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NUTRITION INFORMATION ABOUT DIET
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Essense-of-Life.com encourages personal research and a balanced view of health and nutrition topics. The links below provide a broad overview of various research findings and hypothesis on the role of nutrition in health. This information is not intended to promote any particular product. Unless noted, the articles below do not include any scientific references.
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USDA National Nutrient Database |
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Database that gives the average mineral, vitamin and nutrient content of various foods. |
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Modern Miracle Men: Health from the Ground Up, Relating to Proper Food Mineral Balances
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We must make soil building the basis of food building. There may be a pronounced difference in both foods and soils. The truth is that our foods vary enormously in value. The more I studied nutritional problems and the effects of mineral deficiencies upon disease, the more plainly I saw that here lay the most direct approach to better health. |
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Is Your Digestive System Making You Sick? |
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The health of your gut determines what nutrients are absorbed and what toxins, allergens, and microbes are kept out. It is directly linked to the health of your whole body. |
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The Key to Affordable Health Care: Healthier Lifestyles |
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What’s missing in all of the debates about health care reform is a holistic approach to health, as opposed to figuring out how to pay for all this disease.Our focus needs to shift to figuring out how to give everyone more time to relax, exercise, have access to healthy, unprocessed foods, and sleep a sufficient amount of hours. It makes such perfect sense that the most effective way to treat disease is by treating its foundational cause. |
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Why Food is One of the Most Powerful Medicines Available |
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Some common foods irritate the immune system more than others. These include gluten (wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt, kamut), dairy, corn, eggs, soy, nuts, nightshades (tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, eggplant), citrus, and yeast (baker's and brewer's). |
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No Deaths from Vitamins, Minerals, Amino Acids or Herbs |
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Poison control statistics prove supplements' safety. There was not even one death caused by a dietary supplement in 2008, according to the most recent information collected by the U.S. National Poison Data System. |
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Exploring a Low-Acid Diet for Bone Health |
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Why, in Western countries that consume the most dairy foods, are rates of osteoporotic fractures among the highest in the world? Why has no consistent link been found between the amount of calcium people consume and protection against osteoporosis? Proponents of low-acid eating (a diet laden with fruits and vegetables but relatively low in acid-producing protein and moderate in cereal grains) suggest that this menu plan could lead to stronger bones than the typical American diet rich in dairy products and animal protein, often enhanced by calcium supplements. The researchers note that fruits and vegetables are predominantly metabolized to alkaline bicarbonate, whereas proteins and cereal grains are metabolized to acids. |
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Raw Food Explained |
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Everything you need to know about the raw food lifestyle. Extensive resource! Online bood with over 100 chapters. |
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The Top Ten Super Foods for Preventing Chronic Disease |
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Rice, cruciferous vegetables, pomegranates, cinnamon, avocados, onions, Wild Pacific salmon, nuts and seeds, turmeric and algae. Rice, which is alkalizing, is also gluten-free and has a low-allergy effect. Cruciferous vegetables help the body produce enzymes which detoxify cancer-causing chemicals in the body. The antioxidants in pomegranates help prevent cancer, heart disease and strokes. Cinnamon regulates blood sugar and cholesterol levels. The lutein in avocados benefits eyesight. The omega 2 fats prevent heart disease and diabetes. Heart disease can be reduced by eating an ounce of nuts and seeds daily. Turmeric helps destroy cancer cells and also has antibiotic and antifungal properties. Algae boosts the immune system. |
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Nutrition and Physical Degeneration |
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By Weston A. Price, MS., D.D.S., F.A.G.D. A comparison of primitive and modern diets and their effects. |
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The Role of Nutrition in Cancer Prevention and Treatment |
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Health-promoting nutrition...should form a major part of the curriculum for medical students, should be taught to all children from primary school age, practised within our daily lives, and should form an integral part of cancer treatment for all cancer patients. Orthodox medical practitioners largely dismiss the inclusion of nutrition in cancer care, despite the massive body of published scientific evidence supporting its major role in both the prevention and the treatment of cancer.
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Raw Food Nutrition Handbook |
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This comprehensive nutrition handbook contains a wealth information and handy food charts for a variety of raw fruits, vegetables, grains, seeds, nuts and legumes. Great for beginning an alkalinizing diet! |
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How Food Works |
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The foods you eat and the way you eat them can affect your mood and your temperament. Foods do that by affecting the levels of different hormones in your bloodstream over time. |
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Raw Food Eaters Thin but Healthy |
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It has been suggested that eating only plant-derived foods that have not been cooked or processed might make bones thinner and prone to fractures. But a study in Archives of Internal Medicine found although bones were lighter on this diet, turnover rates were normal with no osteoporosis. |
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Plant-Based Diet Greatly Reduces Risk of Cancer, Say Studies |
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The studies show that high consumption of fruits and vegetables wards off a variety of cancers. |
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Nutrition, The Key to Energy |
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The value of proper nutrition cannot be emphasized enough. Your body's health is directly related to what you put into it. |
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Microwave Cooking Zaps Nutrients |
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Steaming is by far the best way to cook vegetables and microwaving them is the worst, according to a study. |
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Microwave May Cook Benefits Out of Veggies |
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A study found that lengthy cooking times and high temperatures greatly diminish the nutritional value of vegetables. During cooking, vitamins will dissolve into the water and are then unknowingly thrown away after cooking. Microwaving vegetables aggressively heats their inside and causes the destruction of cancer-fighting antioxidants. Pressure cookers and steamers are among the best ways to prepare vegetables without ridding them of their value. |
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Healthy Eating Tips: What's Wrong with the Average Diet |
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Today it is common to eat foods that are highly processed with minimal nutritional content, containing many artificial colourings, flavourings and pesticide residues. In fact many foods today have been so highly processed that vitamins and minerals need to be added back to the food after the processing has removed them. Fortification of food is a very common practice, with most breads, cereals, milks and other foods containing added vitamins and minerals.
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You're as Old as You Eat: Guide to Foods that Fight Age |
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Keeping in peak condition in old age can be boosted by nutrition, which scientists are proving is a powerful weapon in fighitng of diseases. Olive Oil: Memory; Vitamin D: Bones; Oily Fish: Cardiovascular Health; Fibre: Digestion; Meat: Strength; Garlic: Immunity; Fruit and Leafy Greens: Eyesight. |
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Red and Blue Foods are Cancer Fighters |
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Natural pigments that give certain fruit and vegetables a rich red, purple or blue colour act as powerful anti-cancer agents, according to a study. The compounds restricted the growth of cancer cells and in some cases killed them off entirely, leaving healthy cells unharmed. |
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List of Food Additives |
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A list of food additives as organized by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. |
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FoodConsumer.org |
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The latest reports on food and nutrition in the news. |
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Genetically Modified Foods on Wikipedia |
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Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods derived from genetically modified organisms. Genetic modification involves the insertion or deletion of genes. In the process of Cisgenesis genes are artificially transferred between organisms that could be conventionally bred. In the process of Transgenesis genes from a different species are inserted. |
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Red Meat, Egg Yolks and Cream for Health
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Video interview with Dr. Robin B. Navarro of the Philippines. He believes that the root cause of all ailments and diseases is oxidative damage. Challenging popular opinion that a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet is healthy, Dr. Navarro recommends a diet that includes red meats, egg yolks and cream. These foods are high in Choline, which Dr. Navarro promotes as necessary for health. He also recommends staying away from polyunsaturated fats, which lead to oxidative stress. |
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Hidden Dangers In Your Child's Food |
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State says EPA allowing dangerous amounts of harmful pesticides in foods. |
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Fish and Mercury Levels |
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A list of fish with known unsafe mercury levels. |
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The Wai Diet |
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The Wai Diet basically consists of fruits, olive oil, raw egg yolk, raw fish. The basic principle of the Wai Diet is to give the body what it needs, and to avoid that which is harmful to it. The diet will provide us with all the necessary macronutrients and micronutrients we need. |
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Raw Food and Bacteria |
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To be able to deal with bacteria, we have to train our bodies' defense system, by being in contact with, and ingesting bacteria regularly. Only if the defense system is exposed often enough, will the body be well trained to overpower these bacteria. To accomplish this, we have to eat raw foods. |
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Food Combination Chart |
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Illustrates groups of foods that should not be combined if you experience discomfort after meals. |
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Diet and Alcohol Blamed for Women's Cancer Risk |
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The WCRF estimates that about a third of the most common cancers could be prevented if people started eating healthily, being physically active and maintaining a healthy weight. "Together with other factors such as being physically active and eating a healthy plant-based diet without too much salt or red and processed meat, these changes could make a real difference to the number of women who develop cancer before the age of 75." |
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Enjoy Saturated Fats, They're Good For You! |
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Many have now realized that it's the trans fat found in margarine, vegetable shortening, and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils that is the true villain, causing far more significant health problems than saturated fat ever could. |
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Busted: Top Vegan Nutrition Myths |
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A plant-based (vegan) diet is not restrictive in terms of providing us with adequate nutrition. Plant protein is not inferior to animal protein. Calcium is best obtained from plant sources. Vegan diets are safe for children. |
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Does Diet Really Matter in Breast Cancer? |
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The answer is a resounding yes. Breast cancer risk could be decreased by up to 38% through lifestyle factors including maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, and eating a healthy diet. There is evidence that the minerals, vitamins and phytochemicals in plant foods could interact in ways that boost their individual anti-cancer effects. This concept of interaction, where 1 + 1 = 3, is called synergy. |
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How a Diet Packed with Fruit and Vegetables Can Ward Off Cancer |
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Fruits and vegetables contain many compounds that could help portect against cancer. A potent super-nutrient found in a range of everyday healthy fodds can block the way cancer cells communicate and instruct cells to grow and spread, research shows. |
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Dr. Oz Discusses Antioxidants and Cancer Prevention |
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The importance of eating an antioxidant-rich diet full of organic fruits and vegetables to help prevent cancer. Explanation of antioxidants and of a simple scan that tests your antioxidant levels. |
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The Nutrition Benefits of Raw Eggs |
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As long as you're getting fresh pastured eggs, your risk of getting ill from a raw egg is quite slim. Over 23 percent of farms with caged hens tested positive for salmonella, compared to just over 4 percent in organic flocks. Your best source for fresh eggs is a local farmer that allows his hens to forage freely outdoors. |
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Everything You Think You Know About Healthy Eating is Wrong! |
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Myth: low fat dressing is healthy; Myth: Margarine is better than butter; Myth: Only sweets contain sugar |
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The China Study: Change Your Diet and Dramatically Reduce the Risk of Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease and Obesity |
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The most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease. "I propose to do nothing less than redefine what we think of as good nutrition. You need to know the truth about food, and why eating the right way can save your life." |
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Eating a Vegetable-Centric Diet Continues to Evolve |
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New cookbooks promote vegetable-centric diets. While not always endorsing a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle completely, cookbook authors are turning up the vegetable-only dishes. |
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That Flawed Stanford Study:
Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier than Conventional Alternatives? |
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The study narrowly defines “nutritious” as containing more vitamins. By which standard you can claim that, based on nutrients, Frosted Flakes are a better choice than an apple. "The researchers started with a narrow set of assumptions and arrived at entirely predictable conclusions. Stanford should be ashamed of the lack of expertise about food and farming among the researchers, a low level of academic rigor in the study, its biased conclusions, and lack of transparency about the industry ties of the major researchers on the study." |
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Hot Celebrity Eating Plan: The Alkaline Diet! |
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Natasha Corrett, founder of Honestly Healthy, delivers home-cooked alkaline meals to celebrities. 'The alkaline eating plan is about getting your body into the optimum state it can be in - and alkaline is healthier than acidic. When your body is alkaline you have clear skin, greater concentration, shiny hair - all the things you want with the bonus of weight loss.' |
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20 Ingredients to Memorize and Avoid in Any Food You Consume |
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This list is by no means all inclusive as there are dozens of other culprits, but these are the most commonly used by the food industry with little regard to consumer’s health. Artificial flavors, colors, preservatives, emulsifiers, sweeteners have saturated the food supply for more than four decades. We are on the precipice of discovering what our toxic food industry has done to our bodies and our environment. |
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Vegetarian Diet Cuts Cancer Risk |
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A new study...suggests that eating a vegetarian diet can significantly lower the risk of cancer. Those who followed a vegan diet were 16 percent less likely to develop all cancers. |
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Fruits, Vegetables May Cut Cancer Risk |
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Carotenoids in fruits and vegetables can protect women against developing breast cancer. The anti-oxidant properties of different types of carotenoids such as alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin can help prevent cancerous tissue in the breast. Researchers claim that a diet high in carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables by affecting mechanisms such as the immune system can protect the body against some different types of cancer particularly estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer types. |
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Inactive Ingredients – Rattlesnakes Are Safer! |
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Carotpes.As a nutritionist, activist and trained investigative journalist my ever ready brain, looks diligently into other related toxin filled products. What can one do? Take a minute, read the inactive ingredients very carefully. |
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