Note: The following text is a copy and paste from Dr. Mercola at Mercola.com copied and saved in May 2017 for educational and research purposes and for posterity. Visit his website to find more. Nothing on this page is medical advice. Quote starts: It’s well-established that healthy fats such as animal-based omega-3s — especially DHA — […]
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Dr. Blaylock on Fats and Oils
Below is a collection of information and text from Dr. Blaylock on fats shared here for education and for the purpose of promoting research. Ethan Wise doesn’t necessarily endorse all the ideas shared below. Good Fats • Extra-virgin olive oil • Omega-3 fats (fish oil, DHA and flaxseed oil) • EPA- eicosapentaenoic acid • DHA- […]
Discover The Danger Caused By Cooking...
Be very careful when using vegetable and plant oils in cooking. As soon as the oil is heated and mixes with oxygen, it oxidizes, it goes rancid. Oxidized cholesterol is introduced into your system every time you eat something cooked in vegetable oil. Avoiding all vegetable cooking oils, including canola, corn, cotton, soy, sunflower, etc. If […]
Increase Your Liver’s Bile Prod...
Here’s how you can naturally increase your liver’s bile production: Drink a glass of water with lemon upon awakening. Avoid eating sugars and processed foods. Consume bitter foods and herbs. Eat garlic, onions. Eat carrots, beats. Drink tea made from dandelion, peppermint, green tea, or ginger. Take milk thistle seed or extract. Dandelion root extract […]
Quick Fixes vs. Real Nutrition Fixes ...
As usual, the peer-reviewed Orthomolecular Medicine News Service published another news post that is worth reading and preserving. Find it below. It sheds some light on studies and how they are sometimes used as marketing tools, and how certain facts are overlooked when someone, including health professionals, take the side of a certain approach. I […]
Modern Wheat is More Harmful to Celia...
Celiac disease is the most severe form of gluten intolerance. When people with this disease eat wheat, the immune system in the gut mistakenly assumes that the gluten proteins are foreign invaders and mounts an attack. However… the immune system doesn’t only attack the gluten proteins, it also attacks the gut lining itself, leading to […]
Turmeric & Curcumin – Intr...
Curcumin is the main active ingredient in turmeric (Curcuma longa). It has powerful anti-inflammatory effects and is a very strong antioxidant. However, the curcumin content of turmeric is not that high… it’s around 3%, by weight (2). Most of the studies on this herb are using turmeric extracts that contain mostly curcumin itself, with dosages […]
Parkinson’s Linked to Gut Healt...
Gut health is crucial to the health of the human body. I cannot emphasize this enough! A California Institute of Technology (Caltech) study has found that Parkinson’s disease may be triggered by gut microbes. The study points to probiotics as a potential therapy for the disease. This is an example. The article below is posted […]
Today’s (Modern) Wheat Is Diffe...
Wheat today is completely different from the wheat we ate back in the day. First of all, it is processed differently. New techniques in grain processing in the late 19th century made it possible to create massive amounts of refined wheat for a low cost. We are now able to separate the nutritious components of […]
Modern Wheat is Harmful to Everyone, ...
Nowadays, as of the date of writing this article in Jan 2016, pretty much everyone agrees that wheat can be a problem for celiac patients that is. Thankfully, (and as usual with mainstream medicine, arriving late) awareness and acceptance of celiac is finally mainstream. The acceptance of non-celiac gluten sensitivity has been increasing as well, […]
What’s wrong with modern wheat?
Below is a large portion of an article that is found at http://www.grainstorm.com/pages/modern-wheat Shared here for educational purposes. How an ancient food staple became toxic junk food, and what we can do about it (without going gluten-free) Grain has been at the heart of humankind’s diet for thousands of years. It is, in fact, the […]