Food, Drink & Nutrition
Dr. Mercola: Marketers claim alkaline water can correct excess acidity in your tissues, which can then prevent or reverse cancer, arthritis and other degenerative diseases. However, there’s virtually no good evidence to support such claims, and I warned people about drinking alkaline water on a regular basis over eight years ago. Molecular hydrogen, on the other hand, does have a number of health benefits, some of which mirror the claims made for alkaline water — and there’s a really good reason for that.
When looking at foods that heal the heart chakra, we are looking for ones that are green. We also want to consider the glands for this chakra — the thymus which is all about immunity and the heart, which is both an organ and a gland because it secretes hormones. Anything that is good for your thymus or your heart’s health is also good for your heart chakra. Here are my favorite foods for healing the heart chakra (including my green drink recipe)…
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Winter can bring about a sense of melancholy. If you’re feeling the blues this winter, here are some tips to help it go away.
This week we’re looking at the best foods to boost and heal your solar plexus chakra. The color of this chakra is yellow and it resides in your core and it’s related to all your digestive organs like stomach, liver, spleen and kidneys. It affects your pancreas and adrenal glands and it’s food type is carbohydrates — the food that we digest and turn into quick energy. Here Are My 5 Favorite Solar Plexus Healing Foods (Plus a Yummy Polenta Bake Recipe):
To protect your health, I advise spending at least 90 percent of your food budget on whole foods, and only 10 percent, or less, on processed foods. Twenty-two foods known for their potent health benefits are presented. – Dr. Mercola
Spirulina is a freshwater and saltwater, blue-green algae with powerful health benefits. Often confused with chlorella, the fundamental difference between the two is that spirulina is thousands of years older and does not possess the hard cell wall that makes chlorella closer to a plant than algae. This article lists potential adverse reactions to spirulina, and what you can do to alleviate them
A shocking amount of the popular herbicide glyphosate, marketed by Monsanto/Bayer as RoundUp, has been found in breakfast cereals marketed to children.
When it comes to eating organic, and encouraging others to do so, it’s not uncommon to hear a response in the form of, “well, how do we really know it’s organic” or “it probably doesn’t even make a difference.” This is still common, but with more uproar within the past few years about the concerns surrounding the pesticides that are constantly sprayed on our foods, science is now stepping in to examine the difference.
A ketogenic diet is high in healthy fats and low in net carbohydrates, which allows your body to burn fat as its primary fuel rather than sugar, which helps optimize mitochondrial function and biological regeneration. Compared to animals given regular chow, rodents fed a ketogenic diet for 16 weeks were found to have significant increases in cerebral blood flow and improved clearance of amyloid-beta and reduced mTOR activation.
Choose a diet high in anti-inflammatory superfoods, and you’ll improve your health and well-being. Here is a diverse list of the best foods with anti-inflammatory properties.
What is water fasting? What are its benefits? Intermittent fasting is gaining huge popularity as a dietary option, but what actually happens to your body when you fast? When I first heard about water fasting, I thought, “No way am I doing this!” But after doing some research and finding out about the benefits of this process, I changed my mind. And now I’m going to tell you what I experienced during my 20-day water fast. If you wanna know the whole story, watch the video!
Researchers have shown that treatment of aged mice with the natural product Fisetin, found in many fruits and vegetables, has significant positive effects on health and lifespan.
This may indicate that the present-day epidemic of gluten sensitivities/allergies stem from man-manipulated grains. These gluten-containing, allergic causing, grain clones are being used to create foods that we eat every day; bread, cereals, crackers, pastry, seasonings, even some chips contain wheat. As I developed the BioAcoustic correlations I was aghast with the realization of how thoroughly our health is being negatively influenced by these genetically modified foods.
Here are the top ranking high-fiber foods that your body is secretly craving. Getting your daily fiber requirement will be a lot easier once you can readily identify the types of foods that are highest in fiber.
Fiber’s benefits extend far beyond your digestive tract to offer bodywide benefits — even in your brain. A high-fiber diet may help stave off chronic systemic inflammation in your brain, a hallmark of aging linked to cognitive decline.
