How Modern Farming Methods Deplete Our Produce Of Vital Nutrients
It s an unfortunate fact of modern life. Even when we try to return to the wholesome goodness of whole read, real foods, something is lacking. Thanks to the various methods of modern farming and transport, even the whole foods we eat are lacking in vital nutrients. While nobody would suggest switching from a diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables to a diet of canned fruits and veggies even with some modern farming methods depleting nutrients, fresh is best it s important to understand why your fresh produce might not be as fresh or as nutrient-dense as you think. There are a variety of factors present in the field that can affect the nutrient quality of your fresh produce. Over the years consumers have demanded prettier fruits and vegetables, so fruits in particular are often picked when still green and ripen on their way to market. This makes them prettier but also leads to a reduction in overall nutrient value. For example, Cartenoid in fruits increase as fruits are allowed to ripen naturally, on the vine or tree. There is a strong farmer reliance on chemical fertilizers and a relative loss of topsoil today. Though farmers replace much of...
April 2, 2009 by Stuart
What Are Candida Albicans?
Candida Albicans is a yeast infection that usually starts in the digestive system and gradually spreads to other parts of the body. It is also a type of parasite that is strong, invasive and usually attaches itself to the intestinal wall and becomes a permanent resident of the internal organs. Candida Albicans causes countless health problems for a great number of men and women. These health problems may be caused by moderate or severe Candida infection affecting the various parts of their bodies. Candida Albicans has the ability to produce 75 toxic substances that can poison the human body. The toxins that are produced by the Candida parasites and contaminate the tissues and weaken the immune system, the glands, the kidneys, the bladder, the lungs, the liver, the brain and then the nervous system. Candida Albicans is so invasive that it enters the gastrointestinal wall in the form of fungus where it develops very long, root like structures that penetrates the wall breaking down the protective barrier between the intestinal tract and the bloodstream. This breakdown allows the entrance of foreign as well as toxic substances to the bloodstream...
January 24, 2009 by Dara
Your Diet... Is It Putting Your Health At Risk?
Are you feeling tired, stressed, or apathetic. Did you know these are all common signs of a diet lacking nutritional value. If you are dieting, ill, or eating a fast-food diet, you should you be concerned that you and your family are getting proper nutrition from your food. - How can you know that you are getting enough nutrition. If you find that a day goes by and the only thing you ve had to eat is a bagel and coffee or maybe some fast-food you will no doubt be feeling the physical effects of a lack of nutrition. Lack of mental clarity, weakness and irritability are all signs you haven t given your body enough good food to eat. On the other hand, if you or your children indulge in high calorie diets on a regular basis you will notice the effects of over nutrition. Weight gain and related symptoms will also zap your energy and put a strain on your body. - Under and over nutrition. Finding balance. Your diet is a crucial element to feeling good, strong and alert. If you ve been suffering from a diet lacking in nutrition, or an over indulgence in nutrition, you ll certainly be feeling the effects on your overall health - and even worse - you...
December 17, 2008 by Glennis
The Definitive Stop Snoring Guide.
If you are struggling to find a solution to help you or your partner stop snoring then you need look no further than within yourself. I ll explain how that works a bit later and no, it s not some weird, new age inner healing thing it s simple biomechanics. You see there are many who would like you to believe that the solution for your snoring problem is contained within their shop or chemist - and guess what. It s also expensive. Many would have you believe that their product will cure your problem - that it s a simply spray, strap, pill or pillow that will give you the peaceful, quiet and relaxing sleep you and your loved one is searching for. So what do these devices, contraptions and medicines do. Ultimately, the vast majority will give you short term relief and by dealing with symptoms and not the cause of why you are snoring. The real cynic in me also recognizes that nearly all these products are planned to turn you into long term customers and not cured snorers!. So what do you need to stop snoring. Firstly you need to understand why you snore. It s actually very simple and once you know why the how to stop is very clear. You snore...
October 10, 2008 by Rickie
Genta Answers Our Questions About Genasense
If you have been following this blog, you know I am on a campaign to get some answers from the FDA on how they evaluate potential new drugs. In this case, we are following the evaluation of a potential drug for my condition, CLL, and whether the evaluation is fair and based on the FDA and its outside consultants being conversant with the issues CLL patients and expert hematologists face every day. Basically, we are trying to a see if the process gives us patients appropriate opportunities to have potentially life-saving or life-extending drugs. to testify as a patient advocate as an FDA advisory committee was evaluating Genta s drug, Genasense. I came away feeling both the FDA presenters and several committee members were not giving the drug and the sponsor their due and that patients were losing in the process. The FDA assured me they had consulted with CLL experts, even though a big lineup of them were there to support the application for approval and further study. The FDA would only tell me who they consulted with if the sponsor, Genta, okayed it. Genta did and yet the FDA still has been slow to give me any information. I heard from them...
September 1, 2008 by Hermine