This is caused due to our hectic lifestyleswhich cause us to falter on our mealtimes and makes us resort to junk foods.

Also, there is the fact that the food quality itself has degenerated due to the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and other chemicals. But, most importantly, there is a gross ignorance about nutrition. Most people just do not know what it means to eat well.

 Thus, there are a lot of reasons why our food quality has gone abysmally down. And, there is no respite in sight. We are not going to become regular with our mealtimes—our lifestyle has changed too drastically to go back now—and we are not going to see fruits and vegetables of impeccable qualities like they were obtained previously.

 That is the reason people are resorting to some or the other dietary pattern. They may do this because they want to keep their weight in check, or they want to get adequate amounts of a particular nutrient or simply because they believe in the diet and know that it will benefit their bodies more than their routine meals.

 It is an undeniable fact that we need diets to supplement our lifestyles today. We need the added nourishment and that is not available from most of the foods that we are consuming right now. Our unhealthy food habits aren’t helping us much either. That is the reason why we need to plan out a good dietary program. However, always remember to consult your doctor about what you intend to start.

 You have to think carefully about the diet that you plan for yourself. The diet should supplement your missing requirements, and at the same time, it should become a part of your lifestyle in a healthy manner.

It should be able to give you what you are looking for, and it should be convenient for you to use, depending on the kind of lifestyle that you lead.

Caralluma fimbriata is a succulent, edible cactus that grows across India. It has been in use in India for centuries as a vegetable and famine food.   The cactus is used by the labor class in South India to enhance endurance and suppress appetite. Indian tribesmen are known to chew chunks of Caralluma for energy and to suppress hunger when on a day’s hunt.

Caralluma is an effective weight management herb that has a double action modus operandi, making it highly effective.

Caralluma is manufactured by a unique process which ensures that there is no chemical alteration to any of the key constituents of the herb. The extract of Caralluma fimbriata has been extensively studied for its use in appetite suppression leading to clinically significant weight loss.

Controlled clinical trials on Caralluma have clearly demonstrated that it suppresses appetite. When we eat, the nerves from the stomach send a signal to the hypothalamus in the brain. This is the part of the brain that controls appetite. When the stomach is full, the hypothalamus signals the brain to stop eating. When a person is hungry, the hypothalamus sends a signal to the brain that food is needed.

  Caralluma inhibits this hunger sensory mechanism of the hypothalamus. The Pregnane Glycosides contained in  Caralluma interfere with the signaling mechanism and create a signal on its own, seeming to fool the brain into thinking that the stomach is full, even when the person has not eaten.
Caralluma inhibits fat synthesis by blocking the formation of Acetyl Co-Enzyme A and Malonyl Co-Enzyme A, which are the building blocks of fat synthesis. Caralluma also increases burning of fat by the body. This makes more energy available to the body and makes the person more active and lively. It’s a well known fact the muscle cells burn more calories than fat cells. So when more energy is available to the body, muscle cells burn energy faster. Muscle cells are heavier than fat cells but they are also denser than fat cells. So they occupy less space and consequently the person appears more compact and trimmer, compared to before.

What is Earthing?

 We live on a planet that is alive with natural energies and subtly pulsating frequencies caused by “free electrons.” Walking barefoot on the Earth, as humans have done throughout history, naturally discharges electrical stress from our bodies by facilitating the reception of these free electrons up into our system. The free electrons on the surface of the Earth are easily

 transferred up, into, and throughout our body as long as there is direct contact with the ground. These electrons restore our body’s natural internal electrical stability and rhythms, which in turn, promotes normal functioning our body systems. This process remedies an electron deficiency, which in turn reduces inflammation (a common cause of disease.) It shifts the nervous system from a stress-dominated mode to one of calmness. By reconnecting to the Earth, you enable your body to return to its normal electical state, which makes you better able to self-regulate and self-heal.

What Can Earthing Do For You?

•Diffuse the inflammation and improve or eliminate the symptoms of many inflammation-related disorders.

•Reduce or eliminate chronic pain. •Improve sleep in most cases. •Increase energy.

 •Lower stress and promote calmness in the body by cooling down the nervous system and stress hormones.

 •Normalize the body’s biological rhythms. •Thin blood and improve blood pressure and flow.

•Relieve muscle tension and headaches. •Lessen hormonal and menstrual symptoms.

 •Dramatically speed healing and help prevent bedsores. •Reduce or eliminate jet lag.

 •Protect the body against potentially health-disturbing environmental electromagnetic fields (EMFs).

 •Accelerate recovery from intense athletic activity.

How Do Grounders Work?

Grounders allow you to connect to the Earth’s magnetic field and abundance of free electrons while protecting your feet from the hazards of walking barefoot on surfaces containing debris, pesticides, and animal waste. They have conductive inserts, which allow you to receive the health benefits of grounding. Because most of us spend so much time in shoes, Grounders are a powerful resource for accessing the rejuvenating effects of our natural connection to Mother Earth while on the go. They simply act as conductors of the Earth’s natural energy into our body when we are unable to be barefoot. The conductive rubber plug in the sole of the flip flop is designed to touch the Earth on the bottom of the flip flop and then run through the flip flop to press the K1 accupressure point on your foot, thereby creating an optimal grounding connection between you and the Earth. The K1 point is the most effective spot to ground the body!

How Do I use Grounders?

Wear Grounders anytime you are outside! This allows your feet to connect to the earth and ground you as you walk around. The sole of your foot has more nerve endings, inch for inch, than any other part of your body. It’s also where the acupuncture K1 point is located, with connections running up through your entire body. The soles of your bare feet are a prime contact point to gather free electrons and natural energies from the Earth to send quickly through your body. Your sole is also endowed with more sweat glands than any place else on your anatomy. You perspire there more than any other part of the body, with the exception of your head and hands. The sweat on your feet acts as a conductor to help move the electron flow from the grounding equipment up into your body.

What Surfaces Can I Walk On To Ground Myself?

1. Any direct connection with the Earth. For example, grass, sand, or dirt.

2. Concrete: It is a conductive substance made from water and minerals. It sits on the Earth and retains moisture so the free electrons will pass through it just as if you are sitting or standing on grass or open ground. **If the concrete is painted or sealed, there may not be conductivity**

What Surfaces Will Not Ground Me?

1. Asphalt: It is made from petrochemicals and is not conductive.

2. Wood.

3. Vinyl.

4. Tar or Tarmac.

5. Plastic.

6. Potentially painted or sealed concrete.

How Often Should I Wear Grounders?

As often as possible! The more you connect with the Earth, the more you will benefit. The more compromised your health is, the more often and longer we recommend that you ground yourself. Important physiological improvements are measured to occur within 30 to 40 minutes, so the longer and more often you can ground yourself, the better is it for your health!

 Are Grounders Made In Any Other Style?

No, currently Grounders are only made in the flip flop style. We may consider making a closed-toe shoe sometime in the future, but for now, the flip flops are the only style of Earthing footwear available.

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by David Wolfe, JD

Introduction

Joint pain and inflammation are symptoms that will concern nearly each and every one of us eventually. Arthritic pain and inflammation are not particular to humans, but also affect other mammals – even wild mammals that eat only natural food. This evidence, along with research compiled by Douglas Muhall in his book, The Calcium Bomb, indicates that joint pain and inflammation may be caused by infectious organisms that reproduce slowly and become more pronounced with age.

Because we know that certain foods, superfoods, herbs, and supplements fight infectious organisms (e.g. garlic fights viruses, pau d’arco kills fungus, coconut oil dissolves certain types of bacteria) we may deduce that correctly chosen foods, superfoods, and herbs may fight the organisms that affect our joints.

We also know that certain foods, superfoods, herbs, and supplements supply enough minerals to get us out of deficiencies and actually fortify our bodies and protect us from degeneration.

A Little Background

Our joints are some of the least oxygenated regions of our body. Very few capillaries interface with the tissue in and around our joints. Therefore, due to low blood flow, our joints are subject to low oxygenation and an inability of white blood cells to reach our joints to fight infections.

I believe this basic weakness of mammalian biology is something we can defend, fortify, and rejuvenate with the correct nutrition strategy.

Here are the nutrients we should be looking for in our food, superfoods, herbs, and supplements that support and defend our joints (either directly or indirectly):

Minerals:

• Sulfur, Silicon, Ormus Gold

Vitamins:

• C, E

Polysaccharides:

• Beta 1,3 Glucans, Beta 1,4 Glucans, Beta 1,6 Glucans, Mannose, Fucose, N-Acetylgalactosamine, N-Acetylglucosamine, N-Acetylneurominic Acid

Fats and Oils

• Omega 3 and 6 Fatty Acids (ALA, DHA, EPA, GLA)

Antioxidants:

• Alpha-mangostin, Gamma-mangostin, Garcinone, Blue Phycocyanin

Amino Acids:

• Tryptophan , Phenylalanine, Tyrosine,  Lysine

Foods, Superfoods, Herbs, and Supplements to Protect our Joints

Listed below are the basic components of the program. These foods, superfoods, herbs, and supplements contain the critical nutrients necessary to nourish and defend our joints. These foods, superfoods, herbs, and supplements are to be ADDED IN to your diet. We assume that refined sugar, trans-fatty acids (hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils), regular table salt, soda, fast food, pasteurized dairy products, cooked conventional wheat and corn products, drugs, and other excesses have been (or are being) removed from your diet.

Let’s review these foods, superfoods, herbs, and supplements briefly:

HEMP PRODUCTS (seeds, protein powder, oil):

HEMP SEEDS:

Leading researchers and medical doctors consider hemp seed to be one of the most nutritious food sources on the planet. Shelled hemp seed is packed with 33 percent pure digestible protein and is rich in iron and vitamin E as well as omega-3 ALA and omega 6 GLA. Hemp also contains three times the vitamin E contained in flax. A recent report funded by the Canadian government states that hemp protein is comprised of 66 percent high-quality edestin protein, and that hemp seed contains the highest percentage of this of any plant source. Edestin contains the following amino acids in significant quantities: tryptophan, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and lysine.

In 1915, the Journal of Biological Chemistry discussed edestin at length. A later issue published a vegetable protein study. In the study, edestin was considered suitable as a sole protein source for animals. The study also stated that “the relatively large amounts of lysine present in the…hempseed…is especially noteworthy.”

HEMP PROTEIN POWDER:

Hemp protein powder is made from raw, hemp seeds (cold-processed at less than 85 degrees). It is super-finely milled to contain 37% protein, with much of the oil removed. Hemp protein is a balanced, “whole” protein, rich in essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants.

Hemp’s superior 66% edestin and 33% albumin protein structure is the highest in the plant kingdom, making it the Gold Standard of Plant Protein.

HEMP OIL:

Hemp is one of very few plants that contains both of Omega 6 (GLA) and Omega 3 (ALA) an even rarer fatty acid. Hemp oil normally contains about 80% polyunsaturated fatty acids, with Omega 6 and 3 in a ratio of 3:1.

MSM (powder or capsules):

MSM is a naturally occurring form of dietary sulfur found in fresh raw foods that are involved in the cycle of rain. MSM is deficient in foods grown in greenhouses or in foods grown through irrigation. MSM is volatile and destroyed by cooking. In the body, MSM softens leathery internal tissues by rebuilding connective tissue with elastic sulfur bonds. This is how MSM lives up to its reputation of building collagen and maintaining healthy joints. This is also why MSM increases flexibility (good for yoga), hastens recovery time from sore muscles, and is excellent for recovery from athletic injuries.

Because of its collagen-building properties, MSM creates smooth skin, thick lustrous hair, and strong nails. MSM makes the tissues more permeable so that they may move nutrients in and toxins out with greater ease. MSM has a remarkable effect at neutralizing foreign proteins (i.e. allergens, toxins, undigested food) making it anti-inflammatory. MSM works particularly well in conjunction with vitamin-C rich foods.

MSM LOTION:

Get your MSM from the outside in! What you put on your skin is just as important as what you take into your body via food. MSM lotion/cream does more than just soften and moisturize your skin, it helps restore and rejuvenate dry, rough skin, leaving it smooth and silky. This pure cream delivers all the value of MSM directly to the skin surface. Because a past or present MSM deficiency may have created scar tissue and wrinkles, this cream should be applied daily directly to damaged skin. Also, great to apply to the joints directly or to sunburns, mosquito bites, and/or most any type of skin irritation. Excellent for shaving!

Other Products

KELP POWDER:

Ground kelp granules are a convenient way to get your sea minerals and polysaccharides on a daily basis. They are “salty”, yet low in sodium, thanks to their rich complement of other mineral salts. Kelp granules are an especially rich source of fucose (polysaccharide), potassium, iron, iodine, vitamin B6, riboflavin, and dietary fiber, and also contain a natural substance, glutamic acid, that enhances flavor and tenderizes fibrous foods. Phytochemicals in kelp have been shown to absorb and eliminate radioactive elements and heavy metal contaminants from our bodies.

TOCOTRIENOLS:

Tocotrienols are the most potent source of vitamin E and a rich source of B vitamins. Until recently, vitamin E was thought to be composed of several TOCOPHEROLS, the most powerful form of which is ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL. Vitamin E is of great nutritional importance. All body tissues, especially the adrenal and pituitary glands, have high concentrates of vitamin E, but storage is mainly in the muscles, fatty tissues, and liver. Recently, a new class of compounds related to the TOCOPHEROLS has been discovered, and these compounds are called TOCOTRIENOLS. According to a noted expert in the field of vitamin E research, ALPHA-TOCOTRIENOL is 40-60 times more potent than ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL. At the present time, there are four named TOCOTRIENOLS. An additional 20 unnamed TOCOTRIENOLS have been discovered. By way of example, DELTA-TOCOTRIENOL is 200 times more potent than ALPHA-TOCOTRIENOL.

BLUE MANGOSTEEN:

The key active ingredients in the mangosteen rind are a group of antioxidants called xanthones. Thus far, at least 40 different xanthones have been identified in the mangosteen, each with a different array of healing properties. The three most well-studied mangosteen xanthones at this time are: alpha-mangostin, gamma-mangostin, and garcinone E.

Catechin and other polyphenol antioxidants similar to those found in cacao beans are present in the mangosteen rind. Soothing polysaccharides similar to those found in aloe vera, noni and medicinal mushrooms are also found in the mangosteen rind.

Blue mangosteen also contains a unique proprietary blue-pigment spectrum extract of Klamath Blue-Green Algae (Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae). This extract contains significant amounts of the health-enhancing, blue antioxidant, phycocyanin and the extract also contains mental-focus supporting phenylethylamines (PEA’s). The rare, blue phycocyanin helps fight inflammation and it also helps the body to produce more rejuvenating stem cells. Research on the health-enhancing effects of phycocyanin may be found in the book, Primordial Food by Christian Drapeau, MSc.

CHUCHUHUASI TEA:

Chuchuhuasi is the bark of a giant Amazonian climax rainforest tree that can reach a height of greater than 30 meters.

Chuchuhuasi tea is used to specifically alleviate arthritic joint pain and most types of back pain. As an herb of extraordinary power, chuchuhuasi also has other healing properties such as immune system improvement, tension relief, and adrenal support.

A wonderful chuchuhuasi joint healing bark tea recipe could include:
Chuchuhuasi (10 grams)
Pau d’Arco (5.0 grams)
Cat’s Claw (3.5 grams)
Goji Berries (20 grams)
1 raw vanilla bean (This makes 2.5 liters of healing tea)

ORMUS GOLD:

Ormus gold is a mineral product containing Ormus gold, silicon, and distilled water. This product is the result of over ten years of research by David Wolfe and his team. Research into Ormus gold was initiated by David Hudson’s rediscovery of unique minerals which he called monoatomic elements and which have since become known and elaborated upon through the internet community as Ormus.

Because Ormus gold is a mineral that is present in the joints, the use of Ormus gold may provide radical relief from joint pain and defend against joint degeneration.

IMMUNE BUILDER:

Immune Builder by Mushroom Sciences is a powerful blend of medicinal mushrooms, all of which are notable for their high content of the immune system supporting, connective-tissue building, joint healing, and skin youthening molecules known as beta glucans. Beta glucans is a specific type of polysaccharide (glyconutrient) similar to those found in yacon, goji berries, kelp, and aloe vera.

Each of the mushrooms in Immune Builder contains beta glucans with unique shapes, allowing each of them to fit into special receptor sites on different immune cells in the human body. Once the ‘key’ of a beta glucan fits into the ‘lock’ of the receptor site on an immune cell, a specific immune response is generated. The different shapes of these beta glucans produce a wide array of immune responses

Immune Builder contains the following polysaccharide-rich ingredients: Agaricus blazei fruit body extract, Cordyceps sinensis Cs-4 mycelium extract, Coriolus versicolor PSP extract, Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) fruit body extract, Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) extract, Standardized Patented Extract derived from Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondosa)

ALOE VERA:

Aloe vera is a desert succulent native to East and South Africa which is now grown all over the world. The leaf contains a mucilaginous gel. This gel contains mannose and other polysaccharides that immediately decrease inflammation and pain. Aloe vera is also an excellent source of sulfur and Ormus minerals.

MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON:

Marine phytoplankton is:

• The best plant-based source of long-chain omega 3 fatty acids (DHA, EPA)
• A natural source of plant-based vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, polysaccharides, and protein
• A complete protein source. In fact, Marine Phytoplankton is over 60% protein by weight.

Organic foods are known to have the following characteristics:

Organic food is richer in minerals:

Organic farmers, in general, are more interested than conventional farmers in growing mineral-rich produce. The famous Rutgers study demonstrated that organic food was superior in the following minerals: phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, boron, manganese, iron, copper, and cobalt. It all starts with mineral-rich soil. When more minerals are available to the plant, the plant’s vitamin, polysaccharide, and enzyme content, as well as overall immune system are improved. When we eat mineral-rich food we absorb the nutrients that made the plant healthy. We also enjoy more conscious choices and freedom as the cells throughout our body become healthier and more vital. Entire books have been written on how rich soils help build enormous civilizations and how subsequent mismanagement of crops and the soil leads to a loss of soil minerals and the subsequent collapse of these civilizations.

Organic agriculture is sustainable:

Organic food production has existed for thousands of years. It will continue as long as humans walk the planet. Organic agriculture is non-toxic (it leaves no permanent toxicity). The pesticide and artificial fertilizer industries are toxic and not sustainable. These industries have covered the entire planet with dangerous chemicals. The story of DDT is known to nearly all of us. DDT went into commercial distribution in 1948. Because of its unsustainable toxicity, DDT was banned in the United States in 1972 and soon after was banned worldwide. DDT is a known neurotoxin and carcinogen. Who was brought to justice after the facts about DDT were revealed? How many people, children, and animals were (are) injured by this chemical? How much longer is it possible to continue to spray the Earth with poisons?

Organic agricultural supports being chemical-free:

With the explosion of cancer and disease in Western culture, who has the authority to say that any artificial chemicals are safe on our food?

Consider the summary from the following 2003 research article in which pesticide exposure was at least six times higher in the diets of children eating conventional food (as compared to organic food):

“We assessed organophosphorus (OP) pesticide exposure from diet by biological monitoring among Seattle, Washington, preschool children. Parents kept food diaries for 3 days before urine collection, and they distinguished organic and conventional foods based on label information. Children were then classified as having consumed either organic or conventional diets based on analysis of the diary data. Residential pesticide use was also recorded for each home. We collected 24-hr urine samples from 18 children with organic diets and 21 children with conventional diets and analyzed them for five OP pesticide metabolites. We found significantly higher median concentrations of total dimethyl alkylphosphate metabolites than total diethyl alkylphosphate metabolites (0.06 and 0.02 µmol/L, respectively ; p = 0.0001) . The median total dimethyl metabolite concentration was approximately six times higher for children with conventional diets than for children with organic diets (0.17 and 0.03 µmol/L ; p = 0.0003) ; mean concentrations differed by a factor of nine (0.34 and 0.04 µmol/L) . We calculated dose estimates from urinary dimethyl metabolites and from agricultural pesticide use data, assuming that all exposure came from a single pesticide. The dose estimates suggest that consumption of organic fruits, vegetables, and juice can reduce children’s exposure levels from above to below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s current guidelines, thereby shifting exposures from a range of uncertain risk to a range of negligible risk. Consumption of organic produce appears to provide a relatively simple way for parents to reduce their children’s exposure to OP pesticides.”

Taken from “Organophosphorus Pesticide Exposure of Urban and Suburban Preschool Children with Organic and Conventional Diets” by Cynthia L. Curl, CL , RA Fenske and K Elgethun. 2003. (www.ehponline.org/docs/2003/5754/abstract.html)

Organic food is safer on our hormone system:

The endocrine or hormone system may be more susceptible to toxicity than the nervous system. A growing body of research is indicating that an inappropriate exposure to certain pesticides during the developmental cycle of growth in humans and animals can cause serious long-lasting endocrine and hormone disorders.

The Environmental Working Group recently published the following statements (www.foodnews.org/reduce.php): “Many pesticides are now considered ‘endocrine disrupters,’ in part because the term is something of a catch phrase for chemicals that cause a variety of changes in normal hormone signaling. Some better known examples of highly toxic endocrine disrupting pesticides are DDT (and its metabolite DDE) which are now known to exhibit much of their toxicity through anti-androgenic (de-masculinizing) properties, vinclozolin, a heavily used fungicide that is also anti-androgenic, endosulfan, a DDT relative with estrogenic properties that is found more often in food than any other pesticide, and atrazine, a weed killer with broad hormonal activity, that contaminates the drinking water of about 20 million people in the United States.

Eating organic foods, superfoods, and herbs is safe, easy, and fun!

You can grow organic foods anywhere with seeds, nice soil, sunshine, sufficient moisture, smiles, and lots of love. Gardening skills are attractive and sexy and make for a safe, healthy hobby. Organic foods have been proven over thousands of years to be safe to eat.

Conventional foods have been proven over 50 years to be unsafe to eat. I saw a conventional lettuce farmer near Santa Barbara, California climb out of his tractor in a space suit on in order to protect himself from the chemicals he was spraying. Does this sound like progress or a bad horror movie?

by David Wolfe, JD

 Imagine an unwanted houseguest in your living room, demanding a steady stream of sugary carbohydrates. That’s Candida, and a more unpleasant houseguest I cannot imagine. Candida is a type of fungus that excretes toxic waste that can get into the bloodstream and cause symptoms of bloating, clouded thinking, depression, diarrhea, exhaustion, halitosis (bad breath), menstrual pains, thrush (pasty saliva), unclear memory recall, yeast vaginitis, and fungal nail conditions.

 Conventional diets high in cooked starches (bread, baked potato, cakes, cookies, pasta) and diets loaded with refined or hybridized (seedless) fruit sugars both feed candida. When all this sugar is added into a body whose levels of good intestinal bacteria (probiotics) are low and whose tissues have become acidic due to a prolonged lack of alkaline mineral salts (which come from vegetables and superfoods) in the diet, then candida proliferates. Those suffering from candida typically have had a history of antibiotic use. Antibiotics eliminate much of the good intestinal bacteria and allow candida to spread. 

Systemic yeast infections (candidiasis) find growth potential in a damp, musty condition in the body. Candida is first a yeast, and then a fungus when its rhizoids (long roots) penetrate the tissue mucosa and bridge the boundary between the internal body and the digestive tract. Candida is usually also present when there has been mercury poisoning. Therefore, candida symptoms decrease with heavy metal cleansing. The best heavy metal cleansing product out there right now is Natural Cellular Defense Liquid Zeolite. Please visit  http://www.thebestdayever.com for more information on this incredible product. Candida can thrive only in a dark, moldy, oxygen-deprived environment. The very first recommendation I give to those with candida is to get more direct sunlight on the skin. Most yeasts and fungi are destroyed by direct sunlight. Those with candida must get their naked bodies into the sun as much as they can. Oxygen is another key factor. Increasing oxygenation through oxygen therapies is a valuable aid in healing candida. I recommend reading Flood Your Body With Oxygen by Ed McCabe for more information on oxygen healing. 

An anti-candida diet can include raw vegetables (mostly greens or non-sweet vegetables such as nopales or jicama, not potatoes or beet/carrot juices), green juices, occasional soaked nuts and seeds, seaweeds, superfoods (Vitamineral Green, powdered grasses, marine phytoplankton, chlorella), young wild coconuts (not sugary Thai coconuts), raw coconut oil butter, raw cacao butter, a wide variety of low-sugar fruits, and if you find it absolutely necessary, one medium-sized, mildly sweet fruit or small fruit serving per day – berries are best. However, sweet fruits of any type are not recommended while trying to knock out candida. A food that provides particularly excellent benefits is raw coconut oil butter. Coconut oil butter is easily digested and is excellent for people who have trouble digesting fats. It consists of 48 percent lauric acid, a substance that exhibits anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties. These properties help combat candida overgrowth. 
An herb that provides excellent benefits against candida is reishi mushroom. Reishi mushroom extracts (powder and liquid) are widely available. If you find that the reishi extract is working for you, feel free to try other extraordinary medicinal mushrooms such as cordyceps, maitake, shitake, agaricus blazei, etc. Contrary to theories about fungus-yeast-mold reported by Dr. Robert Young, the noble medicinal mushrooms contain chemicals that kill candida. Experience will prove this to you. High doses of healthy intestinal probiotics (acidophilus, Bifidus infantis, L. salivarius, L. plantarum, L. bulgaricus, etc.) that will colonize in the intestines are required to overcome candida.

 Prebiotics are also valuable. These are foods that nourish probiotics (healthy bacterial flora). Prebiotics include foods such a chicory root, dandelion root, yacon root, and yacon root syrup. One can find great benefit from sugar fasting, that is, eating no sweet fruit for several weeks or months and simultaneously dosing up on probiotics. For more detailed information on low-sugar, raw, anti-candida diets, please read Dr. Gabriel Cousens’ book Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine. Sprouted grain can yield a slight quantity of usable sugar. When fasting from sugar for long periods, the little bit of sugar from sprouted grain can be beneficial and will not foster candida growth. Sprouted grains must be clean of fungus and of a high-quality or heirloom seed stock. In the long term, when the desire for real sugar appears, it must be addressed with high-quality, seeded, sweet fruit, and not with cooked starch. Some sweet food must be eaten or the body will eventually go off balance. One or two pieces of non-hybridized fruit each day should be fine. Fermentation of the fruit from too many combinations must be avoided. If cooked foods are eaten, they should be non-starchy vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, and artichoke. Supplements that can be helpful in the fight against candida include olive leaf extract, grapefruit seed extract, supplemental enzymes (Beauty Enzymes), MSM (methyl-sulfonyl-methane) powder, small amounts of fully-mineralized sea salt or rock salt, NCD liquid zeolite, and powdered vitamin C-rich berries such as camu camu berry powder. MSM detoxifies mercury. As mentioned, mercury poisoning seems to be a common underlying factor in candida. Herbs that are great allies against candida include oregano, garlic, pau d’arco tea, and cat’s claw tea. 
One may cautiously return to eating more sugary fruits once the body is cleansed and the candida symptoms have disappeared. I recommend following a cleansing and intestinal rebuilding program either before or after a sugar fast, such as the EJUVA program.

 The following are important guidelines for herbal cleansing while overcoming candida:

 1. Do not have fruit juice if you have candida, especially while on an herbal cleanse. Use only vegetable juice or water for the recommended herbal shakes.


2. Take a high-quality probiotic formula containing at least acidophilus, bifidus, and L.bulgaricus, at least 1 hour before bedtime throughout all the cleansing steps, 1/2 hour after each set of herbs, and 1/2 hour after each meal.


3. Take ample amounts of the probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis through rectal implants (either through enemas or have your colon hydrotherapist do the implant). Bifidobacterium infantis is found in breast-fed infants, and is probably the most basic of all intestinal bacteria in the human species. Be sure to have your colon hydrotherapist provide you with an implant of bifidus bacteria following each session.


There is a psychology necessary to heal chronic candida. Candida is associated with subconscious, self-destructive feelings of rejection and lack of self-worth. Negative, self-destructive thoughts destroy good bacteria in the intestinal tract and allow candida to proliferate. Positive, self-confident thoughts help good bacteria proliferate in the intestines. 

An emotional cleansing is required to overcome chronic candida. Be aware that unresolved issues usually involve parents or past lovers. While healing candida (and while moving into raw foods in general), one should seek out counselors, friends, books, DVDs, and/or audiotapes that can assist with emotional release. In review, a candida condition can be remedied by the elimination of cooked starch and antibiotics, lots of sunshine on the skin, an increase of oxygen, wholesome raw nutrition, fasting from sugar, adequate dosages of coconut oil, powdered grasses, superfoods, probiotics, prebiotics, specific supplements, special herbs, and a rebuilding program with colon cleansing as well as emotional cleansing. Those with candida should keep a clean house. Musty, moldy homes are bad for the candida sufferer. Seek out appropriate home air purifier technology. I prefer the Aranizer products. 
Panty hose should not be worn; they trap moisture and lead to yeast vaginitis. All body orifices should be allowed to breathe oxygen.

Excellent low-sugar fruits

•Avocado (fatty fruit, excellent) •Bell pepper (not green peppers, which are harsh and unripe) •Bitter melon •Breadfruit (raw) •Cranberry •Cucumber (very healing) •Grapefruit •Lemon (may irritate the Candida sufferer) •Lime (may irritate the Candida sufferer) •Noni •Okra (very healing) •Olives (not from a can) •Pumpkin •Sour apples •Squash •Tomatillo •Tomato •Zucchini Anti-Candida Salad •Cilantro •Avocado •Lettuce •Parsley •Flax oil •Sprouted wild rice or barley or sprouted rye 


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can be classified as vegans as well.

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The following report is meant to give an introduction to raw food diets and provide some sample recipes that one can try.

  Defining Key Food Terms:

Before jumping into the nuts and buts of a raw food diet, it would be expedient to define some key terms.

• Raw: a material that is in its natural, unprocessed form, e.g.a food that has not been cooked
•  Vegan: a person who ascribes to a philosophy and lifestyle the seeks to exclude the use of animals for food
• Enzymes: biomolecules that catalyze, i.e. increase the rates of, chemical reactions 
• Legumes: the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
•  Unpasteurized: refers to a liquid that has no gone through the process of heating for the purpose of destroying bacteria, protozoa, molds, and yeast.  
• Organic: in reference to foods that are grown without the use of conventional pesticides, artificial fertilizers, human waste, or sewage sludge, and that were processed without ionizing radiation or food additives.

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Benefits Of Raw Food:

• raw food diets have proven to improve digestion as well as other general digestive disorders
• research supports that a diet of at least 75% raw foods can help prevent illness and cancer
•  a diet rich in traditional nutrient dense foods has been linked to greater overall dental health
• those who select a raw food diet often report losing weight and maintaining the weight loss by continuing the diet
• some research supports that a raw food diet increases the intake of antioxidants, thus slowing down premature aging
• skin complexion is often enhanced by the raw food diet
• those who chose a raw food diet often report an increase in energy and a general feeling of  “well-being”
• the heating of many foods can reduce both the vitamin and mineral content

Disadvantges:

• can be time consuming in the preparation of food and the need for shopping every couple of days
• those who chose a raw food diet often get stymied by the seeming lack of food variety
• some nutrients and vitamins are actually made more absorbable by the heating process
• there is a calculated risk in eating unpasteurized dairy products

Here are a few free raw salad recipes to get you started. Be sure to look toward the bottom for a couple of good raw salad dressing recipes.  Click Here For More Salad Recipes!

Orange, Avocado, Spinach Raw Salad

1 orange
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp lime juice
Dash of sea salt
2 cups baby spinach
1 avocado, sliced
Black pepper
Directions:

Section the orange and use a knife to cut off the skin from the sections. Try to drizzle any remaining juice into a small bowl.
In the small bowl containing the orange juice, whisk together the remaining juice, olive oil, lime juice, and sea salt.
In a serving bowl, add spinach and sliced avocado. Pour dressing over top and gently toss. Sprinkle with black pepper.

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Raw Foodie Coleslaw

1 cup purple cabbage
1/2 cucumber, diced
1/2 tomato, diced
1 small carrot, shredded
1 green onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp ground cumin
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup olive oil
Directions:

Place all ingredients into a bowl. Gently toss.

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Simple Raw Green Salad

1 cup red kale
1/2 cup mustard greens
1/2 cup spinach
1 cup arugula
Directions:

Remove ribs from kale and mustard greens.
Chop all greens into bite size pieces and toss.
Add your favorite dressing.

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Eggplant and Avocado Raw Salad
• 1 Large Eggplant
• 2 or 3 Ripe-But-Firm Ripe Avocados
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped finely
• 1/2 Red Onion, chopped finely
• Juice of 3 Lemons
• 4 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Dulse Flakes and Pepper to Taste
• 2 Tsp. Raw Honey

1. Pare and dice eggplant. Place in a deep bowl and immediately cover with cold water acidulated with juice of 1 lemon.
2. Whisk together: oil, garlic, dulse flakes, pepper and juice of 1 lemon. Set aside.
3. Peel and dice avocados. Place in bowl and toss immediately with juice of 1 lemon.
4. Drain eggplant and combine with avocados. Add chopped onion.
5. Whisk dressing again and add to mixture. Toss gently.
6. Set aside for about 15 minutes. Chill if desired.
7. Before serving, toss gently again and sprinkle with honey.

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Green Onion Raw Salad Dressing

You can substitute the flaxseed oil for 1 cup of olive oil in this recipe, if you like.

Also, be sure to use a creamy, spreadable honey in this recipe, rather than a sticky one like most regular honey.

3 green onions
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup flaxseed oil
1/3 cup raw apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup raw honey
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
Directions:

Place all ingredients in blender and mix until creamy.

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Honey Mustard Raw Salad Dressing

1/4 cup raw apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup raw honey
1/4 cup flaxseed oil
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
Directions:

Place all ingredients in blender and mix until creamy.

 
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African Mango Health Benefits

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• The fruit has actually been used as a diet aid for centuries in Cameroon, Africa
• African mango, or bush mango, differs from other mango fruits in that it produces a peculiar seed, which natives of Cameroon refer to as “Dikka nuts.”
• An extract from the seeds called irvingia gabonensis have been used among Cameroon villagers for its wide-ranging medicinal benefits.
• African Mango resulted in significant improvements in body weight, body fat, and waist circumference.
• African Mango (Irvingia gabonensis) administered 150 mg twice daily before meals to overweight and/or obese human volunteers favorably impacts body weight and a variety of parameters characteristic of the metabolic syndrome.

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