Yeast Reduction Diet: An all too common and frustrating health issue these days is Candida or yeast overgrowth in our bodies. It’s a fungus that steals our nutrients and therefore our energy then leaves us with toxic, even carcinogenic waste material to deal with. Our immune systems have a very hard time dealing with this […]
The glycemic index is a measure of the effect a carbohydrate has on a person’s blood glucose level in a two hour period. The glycemic index score of a particular food is a number the amount of rise in blood glucose divided by the standard (glucose) and multiplied by 100. That gives us the number […]
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These days many people are intolerant to gluten, not necessarily pathologically allergic, but sensitive enough to cause some profound health effects. Until recently it was believed that 1 in 10,000 people had trouble with gluten. Now it is believed to be closer to 1 in 100. People with gluten intolerance should not eat foods that […]
Most of today’s diets tend to emphasize foods that have an ability to form acid in our bodies. Balancing those acidifying foods with those that alkalize or even consuming predominantly alkalizing foods can go a long way to making us healthier. The idea behind this diet is though homeostasis will maintain the blood pH relatively […]
Digestive disorders are growing rapidly throughout our population. The lower gut and, in particular, the colon seem to be under attack these days. We all know someone with irritable bowel syndrome, crone’s disease, diverticulitis, or any one of a dozen other disorders. We spend lots of time and money to identify and cure or treat […]
We’ve all been told of the health benefits of soy and have been encouraged to eat it. Soy, the magical little bean that would solve so many of our health issues. Lately we have been told that soy is not the health panacea that we once thought. So, what gives, where is the truth? Soy […]
There is actually terminology for it – CCD Colony Collapse Disorder. Something is killing the honeybees around the world. In the past, beekeepers annually lost between 5 and 10% of their colonies. In 2007 that number rose to over 13% and last year to over 35%. Everybody immediately thinks of honey when they think of […]
Do you know how a microwave works? It may surprise you that there have been changes proven to be detrimental to health that occur in food that has been microwaved and further degenerative changes in your body from eating that microwaved food. Yes, what you’ve suspected all along is true. Microwaves operate at or about […]
The Acai berry is a fraud. Well, not necessarily a fraud, but how in the world could a berry cure you of all ailments? What we are really talking about is a case of zeal and misunderstanding about where human health comes from. The recent claims about the Acai berry on unsuspecting consumers and its […]
Even if the ice cream only contains 5 ingredients instead of 10 or more, it is still not the better choice than say, a banana with one ingredient “banana.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/06/AR2009040603703.html
Children are our future. How to best provide the nutrients they need to grow into a successful capable version of that future. It’s not as daunting as it may seem. There seems to be a lot of debate about the need for supplementation in a child’s diet. Very simply, we would say that no supplementation […]