The human body needs multi-minerals more than vitamins. And while minerals can function in the body without vitamins, vitamins cannot function in the body without minerals. Minerals are essential for all cellular activity and organ and system functions in the body -...
Dietary Risk Factors
Grow Bone with Turmeric Curcumin!
While many health benefits of turmeric curcumin have been long-known, now it is proven to improve bone density. Read here to learn more about the benefits of turmeric curcumin and how much to consume for significant results. Turmeric (biological name: Curcuma longa)...
Food Toxins and Antinutrients
Do you know that many supposed “healthy” foods contain toxins and compounds that can undermine your health and wellbeing? Truth is, many naturally occurring ingredients in produce and foods inhibit nutrient absorption and increase inflammation in the body,...
Eat Organically to Reduce the Risk of Cancer
Eating organically may reduce the risk of all cancers, especially postmenopausal breast cancer and lymphomas. According to JAMA, promoting organic food consumption could be a promising preventive strategy against cancer. Since our immune system is our best defense...
Why You Need to Know Dietary Factors for Cancer
“Is what I am about to put in my mouth for nutrition or some other purpose?” The answer to this question is a driving force behind the levels of (chronic) inflammation in most of our bodies. If we eat consistently and primarily for nutrition, we should experience less...
Cooking Can Decrease Toxins & Increase Nutrients
Do you know that many foods, particularly plants and legumes, contain naturally-occurring toxins and anti-nutrients that can be reduced or neutralized with proper food preparation or cooking techniques? Or that many food nutrients only become bioavailable with proper...
Carbohydrates: Glycemic Index vs Glycemic Load
The human body is designed to take in healthy fat and convert it to the sugars (glucose) it can metabolize. The human body is NOT designed to handle the high sugar and carb content of the Standard American Diet (calorie-rich and nutrient-poor). Since a high sugar and...
No-Fat Diets May Cause Cancer
A healthy diet must include healthy fats, as the human body is designed to metabolize fats, not high sugar content, and needs healthy fats in order to assimilate proteins and other nutrients, produce hormones, and support many bodily functions. Without adequate...
Supplement to Thrive!
Nutrition is key to vitality and immunity. Every one of the ~724 trillion cells in our bodies requires adequate amounts of water, minerals, enzymes and more for optimal functioning. It’s not just about “filling the void” when we’re hungry. It’s about understanding the...
Ketogenic Diets Starve Cancers to Death
Cancer cells thrive on sugars, not typically fats. Diets based on fats versus carbohydrates and sugars may not only slow the progression of cancer, but “starve it to death”. Consider then, the power of the ketogenic diet. Cancer Cells Feed on Glucose Cancer cells...
Alkalizing Diets Slow the Progression of Cancer
Cancer cells thrive in acidic, not alkaline, environments. Diets designed to be more alkalizing to the body may slow the progression of cancer. Consider then, the power of the alkalizing diet. Alkalizing vs Acidifying Diets When it comes to our diet, alkalinity and...
Support Your Bones with Alkalinity
When we metabolize food, the process contributes to the pH in the body. To survive, our bodies require an alkaline pH. Hippocrates was a great Greek physician who some recognize as the father of medicine. He practiced the 80/20 principle, professing that a diet...