Things You Should Know About Caffeine and Caffeine Addiction

There are things you should know about caffeine and caffeine addiction if you want to be wise in your consumption of it.  Like anything else in life that you consume, it’s always best to know the facts about it – right?  But, before you get blasted with the following information (Don’t worry. It’s not too terrible of information.), you should know that at one time in my life, not too long ago, I would have never thought I could stop drinking coffee.  I mean, I LOVED the stuff – the smell…

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Death by High Fructose Corn Syrup, and Sugar is No Different

“Death by sugar” is not an overstatement… Evidence is mounting that sugar is the primary factor causing not just obesity, but also chronic and lethal disease. There’s really no doubt anymore that sugar is indeed toxic to your body, and it’s only a matter of time before it will be commonly accepted as a causative factor of most cancer, in the same way as we accept that smoking and alcohol abuse are direct causes of lung cancer and cirrhosis of the liver. Dr. Robert Lustig, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of…

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Multiple Sclerosis Treatment through Diet

There is a great deal of controversy over whether or not Multiple Sclerosis is curable or not. Most of the controversy surrounds that of claims by holistic health experts. It is believed based on notable results that a strict raw vegetarian and high mineral and vitamin diet that is rich in oxygenated and anti-oxidant food sources, as well as other essential oils and herbs can delay, retard, and even fully reverse the symptoms, if not totally cure the disease.

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Why the Name Vegan Overcome?

  So, about the name Vegan Overcome.  There is an old song that was sung years ago that went something like, “…We will overcome, we will overcome…  someday…..” and that’s about all I remember of it. I think it was heard a lot during the civil rights movement in the mid 1900s by those who were being persecuted because of their skin color.  Anyway, when I became a vegetarian, the challenges to remain steadfast in my decision were, well, challenging.  Everyone in and around my life were carnivores or omnivores. There was…

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Avocado, Kiwi, and Date Salsa

Avocado, Kiwi, and Date Salsa 1 cup pitted and chopped organic dates 3 Kiwis – peeled and chopped (I like my kiwis really ripe) ¼ cup Red Onion finely chopped ¼ cup Red Bell Pepper finely chopped 2 tbsp Cilantro leaves 1 Jalapeno finely chopped 1 tbsp Lemon juice (I use lime sometimes for a bit more zing) ½ tsp Salt ¼ tsp Pepper 1 tbsp Olive oil Combine Medjool Dates, avocado, kiwi, onion, bell pepper, cilantro, jalapeno, lemon juice ¼ tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper in a bowl.…

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Four Immediate Benefits of a Healthy Diet

  There are four immediate benefits of a healthy diet; and, surprisingly, none of them have anything to do with physical health or losing weight.  Yes, your physical health and losing unneeded pounds is a GREAT reason to change your diet, and a person who is overweight is definitely going to benefit physically from changing to a healthy diet, but that is something that takes time to realize the results – sometimes several months or even longer. If you are struggling with being overweight, and especially if you are clinically…

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

As you begin to redirect your focus to eating more greens in your diet, I can tell you first hand that it is NOT easy being green in your diet. Our entire society is built around a constant innundation of qick fix meals and fast food fantacies to health. When you finally make that jump into the green things of life, and start eating raw, yes, it can be difficult, but NOT impossible. Just stay focused on your goal of optimum health and longevity, and you will be amazed at…

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