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What People Are Saying

Thanks for spreading the word on the benefits of healthy eating!

I'm a nurse in an Emergency Dept. I see patients every day who are morbidly obese with illnesses including hypertension, diabetes, irritable bowels, depression, aches and pains, shortness of breath, etc. Their lists of medications are often longer than their lists of illnesses. No wonder they're depressed! Remember the saying, "You are what you eat?" Rather than looking to pills to mask symptoms, how much better it would be to fix the problem!

Easy steps in the right direction are something we've all heard before:

1. Eat right by choosing plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and grains; avoid high-fat, over-processed and fried foods.

2. Increase your activity level.

Your site is a great reference for people wanting to make a healthy change!

-HealthyinOhio

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Here’s How You Can REALLY Avoid Heart Disease – Without Drugs

by Jerome Burne, as featured in ‘Food Matters’

What’s the best way of telling if you are at a raised risk of heart disease? Most people would probably say their cholesterol level, because too much can block your arteries. That’s why the NHS spends more than £1/2 billion a year on statins to treat [...]

Fat or Fiction

By Professor Ian Brighthope

Fat is probably the most misunderstood component of the human diet. The acquisition of scientific terminology as marketing jargon has certainly increased this misunderstanding. Most consumers are now aware of terms such as omega-3 and omega-6, and essential fatty acids, and know that there are such things as good fats and bad [...]

Almond Cheese Manicotti

Very satisfing and versatile.
Serves 4-6

Cheese Filling
2 C almonds, soaked and sprouted with outer skins removed
1/2 C cold filtered water
1 tsp Herbs of Province
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp nutritional yeast (optional)
1/4 tsp dried onion powder
1/4 tsp dried garlic powder
dash of white pepper
1/4 tsp good quality probiotic powder (optional)

- 2 fresh zucchini, sliced very [...]

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups raw cashews

1/2 cup pine nuts

1 cup peeld and cubed zucchini

1 1/2 Tbsp fresh oregano leaves or 1 tsp oregano powder

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/2 tsp Celtic sea salt

2 cloves of garlic

1 1/2 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice

2 1/2 cups water

2 scallions, finely chopped

9 baby portobella mushrooms

Instructions:

Place all the ingredients, except the [...]

The benefits of detoxification

Author: Leisa Wheeler N.D. is a Naturopath, proven Health & Healing Mentor and Raw Food Coach.

Detoxification is a natural healing process needed more than ever in today`s toxic world. With the onslaught of chemicals in our food, air and water, we can all do with undergoing a specific program of periodic cleansing. An approach that [...]