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Zone and Blood Type Diet
Eating in the Zone and For Your Blood Type Often people have lots of questions about eating in the Zone. They don’t totally understand the “block” system. Basically a Block Balanced meal consists of...
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Xanthan Gum
Xanthan Gum: One Gluten-Free Thickening Agent Bob’s Red Mill brand Xanthan gum. Gluten intolerant people are always trying to bake and they explore different substances that will create the same...
View ArticleWMS Block Charts for Blood Type AB
Weight Management Systems Block Charts for Blood Type AB These are charts I worked on for almost three months integrating the Blood Type Diet (www.dadamo.com) with the Zone Diet (www.drsears.com) WMS...
View ArticleWMS Block Chart Blood Type O Choices
Weight Management Systems Block Charts for Blood Type O These are charts I worked on for almost three months integrating the Blood Type Diet (www.dadamo.com) with the Zone Diet (www.drsears.com) WMS...
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Weight Management Systems Block Charts for Blood Type B These are charts I worked on for almost three months integrating the Blood Type Diet (www.dadamo.com) with the Zone Diet (www.drsears.com) WMS...
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Weight Management Systems Block Charts for Blood Type A These are charts I worked on for almost three months integrating the Blood Type Diet (www.dadamo.com) with the Zone Diet (www.drsears.com) WMS...
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Vitamin List and Best Bet Foods
Vitamin Best Bet Foods Vitamin List and Some Best Bet Food Sources Also Known As (AKA) names are listed after the vitamin name on the same line followed by “or.” Specific Vitamins (expanded on what...
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Signs of Vitamin K Deficiency: Abnormal and/or internal bleeding Easy bruising, appearance of ruptured capillaries, etc. Health Concerns – What Vitamin K Is Used For: Excessive menstrual bleeding...
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Ultrapasteurization Ultrapasteurized Milk: Why It Doesn’t Spoil I bought some organic milk from our local co-op over three weeks ago and opened it just before we went on a 40-day juice fast. I thought...
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Many consumers of the standard American diet experience severe allergy symptoms, including headaches, asthma, and even seizures from sulfites. These have been added to foods by major food processing...
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Sugar Substitutes-Suchero
Suchero Suchero Products There’s a new sugar substitute on the market. Suchero. It’s made from coconut sap and is a low glycemic organic natural sweetener that has been minimally processed (not like...
View ArticleSugar Substitutes-Stevia
Stevia rebaudiana- Stevia, known as “sweet herb“, this plant is 25 times sweeter than sugar when made as an infusion with 1 teaspoon stevia leaves to 1 cup of water. Two drops of this infusion equal 1...
View ArticleSugar Substitutes-Licorice Root
Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra)-Licorice root (the ingredient in black licorice) is a substance of which virtually everyone is aware. Licorice is a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean region....
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Sugar Substitutes–Just Like Sugar
78 REASONS TO USE “JUST LIKE SUGAR”® INSTEAD OF SUGAR Just like Sugar In addition to throwing off the body’s homeostasis, excess sugar may result in a number of other significant consequences. The...
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Sugar Substitutes
The Many Faces of Sugar Here is an exhaustive list and description of all the sugars and sugar substitutes you will run across. Short descriptions of them are listed below the list: Amazake Agave...
View ArticleSugar and Copper Deficiency
Copper deficiency is caused by eating too much sugar. Really? Well here’s a list of symptoms caused by copper deficiency: Loss of hair color, dry brittle hair with split ends, diminished senses...
View ArticleSplenda
What is Splenda (Sucralose)? Splenda: Splenda is similar to a chlorinated pesticide. It is 600 times sweeter than table sugar. Although it has no calories some research indicates that it may actually...
View ArticleSoy Hazards
The Hazards of Soy For years I have purchased soy milk, stocked it on my shelf, told myself I should open it and include it into my diet. After opening it though, it just sits in the refrigerator for a...
View ArticleSoy and Children | soy children
The Hazards of Feeding Soy to Children Do you feed your baby something besides breast milk? Does it contain soy or Soy Protein Isolate (SPI)? Isoflavones in these soy milk replacers are a serious...
View ArticleSalt Fun Facts | salt facts
Some of the medical websites I checked out when I had a friend with high blood pressure stated that eating up to an equivalent of 1 teaspoon of salt per day was safe! The sites never addressed the...
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Pineapple
Product of the Month: Pineapple Alias Names: Ananas, Nanas, Pina. The Scientific name for the pineapple is Ananas comosus. Ananas comes from the Tupi word meaning “excellent fruit” and the word...
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Pectin Alternatives
Five Alternatives to using Pectin or Certo: Pectins, Pomona and ChillOver Powder for Jams and Jellies Pomona Pectin Many multiple chemical sensitives are allergic to jams and jellies because of the...
View ArticleParsley Health Benefits
One of the World’s Seven Most Potent Disease-Fighting Spices Parsley (Petroselinum crispum), the world’s most popular culinary herb is also known as “rock celery” and belongs to the Umbelliferae family...
View ArticleOils, Fats and EFAs | oils fats
Oils, Fats and Other Essential Fatty Acids: Often during an exam I test that the patient is deficient in a particular oil. Polyunsaturated oils help to lube up our joints. They compete with the same...
View ArticleNuts and Seeds
Keeping Seeds and Nuts Fresh People don’t eat enough seeds and nuts, so most of us are missing out on all those great, polyunsaturated oils. In my practice, I often remind my clients to take their...
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Nutrasweet, Aspartame and Equal
Nutrasweet (aka: Aspartame, Equal, AminoSweet, Canderel) Did you know….Statistics and Facts about Nutrasweet (aka: Aspartame, Equal, AminoSweet, Canderel) The FDA has received more complaints about...
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Nightshades
Nightshades in the diet It has been several years now that I had discovered on my own that I was allergic to the solanaceous family (the nightshades). Nightshades include: Potato, tomato, eggplant,...
View ArticleMonosodium Glutamate (MSG)
The Many Faces of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) MSG Facts and Statistics: MSG and Aspartame have similar chemical structures, both are considered to be “excitotoxins“ People who react adversely to MSG are...
View ArticleMineral List and Best Bet Foods
Mineral List One source of TRACE minerals is Celtic Sea Salt, but it imbalanced as to the proportion of trace minerals your body needs. Too much sodium–even though it is organic. Best used in...
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Making Nutrition Work
Notes from “Making Nutrition Work” Seminar Spokane, WA Feb. 2007 with Dr. Holly Carling “If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything!” Add bookmarks: Have you ever wondered what doctors...
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Kale
Kale—The Wonder Food (From Volume 7 No. 2 Newsletter for November 2011) Kale (Brassica oleracea) is a descendent of wild cabbage and originated in Asia Minor. It was thought to have been transported...
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Jerusalem Artichokes
Scientific Name: Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichokes are also known as Sunchokes, Sunroot, Topinambour, Topinambur, Girasol, Girasole or Earth Apples Jerusalem Artichoke Plants with Flowers...
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How to Choose Great Tasting Fruit
How to Pick a Great Piece of Fruit Choose fruit that is vine-ripened and in season for the most nutrition. Do you eat tomatoes that have been gas ripened? No flavor, right? I think that when we eat...
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Honey Health Benefits | honey benefits
Honey Benefits Honeycomb How can honey benefit you? Honey is a natural sweetener with proven bioactive antibiotic and antiseptic properties. It’s best to get honey that was produced in your area if...
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Goitrogens (Thyroid bad foods) | thyroid foods
Goitrogens: Raw Foods That Hurt Your Thyroid Have you heard of goitrogens? A Goitrogen is a substance in some foods that prevents the thyroid gland from working correctly by blocking the uptake of...
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Ginseng Differences and Benefits
How to Choose the Best Ginseng for Your Needs Ginseng Ginseng is known as an adaptogenic herb. An adaptogen is an herb that regulates and helps the body handle stress and maintain vitality. Adaptogens...
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Ginger Health Benefits | ginger benefits
Ginger How does ginger benefit you? Do You Love Gingersnaps, Ginger Ale, or Anything with Ginger in it? Why do people like ginger? How does ginger benefit you? My husband used to start the day out...
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Germanium-A Holy Trace Mineral
Geraniums Germanium is a trace mineral with no Recommended Daily Amount (RDA) established. It is abundant on the surface of the earth and is in most plants. Certain disease conditions respond...
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Food Cravings
Food Craving… Bread can be a food craving Causes of Common Food Cravings: Acid or sour food craving- Body is full of toxins Alcohol as a food craving- Imbalanced brain chemicals or mineral...
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Food Additives
A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives by Ruth Winter Media Review of food additives by Denice Moffat Imagine wanting to make cookies and not having the proper food additives to put in them so you...
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F.O.S (Fructo Oligo Saccharides) | FOS
What is FOS? Fructooligosaccharides (usually abbreviated FOS)- and inulin, are terms referring to naturally-occurring, mildly sweet, indigestible carbohydrates. How do fructo oligo saccharides help the...
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Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency | efa
EFA, or “Essential Fatty Acids” are important! Did you know that your brain is composed of more than 60% fat? If you don’t have the proper fats to nourish the nerve cells and myelin of the brain you...
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Eicosanoid Survey
What IS an Eicosanoid? Can you name the one group of master hormones responsible for the reversal of heart disease, high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, inflammatory diseases, cancer, and...
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Coumadin and Vitamin K Foods
Can I Still Eat Greens While Taking Coumadin? Thanks to Mary B for forwarding the information. I have clients ask me all the time what they should do because they hear so much conflicting advice from...
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CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10)
Alias names: Ubiquinone, Coenzyme Q10 CoQ10, Coenzyme Q10 or Ubiquinol. Same product. History of CoQ10: Coenzyme Q10 was first discovered in 1957. Coenzyme Q10, or simply CoQ10, is also called...
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Celery Health Benefits
Celery and Celery Juice Health Benefits Celery is rich in sodium. “So?” you say, “I eat table salt. Doesn’t that count?” Actually, no! Table salt is composed of insoluble inorganic elements which...
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Carrots and Glycemic Index
Carrots. . .what’s in them? Glycemic index of carrots and their chemical composition. Mostly people with sugar challenges tell me that they stay away from carrots and potatoes because they are high in...
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Butter vs Margarine
Butter Butter is America’s best and most easily absorbed source of Vitamin A., which is needed for a wide range of functions in the body, from maintaining good vision, to keeping the endocrine system...
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Bitters, Choline, Gallbladder Fxn
Bitters, Choline, and Gall Bladder Function Eat your bitters first: In France, as my grandmother taught me as a child (she was 100% French,) you are always served your bitter foods first (like endive...
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*Diet and Nutrition Home Page
Diet and Nutrition Section Diet and Nutrition are a big part of becoming and staying healthy. There’s a lot to this topic and it seems the more you know, the more confusing it gets because everything...
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