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“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”

(Epictetus)

Nut Overdose?

Don’t Eat Too Many Nuts

Nuts are protein-rich foods. However, protein is not desirable in large amounts. Nuts are actually concentrated with fat rather than extremely high in protein anyway and too much fat is really bad.

Blending nuts with the wrong foods, because of the fact that fat slows digestion, allowing fruits to ferment and cause acid problems, should be avoided.

The Place for Nuts in Our Diets

If you think about it, nuts are seasonal foods. They are only available naturally during specific times of the year. Fresh nuts are only available for a few months out of the year and dried nuts are much higher in fat and protein because they’ve lost their water content.

If you have ever eaten nuts fresh from the tree, you’ll know how much better they taste, how much more satisfying their texture, and how smoothly they grind between our frugivore teeth.

By all means, enjoy a few fresh nuts when they are available. However, limit your consumption to a small quantity and avoid eating them on the same day that you partake in avocado, which is also high in fat.

Children and Pregnant Women

Children have slightly different needs than adults. Children can have some nut products in their diets, but nut milks are the best choice. However, this should be provided to children that are age three or older because nut milk simply doesn’t contain the needed calcium for proper bone growth.

Until three years of age, infants and children thrive on mother’s milk. This is the truly perfect food, designed by nature. Of course, not every mother has the choice of nursing for one reason or another and in that case, animal milk can be used but raw goat’s milk is preferred over other milks.

One of the problems with giving children nuts is ensuring they chew them well. Raw nut butters solve that problem very well. BUT, children should still have most of their energy needs met through fruits and green leafy vegetables so that they obtain all the vitamins and minerals needed for health and rapid growth.

Similar dietary requirements apply to pregnant women because the baby in the womb is growing rapidly.

Almond Butter vs. Peanut Butter

This chart compares creamy unsalted versions of each nutty spread, and the percentages are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

	2 tbsp. peanut butter	2 tbsp. almond butter
Calories	190	190
Total Fat (g)	16	16
Saturated Fat (g)	2	1.5
Carbs (g)	7	6
Fiber (g)	3	4
Protein (g)	8	7
Calcium	1%	8%
Iron	3%	6%
Vitamin E	14%	40%
Folate	6%	6%

Nutrition-wise, it looks like almond butter offers a bit more, especially in terms of vitamin E. Remember, a serving of each is only two tablespoons, so watch those portions.

Sprouting II

Sprouting at home is an easy and cost-effective way to add enzymatically-active, highly alkalizing food to your daily routine.

What should you sprout?

• Amaranth
• Buckwheat
• Beans (all kinds)
• Chickpeas
• Lentils
• Quinoa
• Sunflower seeds (and more!)

How to sprout in 10 easy steps:

You can buy sprouting kits in most health food stores, but it’s just as easy to sprout at home using three readily-available household objects: a jar, cheesecloth and a rubber band. Here are the ten steps to sprouting:

1. Rinse the seeds you intend to sprout well and pour into the jar (fill to 1/4 mark)
2. Fill the jar at least 3/4 full of water
3. Soak overnight at room temperature
4. Pour out the water and seeds and rinse with fresh water
5. Return the seeds to the jar
6. Cover the jar with cheesecloth and secure the cloth with the rubber band
7. Briefly turn the jar upside down to drain the remaining water
8. Sprouts will begin to appear within 24 hours (give or take)
9. Make sure the sprouts stay moist so they sprout fully by rinsing and draining them (as in step #7)
10. Rinse your sprouts before eating.

Sprouts can be stored in the fridge uncovered for up to one week

Happy sprouting!

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Smooth seas do not create skillful sailors….

(Anonymous)

7 Day Vegan Meal Plan.

Day 1

Breakfast: ¾ cup whole grain cereal and soy or rice milk with ¾ cup of fruit of your choice or 1 cup of Toasted Apple cinnamon cereal and almond milk (recipes in Thrive) with ½ cup fruit of your choice.

Lunch: Vega fruit dip (slices of apple, banana, orange) 1/3 serving Natural Vega, 1/3 serving Chocolate Vega, ½ tbsp hemp seeds. Mix Vega and hemp seeds together, dip fruit in and eat.

Snack: 3 fresh dates with hemp butter or 1 65 gram Rejuvenator Brownie (recipe in Thrive).

Dinner: 3 cup mixed greens, with ½ cup broccoli, ¼ chick peas, ¼ avocado and ½ tbsp hemp oil mixed with 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar (or ginger papaya salad dressing, recipe in Thrive).and dulse strips.

Snack: 1 apple, 1/3 serving of Vega with ½ cup cold water.

Total calories: 1450 – 1550

Carb/Protein/Fat % – 43/28/29

Day 2

Breakfast: ½ serving Chocolate Vega blended with ½ a pear, ½ a banana and ¼ cup soaked almonds. Blend with about 450 ml of cold water.

Lunch: 3 cup mixed greens, with ½ a grated carrot, ¼ cup soaked green lentils, ¼ avocado and ½ tbsp hemp oil mixed with 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar (or ginger papaya salad dressing, recipe in Thrive).

Snack: 1 apple and ¼ cup walnuts or 1 Vega Bar.

Dinner: Stir Fry: ½ cup extra firm tofu, ¼ cup bean sprouts, ½ cup cauliflower, 1/4c snow peas, ¼ cup water for stir frying with ½ tsp cumin and ½ tsp curry powder, 2tsp hemp oil (to be added after) 1/2c brown rice or soaked quinoa. For best results stir-fry with coconut oil.

Snack: ½ serving of Vega with roughly 190ml of water.

Total calories: 1350 – 1450

Carb/Protein/Fat % – 40/30/30

Day 3

Breakfast: ½ serving Natural Vega blended with ½ pear, ½ banana, 1 tbsp fresh ginger root. Blend with about 450 ml of cold water.

Lunch: spinach with other mixed greens, ¼ cup soaked almonds, hemp oil and balsamic vinegar.

Snack: 1 Mango ¼ pecans or 1 65 gram Rejuvenator Brownie (recipe in Thrive).

Dinner: ½ sweat potato (steamed),1 cup mixed greens and 1 ½ cup stir fried extra firm tofu. or 2 cups of Coconut Lime Curry (recipe in Thrive).

Snack: ½ serving of Vega with roughly 190ml cold water.

Total calories: 1250 ““ 1300

Carb/Protein/Fat % – 42/29/29

Day 4

Breakfast: 1 serving of Vega with 375ml cold water

Lunch: 3 cup mixed greens, with ½ a grated carrot, ¼ cup soaked green lentils, ¼ avocado and ½ tbsp hemp oil mixed with 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar or ginger papaya salad dressing (recipe in Thrive).

Snack: 1 papaya, ¼ cup walnuts or 1 Vega bar and yerba mate tea.

Dinner: Avocado and tomato sandwich – 2 slices of sprouted bread, ½ avocado 1 tomato sliced, ½ cup mixed greens, ¼ tsp chilly powder, 1 tsp salad dressing.

Snack: 1 Apple with ¼ cup soaked almonds.

Total calories: 1450 – 1550

Carb/Protein/Fat % – 44/28/28

Day 5

Breakfast: ¾ cup whole grain cereal and soy or rice milk with ¾ cup of fruit of your choice or 1 ¼ cups Toasted Ginger Pear cereal with almond milk, soy milk, rice milk or slightly watered down Natural Vega (recipe in Thrive).

Lunch: ¼ cup soaked lentils, 1 whole wheat pita ,1 Romaine lettuce leaf, 2 slices tomato,1/4cup alfalfa sprouts, 10 medium baby carrots, 1 tsp oil & vinegar salad dressing, 250ml yerba mate tea or Sesame miso soup and yerba mate tea (recipe in Thrive).

Snack: 1 serving of Vega with 375ml cold water or 1 large Fuji apple and ¼ cup walnuts or 1 cup of Vega energy pudding (recipe in Thrive).

Dinner: 3 cup mixed greens, ½ a grated beet, ¼ cup soaked red lentils, ¼ cup soaked almonds and ½ tbsp hemp oil mixed with 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar or yerba mate salad dressing (recipe in Thrive). Add 1 tsp of hulled hemp seed if desired.

Snack: 1 Orange and ¼ cup soaked pumpkin seeds. (Pumpkin seeds are high in iron; it will be better absorbed when combined with the vitamin “˜C’ from the orange).

Total calories: 1450 – 1550

Carb/Protein/Fat % – 43/28/29

Day 6

Breakfast: 1 serving of Vega with 375ml of water or Vega Stamina Cereal (Recipe in Thrive).

Lunch: 3 cups mixed greens, with grated carrot root, ¼ cup soaked green lentils and ginger papaya salad dressing.

Snack: 3 dates with hemp seed butter or 1 65 gram Rejuvenator Brownie (recipe in Thrive).

Dinner: ½ sweet potato (steamed), 1 cup mixed greens and 1 ½ cup stir fried extra firm tofu or 2 cups of Coconut Lime Curry (recipe in Thrive).

Snack: 1 banana or 1 Vega bar.

Total calories: 1250 – 1350

Carb/Protein/Fat % – 42/30/28

Day 7

Breakfast: ½ serving of Natural Vega with ½ an orange, ½ a banana, spice, and soaked pumpkin seeds. Blend with cold water, about 400ml.

Lunch: 3 cups mixed greens, with grated carrot, ¼ cup soaked green lentils, ½ cup bean sprouts and ginger papaya salad dressing.

Snack: 1 banana ¼ cup soaked almonds or 1 cup of Chocolate Recovery Pudding (recipe in Thrive).

Dinner: 3 cup mixed greens, with ½ a grated carrot, ¼ cup soaked green lentils, ¼ avocado and ½ tbsp hemp oil mixed with 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar or ginger papaya salad dressing (recipe in Thrive).

Snack: 1/3 serving of Chocolate Vega (dry powder), ½ tbsp dried coconut and a banana. Mix the Vega and the coconut together, dip the banana in and eat!

Total calories: 1150 – 1250

Carb/Protein/Fat % – 39/32/29

Best Foods for Recovery.

What foods are best to eat after exercise to promote recovery? Simply put, stress (training) combined with adequate rest and proper nutrition is the recipe for improved performance. Interesting to note, the better the nutrition, the less rest needed, therefore the faster performance improves.

Recovery from a workout actually begins before the workout has begun. What I’m suggesting is that it is not in the athlete’s best interest to break down his/her body in a way that will not result in improved performance. For example, if an athlete embarks on a run without being adequately hydrated, an unnecessary stress is being placed on the body. The athlete will experience a higher heart rate due to inadequate hydration, fitness will not improve as a result and fatigue will occur sooner. As a consequence, recovery will take longer, yet there will be no pay off in terms of improved fitness. This can be referred to as uncomplimentary stress””avoidable stress with no pay off. For recovery time to be minimized it’s important to make sure the body is properly prepared to take on the stress of exercise.

Immediately following a workout, once hydration has been achieved, the best foods to consume are fresh fruit with a small amount of protein. Fresh fruit is easy to digest and the naturally occurring sugar it contains helps to quickly restock depleted muscle glycogen stores. The protein further speeds the up-take of sugar into the system. However, the amount of protein must be small at this meal, comprising of 25% or less of the total number of carbohydrate grams. This is usually referred to as a 4:1 ratio, meaning that for every 4 grams of carbohydrate, there is 1 gram of protein. Another requirement of the protein is that it be easily digestible, ideally in liquid or pudding type consistency. Medium firm tofu is a good option for a post-workout protein source. It is certainly easy to digest and contains magnesium and calcium, two important minerals necessary for smooth muscle contraction. The body needs to restore calcium and magnesium after exercise because they are both excreted in sweat.

This snack should be consumed within 45 minutes from the time the workout has ended. If the body is made to wait longer, recovery will be impaired.

The following is an example of a post workout snack.

Chocolate recovery pudding

¼ pound medium firm tofu ““ protein, calcium
1 banana ““ electrolytes
½ pear ““ natural sugar
½ tbsp hemp oil ““ essential fatty acids (3-6)
½ tbsp cocoa powder ““ natural flavour
sprinkle sea salt ““ sodium (lost in sweat)

Blend all ingredients together until reaching a consistent texture. I recommend a food processor.

*The riper the pear and banana the sweeter the pudding

Once about an hour and a half has passed since finishing the recovery snack, a balanced, nutrient rich, easily digestible meal is optimal. I recommend a nutritious blender drink containing all the components of a complete meal. The reason I recommend a liquid meal is to further reduce the strain on the digestive system during the recovery period. When the body is pooling all its resources to help repair damage done by training, it needs all the help it can get.

The best sources of protein are hemp, pea and rice in powder form, mixed with water. Hemp is very high in vitamin E, a powerful anti-oxidant that helps further speed recovery. Hemp also contains anti-inflammation properties that help soft tissue repair, important after exercise. pH is also an important factor to be aware of when making a recovery formula as lactic acid is a by-product of exercise. The consumption of alkaline producing foods will help to neutralize the typically acidic pH of a fatigued body, thereby speeding recovery.

The most alkaline foods are those with the highest chlorophyll levels ““ dark, leafy greens. I recommend a daily salad for this, among other, reasons. However since dark, leafy green vegetables aren’t great for making blender drinks, you can use chlorella. Chlorella is a fresh water algae from Japan. It possesses the highest amount of chlorophyll in nature, is rich in vitamin B-12 and contains almost 70% protein. An excellent addition for anyone, especially a vegan athlete, I recommend 1-2 teaspoons of chlorella in each blender drink.

Maca is also an excellent food to help speed recovery and promote energy without stimulation. Grown in the Peruvian highlands, maca is a turnip-like root vegetable. Available at many health food stores in powdered form, maca helps to nourish and rejuvenate the adrenal glands. After training or any other type of stress the adrenals become fatigued. If the stress becomes chronic and not enough time is allowed for recovery, common symptoms of stress become apparent. As with chlorella, I recommend adding 1-2 teaspoons of maca in each blender drink.

Here is an example of a blender shake with all the nutrients you need to optimize recovery, and therefore performance:

Nutrient-rich shake

3 cups water (or 2 cups water and 1½ cups ice)
1 banana ““ electrolytes
½ cup blueberries ““ antioxidants
½ pear ““ natural sugar, fibre
1 tbsp hemp oil ““ essential fatty acids (3-6)
1 tbsp ground flax seeds ““ omega 3, fibre
2 tbsp hemp protein ““ complete protein
1 tsp (2.5 grams) maca, powdered form ““ sterols, alkaloids glucosinolates
1 tsp (2.5 grams) chlorella, powdered form ““ vitamin b12, chlorophyll, nucleic acids

Blend together until smooth.

For variety, add either a tablespoon of raw pumpkin or sunflower seeds. Raw carob powder is also a good addition.

The ease of digestibility, the high pH (more alkaline), the raw protein source, and the nutrient density are all major advantages that post workout vegan food sources have over animal based ones. Vegan or not, for the first few hours after a workout, abstaining from animal products can facilitate a quicker recovery.

Plant Oils vs. Fish Oils

It’s been surmised for a long time that people whose diet is based largely on fish and is rich in Omega-3 EFAs have lower rates of heart disease. This led researchers to investigate whether giving fish to people who had already suffered a heart attack would prevent them from having another attack.

The two largest studies conducted were the DART(1) and GISSI(2) trials, which both used fish-based Omega-3 fats. The results were positive, both studies showing a reduced risk. However, a much less publicized study was the LYON(3) trial, which used plant oils as a source of Omega-3 fats. The results showed that plant oils reduced the risk of a secondary heart attack by at least twice that of fish oils!

Comparing these three main trials shows that:

• plant oils are far more effective than fish oils in reducing the chance of cardiac death in high-risk patients;
• plant oils reduce the risk of dying from secondary heart attack by more than double that of fish oils;
• plant oils reduce the number of painful, non-fatal heart attacks;
• there are long-term survival benefits from consuming plant oils.

In addition, we have been so successful at spreading pollution that environmental contamination is widespread and all oceans now contain toxic chemicals. Mercury, organophosphates, PCBs, dioxins, and radioactive pollution are all highly toxic to life. Fatty foods have a tendency to “soak” up toxins and so oily fish are particularly prone to absorbing them.

In summary, plant oils are a far healthier source of the essential fats we need, halve the risk of heart disease compared with fish oils and are much less likely to be contaminated with harmful chemicals or turn rancid, making them the ideal choice for “good fats” to consume for optimal health.

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“It is easier to change a man’s religion than to change his diet.”

(Margaret Mead)

Bananas.

Bananas. Containing three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes. But energy isn’t the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills – eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit’s ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert. Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a “cooling” fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer, tryptophan.

Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body’s water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in “The New England Journal of Medicine,” eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

Rose Bushes: Blend one skin (soft Part) with blender full of water and pour on base of Rose Bush. Promotes healthy roots and new growth.

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say,

“A banana a day keeps the doctor away!

Source:http://www.karinya.com/bananas.htm

Bread.

Important Warning for those who have been drawn unsuspectingly into the use of bread:

• More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users.

• Fully HALF of all children who grow up in bread-consuming households score below average on standardized tests.

• In the 18th century, when virtually all bread was baked in the home, the average life expectancy was less than 50 years; infant mortality rates were unacceptably high; many women died in childbirth; and diseases such as typhoid, yellow fever, and influenza ravaged whole nations.

• More than 90 percent of violent crimes are committed within 24 hours of eating bread.

• Bread is made from a substance called “dough.” It has been proven that as little as one pound of dough can be used to suffocate a mouse. The average American eats more bread than that in one month!

• Primitive tribal societies that have no bread exhibit a low incidence of cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, and osteoporosis.

• Bread has been proven to be addictive. Subjects deprived of bread and given only water to eat begged for bread after as little as two days.

• Bread is often a “gateway” food item, leading the user to “harder” items such as butter, jelly, peanut butter, and even cold cuts.

• Bread has been proven to absorb water. Since the human body is more than 90 percent water, it follows that eating bread could lead to your body being taken over by this absorptive food product, turning you into a soggy, gooey bread-pudding person.

• Bread is baked at temperatures as high as 400 degrees Fahrenheit! That kind of heat can kill an adult in less than one minute.

• Most American bread eaters are utterly unable to distinguish between significant scientific fact and meaningless statistical babbling.

Top 10 Raw Protein Foods.

Below is a list of some of the most highest concentrated raw foods in assimiable proteins!

1. Hemp Seeds
2. Goji Berries
3. Sprouts
4. Spirulian/Blue Green Algae
5. Pure Synergy
6. Maca
7. Avocado
8. Figs
9. Greens and veggies
10. Sprouted Nuts and Seeds

1. Hemp seeds contain all 8 essential amino acids for adults, plus three other amino acids that are considered essential for children and infants. Almost two-thirds of hemp protein is made up of edestin, a globulin protein found only in hemp seeds. This makes hemp the superior source for this protein in the plant kingdom. Edestin is a type of plant protein that is similar to protein found in the human body, and thus is perfectly suited to aid in meeting the body’s cellular needs such as DNA repair.

Did you know? Hemp Protein Powder is produced when whole hemp seeds are cold-pressed to expel the oil, leaving behind a dry “cake.” This cake is then milled at low temperatures to remove some of the fiber and produce a concentrated form of protein. Cool, huh?

2. Goji berries, sometimes called wolfberries, are perhaps the most nutritionally rich fruit on the planet. Goji berries contain 18 kinds of amino acids (six times higher than bee pollen) and contain all 8 essential amino acids (such as isoleucine and tryptophan). Goji berries also contain up to 21 trace minerals (the main ones being zinc, iron, copper, calcium, germanium, selenium, and phosphorus). Read more…

3. Sprouts are living foods, easy to digest and filled with enzymes, proteins, complex carbohydrates, essential fatty acids, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Everything your body needs in a form that your body can use! Sprouts are economical, easy to make and nutritious. Sunflower, kamut, hemp, quinoa, and bean sprouts are some of highest in protein.

4. Spirulina is a blue-green algae containing complete, balanced protein and a wide range of valuable nutrients. Spirulina is approximately 70% easily digestible protein. It contains 18 out of 22 amino acids and all of the essential amino acids, making it a unique vegetarian source of complete protein. Better yet, Spirulina protein is 95% digestible compared to meat sources, which are often difficult for the body to break down. In fact, beef protein is estimated to be only 20% digestible. Spirulina is a wonderful way to consume high quality protein that’s easy on the body. It contains enzymes, which naturally assist in the digestion process.

5. Pure Synergy is a remarkable nutritional supplement for your vitality, health, and total well-being blending Nature’s finest and most potent superfoods — algaes and organic green juices, freeze dried herbs, oriental therapeutic mushrooms, plant enzymes and phytonutrients, and natural antioxidants. Very high in protein!

Did you know? Pure Synergy ingredients are organically grown or wild crafted, seasonally harvested, fresh freeze-dried/ cold dried or cold ground, tested over 200 times for purity and packaged in recyclable glass.

6. Maca has an amazing nutritional value. Its high protein content excels those from other plants. For example it has 5 times more proteins and 4 times more fibre than the potato, having less fat. It has an excellent 0.76 ratio of saturated to unsaturated fat (40.1% saturated fats, 52.7% unsaturated fat). Maca contains two of three essential fatty acids (oleic and linoleic). It also has a surprising amino acids profile, a total of 18 amino acids, including 7 of the 9 essential amino acids. Vitamin and mineral levels are considerable and in some cases they represent 100% of the recommended daily value.

7. Avocados are bursting with nutrients–vitamins, A, B-complex, C, E, H, K, and folic acid, plus the minerals magnesium, copper, iron, calcium, potassium and many other trace elements. Avocados provide all of the essential amino acids (those that must be provided by our diet), with 18 amino acids in all, plus 7 fatty acids, including Omega 3 and 6. Avocados contain more protein than cow’s milk, about 2% per edible portion. Since rapidly growing nursing infants obtain no more than 2% protein from mother’s milk, we can safely assume that children and adults do not regularly require foods richer in protein than avocado. Our bodies recycle approximately 80% of our protein; cooked protein is denatured and largely unusable, thus our protein need is far lower than what is taught by conventional dietetics. A small avocado will provide more usable protein then a huge steak because cooked protein in meat is deranged and mostly unavailable to our liver, the organ which makes all of our body’s protein.
From Living Nutrition Magazine vol. 11 http://www.livingnutrition.com © Living Nutrition Publications.

8. Figs are loaded with nutritious protein, carbohydrates, essential minerals and vitamins.

Did you know? The actual edible “fruit” of a fig tree is called a syconium–a hollow structure lined on the inside with hundreds of tiny unisexual flowers.

9. Greens are high in protein, especially wild greens. Eating blending salads and juicing green veggies makes amino acids and other nutrients more assimiable.

10. Most nuts contain complete and high-grade proteins. They rank and even surpass, flesh foods in the quantity of their proteins. Nut proteins are also free from pathogenic bacterial or parasitical contamination. Almonds – their proteins have a high biological value and some nutritionists say they are an excellent substitute for meat; Almonds have 19% of protein. Coconut – is an excellent and complete food; Coconut has 6% of protein.

[by Alex Malinsky]

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“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.”

(Albert Einstein)

Eliminating The Cause.

Do you want me to reveal to you the greatest health secret of all time?

“The only sustainable way to get healthier is to remove the causes of disease and apply the causes of health.”

Or, put in an another way:

“Health cannot be maintained or regained by using the causes of disease.”

Let’s try to look at it in another way. We know that coffee causes headaches. Someone who is not a habitual coffee drinker might experience headaches from drinking coffee. Someone who gives up coffee often experiences head-splitting headaches. Yet, do you know what is the best “natural” remedy for a bad headache? Coffee. Yep.

Dr. Andrew Weil, a well-known naturopath, says that for migraine headaches, coffee should be eliminated. However, he also says “Once you’re off caffeine, you can use coffee as a treatment for headaches. Drink one or two cups at the first sign of an attack, and lie down in a dark room.”

Wait a minute; he says that coffee CAUSES headaches, but yet, he recommends it as a TREATMENT for headaches? How can that be?

Does that mean that coffee is good for you? No! All it did was alleviate the symptoms. Yet, coffee was at the root of those symptoms.

Now, if someone tells me that they take cayenne pepper and that it helps their digestion, I’ll use the same reasoning. Cayenne pepper is an irritant. How can an irritant be good for digestion? If something alleviates your symptoms, it doesn’t mean that it’s natural or that it’s good for you.

If you want health, you have to eliminate the cause. Just alleviating the symptoms is what everybody else does and it is the reason why our “health system” is really a “disease system.”