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Things To Eat That Cure Common Ills
Erectile Dysfunction – 1 or 2 cloves of garlic daily: Crushed garlic contains allicin which can decrease blood pressure and improve blood flow
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Things To Eat That Cure Common Ills
Lack of Focus – Eggs: eggs are packed with choline which is a nutrient that boosts the brains ability to relay commands to the rest of your body while also maintaining the structure of your brain’s cell membranes
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Things To Eat That Cure Common Ills
Insomnia – Chicken: Four ounces daily contains more tryptophan than turkey and this amino acid helps the body produce sleep inducing melatonin
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Things To Eat That Cure Common Ills
Puffy Eyes – Green Tea: one cup after each meal. The puffiness is often caused by fluid retention and green tea is a diuretic that’ll reduce unwanted swelling all over your body
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Things To Eat That Cure Common Ills
Upset Stomach – peppermint tea or ginger – both have been shown to soothe inflammatory pain in the gastrointestinal tract. Oil of peppermint is a great breath saver as well.
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Things To Eat That Cure Common Ills
Dull Hair – One cup of Spinach daily: this is loaded with vitamins A and C which help your body to create sebum which is the oil secreted by hair follicles to give it gloss and shine
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Things To Eat That Cure Common Ills
Anxiety – ¼ cup of peanuts daily: these are one of the best sources of glutamine – the amino acid necessary to produce GABA which is a natural calming agent produced by our brains
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Seasonal Recipes
Be sure to check out some of my favorite Seasonal Recipes! Can be found in the Media section of the website.
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The Dirtiest Foods List
These fruits were in the top 12 most contaminated foods with pesticides:Apples – 97.8% contamination, Peaches 95.9%, Strawberries 93.3% Imported nectarines 90.4%, Grapes 87.5%, Domestic Blueberries 85.2%
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Aroma Therapy
Did you know: There is a 63% decrease in anxiety reported by cancer patients exposed to a vanilla scent during an MRI scan
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Aroma Therapy
Using Lavender may result in improved quality of sleep, a more stable mood better concentration and decreased anxiety.
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Natural Remedies for Common Ailments
Suffering from Nausea? Try using ginger either in capsule or powder form instead of over the counter meds.
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Natural Remedies for Common Ailments
Speed healing of Bruises using arnica cream or Vitamin E oil mixed with Vitamin C powder to make a paste; apply directly to the bruise!This will speed healing and soothe irritation. Just don’t use it on open wounds.
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Natural Remedies for Common Ailments
Insomnia – there are so many that you have to try them all to see which one works best for you. Melatonin, is a hormone that regulates biorhythms and valerian root has been used for centuries as a sedative. 5HTP is another popular sleep aid. And if you are suffering from jet lag, pycnogenol is the leader in this category.
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Natural Remedies for Common Ailments
Sunburn – A cold compress will help relieve the pain and then try applying aloe vera gel – this will help promote healing of the sunburned skin. I would recommend Wobenzyme as a natural anti-inflammatory which you may need for a few days.
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Natural Remedies for Common Ailments
Suffering from Diarrhea? Always remember to rehydrate and repopulate your gut with probiotics. My favorite is Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics!
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What are Obesogens?
Obesogens! How’s that for the word of the day? These are chemicals that can program your body to put on weight and they are everywhere!Under certain conditions & quantities Obesogens can direct our bodies to create more fat cells and send our hunger hormones into overdrive.For the next few days let's take take a closer look at where these Obesogens are and how we can avoid them....
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What are Obesogens?
Can you gain weight from that new car you just purchased?? The chemicals in that new car smell can be an obesogen!Get rid of the chemicals associated with the new car smell by placing a box of baking soda in the car for the first 6 months.Leave your car in the sun with the windows down as often as possible – the heat will release the chemicals associated with the new car smell.
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What are Obesogens?
If you listen to me about nothing else: Stop using Antibacterial Soaps & Hand Sanitizers! These contain triclosan which is a serious bad boy. Instead of using Antibacterial Soaps: Just wash your hands with regular soap and water – it accomplishes the same thing & is less dangerous!
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What are Obesogens?
Shower Curtains – many of these, especially the liners are made from PVC which releases at least 108 known chemicals into the air, and dozens of those are obesogens. The heat from a shower releases them even more. I would always opt for a glass door but if you can’t do that, choosing curtains made from EVA or PEVA is another option.
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What are Obesogens?
Teflon Cookware – yes I know they don’t stick but nothing magical comes without a price tag. These contain perfluoro chemicals that can disrupt your metabolism. Do what I do and use cast iron or stainless steel cookware and use grass fed butter and macnut oil
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What are Obesogens?
Personal Care Products – for me this is the biggest conundrum I face on a daily basis – this is just hard. We coat ourselves in phthalates every time we use anything with a fragrance like shampoo, lotion or cologne. Blood tests show a dramatic decline in these chemical when you avoid fragranced products. The only solution is to stick to fragrance free products.
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What are Obesogens?
Plastic Bottles – I never drink from plastic – I would rather go thirsty. One week of drinking from certain plastic bottles can result in a 70% increase in levels of BPA. Always check the bottom of the bottle and never use recycle number 7 or better yet get everything in glass bottles.
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What are Obesogens?
Cash Register Receipts: who knew but it takes only 10 seconds for the BPA that coats thermal paper to transfer to your skin.Crumpling the receipt is the most efficient method of moving the obesogen into the body. You can use bank card and credit card receipts as proof of purchase or if you work with these, wear gloves.
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What are Obesogens?
Here’s another reason why pizza is so bad for you. Most cardboard boxes that they come in contain high levels of diisobutyl phthalate. That little piece of grease repelling paper is a sheet of PFC – there now let’s see how often you’ll eat pizza now.
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Supposedly Healthy Foods That Aren't
Yogurt: this has as much sugar in it as milk, even the unsweetened plain varieties. Also, many are loaded with processed ingredients sugar and fructose which can make any irritable bowel syndrome worse – get your probiotics from a good source like Dr. Ohhira’s
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Supposedly Healthy Foods That Aren't
Special K cereal: what a joke – this cereal has no fiber and is composed almost entirely of refined rice flour which is among the highest glycemic indexed foods around. This makes you hungry shortly after eating it. Eat eggs for breakfast instead or do what I do – turkey or salmon
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Supposedly Healthy Foods That Aren't
Raisin Bran a healthy cereal? Think again. This has 19 grams of sugar per serving and we all know that we eat more than one serving. Food for thought: a half cup of vanilla ice cream has only 15 grams of sugar compared to the 19grams in a serving of Raisin Bran Cereal.
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Supposedly Healthy Foods That Aren't
Fruit Smoothies are so far from healthy, it amazes me that people think they are good for you. Fruit juice is pure sugar and as a smoothie is devoid of any protein or fiber which would slow down the absorption of the fruit. And the smoothies you get at shops generally contain 95 to 125 grams of sugar per serving or as much as in 4 candy bars
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Supposedly Healthy Foods That Aren't
Fruit Smoothies are so far from healthy, it amazes me that people think they are good for you. Fruit juice is pure sugar and as a smoothie is devoid of any protein or fiber which would slow down the absorption of the fruit. And the smoothies you get at shops generally contain 95 to 125 grams of sugar per serving or as much as in 4 candy bars
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Supposedly Healthy Foods That Aren't
Protein Bars: there are just no good ones on the market. These are candy bars in nicer clothes and often contain more sugar. They are often laced with processed chemicals. Eat real food people
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