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Make This Energy Packed, Healing Fruit Smoothie Your Everyday Morning Drink

August 25th, 2010

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Slows down aging process while helping you fight disease and lose weight

When I had cancer I made a very carefully thought out decision to put a strong effort into using natural healing before I turned myself over to modern medicine. I put in a great deal of time studying Chinese, Ayurvedic, European Herbal medicine, herbal healing and many other styles of natural healing. I finally decided to follow the advice of a Thompsonian Naturopathic Doctor. His was the first advice that made it real clear, how I got sick and how I would get well.

The very first thing he told me was “make a fruit smoothie every morning for breakfast for the rest of your life.” That was twenty years ago and I have not varied from that advice and it has turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made.

You might be asking yourself, like I did, “why do I need to make a fruit smoothie for breakfast, what good will that do me?” Here is why. In America, the average person eats a diet composed of mostly acid foods (meat, dairy, grains, legumes, etc.). Eating a diet composed mostly of these types of foods encourages an acid environment to exist in your body. The majority of American’s ph runs at about 5.5, which is far too acidic. A healthy human body has a ph of between 6.5 to 7.5 ph. Allowing this acidic environment to exist in your body is one of the greatest threats known to the health of human beings. An acidic environment leads to heart disease, cancer, disease from viruses and germs, arthritis, allergies, metabolism problems, weight gains, psychological problems, hormone imbalances, etc. The fruit smoothie he suggested I use to help me fight the cancer is made up entirely of fruit and a few natural healing herbs which are alkaline (vegetables are also alkaline). This smoothie helped me to neutralize the acid environment in my body.

When I started making this drink I had been sick for some time. My energy was low; I had gained a lot of weight, I had digestion problems, acid reflux, felt bloated, a lot of gas, spastic bowel, blood in stool and no appetite. I also had low back pain, knee and ankle problems and stiffness all over. To sum it up I was a physical wreck, which was very depressing because I had a second degree black belt in Kempo Karate and only a few years before I was in peak physical condition.

So, I started making and drinking, The Morning Drink every morning. Right away I liked it because I could put in my favorite seasonal fruit and so the taste was great. It was not long before I noticed that my energy was coming back. Then my stomach problems started to go away and it was not long before my appetite came back and my weight went down. The weight change was dramatic. In about three months I was down to what my weight was when I earned my Black Belt, one hundred and seventy pounds. I was overjoyed about that and it has stayed the same ever since. But, just to let you know; I did a lot more than just The Morning Drink to beat the cancer I had.

Benefits of the Morning Drink

What did the morning drink bring to my body that encouraged a natural herbal healing effect? As we discussed at the beginning of this article The Morning Drink brings alkaline into the body to neutralize the ph and bring balance to the body’s environment. This alone increases oxygen, cleanses tissues and heals inflammation. It also helps to destroy cancer cells because cancer dies in an environment where there is oxygen. This new environment also encourages a stronger immune system. This drink has a cleansing and detoxing effect, removing toxins that can distract the immune system from its primary work, defending the body. Lastly The Morning Drink brings in vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and protein in a very easily digestible food form.

Next, because the drink is fresh and raw it brings with it lots of enzymes. Enzymes are the great mystery of nutrition. Without them we are dead, there is no digestion and absorption, no cleaning, no movement, no thoughts, no energy. This drink brings an abundance of enzymes with it to start your day. Enzymes are the ultimate anti-inflammatory, easing the inflammation and repairing the injury. You can take the best, most expensive multivitamin in the world and you will not get a thing from it without enzymes. They are the great catalyst for the body. Like spark plugs for your car, without them there is no energy, nothing.

The Morning Drink Rules

OK let’s get started! It is easy to make and you will love this natural healing remedy. There are some rules listed below but they are easy to follow.

Rule one: I am going to tell you just exactly what I was told. You have this drink every morning for breakfast for the rest of your life!

The morning drink will help to quickly bring balance to your body’s ph (the acid alkaline balance); fruits and vegetables are alkaline everything else is acid. Balancing your body’s ph is one of the top keys to health and healing.

Rule two: This is an alkali drink do not add any acid ingredients to it.

I do not see much protein in there; could I add some protein powder? DO NOT add protein powders or protein containing foods like eggs, dairy, yogurt or tofu to this drink! Some of them are good for you but they are acidic for one thing. For another it is a problem for your liver and gall bladder to process fruit that digests in one hour with protein that digests in two to three hours. But guess what; this drink with its mix of fruit contains all the basic building blocks of protein called amino acids. So your body can create protein from this drink if it needs to. One more time, fruit is a food that does not mix with any other foods.

But what about my regular breakfast of bacon, eggs, toast and coffee? If you have a life threatening disease see my article “I am Sick, Where Do I Start”. If you do not have a life threatening disease, have your regular breakfast one hour or more, later. But speaking from experience, I would drop that stuff and use the drink as your breakfast or have a modified high alkaline breakfast with a lot of vegetables an hour later. Whatever you eat later will be easier to digest because this drink is loaded with digestive enzymes.

The Morning Drink Recipe

Fifteen minutes before you make this drink, have at least 12 to 16 ounces of water (distilled is best) to start the cleansing process of this drink.

Ingredients: (make fresh every day and vary the amounts to suit your taste and appetite)

- 8 ounces (plus or minus) of pure water (distilled is best) and 8 ounces of organic juice (apple, grape, etc.)

- 1 banana.

- Pinch of cayenne pepper more or less to taste (a natural healing herb).

- A chunk of ginger; thumb size (a natural healing herb).

- Fresh seasonal fruit; pear, grapes, peach, (organic if you can get it).

- A quarter to a half a lemon, include a small amount of peel if you like, very good for both the liver and gallbladder.

- Add a tablespoon of coconut, olive or peanut oil (cold pressed) for your skin and joints.

- A scoop of super green foods (blast every cell in your body with nutrient-rich organic vitamins and minerals to give you more energy than ever before).

- Put the above in a blender, liquefy and drink.

* Adjust the above to suit your taste and the amount you make.

Questions You May Have About the Drink

What about the sugar content of this Drink? These are whole fruits that your digestive system and pancreas must process just like any other food. This is not like eating refined sugar or the refined fruit juices from the grocery store. If you are a diabetic, take a small amount, monitor your blood sugar and use accordingly. By all means check with your physician.

I had my blood sugar checked recently and the Doctor remarked that he was surprised at how balanced my blood sugar was considering my age which is sixty four. As I said before, I have been drinking this drink every morning for the last twenty years.

What about this drink feeding my Candida and making it worse? This drink will help heal your gastrointestinal track. Candida is a sign of a leaky gut. Take some intestinal flora via a probiotic supplement; this will bring you a lot of relief while your gastrointestinal tract heals. Take the probiotics on an empty stomach, when you eat, before you go to bed and every time you think of it until you feel the problem is solved. To learn about intestinal flora read my article on Acidophilus.

My bowels are loose sometimes; won’t this drink make that worse? Loose bowels are a sign of a lack of balance in the intestinal flora in your gut. Take some of this flora via a probiotic supplement; this will bring you a lot of relief while your gastrointestinal tract heals. Take the probiotics on an empty stomach, when you eat, before you go to bed and every time you think of it until you feel the problem is solved.

Can I make this drink in large amounts in advance and save in the refrigerator? It should be made fresh each day because to save it for the next day will lose you a lot of nutrition. You can do what I did to have more of the same batch of drink later in the day. When you make the breakfast drink make extra for the afternoon. To save that amount for the afternoon put a freshly cleaned wet glass or jar in the freezer so it is frosted. Pour the afternoon amount in that glass or jar and save in the refrigerator.

What about making ice cream out of the drink? Yes you can; during the summer I make plenty of ice cream using the Morning Drink. Add more bananas to change the texture. Another idea is to add mango as it will also change the texture. But do not expect it to be just like ice cream it will be more like an Italian Ice, which I love.

Super Green Foods for Energy, Fighting Cancer and Dieting:

If you want to add more nutrition to this drink to help you increase energy, slow aging process, lose weight or fight cancer I suggest super green foods. Super green foods are a combination of foods like wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa, spinach, spirulina blue green algae, chlorella, kelp, etc. These super green foods boost the nutritional content and alkalinity of this drink, as it will any food you add them to. You will notice, as I did a very subtle strong energy as you add this super green combination to your diet. When I had cancer I was advised to consume as much as I could each day.

The Doctor said “Super green foods are like a high-octane fuel” that they would instantly bring nutrient-rich, organic, whole food vitamins and minerals to every cell in my body. The doctor also told me that they would protect and defend all my body’s cells from free radical damage while I fought the cancer. Even now I still take 2 or more scoops depending on how I feel that day.

Caution: Consult with your physician when starting any nutrition program, especially if you are on medications.

Note: Remember when it comes to your health, you are the boss, all final decisions are yours.

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The health benefits of cranberry juice – Part 4

August 24th, 2010
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Cranberry juice should be on everyone’s shelf and in their refrigerator. The health benefits of cranberry juice was once thought to be beneficial only in the treatment and prevention of kidney and bladder infections; but have now been broadened to include heart disease and cholesterol lowering as well as other health benefits. During my online research looking for the health benefits of cranberry juice, I found two studies that prove how much a difference it could make in our overall health if it was consumed more frequently.

Cranberry juice and cholesterol lowering capacity:

A study by the American Chemical Society has now led to the knowledge of how important this colorful, tart and good tasting juice is. It is not only a palate pleaser, and as such an an additive to our diets, it has far-reaching health benefits. At their 225th national meeting, as reported by Science Daily, they urged everyone to consider drinking it in place of soft drinks. In the past it has been consumed in abundance only by those with urinary tract infections.

After the incremental study with nineteen subject that started out for the first month one glass of the 27 % cranberry juice a day; the second month two glasses of cranberry juice; and the third and final month three glasses of cranberry juice a day, a decrease in the cholesterol level was seen during the third month.

The first hopeful signs that they were on the right tract were when in the first month a small but steady rise in the good type of cholesterol (HDL; high density lipoprotein) levels began to show up in tests. Other telling signs of the health benefit of cranberry juice beyond the urinary tract were a rise in the plasma antioxidant capacity’. This meaning that the body’s defense against a possible heart attack was on the rise.

This is only the beginning in this newer health benefit credited to cranberry juice. What they now want to know is how this change is brought about. They believe but have not proved that a certain potent antioxidant that fruits have, called polyphenols, may be the reason. What they do know is that this chemical agent is higher in cranberries than in other fruits.

Cranberry juice and urinary tract infections:

The report of a study on cranberry juice and urinary tract infections was written up in the British Medical Journal (June 29, 2001). Their conclusions were that regular drinking of this juice’ was probably effective in protecting women form urinary tract infections.

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Nutritional benefits of cranberries – Part 10

July 28th, 2010
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Cranberries are a very versatile fruit. The nutritional benefits of cranberries vary from urinary tracts to teeth and gums. Being able to drink cranberry juice, cook with cranberries, or even bake with them, it won’t be hard to incorporate this powerful fruit into your diet to enjoy it’s benefits.

Cranberries help keep your teeth strong by eliminating oral bacteria from attaching to the teeth and gum surfaces. This also helps delay the decaying process and fight against gum disease. The natural anti-oxidants in cranberries also help fight ulcers. It protects your stomach walls so that bacteria cannot attach itself. People suffering from ulcers and H-Pylori enjoy the healing benefits found in this fruit. The anti-oxidants that fight bacteria, help keep the urinary tract from being infected. Both men and women can get urinary tract infections. By consuming one serving of cranberries a day you can decrease your risks.

The heart benefits from us eating cranberries by helping our bodies fight against disease. They inhibit oxidation of low-density cholesterol, which blocks our arteries. This keeps the blood flowing and the heart strong. Cranberries also help the blood to clot and are high in calcium which protect our bones.

New research milestones that have been made concerning the benefits of cranberries is it’s “anti-adhesion” effect on bacteria. With bacteria not being able to adhere itself in our bodies, we will be sick less with common colds, stomach ulcers, urinary tract infections and mouth diseases. With 60 million Americans suffering from some form of heart disease making cranberries a household item would be beneficial to the entire family.

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Pomegranate Seed Oil by Pomegranate Health – 30ml

March 26th, 2010

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Do super foods really work?

October 8th, 2009
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We all know natural foods are good for you but just what are natures super natural foods?

I have researched numerous natural foods and identified certain natural foods as being, arguably, better for you than others.

Thus, "super" foods, or as we like to say, "super natural foods".

So, what was our criteria for selecting these super foods you might be asking?

Well, each of the following foods was chosen based on the research of healthy dietary patterns around the country and even the world.

These particular super foods are an integral part of the recognized healthy dietary patterns that prevent disease and extend our health span, and probably our life span as well.

Plus, as you can imagine, these super natural foods are low fat, no fat and/or fat free.

So let’s go through 14 super natural foods and we’ll explain what is so special or unique about each of them.

1. Beans: Are a great low-fat, low-calorie source of protein and an easy way to help control your weight and your blood sugar.

2. Blueberries: Perhaps the best of the super foods on the planet to keep our brain young as we age.

3. Broccoli: Believed to be the best of the super natural foods on the planet to prevent cancer.

We don’t think too many people would dispute this.

4. Oats: Are an excellent way to lower your cholesterol.

5. Oranges: The most "readily" available source of vitamin C, which in turn lowers the rate of most causes of death in our country.

Ie: heart disease and cancer.

6. Pumpkin: Bet you weren’t considering this as among the super foods but it’s loaded with phytonutrients, keeping our skin young and helping to prevent damage from the sun.

Also, pumpkin seeds are very good for your prostate.

7. Wild salmon: Are pretty much guaranteed to lower your risk for a cardiac-related death.

8. Soy: A complete and perhaps the only vegetarian source of protein.

9. Spinach: The best food on the planet to prevent cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, thus ensuring a lifetime of good vision.

Popeye would agree to this super natural foods designation.

10. Tea – green or black: The easiest and cheapest no-calorie way to avoid heart disease and cancer.

11. Tomatoes: One of the easiest ways for men to avoid prostate cancer is the consumption of tomatoes and tomato-based products.

Ie; tomato sauce.

12. Skinless turkey

Lakewood Organic Heart Healthy Pomegranate Juice Blend, 32-Ounce Bottles

October 2nd, 2009

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Benefits of eating superfoods

September 12th, 2009
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When we hear mentions of Superfood’, it conjures up an image of exotic and expensive range of foods which are probably unattainable for the man on the street. Would you be pleasantly surprised if you were told that superfoods include the very simple foods we find in our neighborhood supermarket?

So, what are superfoods? Superfoods in the general sense refer to foods with very high phytonutrient (plant derived essential nutrients) content and are therefore considered to be especially nutritious and extra healthy. Experts say that these foods are so rich in vitamins and minerals that they can help to reduce the chances of heart disease, cancer, cholesterol and many other ailments.

Definitely it is impossible to name all the superfoods in this article. However, we will take this opportunity to explore the common superfoods and their benefits so that in your next trip to the supermarket, you will be able to appreciate them more than just their superficial flavors.

Fruits and vegetables

1. Blackcurrant

Never underestimate the benefits of blackcurrant. This fruit has an extraordinarily high content of vitamin C and potassium. It also possesses very high antioxidant properties.

100g of blackcurrant contains enough vitamin C to contribute to 302% of our average daily nutrients requirements!

We need vitamin C in our daily life to protect us from germs and cancer. It is also vital in collagen formation- the reason for our firm and elastic skin.

When selecting berries, it is believed that the darker they are, the more antioxidants they have.

2. Blueberries

Blueberries are powerful antioxidants. Blueberry extract are also high in compounds called anthocyanosides that has been found in clinical studies to be able to slow down visual loss.

On top of that, not only can they lower your risk of heart disease and cancer, they are anti-inflammatory as well.

3. Tomatoes

Tomatoes are powerful antioxidant superfood. They contain a form of antioxidant called lycopene. Lycopene is known to reduce the risk of heart disease and cancers, in particular prostate cancer.

Don’t like the taste of tomatoes? You can still get your dose of lycopene from tomato related food like tomato ketchup, tomato based spaghetti sauce and tomato paste.

Nuts

4. Walnuts

Walnuts are one of the best plant sources of protein. They are rich in fiber, B vitamins, magnesium, and antioxidants such as Vitamin E.

Walnuts also have the amazing ability to reduce the

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