Tag: healthy living

Top 8 Tips to Optimize Your Blood Sugar Level

Randolph Jason

Top 8 Tips to Optimize Your Blood Sugar Level by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Insulin is essential to staying alive; unfortunately, the vast majority of people have resistance to this essential hormone, speeding up the aging process and contributing to the development of degenerative diseases. Any meal high in grain and sugar carbs typically generates a rapid rise in blood glucose. To compensate, your pancreas secretes more insulin into your bloodstream to lower your blood sugar. Insulin, however, is also very efficient at lowering blood sugar by turning it into fat.…

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CBD Has Unique Ability to Cross Blood-Brain Barrier

Randolph Jason

CBD Has Unique Ability to Cross Blood-Brain Barrier by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola The cannabis plant has over 400 chemicals and at least 60 different cannabinoids1 — chemical compounds the human body is uniquely equipped to respond to. Of the two primary chemicals, cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), only THC has psychoactive properties. THC is the compound in cannabis triggering a “high,” whereas CBD has no psychoactive effects. Both compounds, and other phytochemicals found in medical marijuana plants, have a long list of beneficial effects on health. Medical marijuana is a…

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Get your potatoes fresh: Processing them means you lose up to HALF their nutrients

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Get your potatoes fresh: Processing them means you lose up to HALF their nutrients by: Michelle Simmons for Natural News Potatoes are known to be healthy. However, when they are processed, they lose most of their nutrients. In a new study, researchers looked at how much glycoalkaloids and phenolic compounds are there in whole potatoes and processed potatoes. For the study, researchers from China looked at the food nutrition and safety of potatoes. They quantified the glycoalkaloids and phenolic compounds in three potato varieties, such as Russet Burbank, Atlantic, and Shepody, as well as in…

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Fermented Foods: Kick Your Health Up a Notch Naturally

Randolph Jason

Fermented Foods: Kick Your Health Up a Notch Naturally by LISA EGAN for Ready Nutrition Fermented foods like kimchi, kefir, and kombucha are widely available and wildly popular these days. There are good reasons for that – they provide some impressive health benefits. Fermented foods like kimchi, kefir, and kombucha are widely available and wildly popular these days. There are good reasons for that – they provide some impressive health benefits. Fermentation originated as a food preservation method and means to produce alcohol. The earliest record of fermentation dates back…

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Swine Fever DEVASTATING China’s Pork Industry – over 1/3rd of pigs now DEAD

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Swine Fever DEVASTATING China’s Pork Industry – over 1/3rd of pigs now DEAD by: S.D. Wells for Natural News One third of all the pigs in China are either dead from African Swine Fever or have been executed by farmers in fear of the deadly virus spreading among other close-quarter pigs. Meanwhile, prices for pig meat in China have skyrocketed 70 percent already, with more hikes in the works if things don’t change, and fast. This is a massive inflation flux weighing heavily on China’s main source of protein. Will China crack down…

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What do green coffee, blueberries, tomatoes, and strawberries have in common? They all contain the anticancer phenol chlorogenic acid

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What do green coffee, blueberries, tomatoes, and strawberries have in common? They all contain the anticancer phenol chlorogenic acid by: Janine Acero for Natural News Coffee is one of the most commonly consumed drinks in the world and it has been shown to have health benefits. Researchers from India evaluated the anticancer properties of chlorogenic acid complex, an active compound in green coffee beans. Their findings appeared in the Food Science and Human Wellness journal. Chlorogenic acid (CGA) is the main ingredient in coffee beans. It has been studied for its therapeutic effects, but there…

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250+ Examples of Natural Remedies Beating Pharmaceuticals

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250+ Examples of Natural Remedies Beating Pharmaceuticals By:  Sayer Ji, Founder for Green Med Info You hear a lot about ‘natural healing’ these days, but did you know that a sizable body of scientific literature actually supports the idea that natural medicine is safer and more effective than conventional, drug-based medicine?  One of the greatest if not the greatest triumph of biomedical science today is its role in validating ancient healing modalities that long before the advent of science, and even recorded history itself, were passed down “orally” from generation…

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Love the MANY health benefits of turmeric but turned off by its strong flavor? Here are some foods that make it taste better

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Love the MANY health benefits of turmeric but turned off by its strong flavor? Here are some foods that make it taste better by: Michelle Simmons for Natural News Turmeric is indeed healthy, but some people may find it difficult to eat because of its flavor. It smells mildly aromatic and tastes slightly bitter. Although its flavor isn’t as strong as other spices, it cannot be eaten raw like cloves or cinnamon, so turmeric is often not consumed on its own. Instead, it is combined with other herbs, spices, or food to make it taste better…

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20 Alternative Flours You Should Know

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20 Alternative Flours You Should Know by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola If you are still baking primarily with whole wheat flour because you believe it is better for your health, you may not be aware of the many alternative flours that exist. While some are worth checking out, there are others that are best avoided altogether, such as corn flour and soy flour, which did not make the list as they are often produced from genetically engineered crops. Many of the 20 alternative flours highlighted below are gluten-free. If you…

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Post-workout nutrition 101: Foods to eat after exercising

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Post-workout nutrition 101: Foods to eat after exercising by: Mary Miller for Natural News One great way to maintain peak physical condition is to engage in a lot of regular exercise, but during intense physical activity, your muscles use up their glycogen energy stores. What you eat after your workout can have a great impact on how quickly your body can replenish its depleted energy levels. It can also significantly affect how efficiently you can lose weight, build muscle mass, and physically recover in preparation for your next workout. The key to optimal muscle recovery is eating…

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