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Regarding Food Rotation
The more frequently you eat a particular food, the greater are your chances of developing an allergy to that food. Moreover, you tend to become addicted to foods you are allergic to and you crave them, even though they may be contributing to your fatigue, headaches, muscle aches, depression or other symptoms. When you rotate your diet and eat foods no more frequently than every fourth day, you can accomplish two goals. First, you can avoid becoming addicted to various foods. Second – and equally important – you are better able to identify foods that could be causing problems.
In rotating your diet you eat a food every four days. For example, in rotating fruits, you’d eat apples on Monday, grapefruit on Tuesdays, blueberries on Wednesday and oranges on Thursday. Then on Friday you can start over again with apples.
This same system can be used with other food groups such as meats, beans, vegetables and grains.
April 12th, 2007
The majority of people are chronically dehydrated. Dehydration can be quite pronounced even in an absence of thirst. In fact, the thirst mechanism becomes less reliable as dehydration increases. The thirst mechanism also tends to become less reliable with age.
As a bare minimum we should drink at least half an ounce for every pound of body weight. Thus a person weighing 160 pounds would require a minimum of eighty ounces or approximately eight glasses of water per day.
A fairly simple and accurate method to check if you are drinking enough water is to note the color of the urine. The urine should be extremely pale or clear in color. The urine being darker than this generally indicates dehydration.
Always remember to drink filtered or high quality spring water.
April 12th, 2007
Many symptoms are caused by food allergies. Foods high on the allergy list are: white flour, sugar, wheat, corn, soy, chocolate, soy, citrus, eggs and pork.
The elimination diet is the best way to find if you are allergic to one or more of theses foods.
The way to perform this diet is eliminate all of the above foods for one week. The foods are returned to your diet, one food per day, and reactions are noted.
January 15th, 2007
Sugar- laden foods cause many problems. First, they contribute to the overgrowth of Candida in the intestinal tract. In addition, if you fill up on these foods, you most likely won’t consume enough essential nutrients. Your diet may be deficient calcium and magnesium, zinc, chromium, essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamin B1, Vitamin B6 and other nutrients.
January 15th, 2007
Ingredients:
1 cup millet
3 cups filtered water
Pinch of sea salt (Celtic sea salt preferred)
1. Wash and drain millet
2. Boil water and sea salt
3. Add millet, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 25- 35 minutes.
Millet is one of the few alkaline grains and it is tasty and nutritious. It is okay to eat during Candidia and seven-point detoxification cleansing programs.
Millet is fine to eat in moderation during a Candida cleanse or a seven point detoxification cleanse.
July 27th, 2006
Of all the rules of food combining that have been proposed, two emerge as the most important in terms of their impact on digestive health.
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1. Eat fruits alone or leave them alone (Fruit is best eaten at least 20 minutes before other food or 2 hours after a meal)
2. Do not combine proteins and starchy vegetables at the same meal. Proteins and green vegetables are a perfect combination.
Disregarding these rules can slow digestion resulting in much gas and bloating
July 3rd, 2006
Many oils are hydrogenated, which increases shelf life at a high cost to consumer health. This process involves the use of extremely high temperatures and super-saturation of the oil with hydrogen. Hydrogenation of oils results in the formation of unnatural trans-fatty acids. These trans-fatty acids interfere with the body’s ability to utilize essential fatty acids. Medical research has proven that the human consumption of trans-fatty acids increases cholesterol, LDL (the bad form of cholesterol”) while decreasing HDL (the “good cholesterol”) all of which increase the risk of heart disease. Trans-fatty acids are also suspected of causing certain cancers, including breast cancer.
July 3rd, 2006
Amaranth is gluten free and high in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and fiber, as well as lysine and methionine–amino acids often lacking in grains. It is creamy beige in color and has a wild, woody flavor. When cooked this grain has a texture similar to a cornmeal mush. It is a wonderful addition to any nutritional program, especially a gluten free diet.
June 23rd, 2006
Quinoa, pronounced KEEN-wa, is a nutritious grain that a light taste and a delicate, fluffy texture. It was once a staple of the Inca culture.
Those who are allergic to wheat or corn will likely find this grain easy to digest. Quinoa Contains 50 percent more protein than most other grains, as well as higher levels of calcium, phosphorus, iron and B vitamins. Cook this grian using 1 cup water to 2 cups Quinoa
June 21st, 2006
Greens form the basis of good health. Greens are nature’s primary medicine.
More greens = more vitamins, more minerals and more phytonutients. Greens help build strong bones; they maintain a healthy cardiovascular, digestive, immune and glandular system. They are anti inflammatory and prevent damage caused by free radicals.
Greens are loaded with chlorophyll which is highly cleansing and detoxifying. Green foods are the lowest calorie, lowest sugar and calorie for calorie the most nutritious food on the planet.
June 1st, 2006
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