Specific conditions call for specific treatment, and there is a place for calcium supplements at a certain point, for certain people. The problem is society, and marketing, have convinced us that we need to take vitamins or minerals in megadoses as part of our everyday routine. Our body is not...
When we talk about an alkaline lifestyle, we mean a lot more than what you eat and drink. Our physical activity, emotions, relations, and thoughts have a lot to do with it. They can affect us both in a positive way or negatively depending on what they are. When it comes to our emotional state,...
Eating healthy is a big challenge, mainly, because it is hard to trust what the package and the advertising say. The food industry is very big and powerful, and has a great political influence. To the point, that they end up being pretty much self regulated. We are being fed GMO's without being...
The sweet-leaf plant Stevia has been used for centuries by the Guarani Indians in Paraguay. They used it for both nutritional and medicinal purposes. This plant belongs to the sunflower family, It is a small shrub like perennial. As The Stevia Story tells, the plant was made popular to the rest...
The best way to prevent cancer is by eating the right foods. Foods like broccoli, cabbage and other vegetables from the cruciferous family have cancer fighting properties. These vegetables are very alkaline. Broccoli is a great source of vitamins c, k, and a; folate; fiber, manganese, potassium,...
Unfortunately, this is not something we will see in the news a lot, or at all. Cancer cured with diet, that should be the headline in every news paper, and the feature story in every news and health show. But the reason why we don't see this kind of information being featured in the media is...
When taling about alkaline diet, we talk about consuming more Fruits and Vegetables, but what exactly is it that they have that sets them apart from everything else we eat? Phytonutrients, also known as Phytochemicals are the natural live micronutrients in Fruits and Vegetables. They give us the...