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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Featured Food: Fermented Cabbage
It’s the first of the year and of course cabbage is a traditionally eaten food, but to go in order with our discussion of the digestive system and probiotic yesterday, fermented cabbage is the chosen food of the day! It goes … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Featured Food, Foods, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Uncategorized, Weight Loss
Tagged Cabbage, Digestion, Fermentation, Vegetable
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Probiotics
Right along with health of the gut and retaining the integrity of your flora, today we will explore probiotics. As we can tell from the last couple of days the integrity of the digestive system is important for overall health, … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Tagged Bacteria, Diet, Fermentation, Probiotic
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Digestive Disturbers
Last week we covered some potentially intestinal foes (gluten and phytic acid), but today we’ll look at some more anti-nutrients (and I’ll warn you now that soy is about to take a beating, sorry vegetarians). Let’s just jump in; first … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Foods, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Tagged Digestion, Oxalic acid, Pancreas, protein
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Crohn’s and Digestive Health
Sunday we looked at the digestive system, but what about one of its ailments. Today I will investigate a chronic inflammation of the GI (gastro-intestinal) tract, known as Crohn’s disease. We highlighted its prevalence the other day, but it along with … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Foods, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Physiology, Weight Loss
Tagged Crohn, Digestion, inflammation, Inflammatory bowel disease
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Second Brain: Digestive System Overview
I’ve discussed flora before and touched on the digestive system before, but last weeks themed post on gluten and other gut irritants, caused for a little deeper digging (and I apologize an overview of the digestive system should have come … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Longevity, Physiology, Weight Loss
Tagged Digestion, Disease Crohn, Health, Irritable bowel syndrome
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Today and Not Tomorrow
Motivation Monday with Brittany: As this is my last post of the year I wanted to make sure that it was just right, and conversations and happenings the past few days have really helped mold this post into a whole … Continue reading
Posted in Body/Spiritual, Longevity, Weight Loss
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Featured Food: Blood
Blood may seem a little grotesque, but I’ve been on a primal kick eating deer hearts and liver, so why not journey into the realm of cooking or utilizing blood in recipes. The idea of using blood today may seem far-fetched, … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Featured Food, Healthy Eating, Uncategorized, Weight Loss
Tagged Black pudding, fat-burner, Sausage
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Phosphorus: Bones, Teeth and Energy
Last month we did some extensive work on minerals, but in looking at phytic acid that wrecks havoc on mineral absorption and in artificial sweeteners the week before, today phosphorus deserves some attention; as it rightfully should. It is the second … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Foods, Nutrition, Physiology, Supplements: Vitamin/Mineral/Nutritional, Weight Loss
Tagged ATP, Mineral, Nutrition
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What about the others? Rice and Oatmeal
Ok so we’ve explored the grainiest of grains, but what about those other ‘grains’ like oatmeal and rice? Oatmeal are cereal grains that come from Avena sativa grass. Porridge and oatmeal have been the staple of many ‘health’ seeking individuals. But … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Foods, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Tagged Cereal, Oat, Phytic acid, Rice
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Phytic Acid: messing with minerals
We’ve looked at grains many times, and mentioned phytic acid (especially lately in our posts on vitamins and minerals), so the time has come to look into the topic a little more. Phytic acid is the where plants store phosphorus. Bad news … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Longevity, Nutrition, Uncategorized, Weight Loss
Tagged Health, lifestyle, Mineral, Phytic acid, Vitamin
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