Spirulina is an algae, and is considered a superfood. Why? Spirulina has been in use as a food since the 9th century, B.C., that we know of for sure. Spirulina has a wide array of nutrients, including the B vitamins. It is high in very useable protein, unlike beef, which is only partially useable. It is loaded with all the essential amino acids we need for survival and repair.
According to Wikipedia, Spirulina is a rich source of potassium. It is very high in chlorophyll, which is much needed by the human body.
Spirulina is known by healers to be very helpful in treating illness. It is alkalinizing to the blood, and because of it's makeup, will help create more elasticity in your skin, help your hair and eyes, and help prevent blood sugar spikes in diabetics.
If you look at the governmental website on this product, they do their best to appear they are helping give you good information, but in fact, they are doing the opposite, and this is most likely intentionally. If you notice on this site, they are telling you that if you have an autoimmune disease, not to take Spirulina, as it may cause the immune system to become more active. While this is a true statement, we also have to consider the cause of autoimmune diseases. They are always caused by toxins in the body. Spirulina, like Chlorella, will help remove those toxins.
From the Journal Of Medicinal Food, we find that they are telling us that Spirulina is a valuable therapeutic food. You can read that story here.
I personally consume, on average, about 10 grams of Spirulina per day. While most people will buy it in already formed tablets, I prefer to buy in bulk for two reasons. One is that tablets and capsules are more likely to have toxins added, and the other is that buying in bulk is less costly, even to make your own capsules, which is how I use this most of the time. You can also mix into a drink such as a fruit smoothie if you like, just be sure to start off with small amounts to get used to the taste.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Live To Eat, Or Eat To Live?
This is a question that few folks think about. And most of these people actually live to eat, rather than eat to live. What do I mean by this? When you shop at a regular grocery store, you are nearly 100% guaranteed to end up with genetically modified foods, foods with MSG(under a wide variety of names. Check this site out for more help on this, with Soy(this is not a healthy food unless fermented), canola oil(I don't care who tells you it's healthy, or even safe. No one has been able to prove this yet, and all the evidence shows us otherwise), NutraSweet(listed under many names), and much more additives that are very toxic.
People buy food at specific stores mostly due to price. But how much money can you save? Perhaps $1,000 per year? And how much does a bout of cancer cost? Or two or three bouts of cancer? How about Alzheimers? How about Dementia? Is it worth it? Many still believe it is.
If you are one who believe that health should be a priority, and not an occasional pasttime, that you, and you alone, are responsible for your health, then perhaps this message will not be in vain. I know it's not. You are reading it. So what to do with your diet?
Raw foods are great foods. Especially when they are organically grown. I do everything possible to avoid non-organic, due to the very high probability of genetically modified organism in those foods, that have no business being there. That, and there is a high likelihood of pesticides and herbicides in non-organically grown foods. Pesticides and herbicides do what? Kill. Makes sense, if you want to reduce the population or/and keep customers for life in the medical industry, doesn't it?
Foods I eat on a regular basis include:
~Kiwi
~Banana
~Most berries
~Potatoes
~Tomatoes
~Romaine Lettuce
~Sprouts I grow
And more of course. The potatoes and tomatoes are the only ones listed above that are not always raw. As raw, organic foods though, they are superbly beneficial to your health. Potatoes are not very healthy in a cooked state.
The reasons I use the above foods, and I kept that list short to keep this blog posting from being 4 pages, is this:
Kiwis are loaded with an enormous amount of enzymes. All live foods have live enzymes. All cooked foods are devoid of enzymes. Enzymes are required for every function of the body and mind. EVERY function. If one consumes large amounts of raw foods, they will have more energy, better and more memory of dreams, have far less health problems, have a better attitude, have better vision, mobility, sex. When one obtains a health problem, the body is simply letting you know, you need to cleanse. Raw foods cleanse. And this one cleanses fairly well. Kiwis are also abundant in a large variety of nutrients.
Bananas are a good food, in a variety of ways. Although it is not a food high in potassium, as you are led to believe by the food industry. Potatoes are much higher. But they do have potassium. They have a fiber that really helps the body's regularity, they have many live enzymes, and have a moderate amount of nutrients.
Berries have some excellent healing capabilities. Or perhaps better said, would be that they help the body to heal, due to the compounds found in the berries. For instance, raspberries and strawberries have ellagic acid, which helps the brain. The American Cancer Society states that ellagic acid helps reduce cancers, and helps the liver to remove cancer causing substances from the blood. Berries are rich in enzymes, and the darker berries have the most powerful healing agents that we are aware of, out of berries in general. Berries are known to be very good cleansers of the digestive tract.
Potatoes are rich in the compound lutein, as are spinach and kale. Lutein is a an anti-oxidant known to help eye health. Raw potatoes are loaded with very beneficial enzymes, that will help keep blood sugar in better control, give added energy(do not consume just before bed or you may not sleep), helps the digestive system, helps the dreaming process, helps rheumatoid arthritis, where cooked potatoes aggravate arthritis. I highly recommend this raw food. For many, it is an acquired taste. I grew up eating them.
Tomatoes are just a superbly beneficial food. They are medically known to help reverse cancers, are a high source of vitamin C, Harvard studies show that men who consume 3 of more servings of tomatoes per week, have a 45% less risk of prostate cancer. Tomatoes are also rich in betacarotene and lycopene. The darker the color, the most of these compound in the food.
Romaine Lettuce is one of the best, if not the best, lettuce to consume, in my opinion. This lettuce appears to have more nutrients than any other currently produced. Romaine is much higher in nearly all nutrients, between it an Iceberg.
As for sprouts, I recommend not just one sprout, but many. Alfalfa, Red Clover, Broccoli(medically known to help cancers), radish. These sprouts all contain nutrients with concentrated amounts of phytochemicals (plant compounds) that can protect us against disease. I used to eat a quart of these every day. If you choose to consume this many, bear in mind, that because all live greens will thin the blood, you may get cold with this many in a 12 hour period. This is a good site to give some added information on the immense value of sprouts.
People buy food at specific stores mostly due to price. But how much money can you save? Perhaps $1,000 per year? And how much does a bout of cancer cost? Or two or three bouts of cancer? How about Alzheimers? How about Dementia? Is it worth it? Many still believe it is.
If you are one who believe that health should be a priority, and not an occasional pasttime, that you, and you alone, are responsible for your health, then perhaps this message will not be in vain. I know it's not. You are reading it. So what to do with your diet?
Raw foods are great foods. Especially when they are organically grown. I do everything possible to avoid non-organic, due to the very high probability of genetically modified organism in those foods, that have no business being there. That, and there is a high likelihood of pesticides and herbicides in non-organically grown foods. Pesticides and herbicides do what? Kill. Makes sense, if you want to reduce the population or/and keep customers for life in the medical industry, doesn't it?
Foods I eat on a regular basis include:
~Kiwi
~Banana
~Most berries
~Potatoes
~Tomatoes
~Romaine Lettuce
~Sprouts I grow
And more of course. The potatoes and tomatoes are the only ones listed above that are not always raw. As raw, organic foods though, they are superbly beneficial to your health. Potatoes are not very healthy in a cooked state.
The reasons I use the above foods, and I kept that list short to keep this blog posting from being 4 pages, is this:
Kiwis are loaded with an enormous amount of enzymes. All live foods have live enzymes. All cooked foods are devoid of enzymes. Enzymes are required for every function of the body and mind. EVERY function. If one consumes large amounts of raw foods, they will have more energy, better and more memory of dreams, have far less health problems, have a better attitude, have better vision, mobility, sex. When one obtains a health problem, the body is simply letting you know, you need to cleanse. Raw foods cleanse. And this one cleanses fairly well. Kiwis are also abundant in a large variety of nutrients.
Bananas are a good food, in a variety of ways. Although it is not a food high in potassium, as you are led to believe by the food industry. Potatoes are much higher. But they do have potassium. They have a fiber that really helps the body's regularity, they have many live enzymes, and have a moderate amount of nutrients.
Berries have some excellent healing capabilities. Or perhaps better said, would be that they help the body to heal, due to the compounds found in the berries. For instance, raspberries and strawberries have ellagic acid, which helps the brain. The American Cancer Society states that ellagic acid helps reduce cancers, and helps the liver to remove cancer causing substances from the blood. Berries are rich in enzymes, and the darker berries have the most powerful healing agents that we are aware of, out of berries in general. Berries are known to be very good cleansers of the digestive tract.
Potatoes are rich in the compound lutein, as are spinach and kale. Lutein is a an anti-oxidant known to help eye health. Raw potatoes are loaded with very beneficial enzymes, that will help keep blood sugar in better control, give added energy(do not consume just before bed or you may not sleep), helps the digestive system, helps the dreaming process, helps rheumatoid arthritis, where cooked potatoes aggravate arthritis. I highly recommend this raw food. For many, it is an acquired taste. I grew up eating them.
Tomatoes are just a superbly beneficial food. They are medically known to help reverse cancers, are a high source of vitamin C, Harvard studies show that men who consume 3 of more servings of tomatoes per week, have a 45% less risk of prostate cancer. Tomatoes are also rich in betacarotene and lycopene. The darker the color, the most of these compound in the food.
Romaine Lettuce is one of the best, if not the best, lettuce to consume, in my opinion. This lettuce appears to have more nutrients than any other currently produced. Romaine is much higher in nearly all nutrients, between it an Iceberg.
As for sprouts, I recommend not just one sprout, but many. Alfalfa, Red Clover, Broccoli(medically known to help cancers), radish. These sprouts all contain nutrients with concentrated amounts of phytochemicals (plant compounds) that can protect us against disease. I used to eat a quart of these every day. If you choose to consume this many, bear in mind, that because all live greens will thin the blood, you may get cold with this many in a 12 hour period. This is a good site to give some added information on the immense value of sprouts.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Brewers Yeast
If brewer's yeast is not now a part of your daily nutritional habit, perhaps it ought to be.
The microscopic plant, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae--commonly referred to as Brewer's Yeast--is nutritionally superior to all other types of yeast. It is one of the best natural sources of the entire B-vitamin Complex. It is a superb source of concentrated protein, including ALL the essential amino acids.
It is extraordinarily rich in nucleic acid, which is a basic element in cell development and is believed to retard to the aging process. It is the best nutritional source of chromium that occurs in Brewer's Yeast in an organic compound known as GTF (Glucose Tolerance Factor). This vital factor is found in few other foods and is essential for the production of effective insulin, without which the body cannot properly handle glucose, its major fuel. Hypoglycemia results when the blood sugar level rapidly shoots upward, followed by a rapid release of insulin which, in mm, overshoots the mark and drives the bloods sugar too low. The role of GTF is to moderate insulin activity--first by potentiating the circulating insulin and then by reducing the amount required to be released.
As if this were not enough, Brewer's Yeast is also rich in selenium, potassium and many other factors too numerous to mention--all in the most available form for immediate use by the body.
"The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have."
-- Leonard Nimoy, Actor
Dave Kazda
Health Educator/Healer
Aromatologist
Herbalist
Quantum Touch Therapist
Member: http://www.selfgrowth.com
knowledge_quest2002@yahoo.com
The microscopic plant, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae--commonly referred to as Brewer's Yeast--is nutritionally superior to all other types of yeast. It is one of the best natural sources of the entire B-vitamin Complex. It is a superb source of concentrated protein, including ALL the essential amino acids.
It is extraordinarily rich in nucleic acid, which is a basic element in cell development and is believed to retard to the aging process. It is the best nutritional source of chromium that occurs in Brewer's Yeast in an organic compound known as GTF (Glucose Tolerance Factor). This vital factor is found in few other foods and is essential for the production of effective insulin, without which the body cannot properly handle glucose, its major fuel. Hypoglycemia results when the blood sugar level rapidly shoots upward, followed by a rapid release of insulin which, in mm, overshoots the mark and drives the bloods sugar too low. The role of GTF is to moderate insulin activity--first by potentiating the circulating insulin and then by reducing the amount required to be released.
As if this were not enough, Brewer's Yeast is also rich in selenium, potassium and many other factors too numerous to mention--all in the most available form for immediate use by the body.
"The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have."
-- Leonard Nimoy, Actor
Dave Kazda
Health Educator/Healer
Aromatologist
Herbalist
Quantum Touch Therapist
Member: http://www.selfgrowth.com
knowledge_quest2002@yahoo.com
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