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Sugar-free Foods: Healthy or Not?

Article from the Food Network in 2010 by: Dana Angelo White, M.S., R.D., A.T.C. They’re marketed as healthy and low-calorie alternatives to your favorite sugary treats, but are sugar-free foods actually better for you?     They’re marketed as healthier, lower-calorie alternatives to your favorite sugary treats, but are sugar-free foods actually better for you ? Well...maybe and maybe not. We've got the details on the good and bad of sugar-free foods. What’s Replacing Sugar?   Some artificial sweeteners are calorie-free, while others come along with a ...

Top 10 Bible Foods that Heal + the Biblical Diet

Dr. Josh Axe, DNM, DC, CNS, (born 1981) is a doctor of natural medicine and is a chiropractic physician and clinical nutritionist with a passion to help people get healthy. He operates one of the world's largest natural health websites at www.DrAxe.com , and he has published extensively - for blogs, health articles and even several books: The following article, Top 10 Bible Foods that Heal + Biblical Diet , was also written by him. By Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DMN, CNS November 4, 2017 Whether you eat, drink or whatever you do, do all for the glory of God. ~ 1 Corinthians 10:31 All throughout the Bible, references are made to the medicinal properties of foods and herbs. Representing health and longevity from Almighty God, the importance of diet and of preparing and eating food was oftentimes seen as a spiritual act. If you want to consume some of the most common foods mentioned for their health properties in the Bible, then you’ll want to try these top 10 healing ...

Gluten-free: Foreign Restaurant Cards

One of my best friends used to rave about why Seventh-day Adventists teachers teaching in South Korea weren't given dietary cards to take to the Korean restaurants (we live in Korea), so we could maintain the healthy, "clean" SDA diet. Many teachers who just arrived didn't have linguistic skills or knowledge about what was in Korean food, so eating in the restaurants that was obviously loaded with pork and shellfish would be against the SDA moral values of respecting the dietary laws given by God. God gave the dietary laws to Moses after He led the children of Israel out of Egyptian captivity, and those laws are documented in Leviticus 11 . Jews and SDAs follow these laws; perhaps other religious groups do as well. Anyway, my friend who had lived in Japan for a year had been given such a card stating what foods SDAs avoid, and she along with other teachers teaching in Japan would present the card at restaurants and so felt assured that they wouldn't order anythi...

10 Nutrients Absent in Animal Foods

[Article source on HEALTHLINE by Atli Arnarson, PhD on June 15, 2017] Animal foods and plant foods have many differences. This is especially true for their nutritional value, as many nutrients are specific to either plants or animal foods . For optimal nutrition, it makes sense to follow a balanced diet that includes both. This article lists 10 common nutrients that are difficult or impossible to get from animal foods. source 1. Vitamin C Vitamin C is the only essential vitamin not found in useful amounts in cooked animal foods. It is a powerful antioxidant that is important for the maintenance of connective tissue. It also functions as a co-factor for many enzymes in the body. Additionally, vitamin C deficiency may cause scurvy, a condition initially characterized by spotty skin and fatigue. Advanced scurvy can cause yellow skin, loss of teeth, bleeding and eventually death. A diet of only animal foods usually doesn't contain enough vitamin C. For this reaso...

The Denaturing Effect of Cooked Food

The following article is taken from Hippocrates Health Institute, home education (Dec 13, 2018): Cooked Food What’s In It? Well, after years of being a pyrofoodiac, I discovered raw food. No, I’m not talking raw meat or even sushi, but rather fruits, veggies and their juices and raw nuts seeds. In their natural, unadulterated, untouched by man, UNcooked and certainly UN-burned state, these foods really can heal all that ails you. It turns out, it’s that cooked food, especially the burnt stuff, that WILL kill you!  Yes, I know exactly what you’re thinking, “EVERYONE eats cooked food!” But not everyone knows what the cooking of food actually does to the food, and even more importantly, what that cooked food does to your body when you regularly consume it.  So, what could possibly be so bad about cooking your food? Does something in the food change when you heat it?  What exactly is IN cooked food?  Whenever you cook food, whether it...

10 Reasons to Love Avocados

Hippocrates Health Institute posted about the health value of avocados , one of the most nutrient-rich and versatile fruits that can be eaten daily to enhance a person's health. Originally native to Central America, for hundreds of years avocados have been cultivated. Now they are used in numerous recipes: appetizers, salads, desserts, and even eaten alone. This fruit versatile in meal presentation can play a big part in the health journey by providing the body with nutrients and other healing properties. Externally used, the natural oils in avocados can also penetrate deep into the skin, making it a great addition to skin and hair care routines. Book title "An Avocado a Day" as posted on Amazon Here are 10 reasons why a person should love avocado:  Regulates blood pressure High source of fiber Helps absorb nutrients from other foods Contains more potassium than a banana Loaded with heart-healthy, mono-unsaturated fatty acids Can lower cholesterol...

Support Your Second Brain: The GI Tract

Did you know you have two brains? Our gastrointestinal tract has been dubbed our "second brain" because it contains 500 million nerve cells! Find out how to keep our amazing gut healthy. Modern gastroenterology suggests our “gut instinct” stems from the 500 million neurons contained in the gastrointestinal tract, in the network of nerves contained in the walls of everything from our esophagus to our stomach and intestines. That network—the enteric nervous system (ENS)—is what’s known as the “second brain.” And for good reason. The ENS is the body’s second-largest concentration of nerves behind only the brain (and ahead of the spinal column). In fact, there are 30 to 40 percent as many neurotransmitters identified in the gastrointestinal tract as there are in the brain. The Body’s Prime Source of Serotonin The ENS controls digestion, including everything from the biomechanics of the stomach and intestines to the alkalinity that allows digestive enzymes to ...