Eating Well is a Prescription for Life
from the book: "Food Rules" by Michael Pollen
Eat Food - Not too much - Mostly Plants
"It is good to feel good!"
1) Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.
2) Avoid foods that have some form of sugar (or sweetener) listed among the top three ingredients.
3) Avoid food products that contain more than five ingredients.
4) Eat mostly plants, especially leaves.
5) Treat meat as a flavoring or a special occasion food.
6) Eat all the junk food you want, as long as you cook it yourself.
7) Stop eating, before you are full.
8) Eat when you are hungry, not when you are bored.
9) Spend as much time enjoying the meal, as it took to prepare it.
10) Don't get your fuel from the same place your car does.
11) Do all your eating at a table.
12) Break the rules once in a while.
"You need 60 Minerals, 16 Vitamins, 12 Essential Amino Acids and 3 Essential Fatty Acids daily. If you are for example calcium deficient (one of your 60 minerals), it can cause Osteoporosis, PMS, Arthritis, Hypertension, Insomnia, Cramps and Twitches."
from the book: "Food Rules" by Michael Pollen
Eat Food - Not too much - Mostly Plants
"It is good to feel good!"
1) Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.
2) Avoid foods that have some form of sugar (or sweetener) listed among the top three ingredients.
3) Avoid food products that contain more than five ingredients.
4) Eat mostly plants, especially leaves.
5) Treat meat as a flavoring or a special occasion food.
6) Eat all the junk food you want, as long as you cook it yourself.
7) Stop eating, before you are full.
8) Eat when you are hungry, not when you are bored.
9) Spend as much time enjoying the meal, as it took to prepare it.
10) Don't get your fuel from the same place your car does.
11) Do all your eating at a table.
12) Break the rules once in a while.
"You need 60 Minerals, 16 Vitamins, 12 Essential Amino Acids and 3 Essential Fatty Acids daily. If you are for example calcium deficient (one of your 60 minerals), it can cause Osteoporosis, PMS, Arthritis, Hypertension, Insomnia, Cramps and Twitches."
Health Benefits of Parsley!
Anti-Inflammatory
Along with luteolin, the Vitamin C found in parsley serves as an effective anti-inflammatory agent within the body. When consumed regularly, they combat the onset of inflammatory disorders, such as osteoarthritis (the degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone) and rheumatoid arthritis ( a disease causing inflammation in the joints)
Healthy Immune System
The vitamin C and vitamin A found in Parsley serve to strengthen the body's immune system, though in different ways. Vitamin C is necessary for collagen, the main structural protein found in connective tissue. This essential nutrient will not only accelerate the body's ability to repair wounds, but also maintain healthy bones and teeth.
Vitamin A, on the other hand, fortifies the entry points into the human body, such as mucous membranes, the lining of the eyes, and respiratory, urinary and intestinal tracts. Moreover, lymphocytes, or white blood cells, rely on Vitamin A to fight infection in the body.
Anti-Inflammatory
Along with luteolin, the Vitamin C found in parsley serves as an effective anti-inflammatory agent within the body. When consumed regularly, they combat the onset of inflammatory disorders, such as osteoarthritis (the degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone) and rheumatoid arthritis ( a disease causing inflammation in the joints)
Healthy Immune System
The vitamin C and vitamin A found in Parsley serve to strengthen the body's immune system, though in different ways. Vitamin C is necessary for collagen, the main structural protein found in connective tissue. This essential nutrient will not only accelerate the body's ability to repair wounds, but also maintain healthy bones and teeth.
Vitamin A, on the other hand, fortifies the entry points into the human body, such as mucous membranes, the lining of the eyes, and respiratory, urinary and intestinal tracts. Moreover, lymphocytes, or white blood cells, rely on Vitamin A to fight infection in the body.
DENTAL HEALTH:
A tablespoon of Ghee every day is a great way to attain this vitamin that can activate tooth mineralization.
Tooth decay is often associated with Vitamin D deficiency.
Ghee is comprised of full spectrum short, medium and long chain fatty acids, both unsaturated and saturated.
Ghee contains Omega 3 and Omega 9 essential fatty acids along with Vitamin A, D, E and K. Ghee made from organic butter of pastured cows is one the highest natural sources of CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid). 9 phenolic anti-oxidants, as well as numerous other minerals are present in Ghee.
Ghee is known as a substance that gives longevity, its elemental qualities balance the aging characteristics by enriching the living body.
A tablespoon of Ghee every day is a great way to attain this vitamin that can activate tooth mineralization.
Tooth decay is often associated with Vitamin D deficiency.
Ghee is comprised of full spectrum short, medium and long chain fatty acids, both unsaturated and saturated.
Ghee contains Omega 3 and Omega 9 essential fatty acids along with Vitamin A, D, E and K. Ghee made from organic butter of pastured cows is one the highest natural sources of CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid). 9 phenolic anti-oxidants, as well as numerous other minerals are present in Ghee.
Ghee is known as a substance that gives longevity, its elemental qualities balance the aging characteristics by enriching the living body.
A Coffee Tale.....
Did you know that caffeine was discovered in Germany by a Chemist called Friedrich Ferdinand Runge in 1819?
Caffeine is not only in coffee, also in beans, leaves, in fruit and in over 60 plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes certain insects that feed on plants.
Interesting?
Here is more....
Have you ever wondered why weak, watery coffee tastes more acidic than a regular-strength cup? Or why percolated coffee is so much less rich tasting than a well-brewed cup (such as from a French coffee press)? The answer lies in how the coffee flavor and caffeine are extracted from the beans when hot water is run through the grounds.
Most of the "good" bits from the coffee bean are extracted in the first cup of water passed through the grounds. So when you make a full pot of coffee, the first cup out has the flavor, and most importantly, the good for you stuff that we keep hearing coffee has. But then running 7 more cups of hot water through, you are essentially extracting the less healthy and more bitter, acidic parts of the coffee bean, including the volatile oils and caffeine which can make drinking coffee a rather stomach-destroying experience for many people.
Did you know that caffeine was discovered in Germany by a Chemist called Friedrich Ferdinand Runge in 1819?
Caffeine is not only in coffee, also in beans, leaves, in fruit and in over 60 plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes certain insects that feed on plants.
Interesting?
Here is more....
Have you ever wondered why weak, watery coffee tastes more acidic than a regular-strength cup? Or why percolated coffee is so much less rich tasting than a well-brewed cup (such as from a French coffee press)? The answer lies in how the coffee flavor and caffeine are extracted from the beans when hot water is run through the grounds.
Most of the "good" bits from the coffee bean are extracted in the first cup of water passed through the grounds. So when you make a full pot of coffee, the first cup out has the flavor, and most importantly, the good for you stuff that we keep hearing coffee has. But then running 7 more cups of hot water through, you are essentially extracting the less healthy and more bitter, acidic parts of the coffee bean, including the volatile oils and caffeine which can make drinking coffee a rather stomach-destroying experience for many people.
Benefits of Selenium:
-Acts as an antioxidant and defends against oxidative stress
-May help defend against cancer
-Boosts Immunity
-Improves blood flow and lowers chance of heart disease
-Regulates thyroid function
-Increases Longevity
-Helps reduce Asthma Symptoms
-Can help boost fertility
Selenium benefits include the ability to fight the aging process and help the immune system by reducing free radical damage. Selenium has a synergistic effect with other antioxidants like Vitamin E, enabling the body to fight oxidative stress and to defend against cancers like prostate and colon cancer.
Selenium is an essential component of glutathione peroxidase, which is an important enzyme for processes that protect lipids (fats) in cell membranes. Selenium is needed to fight oxidative degradation of cells and protect against mutation and DNA damage that can cause disease.
What about the Use of Honey?
Honey must not be used at any time internally. It is manufactured from the nectar picked up from the flowers by the bees - good enough in itself, perhaps-then predigested, vomited and stored for their own future use with a preservative added. It is deficient in calcium and has many detrimental effects for the human being.
According to one authority, honey is "a magical and mystical word in Healthfoodland. It is one of the most over-promoted, overpriced product being sold to gullible health foodists. The great value attributed to honey is delusive...honey is only a little less empty and more dangerous than sugar."
Just as with alcohol, honey, being predigested, enters the blood directly, raising the sugar content very rapidly above normal. To correct this, the pancreas must produce insulin immediately or possible death can occur. More insulin than necessary is likely to be produced, and the blood sugar level then drops below normal. This can produce blackout spells and even death if it goes too low. When blood sugar is below normal, a person will feel depressed. The regular use of honey can create constant imbalances which in turn will adversely affect the normal function of the liver, pancreas and spleen. Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia are the results of the use of unbalanced sugars. The balanced sugar in maple syrup and sugar cane juice causes no dangerous side effects. All natural fruits and vegetables have balanced sugars in them. Artificial synthetic, and refined sugars have no place in a natural diet.
Honey must not be used at any time internally. It is manufactured from the nectar picked up from the flowers by the bees - good enough in itself, perhaps-then predigested, vomited and stored for their own future use with a preservative added. It is deficient in calcium and has many detrimental effects for the human being.
According to one authority, honey is "a magical and mystical word in Healthfoodland. It is one of the most over-promoted, overpriced product being sold to gullible health foodists. The great value attributed to honey is delusive...honey is only a little less empty and more dangerous than sugar."
Just as with alcohol, honey, being predigested, enters the blood directly, raising the sugar content very rapidly above normal. To correct this, the pancreas must produce insulin immediately or possible death can occur. More insulin than necessary is likely to be produced, and the blood sugar level then drops below normal. This can produce blackout spells and even death if it goes too low. When blood sugar is below normal, a person will feel depressed. The regular use of honey can create constant imbalances which in turn will adversely affect the normal function of the liver, pancreas and spleen. Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia are the results of the use of unbalanced sugars. The balanced sugar in maple syrup and sugar cane juice causes no dangerous side effects. All natural fruits and vegetables have balanced sugars in them. Artificial synthetic, and refined sugars have no place in a natural diet.
STAY HEALTHY THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE!
The 'real' food in a grocery store is divided in 5 sections: Veggies, fruit, meat, fish and bread. Everything else is processed. If you pause for a moment and you think about this then you probably have an 'AHA" moment. Now, let's think about this again: Veggies, fruit, meat, fish and bread. We all know how meat is processed these days including eggs and dairy. Fish is often farm raised with GMO's, and if wild, you have to consider all the environmental situations like the Fukushima incident and others. Now, the last one is bread. There is no bread that I have tried whether from reputable grocery stores or conventional places that doesn't give me a small or big stomach ache with gluten, or without, because most of it is made with wheat, and as we know wheat is mostly GMO in the USA. So, I dropped bread altogether unless I have a huge craving for it and then it's a toss up between a small stomach ache, or the pleasure of eating bread. It will probably come down to me baking my own bread soon, like I do now with pastries. Pastries I eat have to be organic and no artificial anything in order for me to be able to enjoy it.
We started eating lots of fruit and veggies at home, all of them organic from a small family owned store in our neighborhood. Every day I feel better and the pounds are dropping fast. I skip the entire processed food isle in markets like cereal, power bars, pasta, anything pretty much that comes out of a box or can and my body thanks me for it. I have lesser muscle aches, my bones are stronger, and I sleep much better. Next time you go to a grocery store, don't just go to the freezer section and go on auto pilot, just because you have done it for years, think about what you buy. If it isn't fresh, it probably has no enzymes and it is useless for your body. Buy fresh, and prepare your food every day at home. When you go to a restaurant, you probably won't get organic ingredients, simply because it's more economical and a higher profit margin to buy mainstream meat and ingredients. And sometimes the additional sauces or dips you get with your food are processed and your body doesn't know what to do with it, therefore it turns much easier into heavy pounds that you carry around with you every day. Eat consciously!
We started eating lots of fruit and veggies at home, all of them organic from a small family owned store in our neighborhood. Every day I feel better and the pounds are dropping fast. I skip the entire processed food isle in markets like cereal, power bars, pasta, anything pretty much that comes out of a box or can and my body thanks me for it. I have lesser muscle aches, my bones are stronger, and I sleep much better. Next time you go to a grocery store, don't just go to the freezer section and go on auto pilot, just because you have done it for years, think about what you buy. If it isn't fresh, it probably has no enzymes and it is useless for your body. Buy fresh, and prepare your food every day at home. When you go to a restaurant, you probably won't get organic ingredients, simply because it's more economical and a higher profit margin to buy mainstream meat and ingredients. And sometimes the additional sauces or dips you get with your food are processed and your body doesn't know what to do with it, therefore it turns much easier into heavy pounds that you carry around with you every day. Eat consciously!
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Ginger enhances physical and mental energy, it increases resistance to disease. It is an excellent tonic rejuvenation. It is a mild sedative , antispasmodic and muscle relaxant.
Meat or no Meat?
When it comes to food everyone has different preferences, and some people have decided to become vegetarians and other's like to eat meat daily. Whatever your preference's are, my friend Carol collected all this information from over 200 books she read and this is what she had to say:
"Meat, is highly acidic, and produce acidic ash in the body. The reason acidity is so bad is because our body must then buffer it with alkaline minerals from our teeth and bones in order to neutralize and dispose of it. Cultures that eat little meat have much healthier bones and teeth. There are charts that show the direct correlation between animal consumption and disease. 'The China Study' by Campbell is an excellent book to read that covers that more thoroughly.
The protein from meat is made up of amino acids. Because our physical needs are different from a cow's or chicken's, etc., our bodies must dismantle that protein chain and reassemble it for our (human) bodies (lots of work, little payoff, much acid). All that acid (uric) become crystals that settle into joints causing arthritis, stiffness of the joints, etc. Not to mention the poisons these animals are fed and injected with before they become our food. And then you also have the problem of cholesterol. Our bodies need that, and produce whatever we need. However, by ingesting animals (and their byproducts) that also make their own cholesterol, we then have to eliminate the excess. Some bodies are not able to do it very well. My cholesterol was 360 before I completely eliminated dairy and meat, sugar and white flour. It dropped by half in 5 months."
When it comes to food everyone has different preferences, and some people have decided to become vegetarians and other's like to eat meat daily. Whatever your preference's are, my friend Carol collected all this information from over 200 books she read and this is what she had to say:
"Meat, is highly acidic, and produce acidic ash in the body. The reason acidity is so bad is because our body must then buffer it with alkaline minerals from our teeth and bones in order to neutralize and dispose of it. Cultures that eat little meat have much healthier bones and teeth. There are charts that show the direct correlation between animal consumption and disease. 'The China Study' by Campbell is an excellent book to read that covers that more thoroughly.
The protein from meat is made up of amino acids. Because our physical needs are different from a cow's or chicken's, etc., our bodies must dismantle that protein chain and reassemble it for our (human) bodies (lots of work, little payoff, much acid). All that acid (uric) become crystals that settle into joints causing arthritis, stiffness of the joints, etc. Not to mention the poisons these animals are fed and injected with before they become our food. And then you also have the problem of cholesterol. Our bodies need that, and produce whatever we need. However, by ingesting animals (and their byproducts) that also make their own cholesterol, we then have to eliminate the excess. Some bodies are not able to do it very well. My cholesterol was 360 before I completely eliminated dairy and meat, sugar and white flour. It dropped by half in 5 months."
Key benefits of Hyaluronic Acid Supplementation
Hyaluronic acid (HA) moisturizes skin from the inside out, smoothing out wrinkles in the process. HA acts as an internal cosmetic to hydrate the skin. HA is for people who need to ease the flexing of their joints, especially their knees, by restoring cushioning to their joints. HA is for men and women in their 30s and 40s who are beginning to see the first signs of aging. HA is for seniors who have established joint conditions. Studies show oral hyaluronic acid supplementation provides these benefits to most people after administration for only 2 to 4 months.
" We are the keepers of nature, but we have forgotten."
CHIA SEEDS
-Chia seeds have 6 times more calcium than milk
-they have 6 times more protein than Kidney Beans
-they have 15 times more magnesium than Broccoli
-they have 8 times more Omega 3 fatty acids than wild caught Salmon
-they have an unbelievable source of iron, potassium, fiber and phosphorus, they are rich in antioxidants
"Human civilization will thrive with cooperation and will die with competition"
Food Additives - How do they affect you?
Food and drink additives are a highly significant contribution to the human body. There are many access codes-vibrational, electrical and chemical. They're all vibrational fields in the end, but they take different forms. Everything is an expression of everything else, so a chemical will affect the body vibrationally and the vibrational/electrical field can affect the body's chemical balance. This means that when the body is destabilized chemically it disrupts the electrical systems which affect thought and emotion.
"Instead of putting Fluoride and Chlorine in our water, we should have Lithium, Chromium and Vanadium in our water."
Health depends on Enzymes
Cooking food destroys enzymes. This eliminates what is called the pre-digestive stage because this dead food just lays in the stomach for an hour. Then acid enters to neutralize pre-digestion, which didn't take place, so the stomach acid is excess. Now, in the small intestine, the body has to borrow excessively from the pancreas enzymes for the finishing digestive stage, but the food wasn't pre-digested, so it doesn't fully digest. Partially digested food enters the blood stream and the body's immune system treats it as an invader and attacks it. The result is inflammation and subsequent pain among other signs-one being that this flawed process robs energy from the entire body on a daily basis and shortens lives. Undigested components become toxins and migrate into many areas and tissues.
Insider doctors and scientists recommend that we add supplemental enzymes to every cooked meal and that enzymes also be taken between meals when they can address past sins and clear out infecting organism such as viruses, scar tissue, and products of inflammation -even multiple sclerosis and cancer.
Prime digestive enzymes are protease, amylase and lipase
Hyaluronic acid (HA) moisturizes skin from the inside out, smoothing out wrinkles in the process. HA acts as an internal cosmetic to hydrate the skin. HA is for people who need to ease the flexing of their joints, especially their knees, by restoring cushioning to their joints. HA is for men and women in their 30s and 40s who are beginning to see the first signs of aging. HA is for seniors who have established joint conditions. Studies show oral hyaluronic acid supplementation provides these benefits to most people after administration for only 2 to 4 months.
" We are the keepers of nature, but we have forgotten."
CHIA SEEDS
-Chia seeds have 6 times more calcium than milk
-they have 6 times more protein than Kidney Beans
-they have 15 times more magnesium than Broccoli
-they have 8 times more Omega 3 fatty acids than wild caught Salmon
-they have an unbelievable source of iron, potassium, fiber and phosphorus, they are rich in antioxidants
"Human civilization will thrive with cooperation and will die with competition"
Food Additives - How do they affect you?
Food and drink additives are a highly significant contribution to the human body. There are many access codes-vibrational, electrical and chemical. They're all vibrational fields in the end, but they take different forms. Everything is an expression of everything else, so a chemical will affect the body vibrationally and the vibrational/electrical field can affect the body's chemical balance. This means that when the body is destabilized chemically it disrupts the electrical systems which affect thought and emotion.
"Instead of putting Fluoride and Chlorine in our water, we should have Lithium, Chromium and Vanadium in our water."
Health depends on Enzymes
Cooking food destroys enzymes. This eliminates what is called the pre-digestive stage because this dead food just lays in the stomach for an hour. Then acid enters to neutralize pre-digestion, which didn't take place, so the stomach acid is excess. Now, in the small intestine, the body has to borrow excessively from the pancreas enzymes for the finishing digestive stage, but the food wasn't pre-digested, so it doesn't fully digest. Partially digested food enters the blood stream and the body's immune system treats it as an invader and attacks it. The result is inflammation and subsequent pain among other signs-one being that this flawed process robs energy from the entire body on a daily basis and shortens lives. Undigested components become toxins and migrate into many areas and tissues.
Insider doctors and scientists recommend that we add supplemental enzymes to every cooked meal and that enzymes also be taken between meals when they can address past sins and clear out infecting organism such as viruses, scar tissue, and products of inflammation -even multiple sclerosis and cancer.
Prime digestive enzymes are protease, amylase and lipase
The Healthy Benefits of Berries:
"Your health is essentially a reflection of your interpretation, your experiences, and your beliefs about life."
Acai Berry: "Tree of Life" - helps defend the body by neutralizing free radicals, - helps reduce risk heart disease and cancer, - reduces cholesterol, detoxifies the body, improves blood flow, micro & vascular, eyes and brain
Nutritional Make up: Omega fats #3,#6,#9, Amino Acid/Protein: 8 grams per 100 gram serving, 19 different amino acids
Acerola Berry: "Barbados Cherry" - #1 Vitamin C Fruit, Vitamin A, Antioxident "Trolox", A-derivative of Vitamin E, known to reduce peroxynitrite medicated oxidative stress, use for cholesterol reduction, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging skin maintenance/astrigent, anti-fungal, iron absorbtion, colds & flu's, cardiotonic agent.
Aronia Berry: "Choke Berries" - Anti-Aging, Antioxident, defense against free radicals, flavonoids & phenols (poly), antholyanins, reduces oxidative/nitrative stress from breast cancer. Reduces glucose, colon cancer risk, cardiovascular risk, urinary tract disorders, fights bacteria & viruses, U.V. tissue regeneration, high blood pressure, anti-inflammatory
Nutritional Make up: Omega fats #3,#6,#9, Amino Acid/Protein: 8 grams per 100 gram serving, 19 different amino acids
Acerola Berry: "Barbados Cherry" - #1 Vitamin C Fruit, Vitamin A, Antioxident "Trolox", A-derivative of Vitamin E, known to reduce peroxynitrite medicated oxidative stress, use for cholesterol reduction, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging skin maintenance/astrigent, anti-fungal, iron absorbtion, colds & flu's, cardiotonic agent.
Aronia Berry: "Choke Berries" - Anti-Aging, Antioxident, defense against free radicals, flavonoids & phenols (poly), antholyanins, reduces oxidative/nitrative stress from breast cancer. Reduces glucose, colon cancer risk, cardiovascular risk, urinary tract disorders, fights bacteria & viruses, U.V. tissue regeneration, high blood pressure, anti-inflammatory
Asthma is a respiratory disease that is characterized by sudden onset with closure of bronchial tubes by spasmodic muscles. ATOPIC ASTHMA has eczema as a feature along with the respiratory disease. This is a disease of malabsorption with essential fatty acid deficiencies and deficiencies of manganese and magnesium.
Treatment should include betaine HCI, pancreatic enzymes and ox bile at 75-200mg each t.i.d. before meals. Autoimmune urine therapy; essential fatty acids at 5gm t.i.d. and colloidal mineral suspensions that contain magnesium and manganese. Herbs are very useful for treating asthma with some caution when you have allergies to plants - useful plants include; honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium), jaborandi (Pilocarpus jaborandi), leaks (Allium porrum), garlic (Allium sativum), evening primrose oil or fluid extract (Oenothera biennia). A variety of standard "inhalers" are available to cope with sudden attacks.
Treatment should include betaine HCI, pancreatic enzymes and ox bile at 75-200mg each t.i.d. before meals. Autoimmune urine therapy; essential fatty acids at 5gm t.i.d. and colloidal mineral suspensions that contain magnesium and manganese. Herbs are very useful for treating asthma with some caution when you have allergies to plants - useful plants include; honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium), jaborandi (Pilocarpus jaborandi), leaks (Allium porrum), garlic (Allium sativum), evening primrose oil or fluid extract (Oenothera biennia). A variety of standard "inhalers" are available to cope with sudden attacks.
Healthy Living - Food Choices - Supplements
"For the physical healing, the tangible healing, there is balance, Light and Energy provided on Earth in the form of Herbs, Foods, Vegetables, Seeds, Roots, Plants and Oils and they are freely available."
Make your Breakfast count!
Eat more sulfur-containing foods, such as asparagus, eggs, garlic and onions. Sulfur is needed for the repair and rebuilding of bone, cartilage, and connective tissue. It also aids in the absorption of calcium.
Eat more sulfur-containing foods, such as asparagus, eggs, garlic and onions. Sulfur is needed for the repair and rebuilding of bone, cartilage, and connective tissue. It also aids in the absorption of calcium.
The Dangers of Microwaves