One of my close friends is a professor at a fairly high profile Midwestern university (he’ll remain anonymous so as to avoid the wrath of his fellow protein-hating colleagues) and we were talking recently about how grossly misinformed many in academia are regarding dietary protein intake.
This is what you’ll often hear in the ivory towers. Read the rest of this entry »
In order to win any event, including this game of life, you need the optimal resources in adequate amounts. Our bodies are composed mostly of water which needs to be replenished regularly like any other nutrient. Our muscles are 75% water and our brains are over 80% which are two key ingredients in performance so they require optimal resources to function at their highest potential. Adequate water intake will prevent the onset of many symptoms and therefore avert disease processes from being established. Read the rest of this entry »
We introduced the importance of drinking sufficient quantities of water to achieve optimal performance; this week we will discuss how insufficient intake and regulation can cause symptoms.
Most of our body’s reactions take place in an aquatic environment at a regulated pH. Without sufficient water and the correct pH, the proteins and enzymes simply cannot function to their highest potential so the body cannot perform its necessary tasks and symptoms will appear.
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Some say its health food and should be consumed regularly, even supplemented, others say its dangerous – hide the children, lock the doors and protect yourself from the soy!!!!
Lets look at the recent literature about soy. Soy contains phyto-estrogens, which are the plants hormones that are molecularly very similar to human hormones. Read the rest of this entry »
When we were cavemen, we used to consume a diet that had a 1 to 1 ratio of Omega 6s to Omega 3 s. Now the typical American diet has a ratio of 50:1.
Now the deal is that when that ratio is not optimal (1:1), cancer, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, and stroke risks increase dramatically.
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1. Elimate grains, particularly wheat. This is the most important principle regarding carb intake. Wheat influences blood sugar levels the same way as plain table sugar.
2. Yes, eliminate grains, part II: Gliadin family grains such as oats, wheat, spelt are the most common food allergen. People of the Celtic ancestry, like the Irish, are more likely to be gluten allergic. Read the rest of this entry »
A member asked the question of how healing the integrity of the digestive system can help someone with food allergies. This week we will look at how foods affect the gut and its immune system and next week we will look at how we treat food allergies.
For the purpose of this article, food allergies will be defined as an antibody (immune system) response to a food antigen (irritant) leading to symptoms. In other words, the immune system’s attack on food as if it were a foreign invader. Read the rest of this entry »
Last week we talked about the connection between food allergies and the integrity of the gut wall. This week we will look at one of our current treatment protocols for healing the digestive tract. The protocol is as follows:
Glutamine
Intestinal Repair Complex by BioGenesis
Perma-clear by Thorne
Similase by Tyler
Stomach Acid is more important to your development than you think. Read the latest insights on digestion with tips for improving your own.
Are your muscles getting all the protein contained in that 12-ounce steak? Does your immune system enjoy all the antioxidant protection from the vitamins and minerals in organic fruits and vegetables? Do your supplements work as well as the manufacturer promises? Read the rest of this entry »
Q. Can diet soda make me fat?
by Dr. Jonny Bowden
We already know about the link between soda drinking and obesity. But diet soda? Yup. Two years ago, a study at the University of Texas Health Science Center found that there was a 41% increase in the risk for being overweight for every single can of diet soda a person consumed daily. Read the rest of this entry »
