The Alkaline Diet – Popular Myths

In today’s blog post, I want to take a moment to deflate a few of the widespread myths about the alkaline diet. Because it isn’t as well-known as certain other approaches, this diet has been the subject of quite a lot of misinformation. Luckily, the reality of this way of eating is considerably more appealing then you may have been led to believe.

The first myth is that in order to follow an alkaline diet, you have to abandon all acid-forming foods. The reality, however, is that the goal of this diet isn’t to go to an extreme, but rather to achieve an ideal balance between acidifying and alkaline-producing foods. Translation: Twenty to thirty-five percent of the foods you eat can still be acidifying.

The second myth about the alkaline diet is that it forces one to quit eating all animal products and become a vegan. There is a grain of truth to this myth, because it is true that you will have more success following an alkaline diet if you reduce your intake of meat and dairy products. These foods are packed with protein, which has an acid-forming effect on your body. But you still need some protein, which can come from either animal or vegetable sources. Provided that you exercise moderation, you don’t need to give up animal products altogether–unless you would like to, of course.

The third myth regarding the alkaline diet is that it’s just a dietetic fad. The truth is that scientific studies have verified the ability of alkaline foods to combat osteoporosis, preserve muscle strength in older adults, and more.

In conclusion, the alkaline diet has more benefits and fewer drawbacks than you may have been led to believe. The downside is minimal, so why not give the alkaline diet a try for a few weeks, and see what it can do for you?

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Nutrition – Boost Your Immune System With 4 Super Vegetables

Discover 4 vegetables that not only taste great they are highly nutritious and good for you. Find out more and how you can use them in your diet.

Squash

The butternut squash is a seasonable vegetable that is very nutritious and very easy to grow. The squash is high in vitamin A and beta -carotene. It also contains the minerals selenium and zinc which can help to boost fertility and help to reduce the occurrence of certain chronic diseases. It is a very versatile vegetable that can be used as a side dish or a main course. It can be chopped up and either roasted in the oven or boiled for a vegetable casserole. The butternut squash is also very popular as a soup.

Beetroot

This striking vegetable with its dark red purple color has been known for centuries as having many health benefits. It is known to have cleansing and detoxifying qualities. It has also been linked through medical research to help lower high blood pressure. It also is high in folic acid or vitamin B9 which the body needs to repair its DNA and has high levels of antioxidants that help to protect the immune system and cardiovascular system. The beetroot can be cooked and sliced into a salad or it can be used as a healthy refreshing and cleansing drink.

Water Cress

The humble watercress was virtually unknown up until recently even though, it has been used for centuries. Its recent rediscovery has been due to its very high nutritious and antioxidant qualities. The watercress has a higher concentration of vitamin C than oranges, has high levels of beta-carotene and vitamin A and other essential vitamins and minerals that help to maintain the health of the skin and vision. Watercress has a delicious fresh, clean peppery flavour making it an excellent garnish for fresh summer salads. It can also be blended and used as an ingredient for a healthy drink.

Green Vegetables

Thankfully green vegetables have seen a revival due to medical research highlighting their health benefits. Dark green vegetables like broccoli, kale, spinach and cabbage were considered to very unpopular but are now becoming the opposite because of their nutritional value. These vegetables are not only high in vitamins such as vitamin A, B and C but they also contain iron which is important for maintaining healthy blood. They are also believed to help protect against cancer. When cooking these vegetable ensure you do not overcook them as you reduce their vitamin content. The best way to cook them is to steam as this is the best way to retain their benefits and flavour.

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Working to Gain Weight the Right Way

Pick up any magazine or watch any television show and you will see features and advertisements to help people lose weight. It is one of the hottest searches on the search engines and the one thing that everyone seems to want to talk about. However, there is a forgotten group of people in the world, especially in this country, whose most basic needs are not being met. These are the people who need to gain weight, including small children who are still in the most important growth and development cycle of their young lives, people who are recovering from serious illness and those who are trying to build additional muscle mass.

It is important for these groups of people to approach their attempt to gain weight in a logical and sensible manner, and it is also important for them to do so with a doctor’s advice. Some people think that gaining weight is a simple thing, but while the majority of people are doing it every single day, they are not doing it on purpose or because they need to. It can be just as hard to gain weight when you need to as it to lose weight.

Helping a Toddler or Small Child Gain Weight

The epidemic of childhood obesity continues to grow, however, there are still children who are underweight, too small for their height or perhaps simply too small overall. For these children, it is likely a medical problem called “failure to thrive” that has kept them small and petite, however, it may also be related to other problems. A child who is not growing as expected will need to be evaluated for a number of conditions including endocrine and metabolic disorders that can affect the way that they burn or store food energy.

Another common problem is the sheer pickiness of a toddler. Some days they will only eat foods that are yellow, the next day they won’t touch yellow at all. They may not like vegetables or will only eat small quantities of them. Unfortunately, most toddlers are not big fans of meats at all; they simply do not like the texture or the taste.

A doctor may suggest ways for a toddler or small child to get additional nutrition and calories into their diet including the use of nutritional supplements and meal replacement drinks that can give the child all the vitamins and nutrients he needs without having to fight him for hours to drink it.

Stealth for Health Tricks for Toddlers

Puree vegetables or meats into foods that they will eat. For instance, most children like spaghetti with marinara sauce, so toss in some cooked carrots, diced potatoes or some finely cut ground beef and then puree the sauce before serving. It will be a little thicker but should still get past the kid’s radar. Sneak in extra protein by adding a scoop of protein powder or non-fat dry milk powder into a glass of regular milk, in their cereal or oatmeal and into their mashed potatoes. Use whole milk for all toddlers up to age two and then for all children who continue to need to gain weight.

Meal Replacement Drinks for Toddlers

Another option is to use a meal replacement drink for toddlers and small children called Pediagro from Protica. This is ready to drink and might be a fun choice for toddlers because it is packaged in a three ounce vial. Each 80 calorie serving of Pediagro has ten grams of protein and ten grams of low glycemic carbohydrates with 27 vitamins and minerals and no fat at all. Flavors include grape, fruit punch, blue raspberry, orange and apple.

Recovering From Illness and Trying to Gain Weight

Those who have had chronic illnesses such as cancer or others that involve treatment with chemotherapy that may cause constant vomiting or other treatments that might lead to a complete loss of appetite. It is important to keep your strength up while you are dealing with the illness itself, but it is equally important to work on rebuilding your body once the illness and its treatment are over. After chemo, many people will have found that they lost as much as 50 pounds, and much of that will have been lean muscle mass. If that is the case, the body may be at bigger risk for infection and additional problems.

Trying to gain weight when you are not well or have no appetite can be very difficult, so most people turn to such things as meal replacement drinks and small, protein-rich snacks that can provide the nutrition and calories that are needed in a much smaller size. Fruitasia, a meal replacement drink from Protica, is 100% fruits and vegetables, made from concentrates and all natural liquids. Each serving, which is less than three ounces in size and can be consumed in mere seconds, provides three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruits as well as five grams of dietary fiber. It is available in four flavors and is perfect for those who have food allergies or intolerances as well.

Trying to Gain Weight for Sports

Boxers try to gain weight to get to a new weight class, especially when they are not getting the right kind of competition in the lower weight class. Those boxers who are sitting just under the heavy weight class may try to gain weight so that they can finally make it to that bigger and inevitably better weight class. Certainly an athlete is not going to sit in front of the television stuffing himself with ice cream and marshmallows trying to get his weight up before a big bout. Why would an athlete waste his time trying to perfect his body only to pig out on all the wrong foods?

An athlete chooses foods that are going to be part of a healthy diet and will help him accomplish his goals. Protein is one of the most important nutrients in the diet for these athletes. Isometric, the world’s smallest and most balanced ready to drink meal replacement drink, has two servings of fruits and vegetables and 6 grams of fiber. In addition, it has 6 grams of fatty acids and provides 27 vitamins and minerals in just over three ounces overall. Like the other supplements, Isometric is available from Protica and comes in a number of flavors.

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Beginning on the Road to Healthy Eating

Most people find it hard to start eating healthy than to maintain a healthy diet. They are misguided in thinking that it involves eating “rabbit food” and tasteless crap! What they fail to realise is that if they want to maintain a healthy body, healthy eating is the cornerstone to this. Those people tend to already have unhealthy eating habits and breaking these can be the most difficult part of the transition. If you want to lead a healthier lifestyle, following the tips in this article can put you on the road to a healthier life.

In the beginning…

The first step to eating healthy doesn’t actually involve going out and buying healthy foods. In fact, it’s actually the opposite. The first thing you should do is to go into your cupboards and pantry and get rid of all the foods that do not fall in the healthy food category. The focus should be junk food and soft drinks, as getting rid of them will remove the temptation to snack during the day. However, if you must snack during the day, healthy snacks such as celery sticks, yoghurt and fresh fruit should be in abundance in your house. I know what you’re saying though; what if you crave some sugar? If you need to have some sugar on occasion, have a few chocolate chips on hand for that little fix. Trust me, a few won’t ruin your diet!

Knowledge is power

As part of your lifestyle change, spend a good deal of time learning about which foods are the healthiest for you. Not only that, learn as much as you can about how these foods affect your body and what the benefits are. Since we’ve been kids, our mothers taught us how healthy fruits and vegetables are, but do you think they could explain to us why? By learning a bit about what is happening to your body when you eat healthy foods, you can arm yourself with more knowledge to make your choices easier. Another reason you may find is that certain foods you really enjoy but thought they were unhealthy may not be as bad as you thought!

Small steps first!

Like all bad habits, quitting ‘cold-turkey’ is extremely difficult. Just ask a smoker who has tried to quit numerous times. It actually shocks your body and could have disastrous results, like returning to old habits. Instead of changing instantly from hamburgers and hotdogs to only salads, try just phasing things out gradually. Even if you replace one soft drink with a glass or two of water, you are on the right track. Set a goal of changing your diet from very unhealthy at the start of the month to a diet that is full of healthy foods by the end of the month. It won’t be as big a shock to your body and it will be easier to develop good habits. You may be quite surprised how many fewer calories you are consuming.

Clean the pipes

When you start to “detox” your body from all the unhealthy stuff, plan your meals carefully. If you are always rushed for meals, there’s a good chance you are not getting the best foods possible and your digestion may be affected. The key here is to plan ahead. Instead of fast food from the local burger joint, why not take a packed lunch from home with a nice salad wrap. If you are not getting healthy dinners at home, why not cook them ahead of time on the weekends? That way, dinner is already prepared and you only have to heat it up (which is what all those expensive Weight Watcher’s meals are anyway!). There are lots of very healthy (and extremely tasty!) soups and stews that can be made in a slow-cooker or big pot and refrigerated to be eaten later or over the week By taking your time to eat, you are giving your body a chance to digest your meal properly and efficiently.

Starting to eat healthy may require a lot of effort on your part, but the payoffs far outweigh this work. The important thing is that you make the decision to start and maintain a healthy diet. By researching your options, you may be very surprised at how well you can eat without doing your body any damage. Over time, you’ll be developing some good habits at the same time as feeling (and looking) great!

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Is Raw Food Juicing Healthy?

Juicing fruits and vegetables has become quite popular amongst both raw and cooked food health enthusiasts. Many see it as an easy and tasty way to increase their consumption of fresh produce and help cleanse the body.

You’ve probably even encountered “juice feasting,” in which people live on raw fruit and vegetable juices alone for days, even months at a time.

But is it necessary or even helpful to include juicing as part of your raw diet?

Juicing for Assimilation

Supporters of juicing often claim that it helps the body absorb and assimilate the nutrients from the foods. The juicer essentially “digests” the food for you.

Yes, juicing fruits and vegetables does make the nutrients in them more readily available to the body. However, this is unnecessary when you are *only* eating foods that we humans evolved to eat, i.e. whole, fresh, ripe, raw fruits, tender leafy greens, and nuts and seeds. We can digest these foods in their whole states without any trouble.

In addition, juiced foods have had the all-too-important fiber removed, which means that the nutrients from the food will enter the bloodstream much too quickly. Loss of fiber also means that you won’t feel as satiated as you would eating the food whole.

Juicing for Variety

Proponents also claim that juicing allows you to add more variety into your diet by juicing foods that would be difficult to eat in their whole state.

Variety is very important in a diet. By variety, I mean eating from the wide range of foods that humans have evolved eating. These are foods that can be eaten with relish in their whole state. I do not mean juicing otherwise inedible foods in order to gain their somehow superior nutrients.

Juicing for Green Consumption

Lastly, juice lovers believe that juicing allows people to eat enough greens during the day.

This is valid, but instead of juicing, I would advise you to blend your greens. You will retain all the fiber and nutrients from the whole food, but in an easier-to-digest form.

An excellent way to do this is to make green smoothies. Just take your favorite fruit smoothie and add greens to it. Be sure to taste as you go, otherwise the smoothie may turn out bitter or just too “green” for your liking.

My Experience

Personally, I have not juiced any foods in quite a while. The only fruit juice I like is orange juice and I never juice greens or vegetables because I find the taste horrible and the color completely unappealing.

And to be quite honest, I’m lazy. I’d rather eat a giant bowl of peaches or a few bunches of bananas and be done with it.:)

There was one winter in particular when I consumed orange juice pretty regularly. During this period, I experienced pretty strong cravings for cooked foods. I was getting plenty of calories, but I still never felt satisfied.

It finally dawned on me that it might be all the juicing, so I stopped. My cravings reduced substantially just like that. This makes perfect sense because, as I mentioned above, juicing removes fiber, which is necessary for satiation.

The Final Word

I do not recommend juicing foods that you would otherwise never eat whole. If these foods are unappetizing to you in their original state or hard to digest, this is a sign not to eat them at all!

Just because bitter foods like kale have higher levels of certain nutrients than other greens does not mean that they are nutritionally superior or even appropriate for human consumption. More is not always better in terms of nutrition.

With that said, I see no problem with occasional juicing of fruits and tender greens. If it is a practice that you enjoy, indulge every now and again! Just know that there is no need to juice. It does not offer any nutritional benefit and actually removes some important components from your food.

Last but not least, PLEASE don’t feel compelled to buy one of those huge, expensive juicing machines. A nice little electric juicer for around $30 will do just fine.:)

Swayze

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Healthy Spices for Everyday Cooking

Eastern culture has been using spices in their food for hundreds of years. Spices not only add flavor to your foods but they also have a secondary health affects. These spices have kept the Eastern cultures healthier and living longer. By adding spices to your food you can enhance digestion and assimilation, cleanse the body from toxins, and heal cells, tissues and organs.
Ginger and lemon enhances the digestion process. Chewing on fennel seeds after a meal aids in digestion and will freshen your breath naturally. Cumin, a spice with a long history throughout the Middle East and the Mediterranean, has healing properties because it contains iron. Iron helps to maintain a healthy immune system. Iron is also the key for red blood cells to deliver oxygen to the whole body. Cumin also aids in digestion by stimulating enzymes to break down food and cleanses the liver of waste products. Here are 6 key spices that have numerous health benefits and will make your food taste great!

Cumin: Stomachic, diuretic, carminative, stimulant, astringent, emmenagogic (promotes the menstrual flow), antispasmodic, dyspepsis (indigestion), diarrhea, hoarseness, flatulence, colic, increase lactation, reduce nausea in pregnancy, decrease effects from carpal tunnel syndrome

Tarragon: Stimulate the appetite, relieve flatulence and colic, cure rheumatism, mild diuretic, local anesthetic

Coriander: Stimlant, carminative, digestant, stomach soother, prevents infections, kills bacteria and fungi, anti-inflammatory

Ginger: Digestive aid, relieves gas pains, diarrhea, stomach cramping, nausea, motion sickness, pain, reduces inflammation associated with arthritis, rheumatism and muscle spasm, increases blood circulation, removes toxins, cleanses bowels & kidneys, nourishes skin, treats asthma, bronchitis, respiratory problems

Fennel: Wash for eyestrain & irritation, snake bite remedy, carminative, weak diuretic, mild stimulant, stimulate lactation, relieves hunger, choleretic (increase in production of bile), pain-reducing, fever-reducing, anti-microbial, reduces yellow jaundice, gout, & cramps

Tumeric: Mild digestive, stimulant, carminative (relieving gas and flatulence), antiseptic

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Do you have enough protein in your diet?

Everyone requires protein daily to maintain a healthy balance diet. Even if you elect to consume a vegetarian or raw diet you will still need protein. It is an essential nutrient that the body uses to maintain tissue and synthesize new proteins. Some of the body’s basic functions would not be possible without this nutrient. Protein is needed to make body tissue, muscles cells and bone.

If you fail to consume the required amount you will start to show symptoms of protein deficiency. One such symptom is not producing enough red blood cells. This condition is call anemia. Red blood cells have a lifespan of about six months and protein is needed to make new red blood cells. Muscle weakness is another symptom of protein deficiency.

So, how much protein do you need to avoid protein deficiency? Normally, 10 to 35 percent of recommended daily calories should come from this nutrient. However, the amount of protein required will depend on your gender. Normally, men will require more protein than woman. A healthy male should consume 45 grams of protein per day while a woman only needs 45 grams.

There circumstances which will require you to consume more the daily recommend amount of protein. For example a woman who is pregnant or nursing should consume 71 grams per day. A person that is injured will also require more than normal. When you are injured the body produces large amount of protein-destroying hormones, so you will need to consume more protein to break even. You will also need to consume extra protein to mend cuts or broken bones. Remember, protein is needed to replace blood cells, so any significant blood loss will also require extra protein.

If you follow these guidelines you will have enough protein in your diet. Just remember to add protein rich foods into your meal plan. It may prove difficult to add extra high quality proteins such as meat, fish and dairy products into your meals. However, you can easily add a handful of nuts or beans to the soup salad or appetizer of almost any meal plan.

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Bean Vegetables Benefits

Beans is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (alternately Leguminosae) used for human food or animal feed.

The whole young pods of bean plants, if picked before the pods ripen and dry, are very tender and may be eaten cooked or raw. Thus the word “green beans” means “green” in the sense of unripe (many are in fact not green in color), as the beans inside the pods of green beans are too small to comprise a significant part of the cooked fruit.(wikipedia)

Beans have a fairly complete nutritional content (protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, crude fiber and minerals), also contain other substances are efficacious drugs for various diseases. Various aspects of the benefits of bean pods, bean varieties, cultivation techniques, harvesting and postharvest handling, and analysis of agricultural business, presented in this book.

Beans, including plants that have roots growing in a dikotil and thus need to rack or a pole while cultivate them. But apparently there are also types of bean plants that grow upright.
Well, so popular, pea beans fall into the category of vegetables that can be used as an edible vegetable, start fruit, seeds, and leaves.

You are like the bean, of course nothing to lose. This vegetable is rich in protein and vitamins that can help menurunkankolesterol, prevent cancer, stabilize blood pressure and to control insulin and blood sugar. Match consumed by those who develop diabetes or hypertension. Not only that, fiber and enzymes contained in the beans also said to help regulate the digestive function so as to prevent hemorrhoid and lose weight.
In a 100 gram weight nutritional content of beans there are, among others: 2.4 grams protein, 0.2 grams fat, 7.7 grams carbohydrates, calcium, iron 6.5 mg and 1.1 mg.

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Although it does not generate the amount of protein and high calories, beans are included in the types of legumes that have a sweet taste. Fresh green color that is bold when it was served. In addition to that consumed in the form of cooked peas, the leaf was also nice to have fresh vegetables and cooked as a vegetable, would select young leaves and leaf buds take. If you paid attention in the market we can find two kinds of beans on offer type.

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Milling Grain at Home: What’s the Big Deal?

What’s the big deal with milling grain in your own home? The answer to this question could be two-fold. On one hand you could answer that question “Nothing.” Yet, on the other hand you could also state “Plenty.” Let me explain.
There really is no big deal to home-milling, when you consider the amount of time and effort it takes you to ensure that you and your family receive the best possible vitamins from the grains, flours, breads you put in your bodies. The process is neither complicated nor difficult.
Not too much will change in how you use flours to make the breads, desserts, cereals, etc. that you love to enjoy. Instead of purchasing a large amount of flour from the store at once, you simply mill what you need at the time. By doing so, you provide so much more than “fresh flour” for you and your family. Grain mills are effortless, simple to use and require very little of your time to produce the flour needed to ensure quality and health benefits that come from milling at home. So in essence, the answer to “What’s the big deal?” is: Nothing.
On the other hand the answer to that same question becomes very different when you factor the benefits to milling at home. We’ve heard it been said time and time again that bleached flour is bad for our bodies and should avoid consuming such breads with enriched bleached flours. However, just how hard is it to find quality breads that don’t include the negative factors that come from commercial milling? A large majority of the breads that we buy and consume include the unwanted and negative ingredients, which we should be avoiding (i.e. bleached flour, corn syrup and for those with allergies, gluten; just to name a few).
Even when we find quality breads and flours that come without such ingredients, reality is that we do not receive the healthy vitamins that our bodies need from the flours and breads that we eat. In this fast-paced culture that we live in, we have given up so much quality for the sake of quick and convenient foods. Most of the essential vitamins and oils are lost when flour is commercially processed. Today, we simply go to the store and pick up any bread, dessert, cereal, etc. that we want to consume that very moment. Though most people don’t realize the process which flour goes through in order for it to be available quickly and produces in large amounts.
In order for flour to have a long shelf-life, the bran and germ from grains MUST BE REMOVED. In room temperature, flour only has approximately 72 hours once it is milled before the bran and germ become rancid. Thus, if the grains’ bran and germ are not removed, once the grain has been milled, the entire flour will spoil. Yet, when the germ is removed from flour, so are the roughly 26 essential vitamins that our bodies rely on for nutrition, including quality vitamins B and E. Most, if not all, of the vital cellulose and fiber are lost within this removal. Our bodies need these vitamins to attract and remove harmful toxins within our digestive system.
Do not be fooled by the “Enriched” label on flours. While commercial processors attempt to restore the vitamins lost in the removal of the grain’s germ, the vitamins B1, B2, Niacin and Iron added fail as worthy substitutes to the natural vitamins and oils lost in flours. Make sure you provide the best possible quality in flours and breads for your family. Sacrifice a bit of convenience for a lot of beneficial vitamins. The benefits are endless to milling grain within your home. So,” What’s the big deal in home-milling?” Simple: Nothing and Plenty.

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Acai Berry Select

The acai berry select program has been well documented in the media recently, as this new superfood has come to the attention of the Western world.

This acai berry select product has been harvested from the Brazilian rainforests, where the indigenous people there have been eating it for hundreds and hundreds of years.

The berry is quite a complex fruit in that it has many minerals, proteins and essential fatty acids within it.
Reseach has shown that acai berries contain massive amount of antioxidants that help fight free radical damage throughout the body. It is generally thought that dieting and exercising increases oxidative stress in the body, so it only make sense to take a potent, free radical scavenger during this time.

The acai berry select program also contains EGCG from green tea extract which is a potent antioxidant component in green tea, EGCG also helps fight free radical damage and is thought to support cardiovascular health. EGCG has been shown to increase energy expenditure (a measure of metabolism), and to increase fat oxidation.

So the acai berry select program can help you lose weight, as well as stay fit and healthy, with its many elements benefitting the body, enabling it to function with maximum effect.

But it is important that to gain the full benefit from this superfood berry you should keep to a healthy diet and lifestyle as well. It is counteracting the ebnefits of the berry if you then proceed to eat a high fat, high sugar and high salt diet.

We all know that too much junk food and too little fresh fruit and vegetables can seriously harm our bodies in the long term, so take these steps and feel the benefits. If you are fed up of feeling tired and bloated then I urge you to try this out.

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