.”
Nutrition can simply be defined as the food we eat and how the body uses it. Eating breakfast will increased the ... Views: 721
The 7 Rules of Good Nutrition
These aren’t the newest techniques from the latest cutting-edge plan. Rather, they are simple, time-tested, no nonsense habits that you need to get into when designing a good eating program.
1. Eat every 2-3 hours, no matter what. You should eat between ... Views: 503
The highly touted benefits of liquid vitamins are a most recent advancement
in the world of nutritional science. The World Wide Web now boasts a plethora of
information regarding liquid nutrition. Within the last decade, a multitude of
nutritional companies have switched from producing ... Views: 984
Most of us have likely at one time or another resolved to eat better - to cut out all the foods we think we 'shouldn't' be eating. We believe by sheer willpower alone we can 'eat right' to lose weight, improve our health and feel better. But after a few days of this resolve (if we can last that ... Views: 640