VitaminBaronKeeping An Eye On Your Health
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Green & whole food supplements can re-energize you with extra nutrition.
Only 11 percent of all Americans get enough nutrition from the fruits and vegetables they eat each day.
Here are some facts about green power foods through supplementation.
Important Facts about pH and Alkalinity
Greens benefit the body by helping it to maintain a proper acidity or alkalinity balance on the pH scale.
This pH scale ranges from zero to 14, with seven being neutral. Low numbers indicate higher acidity, which points to an abundance of hydrogen ions.
Conversely, those at the upper end are alkaline, indicating low levels of hydrogen. Precancerous cells, foci (small collections of malignant cells) and tumors themselves thrive in acidic environments.
Tissues that remain alkaline are more resistant to the development of cancer.
Eliminating nearly all dairy foods and red meat, both are very high and are acidifying to your body.
Dairy products and red meat consumption can feed all stages of cancer development, while increasing consumption of greens and whole foods enhances cancer prevention.
Health Benefits of Green Super Foods
• Immune health can be obtained from supplementing with Spirulina to help inhibit many viruses from invading cells, including the herpes and HIV viruses.
• Gastrointestinal health can be obtained from consuming dietary fiber like chlorella, that acts as a prebiotic to improve digestion.
• Liver health can be obtained from the detoxifying properties of green foods like chlorella, too. Chlorella, found in supplements, can support the purification and cleansing of vital organs, body tissues and blood supply.
• Sustained energy has been reported as, "feeling energized" when taking dietary supplements with whole foods and liver enzymes, as compared to other multivitamin and mineral supplements that did not contain whole foods.
• Cellular health is realized because of high antioxidant levels. Antioxidants also support the heart, brain, digestive system, muscles, and joints, circulatory and other systems.
• Blood sugar stabilization and appetite suppression can be obtained by adding Spirulina as a protein source. It is particularly important for athletes, children and pre-natal mothers. Ounce for ounce, Spirulina packs more protein than soybeans or meats.
A Whole New World of Nutrition
A separate, but complimentary area of nutrition is whole-food multivitamins and supplements.
Some feel the main advantage of whole food supplements is that the end product contains all the nutrients of the original fruit or vegetable rather than just one part.
The importance of whole foods in nutrient delivery and that even at a lower potency, the vitamin C delivered in a whole food had significantly higher bioactivity than a much higher potency of the isolated nutrient form.
Some research indicates that food-based supplements are easier for the body to absorb than synthetic vitamins and are gentler on the stomach.
Any time you consume a chemical or isolated "nutrient" your body is forced to deal with it, much like it would a drug...the body prefers foods.
The concept of whole food is that the nutrients exist in their whole environment and, as nature intended, are inherently digestible.
We have long experience that tells us that individual supplements such as Vitamin C and Magnesium, to name just two, can be well absorbed on their own.
As with any vitamin or supplement, please consult your doctor before taking. Author Beverly Terhune speaks from 35 years of living with Rheumatoid Arthritis and shares her experience, strength & hope on how to lead a healthy, substance-free life.
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