Use these five natural supplements to detox your body of toxic GMO foods (NaturalNews) If you eat out at restaurants, purchase non-organic or processed foods from the grocery store, or even take vitamin supplements that have not been consciously crafted with quality ingredients, chances are you are routinely ingesting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) without even knowing it. And unless you take the time to regularly detoxify these unnatural poisons, they may be building up inside your body and triggering alterations in your natural gene expression, which could eventually lead to chronic illness and even death. This is why it is vitally important to regularly cleanse and detoxify your body of transgenic materials that may be damaging the natural flora balance in your gut, as well as poisoning your blood, causing gastrointestinal upset, and triggering neurological damage, among other conditions. Here are five natural supplements you can use to help detoxify your body of harmful GMOs, and ultimately restore a healthy balance to your mind and body.
10 Easy Steps to Turn Any Recipe into a Real Food Recipe I had an epiphany the other day. Ever since I started eating real food, I’ve stayed far away from where my meal inspiration used to come from (if not picked up straight from the freezer aisle) — recipes from magazines, websites, and TV shows with eye-rollingly-typical “healthy” fare. Ingredients like, “Bouillon cubes,” and “Heart-healthy canola oil,” and “Fat-free sour cream” Barf. Barf. Barf. So just the other day, when I really needed to figure out what to do with a pack of grass-fed short ribs I had bought, I decided I’d go ahead and check out one of my old standard recipe sites, at least to get some ideas. So, I’ve figured out a little system. Do your favorite recipes call for any of the following? Switch them out, or fix them up, with these ten easy solutions! 1. Even if you spring for “whole wheat” flour bought at the store, that stuff really isn’t what it seems. You see, grains in and of themselves are not the friendliest of foods. 2. Typically dairy products. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Is Apple Cider Vinegar That Powerful of a Health Tonic? Science Says Yes Apple cider vinegar (ACV) became well known in the U.S. in the late 1950s, when it was promoted in the best-selling book Folk Medicine: A Vermont Doctor’s Guide to Good Health by D. C. Jarvis. During the alternative medicine boom of recent years, apple cider vinegar and apple cider vinegar pills have become a popular dietary supplement. Unpasteurized or organic ACV contains mother of vinegar, which has a cobweb-like appearance and can make the vinegar look slightly congealed. ACV is used in salad dressings, marinades, vinaigrettes, food preservatives, and chutneys, among other things. Apple cider vinegar is purported to treat numerous diseases, health conditions, and annoyances. Diabetes. Apple cider vinegar is chosen over white vinegar for many processes involving the elimination of fungus. Here are many other benefits of apple cider vinegar that can be applied to your lifestyle. Face: Did you know that apple cider vinegar can help regulate the pH of your skin? Source: Prevent Disease
How Three Little Bottles Make all the Difference in the World.... Three Bottles. One large, one medium, and one small, and they are the heavy hitters in our medicine cabinet. No kidding. My children ask for them. My husband expects them. I make tons of items for our household from them. And people who dont know us, or what we do, or how we live our lives, will most likely think we are crazy. You see, we are a culture that is always looking for the next quick fix. And a lot of it has to do with how often we are fed this mantra that we are incapable, uneducated, or simple unable to help or heal ourselves. The pharmaceutical industry thrives on that lie. To to the tune of billions of dollars per year. Now, quick disclaimer, I want you to understand I absolutely believe that modern medicine has a place. But we have become so disconnected from anything to help ourselves in our society, coming to distrust so many of the things that our mothers and grandmothers, and even beyond that, considered common and everyday things, that it really is incredibly sad. Lavender.
Real Food on a Budget: 25 Tips to Make Eating Healthy Affordable | The Mommypotamus | organic SAHM sharing her family stories and recipes Take A Hyperventilating Walrus . . . Some dingy fluorescent lights, and a pair of stilts and you’ve pretty much got my best copycat impression of the Cici’s Pizza greeter that welcomed us to pizza binge delirium. As we walked down the condiment aisle of the local grocery store, I bellowed, “Welcome to Cici’s! Thank you for coming!” I did it again as we passed the Heinz ketchup, strolled by the meats gassed with carbon dioxide, and one more time as we arrived to our final destination: the cookie dough aisle. It was Friday night, and all we “needed” before heading home from our pizza fest was a sausage-shaped tube of enriched wheat flour, sugar, and partially hydrogenated soybean oil . . . aka Pillsbury’s chocolate chip cookies. Back then, I thought the cost of convenience was nothing more than pennies, which I was more than happy to push bit by bit into the automatic checkout machine while Daddypotamus counted floor tiles. Now, I Don’t Care . . . 1. 2. 3. The Clean 15 4. Read more here. 5.
400 Companies That DO NOT Use GMOs in Their Products All too often we rely on the state to tell us what to eat and which companies are ethical. And all too often the companies that the state deems ethical and safe are proven to be quite the opposite. The giant agricultural companies that produce GMOs and use millions of tons of chemicals are able to do so because of monetary support. As long as we continue to purchase their products they will continue to pollute the environment and our bodies. You and I have the power to stop this madness. These companies believe that their customers deserve to make an informed choice. Share: Comments comments
Curing Warts, Removing Splinters, and 19 Other Bizarre Uses for Banana Peels Popular in Food & Drink It all started with a rumor that banana peels could be used to polish silver and a bet among friends that it couldn’t. In trying to discover if there is any legitimacy to the silver-polishing properties of banana peels, I found dozens of other unusual applications for them, including splinter removal and wart treatments. Since banana peels aren’t particularly hot commodities, being able to put them to good use adds value to any household (and saves money on alternative treatments). Please note that any instruction to apply banana peel to anything (such as in many of the health & beauty applications) involves using the inside of the banana peel after ridding it of the stringy bits. Health and Beauty Banana peels are chock-a-block with antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins, so they're a natural cure for many an ailment and an aid for cell regeneration. Bug Bites Rub a banana peel on bug bites to soothe the skin and reduce itching. Bruises Teeth Whitening Warts Splinters Acne
DIY coconut lime deodorant : Vintage Amanda I’ve been so curious about this project. Who is going to be brave enough to try it … and who will just think I’m crazy? Well dear readers, I am only crazy in an effort to bring YOU natural, healthy solutions to common problems. And clearly underarm stinkiness is a common problem! But first, why isn’t my store-bought deodorant, or *gasp* anti-perspirant, good enough? Have you looked at the ingredients list on your stick of deodorant? Active Ingredients:Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex GLY (17.8% W/W).Inactive Ingredients:Cyclopentasiloxane; PPG-14 Butyl Ether; Stearyl Alcohol; Hydrogenated Castor Oil; PEG-8 Distearate; Fragrance (Parfum); Talc; Corn (Zea Mays) Starch; Vegetable Oil (Olus); Glyceryl Oleate; Propylene Glycol; BHT; t-Butyl Hydroquinone; Citric Acid . Them’s chemicals, ’nuff said. OK let’s look a little more closely. Aluminum is found in most anti-perspirants to physically block sweat from leaving your pores. Stearyl Alcohol is drying and a potential skin irritant. Print
Master Tonic 101 Also check out Whole Food Probiotics 101! LOVE the "Master Tonic" recipe? Pin it on Pinterest! Master Tonic looks like it cures everything and is easy to make and have on hand. [I did not peel my garlic this time --- MUCH EASIER!!] (photo credit: Simi Amiet) Master Tonic Ingredients 1 part fresh chopped garlic cloves (antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitical) 1 part fresh chopped white onions, or the hottest onions available (similar properties to garlic) 1 part fresh grated ginger root (increases circulation to the extremities) 1 part fresh grated horseradish root (increases blood flow to the head) 1 part fresh chopped Cayenne peppers, Jalapenos, Serranos, Habeneros, African bird peppers....any combination of the hottest peppers available Preparation · Fill a glass jar 3/4 of the way full with equal parts of the fresh chopped or grated ingredients. · Close and shake vigorously and then top off the vinegar if necessary. · Shake the tonic daily a couple of times. I was brave. P.S.
Research on Alzheimers New Alzheimer’s Drugs Continue to Fail Where Coconut Oil Shines. Report here. Coconut oil’s ketogenic properties have been known for quite some time, as has the fact that it is a highly saturated fat not prone to lipid peroxidation which is a problem with polyunsaturated oils. Polyunsaturated oils have largely replaced saturated fats in the American diet, and lipid peroxidation is known to be a precursor to Alzheimer’s. The ketones found in coconut oil provide a fuel to the brain that is thought to be very beneficial to those suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s. More recent research conducted in 2011 has looked at the role of diet in developing Alzheimer’s, and the role of cholesterol uptake to the brain. There is a strong correlation between between insulin resistance in the brain and Alzheimer’s, leading some to now classify Alzheimer’s as a “type 3 diabetes.” Research on Alzheimer’s and Coconut Oil New Alzheimer’s Drugs Continue to Fail Where Coconut Oil Shines by Brian Shilhavy