recommended nutrients vitamin E

Vitamin E is not an ordinary vitamin. It’s a potent antioxidant that your liver uses to detox naturally. It’s also essential for a healthy skin, and its free radicals scavenging capacity makes it very interesting in cancer prevention. While its name leads us to think of a single substance, vitamin E describes a group of [...]

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detox naturally with water

We all heard the recommendation to drink about 8 glasses of water per day. Drinking enough water is the number one key to many common health problems such as dry skin, bloating, acne, constipation, headaches, cellulite, etc.  Some health practitioners even say that most of North Americans are living their life in a state of [...]

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How and why to wash fruits and vegetables

August 26, 2010
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It’s only common sense to wash our fruits and veggies before eating them. But more than just washing off dirt and grits, thoroughly washing products is essential to detox naturally and avoid food-borne illness.
Unwashed fresh products can harbor harmful pathogens and dozens of pesticide residues. Even if you’re buying organic products, you still need to [...]

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Superfoods – Walnuts

August 24, 2010
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Walnuts can clearly earn their title as a super food. They are rich in fiber, vitamins, magnesium and antioxidants.  They also are one of the best plant sources of protein, and they contain healthy fats, including Omega 3, that have shown to lower LDL cholesterol.  Walnuts are also champions at lowering heart diseases risks by [...]

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Are Grains Toxic?

August 19, 2010
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Grains have been part of human diet since the event of agriculture. What would be our diet like without breads, pastas, and rice or baked goods?  And for all vegetarians and vegans out there, grains often takes a more important role by bringing a big chunk of the daily essential nutrients. But while the nutritionists [...]

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Vegan Fat Free/Gluten Free Banana Muffins

August 17, 2010
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Who said that we had to stop eating baked goods when we are vegan AND intolerant to gluten?  Cooking with food allergies can sometimes be a real challenge. My husband and I have been tested for food intolerances recently.  I discovered through this test that my husband is very allergic to eggs and he is [...]

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Are your detox symptoms hide a lack of iodine?

August 12, 2010
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Iodine is one of minerals essential to the body.  It’s found in earth’s crust, but its best source is in the sea.  Our body requires it for several reasons, the main one being for our thyroid gland function.
Iodine deficiency was something common in the past, but since now most table salt has been iodized, and [...]

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Detox Naturally to Prevent and Cure Hangovers

August 10, 2010
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It happened to all of us. After a night of festivities, we wake up in the morning feeling tired, sore, cranky, and with the stomach upside-down.  But why is that? Alcohol is basically a poison.  The dizziness feeling that comes with it is the fact that we are ingesting toxic substances more rapidly than what [...]

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Top 10 tips to alkalize your body and detox naturally

August 5, 2010
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Acidosis, a condition that appears when our body pH is too acidic, can lead to a lot of health problems. Acidic imbalance reduces our body’s ability to absorb minerals and nutrients. It reduces the cell’s capacity to repair itself. It also prevents the body from detoxifying naturally.
How to balance your body’s pH

Drink plenty of water. [...]

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Is your Body too Acidic?

August 3, 2010
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Like everything in nature, balance is always part of the equation.  Our body’s acid-base balance doesn’t make the exception.  Some eminent health authors claims that an over acidic body can lead to many health problems and make a fertile ground for cancer growth.
What can disrupt our acid-base balance?
We have to understand that most people suffering [...]

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