10 Tips for Before, During & After a Juice Cleanse Juice Fasting is something that we should all do periodically, at least every six months. Here are some tips to help you get the most out of your next five-day cleanse. Tips for a few days before: If you like to be prepared, you can plan out your juices for the week and what you're going to throw in them. Also, stock up on herbal teas. Another great drink to have during the day is lemon in hot water with some ginger. The great news is that you can juice or make green smoothies as often as you like during the day, or when you get hungry. Shopping List Kale MintBasil Parsley Ginger LemonsLimes Tomatoes Beetroot Carrots Cabbage Lettuce Apple Orange Blueberries Strawberries Kiwifruit Watermelon Baby Spinach Chia SeedsSpirulina Chlorella Bee Pollen Young Thai CoconutHimalayan Sea Salt Good quality Probiotic capsule Probiotic DrinkDry Skin Brush I'd also strongly recommend booking a colonic or two along with some infra-red sauna sessions and massages. Tips for during your juice fast: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Three Hidden Ways Wheat Makes You Fat Gluten-free is hot these days. There are books and websites, restaurants with gluten free menus, and grocery stores with hundreds of new gluten free food products on the shelf. Is this a fad, or a reflection of response to a real problem? Yes, gluten is a real problem. But the problem is not just gluten. In fact, there are three major hidden reasons that wheat products, not just gluten (along with sugar in all its forms) is the major contributor to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, dementia, depression and so many other modern ills. This is why there are now 30% more obese than undernourished in the world, and why globally chronic lifestyle and dietary driven disease kills more than twice as many people as infectious disease. Sadly, this tsunami of chronic illness is increasingly caused by eating our beloved diet staple, bread, the staff of life, and all the wheat products hidden in everything from soups to vodka to lipstick to envelope adhesive. The Super Starch The Super Gluten
10 Simple Ways to Detox Every Day While some people recommend extended or regular long-term cleanses, it’s just as easy to perform some simple, daily actions that encourage our body to detoxify. These simple ways to detox seem fairly straightforward, but it can take some effort to give up the pleasures that we know are bad for us. Some of the ideas on this list may seem difficult, but your efforts will be rewarded if you stick to your desire have a healthier, cleaner body. If you truly want to detox your body, it’s best to try to eliminate or reduce some of the toxic substances over which you have some control, such as coffee, alcohol, cigarettes, hydrogenated fats, sugars, and chemicals from personal care products. 1. Dehydration prevents your body from being able to rid itself of accumulated waste. It’s a great replacement for that caffeine to which so many of us are addicted, and it’s great for you. 3. 4. Ideally, we’d all eat organic foods all the time, but sometimes it just isn’t possible. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Excellent natural calcium sources for bone health - NaturalNews.com (NaturalNews) Calcium is an essential macromineral whose roles in the body are relatively well-known. It strengthens bones and teeth, improves the body's alkalinity, helps our heart muscles to contract and relax properly and more. Like all minerals, calcium doesn't work alone, but in tandem with other nutrients such as magnesium and vitamin D. For this reason, obtaining our calcium from whole foods -- foods whose nutrient profiles have been optimized by nature for superior absorption -- is the best way to remain healthy. Seaweed -- It is common to find seaweed in any "best of" list, and for good reason: since seaweed grows in the ocean and is thus unaffected by soil erosion (the process that has significantly reduced the nutritional value of most land-based vegetables), its nutritiousness has remained intact for centuries. And, as it happens, seaweed has always been rich in calcium. Perhaps the best seaweeds in this regard are kelp, kombu and wakame. Sources for this article include:
The Perfect Kale Soup for Autumn This recipe is perfect for the Fall and can easily be adapted for vegetarians or non-vegetarians. I've included optional add-ins for both variations below. Ingredients Half bag or more of small chopped kale piecesOne lemonChopped carrots, onion and celery (Use about 1 cup of each.)Your favorite fresh herb, chopped. (I like basil or parsley.)6 to 10 cups of organic chicken broth or vegetarian broth. Garlic, finely choppedBay leafDash of turmericSea salt and peppercorns to tasteOlive or grapeseed oilOptional add-in: organic chickenOptional add-in: red quinoa or wheat fusilli pasta (For the pasta, use 100% semolina durum flour if possible.) Directions On low heat, warm oil in soup pot, then add garlic. Let cook 2-3 minutes. Add chopped carrots, onions and celery. Cook on low for 5-10 min. Add broth, bay leaf, fresh herb and dash of turmeric. Squeeze in juice of lemon to taste. Let cook for 45 minutes. Add kale 10 minutes before serving. Grind in sea salt and peppercorns. Organic chicken
Vitamin K2, Vitamin D, and Calcium: A Winning Combo By Dr. Mercola Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin most well known for the important role it plays in blood clotting. However, many do not realize that there are different kinds of vitamin K, and they are completely different. "I tuned in to the emerging research about K2 early in 2007," she says. "Hey, you know what? A little bit later in 2007, I read a brilliant article by Chris Masterjohn that links vitamin K2 to Price's work on Activator X. Once I realized that link, the light bulb went on about how important this nutrient is, and how overlooked it's been for so long. What's So Special About Vitamin K2? Vitamin K is actually a group of fat-soluble vitamins. "K2 is really critical for keeping your bones strong and your arteries clear," Rheaume-Bleue says. How Much Vitamin K2 Do You Need? "The most recent clinical trials used around those amounts of K2," Rheaume-Bleue says. "I talked about vitamin K2 moving calcium around the body. Researchers are also looking into other health benefits.
5 Herbs to Heal a Broken Heart There are many reasons a heart can break. It could be a literal break, as in a heart attack or a cardiovascular illness. Or, it could be a metaphorical break—at the end of a relationship, or after the death of a loved one or pet. When you experience a loss, physical pain in the chest can follow. Herbs can help heal the heart and lift the spirit; depression, anger, loss, and loneliness can result from emotional or physical heartbreak. Note: if you take any medications for cardiovascular health, please consult your physician before taking any alternative remedies. 1. Hawthorn is an all-around heart tonic, serving to strengthen and tone the cardiovascular system, lower cholesterol levels, and manage blood pressure. Typically with hawthorn preparations, we use the berries of the tree, but the flowers and leaves can be included, too. Try a hawthorn tincture and drop a dose into warm water or tea. 2. The rose has long been identified with love and matters of the heart. Try rose petal tea. 3.
3 Spice Bottles That Protect Your Heart And Reduce Inflammation Want to take a significant step toward improving your health and nutrition, be able to start today, and spend only $10? As a cardiologist dealing with patients suffering from hardening of the arteries and other diseases of poor nutrition and inflammation, I suggest that you would be wise to buy the following three spice bottles and use them liberally. 1. Apple Pie Spice. In my home this bottle gets used in smoothies, on cereals, in coffee, and on fruit. This powerhouse mix usually has cinnamon, cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Antioxidants work to reverse the “rusting” and aging effects of stress and toxins on your arteries and other organs. In addition to cloves, cinnamon helps balance your blood sugar and decreases bad cholesterol, allspice lowers blood pressure and may relieve menopause symptoms, and nutmeg may prevent wrinkles, lower cholesterol, treat depression, and improve memory. 2. Oregano contains carvacrol and thymol that have anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. 3.
The Only 2 Rules To Follow When Eating Carbs The backbone of my healthy diet is moderation. As a personal trainer, I know I have to fuel my body the right way to keep it active and healthy. I live by the rule of cut back, not cut out. Pay attention and eat clean, but enjoy life. My carb philosophy balances on one fact: There is a difference between starchy and non-starchy carbohydrates. 1. These carbs will ensure that you’re ready to rock your busy schedule. Whole-wheat pastaOld-fashioned oatmealSweet potatoesWhole-wheat bread (Ezekiel bread is great)Brown riceQuinoaCornPeas 2. Non-starchy carbs are higher in fiber, especially compared to how many carbs they contain. BroccoliBrussels sproutsMixed greens (kale, spinach, arugula, romaine)Green beansAlmondsCauliflowerBeetsVegetables (no peas and corn) Cutting back on starches in the evening will make a HUGE change in your body. What I’ve outlined is a plan you can stick with because you’re not forced to give up carbohydrates. Photo Credit: Shutterstock
The Fat You Eat: A Study in Paradox — www.deepakchopra Visualization is courtesy of TheVisualMD.com America was in the midst of an epidemic of heart attacks back then. Lacking any effective drug treatment for prevention – indeed, lacking any real model for risk factors – and without the emergency room trauma care that we now take for granted, medicine scrambled to find answers to the sudden upsurge in heart attacks and strokes. A consensus built around cholesterol as the primary villain, and so a vast public campaign went forth that hasn’t subsided ever since. The problem with the cholesterol story is that it complicated matters far more than it clarified them. In their zeal to deliver a simple story, however, heart experts demonized basic foods like eggs and milk when there was no evidence that either leads to increased heart attacks. As with all disorders, the story of heart disease involves all the messages being sent to and from every cell in your body. The complex substances grouped together as fats are essential for basic health.