by Paula
(MA)
A simple, quick and easy juice that is tasty and very refreshing. It's loaded with nutrients and will quench any thirst.
1 Green Apple
1 Hand full of kale
1 cucumber .... yummm
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Berry Green Smoothie
1-2 cups of spinach
1/2 cup of any 1 type of berry
1 tablespoon of raw almond butter
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 whole banana
1 tablespoon of flax seed
1 cup of water
Detox Diet Recipes
There are loads of detox diet recipes out there, but in my opinion the best one is a diet that continually detoxifies your body so you never have to be in crisis again. There are teas, potions, elixirs and unpleasant concoctions that all claim to do the job, but as Hippocrates stated nearly 2000 years ago, “let thy food be thy medicine.” The best detox diets are comprised of healthy life giving foods that by their nature cleanse and detoxify the body as a natural part of their metabolism.
Raw foods contain these life giving qualities and will sustain a healthy body far into the twilight years and beyond. While whole raw food meals are detoxifiers by nature, recipes with more fat will tend to slow down the detoxification process, although some fat is also required to release some toxins stored deep in fat deposits of the body. So in general eating a raw foods diet will cleanse, detoxify and promote weight loss if needed, but green smoothies and juices are real detoxifiers.
When looking at really powerful detox diet recipes, juices would be at the top of the list with green smoothies a close second. The juices having minimal fiber are very easy on the digestive system and go right to work within minutes of drinking. Depending on your level of toxicity you may experience significant detox symptoms which are flu like in nature and can make you unable to function in your normal routine.
Green smoothies are easy on the digestive system as well, because they are liquefied, but will be easier on your system because they contain fiber and perhaps a little added fat of some sort. The beauty of green smoothies is that they are detoxifiers, yet they will allow you to function at your normal pace, unless you are quite toxic. A person can always alternate juices and smoothies providing you the best of both worlds. Plenty of pure water should be available as needed and would be better first thing in the morning and in the evenings than either juice or a smoothie.
Green juices and green smoothies are very powerful because of the minerals and the chlorophyll they contain. Chlorophyll, the natural occurring molecule that gives green plants their color, is a powerful detoxifier. Chlorophyll stimulates the bowels and cleanses the intestines; it’s an oxygen booster, blood purifier and builder and improves liver function which is key to any detox diet. Chlorophyll alkalizes the body, cleanses the kidneys, is an anti-inflammatory, feeds good intestinal flora, boosts the immune system, and probably does a host of other good things that science is not even aware of yet.
Dark Leafy Greens like spinach, kale, collards, wheatgrass, broccoli – contains copious minerals and chlorophyll
Beet root – is a powerful liver detoxifier
Lemon – is a powerful detoxifier and alkalizer
Cabbage - purifies blood and removes toxins like uric acid which is major cause for rheumatism, gout, arthritis, kidney issues, skin diseases, and eczema. Because of its high vitamin C content it’s a great free radical scavenger. The strong detoxifying effect of cabbage is due to its high sulphur content.
Cilantro – is a heavy metal detoxifier and contains chlorophyll
Fennel - relaxes the gut, which can relieve spasms of the gastro intestinal tract, bloating, gas and abdominal pain, which can sometimes accompany detoxification.
Celery - is an excellent cleanser, a natural laxative, and an alkalizer. It has cleansing properties that aid digestion, cleanse the liver and gall bladder, and it’s a diuretic.
Dandelion greens – a very powerful liver detoxifier and mild diuretic. Dandelion greens are high in vitamin A, which helps regulate the immune system by producing white blood cells that destroy bacteria that cause infection and illnesses.
Burdock root - is one of the world's best blood purifiers and general system tonics, it supports healthy liver function and detoxifies the kidneys and the gall bladder. It reduces inflammation, swelling and calcification deposits in the body, and is a heavy metal detoxifier.
Jujubes (aka) Chinese dates – cleanse the liver and the spleen, aid digestion, calm the nerves, very high in vitamins and minerals.
Carrots – are also high in vitamin A and are good cleansers. They are also sweet, which can help in consuming detox diet recipes.
There are many more foods that assist the body in cleansing and self healing, in fact most fresh raw foods help the body to cleanse, heal, and detoxify, but this is a powerful list that will provide ingredients for many healthy detox diet recipes. Combining just a few from this list with other fresh raw fruits and vegetables in your daily diet will go a long way in promoting a healthy body. Now let’s check out some healthy detox diet recipes.
There are many more healthy cleansing recipes available on the raw recipes page.
Apple Spinach Green Goodness
by Shirley Rene
(Brooklyn, NY, USA)
2 granny smiths
1 good bunch of spinach
2 celery stalks
1 cucumber
1/2 lemon
1/2" ginger
1/4 of pineapple
Juice and Enjoy. This could always be a smoothie too.
Orange Heaven
by Princess Blarity
(Marietta, GA)
It will take you up into heaven at the first sip.
3 Tangerines
2 mangos
2 slices of pineapple
2 sticks of carrots
1/2 lemon
1 orange
Monday, May 27, 2013
Appetizing Morning Vitamins
by Deana Briggs
(Roseville, CA)
1/4 of a pineapple
2 small fuji apples
1 stalk of celery
2 whole long carrots
Looks good, tastes great! Frothy and orange is so much more appealing than green in the morning. Makes about 24 oz.
WARNING! Anti-biotics Can Increase Your Risk of Cancer
Antibiotics have been used for the past 70 years to treat all types of infectious diseases. The proper use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections has helped thousands of people from illnesses like pneumonia, fresh wounds, and severe bacterial infections.
However, the major issue is that anti-biotic medications are one of the most over prescribed drugs in America today. According to Reuters pediatricians in the United States write more than 10 Million unnecessary antibiotics every year for conditions like the flu and asthma.
There many are dangers associated with antibiotics. One of the most commonly recognized dangers is the overuse of antibiotics which leads to antibiotic resistance. That is bacteria become resistant to treatment with antibiotics. (For more information on this see my article here http://www.draxe.com/video/the-dangers-of-anti-biotics/.) But recently a few studies have shown a link between antibiotic use and breast cancer in women.
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reveals that any use of antibiotics potentially increases the risk of breast cancer in women. The specific data for this study states that women who took only 1 to 25 antibiotics over a 17 year period had a 1.5 times higher risk of breast cancer as compared to women who took no antibiotics.
The co-author of this study, Stephen H. Taplin, M.D. of the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences cautions us that this does not indicate that antibiotics cause breast cancer, “These results only show that there is an association between the two. More studies must be conducted to determine whether there is indeed a direct cause-and-effect relationship.”
A similar study in Finland in 2000 revealed a similar link. Again, in this Finnish study, women who took antibiotics had an elevated risk of breast cancer. The more antibiotics taken, the greater the risk became. These studies provide another good reason to be cautious of your antibiotic use.
Also, antibiotics are only effective for bacterial infections, not viral. Sadly today many people go to their doctor and won’t leave satisfied unless they leave with some type of antibiotic prescription in hand. And often doctors are prescribing antibiotics for unnecessarily for viral infections such as colds and flus.
So how do you avoid overuse of antibiotics?
Remove Grains, Starches, and Isolated Sugars from your diet. The truth is, grains contain proteins like lectins and gluten that are difficult to digest and can cause intestinal inflammation. So you are best going grain free. Also, if you consume too much sugar or grains that break down into sugar it will overload your immune system making you more susceptible to bacteria and viruses.
Eat Probiotic Rich Foods. Probiotics (good bacteria) will balance your intestinal flora and naturally help kill off bad bacteria and boost your immune system. If you have ever taken a prescription anti-biotic medication it has not only killed bad bacteria it has also killed off the good bacteria as well. To naturally build back the probiotics in your gut I recommend you consume: cultured dairy (amasai, kefir, yogurt), cultured vegetables (sauerkraut, kimchi, kvass), and probiotic beverages like (kombucha, terrain herbals, and coconut kefir).
Consider All-Natural Anti-biotics. I recommend you go to nature’s medicine cabinet and use natural antibiotics like oil of oregano, echinacea, colloidal silver, and garlic. These herbs and compounds have powerful anti-bacterial effects but leave alone the good bacteria.
Dr. Axe’s Key Points
The authors of two studies revealed a link between antibiotic use and increased risk of breast cancer.Antibiotic usage can cause resistance to antibiotic resistance.Take the steps necessary to avoid becoming ill such as eating healthy, exercising, and managing stress.If you feel an illness coming on take an immune boosting supplement like echinacea, oregano, or colloidal silver.Sources:
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/newsfromnci/2004/antibiotics
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14970061
http://www.naturalnews.com/024777_cancer_antibiotic_risk.html
http://www.emed.com.au/3185
http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html
http://www.ghc.org/healthAndWellness/index.jhtml?item=/common/healthAndWellness/medications/managingMedications/antibiotics.html
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