Gout Treated with Natural Medicine

Ronald W. Firquain :

Health Benefits of a Raw Food Diet

Easier Digestion Raw food presents lesser problems to your digestive system. The absence of oil and other harmful cooking ingredients allows your digestive system to quickly and smoothly digest food and eliminate waste from your system without making you experience any acidic reaction. Digesting raw food also does not lead to bile or any other residual effects. If you start with a raw diet, however, be sure not to immediately mix it with cooked food as the instant combination will not react well inside your stomach.

Easier digestion is also caused by the increased content of enzymes in raw food. With more enzymes at work within your body, you get to have lesser toxins which will consequently lead to lower health risks and weight gain.Better Immune System Bacteria as well as other microorganisms found within raw food benefit your health by strengthening your body immune system. Since prevention is always the best cure, strengthening your body defense system will make you tougher against all sorts of disease.

Stabilizing Body Mass Index If you are worried about your weight, taking a raw food diet could help you achieve your weight loss goals. When you want to lose weight, you need to look at the bigger picture of things and know your body mass index. If you already have the right Stabilizing Body Mass, a raw food diet will help you keep your body mass Index stable. Lower Heart Disease Your heart will greatly benefit from a raw food diet since it eliminates most of the ingredients and food types that lead to higher heart risk. With a raw food diet, you can look forward to leading a happier and healthier life.

Speedier Healing Not all of us are like Superman and able to heal bullet wounds in an instant. We are not like other magical creatures either that can regenerate lost limbs. As we are all ordinary humans only, we can simply rely on natural sources to keep our body heal faster and one way of doing that is by increasing intake of omega fatty acids.Omega fatty acids are one of the most important components of a raw food diet. They can be found in certain types of fish and leafy green vegetables. Omega 3 promotes cell growth and you can just imagine what would happen to your body without a healthy supply of Omega 3.

Healthier Skin Skin is the most commonly afflicted part of your body by cancer. With a healthy raw food diet, however, you will be able to give your skin added protection protection that mere skin care products can not really give you with.In spite of the numerous healthy benefits one can derive from raw food diet, it is not a dietary regime that is considered flawless. There are medical experts expressing concern regarding its safety and effectiveness. For one, people must make sure that the raw foods they eat are not greatly exposed to pesticides.

But if you can make sure that all produce you consume are organic then you are in the right track.

Paul Phillips :


those not familiar with the pH scale

The pH scale measures whether or not a substance is an acidic or alkaline: An acid has a pH of less than 7. The lower the pH the stronger the acid. pH 7 is neutral. An alkaline has a pH of more than 7. The highest pH is 14, which is the strongest alkaline.

You are what you eat?

-This saying is not accurate. It’s not really true either. However, what is accurate and true is ‘You are what you digest and absorb.’

Take, for instance, the example of fruits. They have an acid pH, but after eating and digesting, many types of fruits absorbed into the body then become alkaline. They give an alkaline ash residue.

Any foods that produce an alkaline ash residue when absorbed into the body are called alkaline foods. Foods that give an acid ash residue when absorbed into the body are called acid foods. It is important to distinguish the differences when choosing a healthy diet.

Getting it right…

Ideally, for optimum nutrition a good diet should strike a balance between 80%/20% alkaline/acid foods respectively. Ideally, your pH should be around 7.4.Before I list what foods are available to strike this right ratio in favour of the alkaline diet, it has been well noted that many people are out of balance. The reason being that there has been a rise over the years of not so good, or even downright poor nutrition, such as those containing trans-fats, certain saturated fats, refined sugars, starchy carbohydrates…This has given rise to higher acid foods and a predominantly more acid ash residue in the body. It comes as no surprise to me that the rise in acid foods correlates with the increase of the major life-threatening illnesses, cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes…over the last 60 years or so.

So what are the possible benefits of an alkaline diet?

v Feel more alive and alert

v More able to concentrate better

v Far less prone to mood swings…

v Need less sleep

v Feel more willing to do exercise

v Serves as a strong prevention against disease

v Slows down the ageing process

The Alkaline diet Includes: The vegetables Spinach, asparagus, broccoli, carrots, celery, cucumber, lettuce, courgette, cabbage, greens, swede, squash (summer, butternut, yellow etc), peppers, chilli, tomato, onion, garlic, chickpeas, pinto beans, kidney beans, spring onions, root ginger, and aquatic vegetables such as sea kelp and sea dulse.

Salad Recommendations

Avocado, celery, cucumber, dandelion greens, kale, lettuce, rocket, spinach, walnuts, almonds, macadamia nuts…i.e. any nuts accept cashews and peanuts. Seeds of different sorts such as pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, flax or any sprouted seed… and watercress. Some Herbs and Spices…

Basil, parsley, coriander, ginger, garlic and dandelion greens…

Robert Elias Najemy :

Sprouts are rapidly becoming popular all over the world as people are seeking a healthy and economic source of food. A handful of seeds can sprout into enough “live food” to provide balanced nutrition for a number of meals.

Why eat sprouts?

1. Sprouts are an abundant source of predigested amino acids, minerals, vitamins, natural sugars and life force. Research shows that sprouts are among the highest natural source of vitamins.

2. They provide our cells with nutrients, vigor and life.

3. For this reason, sprouts can retard the aging process.

4. Sprouts contain goodly amounts of male and female hormones, as well, in their most easily assimilated form.

5. Finally, consider the tremendous potential of sprouts as a survival food. Sprouts alone can sustain and adequately nourish life and growth. If enough seeds are stored and dept dry, millions could be fed in the event of a catastrophe.

What Kinds of Seeds Can be Used?

Almost any seed can be sprouted. The most popular are wheat, alfalfa and mung beans (these are sprouts you find in Chinese food).

Wheat sprouts

Contain vitamin plenty of Vitamin E and Super oxide dismutase, both of which are important antioxidants, which protect us from free radicals. They are beneficial to our reproductive system and provide oxygen to the body giving it tone and endurance. They can have a healing effect in adolescent acne and all types of inflammations. They help dissolve blood clots. They are also recommended for depression as they contain calcium, phosphorus and vitamin B (especially B1) which strengthen the nervous system.

Note: Eat wheat sprouts as soon as you see the small white root coming out, one coffee spoon each day to start with and gradually increasing the quantity. Remember to chew them very well.

Give wheat sprouts to your children instead of candies or chocolate as they contain natural sugars and become very sweet when chewed well.

Wheat sprouts are the best «pep-foods» for athletes.

Alfalfa sprouts

Have many of the benefits of wheat sprouts. They need more room to expand. Use only one tablespoon for your first try and you will be amazed at the volume you will get. They are very delicate and best used raw in fresh salads.

Mung beans

Are more appropriately cooked briefly with a vegetable or rice dish or lightly steamed. All sprouts have some effect in retarding the process of aging.

How to Make Sprouts

1) Put about 1 inch of seeds in the bottom of a jar.

2) Fill with water and let soak for 12 to 24 hours.

3) Secure a piece of cheesecloth or screen onto the top of the jar. You may secure it with a rubber band.

4) After the first 12 to 24 hours in which the seeds are soaking, you rinse the seeds twice daily by pouring in water mixing the seeds and sprouts around and pouring the water out again. You then leave the jar upside down so that the water drains out. Let them germinate in a dark but well-ventilated area.

5) The sprouts will be ready to eat within three to five days depending on the type and the temperature of the room. Now cover them and put into the refrigerator.

Enjoy these healthy and deliciously vibrant foods.

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