Benefits of Juicing for Health and Cleansing
This week’s topic is a sensitive one and I don’t mean to offend. However it really must be addressed, because so many ask the question, “Where’s the protein?” I’m going out on a limb here to say that the developed world has an unhealthy obsession with protein. It’s quite unlikely that any of us will [...]
Question: What does a log cabin in the wilderness have to do with juice cleansing the body? Answer: Detoxification. I’m writing this post as I sit inside a cozy A-frame log cabin in a canyon north of Santa Barbara California. My family and I have come here, to this wilderness location to get away from [...]
Cranberries. Let’s not beat around the bush. The damned things are sour. Still, they are extremely healthy and you could benefit greatly just by sneaking a few of them into your diet. I’ m not talking about prepackaged sauce and juices which have lost many beneficial nutrients due to the addition of heat and sugar. [...]
Use of the ginger root dates back at least five thousand years and it is one of the most widely use herbs in the world. Actually ginger is a rhizome (underground stem) with shoots that resemble bamboo. The skin of ginger is a pale tan color that looks rather woody. The yellow flesh inside holds [...]
Water. You know it’s good for you and that you should drink 6-8 glasses of water per day. But have you ever considered a 24 hour water fast? Recent groundbreaking studies by the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute have found that periodic fasting is beneficial to health. Specifically the study shows that a 24 hour [...]
Let me count the ways! I have to tell you kale has become one of my favorite superfoods. Mostly I eat it raw, in juices and smoothies, but kale is also delicious steamed and can even be baked into kale chips. (If you are curious about kale chips you can find a recipe and video [...]