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Drink Your Salad

Half of all Americans do not eat three servings of vegetables a day. Those vegetables that Americans do eat includes the heart attack-causing foods that are fried in trans-fats like french fries and potato chips. Raw, uncooked vegetables offer the most powerful protection against diseases like heart disease, cancer and many others. Consuming a significant quality of raw foods is essential for superior health. Currently Americans consume about 25.5 percent of their calories from fiberless animal foods and another 62 percent from highly processed refined carbohydrates and extracted oils. Half of

Radio Show Summary: How to Reverse Diabetes 04/22/2012

More than 20 million Americans have diabetes.

There are two types of diabetes type I, juvenile diabetes and adult on set diabetes.
Both types of diabetes accelerate the aging of our bodies.
Both will promote the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.
Diabetes ages and destroys the kidneys and other body parts.
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in adults.
Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure.
Leads to amputations, peripheral neuropathy (painful nerve damage in the legs)
Diabetics regardless of the type have higher levels of triglycerides and increased levels of LDL cholesterol.
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Inflammation, What is it? How to handle it.

Without inflammation, wounds and infections would never heal. Similarly, progressive destruction of the tissue would compromise the survival of the organism. However, chronic inflammation can also lead to a host of diseases, such as hay fever, periodontitis, atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and even cancer (e.g., gallbladder carcinoma). It is for that reason that inflammation is normally closely regulated by the body.

Inflammation can be classified as either acute or chronic. Acute inflammation is the initial response of the body to harmful stimuli and is achieved by the increased movement of

Early Detection of Brain Degeneration: Key to Long Term Health

The ability to impact neuro-degenertive disease is determined by early identification. When identified early, lifestyle strategies can be implemented that not only impact the potential progression, but also develop positive changes to help the brain maintain healthy function. The current conventional healthcare model offers very little hope for brain degeneration that has progressed to end-stage disease, such as dementia, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s. Brain degeneration is a progressive condition. The only hope a person has is early detection so that significant changes can be made to avoid the horrors that lie ahead.

The incidence of brain disorders is on the rise. Not only do one in eight senior citizens develop Alzheimer’s but also one in eight children are diagnosed (or misdiagnosed) with a brain development disorder, such as autism, ADD, and ADHD. It is estimated, world wide that 24 million people have dementia. This number is predicted to double every 20 years. Anxiety disorders, learning disabilities, and depression are more prevalent today, while symptoms of poor brain health like sleep disorders, brain fog, mild depression, moodiness have become almost commonplace. Antidepressants (which will fix nothing and do more harm to the brain) are now the second most commonly prescribed medication in the U.S..

Increased age alone is a major factor for all neuro-degenerative diseases, and the

What To Do If You Can’t Sleep

70 million people in the U.S. have some type of sleep problem that is treatable. Insomnia affects more than 30 million people, while another 6 million have moderate to severe sleep apnea where breathing briefly stops. More than 6 million have some type of body jerking motion that will wake them up. When the body is at rest (sleeping) this is when the body repairs, rejuvenates, heals, and burns fat. 98% of all fat is burned when you are sleeping not during the waking hours. The autonomic nervous system has two parts: The sympathetic part (high gear) and the parasympathetic part (low gear). Those parts of the nervous system shift back and forth between high and low gear depending on your activities. The “shifting” is done automatically. Many people are what is called “sympathetic dominance” which means that they are running in high gear and cannot “shift” into low gear even when they are sleeping. Someone that runs high cannot get into a deep sleep. These people would be considered light sleepers.

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Make this dough lickety-split with a sturdy mixer or do it the old fashioned way-with an elbow grease powered wooden spoon.

Ingredients

½ cup sorghum flour

½ cup potato starch (not potato flour)

¼ cup millet flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon sea salt

½ teaspoon xanthan gum

Pinch nutmeg-to taste

3 tablespoons shorting

1 cup canned sweet potato or finely mashed cooked sweet potato

2 tablespoons pure maple syrup

1 ½ teaspoons egg-re-placer whisked with 2 tablespoons warm water, till frothy

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a muffin pan (if the pan is non-stick, no need to do anything). You will be using 9 of the cups.

In a mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients and whisk them together.

½ cup sorghum flour

½ cup potato starch (not potato flour)

¼ cup millet flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon sea salt

½ nutmeg-to taste (don’t put in too much)

Add in:

3 tablespoons shorting

1 cup canned sweet potato or finely mashed cooked sweet potato

2 tablespoons pure maple syrup

1 ½ teaspoons egg-re-placer whisked with 2 tablespoons warm water, till frothy

Beat to combine. The dough will be smooth and sticky

Spoon the biscuit dough into nine muffin cups. Shape the tops with wet fingers, if you like (leave like drop biscuits, a little rough and bumpy)

Bake in the center of a pre-heated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or so-until firm and slightly golden. A wooden pick inserted into the center will emerge clean and the bottoms will be golden and firm. If in doubt, bake for another 3 minutes.

Pop the biscuits out of the muffin pan.

Indulge while they are still warm. Slather with maple butter, apricot jam, whipped honey

Total servings -9

Nutritional Information per Serving

Calories: 142
Carbohydrates: 25.4g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Fat: 4.8g
Saturated Fat: 2.0g
Fiber: 2.3g
Sodium: 312mg
Protein: 1.7g

KALE CHIPS

A bunch of kale chopped

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoons grapeseed oil

¼ tablespoon sea salt – or to your liking

Cook for 20 minutes at 350 degrees

Enjoy.

CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD

4 cups poached chicken, cut in chunks
3 cups sliced celery
2 cups chopped apples
1 cup fresh pineapple
½ cup sliced almonds
2 tbsp lemon juice
Curry mayo

Place everything but the oil in a blender or food processor container. Process 5 seconds in the blender, 15 seconds in the processor. With the motor running, add the oil, first in a drizzle, then in a thin, steady stream. When all the oil has been added, stop the motor and test for consistency. If the sauce is too thick, thin with a small amount of hot water or lemon juice. If too thin, process a little longer

Combine all ingredients. Chill.
Birdseed Breakfast Cereal
Most boxed breakfast cereal contains sugar, pesticides, additives, dies and damaging trans fatty acids (hydrogenated oils). You can make your own healthy cereal
Buckwheat is not related to wheat and is a “gluten-free” product. Buckwheat is related to the rhubarb plant.

Buckwheat health benefits:

High in essential amino acids, especially lysine, theroing, tryopha also high in sulphur containing amino acids.

Helps to thin the blood, Anti-Inflammatory, reduces sugar in the blood, strengthens the capillaries, helps to reduce LDL cholesterol and helps to prevent hemorrhoids and varcosis veins.

Buckwheat (Kasha)
Sunflower seeds

Add fruits or yogurt or other nuts
Can use coconut milk (plain) or almond milk (plain)
Can add stevia for sweetener

Makes a nutritious breakfast

Can soak the buckwheat and/or nuts the night before if you want them softer.