nutrition

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When life hands you lemons, boost your immunity, alkalize your body and promote weight loss

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When life hands you lemons, boost your immunity, alkalize your body and promote weight loss

Lemons, fruitful gifts from above with the healing powers of vitamins, minerals, electrolytes and phytonutrients

Lemons, nutritional and beneficial for optimal health

As tart as lemon juice may be to the taste, it's health benefits are indefinitely sweet to the human body.  With a nutrient rich profile that's stacked with vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, flavonoids and phytochemicals, lemons are ultrahydrating foods that immunize, alkalize and purify (and even sterilize) the body, all of its cells and its support systems.  And, when it comes to consumption, it really doesn't get much faster or any easier than just slicing and squeezing the healing juices out of lemons for drinking as a beverage; topping as a dressing; marinating as a seasoning; calming as a sleeping aid (when combined with warm water and honey); cleansing as a disinfectant; and/or what-have-you.  Lemons are a heaven-sent food and their fruitful powers are rather limitless. 

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This smoothie list is bananas, B•A•N•A•N•A•S !! 🍌 🍌🍌

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This smoothie list is bananas, B•A•N•A•N•A•S !! 🍌 🍌🍌

Featuring 10 banana based smoothie recipes hand-picked from the Green Blenders' compilation of 73 banana-friendly smoothies

Bananas are nutrition powerhouses

In addition to providing for the perfect texture of any smoothie and supporting those of us on set diets to either lose weight or gain weight, bananas are an excellent source of numerous amounts of healing nutrients like minerals (such as potassium, copper, selenium, magnesium, molybdenum and boron), vitamins, amino acids, antioxidants and other phytonutrients.  Bananas are also full of fiber, water and pulp, too, aiding us in suppressing and satisfying our appetites.  And, as Anthony William of Medical Medium alludes to in his book Life-Changing Foods, bananas are one of Nature's gifts for our digestive system, even known to reverse bodily conditions like IBS, Crohn's Disease and Colitis.  Whether eaten raw from the peel, blended up in a smoothie, chopped with your kale or what-have-you, enjoy your bananas and the healing powers they pass along with their pleasurably unique taste and conveniently soothing digestive benefits.

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Since when did cheating ever become OK?

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Since when did cheating ever become OK?

Calling the cheat day for what it is, an utter disgrace to (and dismembering from) our very own selves

That's what she said

The idea for this article stemmed from a conversation I had while providing some natural weight loss consulting when the young lady who I was helping said to me that she "only cheated on the weekends."  Sure, we've all heard (and likely used) a somewhat similar phrase ourselves before but, when she told me that, my mind immediately drew attention to the exact words and I replied asking her, "so, to clarify, you only dishonor your self and fill your body with garbage two days each week?"  We both remained silent for a moment and I waited for her reply before speaking again.  After the words settled in with her accompanying thoughts, she mumbled something back along the lines of, "Wowww, I never thought of it like that." 

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How's your chewing when you're eating?

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How's your chewing when you're eating?

Being mindful about your chewing to improve digestion (while promoting weight loss)

A topic covered by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in his book, How To Eat, chewing mindfully is a necessary aspect of eating for both proper digestion and nutrition (and assimilation) purposes.  With our allegedly fast paced lifestyle, some of us may have grown accustomed to disregard our chewing while we eat but this is truly no task that we want to skip out on.  When we chew our foods more fully, we promote for better digestion while we obtain those meant-to-be merry feelings of satisfaction from our meals and encourage natural weight loss from our bodies.  If we don’t chew right (and, in turn, digest our foods) we are left with masses of UNDIGESTED food particles that are dispersed throughout our bodies, making us feel and look bloated and/or pudgy.

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The Liver and Gallbladder Cleanse by Andreas Moritz

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The Liver and Gallbladder Cleanse by Andreas Moritz

A glimpse of healthy eating (and living) with, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body

Liver & Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse

One of the first self-health books that I read, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse was an easy to follow, eye-opening book that drove me to dig deeper and learn more about natural, self-health lifestyle practices (and even Ayurveda, too).  I still continue to recommend this book to my loved ones, always telling them that even if they don't want to try and do the cleanse, they should still consider reading it for the plethora of knowledge and/or insights that this book provides. The author of the book, Andreas Moritz, has since passed on from this this life but he continues to be well known and revered as a self health maven that inspired (and still inspires) change in many lives of those who have the chance to learn from him.  If you're looking for something new to read about natural health and healthy eating, this book is a wonderful choice for you to pick up and learn from.

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What you should eat to help you to lose weight

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What you should eat to help you to lose weight

Figure out the best foods for you to eat so that you can lose weight while still enjoying your diet

What's right for you to eat for optimal weight loss

When it comes to losing weight, the very 1st step is learning what specific foods are best for you to eat so that you can naturally lose the most amount of weight in as little time as possible.  With the many various (and differing) opinions from each and every diet and/or nutrition specialist out there, figuring out what it is exactly that you should eat to lose weight can be rather difficult.  To save you the trial, error and heartache, you can focus specifically on your body and your eating preferences while utilizing some basic biological and nutritional facts about your human body. 

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The Miracle of Fasting, another life-changing book to buy (and read)

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The Miracle of Fasting, another life-changing book to buy (and read)

Praises for The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental, & Spiritual Rejuvenation

The Miracle of Fasting: Review

Yet another book that will change (and also likely save) your life, "The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental, & Spiritual Rejuvenation." Lifestyle Extension Specialist and Health Crusader, Dr. Paul Bragg, N.D., Ph.D. and his daughter, Dr. Patricia Bragg, N.D., Ph.D. co-author this masterpiece of a book, explaining the history, basics and fundamental practice of fasting.  From the very first few words of this book, you will feel drawn in and connected to the knowledge that the Bragg duo are sharing with the world.

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Don't be scurred of complex carbohydrates 👻

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Don't be scurred of complex carbohydrates 👻

Uncovering the truth about complex carbohydrates to help you eat right (while simultaneously losing weight)

This article goes out to all of my fellow brothers and sisters who are still limiting the amount of carbohydrates that they eat with every meal.  Trust me, I know how you must feel -- I lived for years upon years refusing to eat rice or potatoes with my meals, just ordering "protein" and asking for no rice while I watched my family and friends next to me enjoying the rice and potatoes that they carelessly ordered.  Well, that was then and, now, I eat complex carbohydrates literally with each and every meal.

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An apple a day keeps the (bariatrics) doctor away

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An apple a day keeps the (bariatrics) doctor away

Examining the anti-obesity and digestive health benefits of apples for weight loss

Whether you're familiar with the old English proverb or not, an apple a day can and does actually help to keep us out of various types of doctor's offices, perhaps most notably, the bariatrics doctor's office.  Research and clinical studies show supporting evidence of apples (red apples specifically) as being effective in preventing, treating and reversing obesity with the help of water-soluble, vacuolar pigments known as anthocyanins (*as well as hints of another phyotchemical, malvidin, a type of anthocyanidin).

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Forks Over Knives, a great teaser for the plant-based life

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Forks Over Knives, a great teaser for the plant-based life

Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health is a quick, easy and insightful read about the healing power of a whole food, plant based lifestyle

Forks Over Knives: Book Review

With approximately 60 pages of factual information about human diet, nutrition, and health; real-life, heart warming examples of patients reversing their chronic illnesses using plant-based foods (and no pharmaceutical drugs or surgeries); and 125 healthy recipes to get you started, Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health is a must read for anyone looking to take their health into their own hands and truly live the lives of their dreams with an all natural, plant-based lifestyle. It is such a short and easy to comprehend read, too, with mentions of the research conducted (and written book), The China Study, which you can read for more detail after getting your palette wet with Forks Over Knives. 

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