Wheat Berry Vs. Refined Wheat Products

Margaret Durst explains that “Wheat used to be considered the staff of life, but now, thanks to processing, it is a dead and detrimental food. When you compare white flour to the wheat berry, processing removes 66 percent of the B vitamins, 70 percent of the minerals, 79 percent of the fiber, and 19 percent …

Green Leaves & Tops of Plants: It’s Where the Nutrients Are.

Taken from Chapter 5 “Why Is It Hard to Love Greens?” of Victoria Boutenko’s Green for Life  Green leaves were never included into our food pyramids as a separate group because humans never looked at them as real food.  Carrot tops have several times more nutrition than the roots, but the opinion that greens are …

Curcumin Inhibits Alzheimer’s Disease

Curcumin is the Indian spice Tumeric. Dr. Barry Sears says, NAC is a hydrophobic derivative of amino acid cysteine. It is only this hydrophobic derivative that can cross the blood brain barrier to enter into the brain. Other hydrophobic polyphenols, such as curcumin, can also do this. This is why high dietary intakes of curcumin …

Foods That Rob Strength Versus Foods That Build Strength

Foods That Rob Strength:1.   Soy2.   High Fructose Corn Syrup3.   Corn, Corn Starch, Corn Oil, Corn Chips, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Meal, Corn Syrup.  Are you beginning to see a corny pattern here?  The Corn industry has infiltrated the food supply, and I don’t use that term “infiltrated” lightly.  4.   I like coffee.  I like the smell …

Dr. Johanna Budwig Diet

Dr. Johanna Budwig’s Diet looks interesting precisely because of its simplicity.Dr.Johanna Budwig Mix:Put the following foods in your blender:1.   1 cup of Organic, low-fat cottage cheese (not too hard; best to make your own).  You may use yogurt as a substitute.2.   2 to 5 Tablespoons of flaxseeed oil.3.   1 to 3 Tablespoons of freshly ground up flaxseed.  A $15 …

Want to Make a Healthy, Tasty Snack?

Take a half a cup of plain yogurt.  Cut up half a Granny Smith apple and add it to the yogurt.  Sprinkle turmeric over the yogurt and cut-up apple.  Top with a few walnuts.  It is a fantastic snack.  It also works to revive your intestines after a cleanse, if that is what you’re looking …