What You MUST Know About Gluten Sensitivity & Toxicity
I have known for many years that wheat is the most common allergen in adults, followed by milk. DANGEROUS GRAINS, by James Braly, M.D. and Ron Hoggan, M.A., Avery/Penguin, N.Y., 2002, raises awareness of a much more serious complication of wheat and many grains. Gluten is found in wheat, semolina, rye, barley, spelt, kamut, triticale, […]
Un-Equal
UN-EQUAL One of the many karmic debts of our ex-Secretary of War is his fostering aspartame on the world. EQUAL is anything but equal, as if being equal to sugar is good!! And of course the FDA is a co-conspirator in the crime of allowing this potentially poisonous material over the counter. Aspartame UNEQUIVOCALLY worsens: […]
How To Find Your Bliss Through Your Senses
BLISS – ECSTASY, EUPHORIA, RAPTURE, PARADISE, JOY, etc. These are the synonyms for bliss. If you are like virtually every other person on the planet, you spend much of your day in an attempt to find your bliss. In Sanskrit bliss is ANANDA. Our brains produce the cannabinoid, anandamide, our built-in chemical high! Interestingly anandamide […]
Monsodium Glutamate – The Anti-Bliss, Pro-Fat Factor
MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE – THE ANTI-BLISS, PRO-FAT FACTOR February 18, 2007, the NEW YORK TIMES had an editorial that emphasizes the true meaning of ignorance-failure to acknowledge facts! In China's ''True Dash of Flavor'' Fuchsia Dunlop extols the flavor-enhancing value of one of the most ubiquitous and dangerous food additives, MSG, or monosodium glutamate. To some […]
Proteins – The Foundation of Life
PROTEINS – THE FOUNDATION OF LIFE Although not an ideal diet, proteins are the most essential of all foods. You cannot make DNA without them! You can make carbohydrates and fats from them, and of course most protein foods also contain some fat. In order of quality, the following is a good start: Eggs Fish […]
Curious About Eating For Health? Here’s What You Need To Know
Food should taste good and should be good for you. That is the basis of eating for health. Unfortunately, in the past 60 years nutrition has changed more than in the previous 10,000 years! Until World War II, the vast majority of food was grown within 50 miles of consumption. Now the vast majority of […]
Green Tea – EGCG
GREEN TEA – EGCG Green tea has gained great popularity in the past few years, for very healthy reasons. Unfortunately, many people, including me, do not like its flavor – just slightly less than weed tea. It does come with many possible flavorings, such as peach and mango, which make it quite delicious. On the […]
Lavender, Tea Tree Oil & Phytoestrogens
LAVENDER, TEA TREE OIL, & PHYTOESTROGENS Sugar and spice and everything nice does not necessarily apply to lavender oil, tea tree oil and possibly many more. Actually, there are over 300 foods containing phytoestrogens-chemicals essentially like estradiol. The highest concentration of phytoestrogens is in soy beans, clover, alfalfa, legumes of all kinds, licorice, ginseng and […]
Eat Low Glycemic
You may be familiar with the glycemic index if you know someone with diabetes. People with diabetes eat low glycemic foods to help with managing their blood sugar. If you’re not familiar with the glycemic index, here is a quick definition for you. The glycemic index (GI) is a number from 0 to 100 that […]
VEGGIE VEGETABLES
VEGGIE VEGETABLES In PRIMARY SALAD VEGGIES, I covered the basics for salads and, of course, all of those are veggie vegetables. In addition to one great salad daily, you should have one or two servings of these other true vegetables. Alfalfa sprouts Artichoke Asparagus Avocado Bean sprouts Brown rice — best counted as starch Cardoon […]