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Xylitol, NOT a low calorie sweetener!

By Jane Barthelemy. Is Xylitol a healthy sweetener? Touted as a safe sugar substitute for diabetics in snacks, chewing gum, and baking, Xylitol is NOT the low-calorie sweetener it's cracked up to be. Just look at the nutrition label and you'll see it's loaded with calories and carbs. I don't accept that stripping birch bark and thus killing the tree is sustainable or earth-friendly. How is Xylitol produced? How does it affect the body? You deserve to know the truth to make an informed choice. ...

DEPRESSION is NOT a DISEASE

DEPRESSION is just a name we use to describe many different emotional chemistry patterns in the brain and body. In Western medicine, all these patterns are neatly rolled up into one easy diagnostic term: DEPRESSION. But the root causes are rarely discussed, and true healing methods mostly unknown. Depression is something we do to ourselves. It takes years of habitual stress, emotions, tensions, thoughts, foods, and lifestyle imbalances to create a "Perfect Storm" for Depression. What are the ...

Stop a Panic Attack Fast: Managing Transformational Stress

What's a Panic Attack? A panic attack is an episode of paralyzing fear triggered by something small and seemingly insignificant. The average attack lasts about five to ten minutes. A panic attack often seems to begin abruptly and may include rapid heartbeat, chest constriction, difficulty breathing, dizziness, tingling, and anxiety. However, the surging chemicals of panic in your body have been years in the making before they manifest, because their deeper emotional roots may be in a distant ...

Top 12 Acupressure Points to Recharge Your Energy in 5-Minutes

Let’s take five minutes to re-charge your energy! The simple act of pressing these TOP 12 POINTS will reset your body so that Qi, health, and happiness can flow more easily. It’s a quick way to restore balance to all physical - emotional issues. It’s even more important during times of stress. And it’s FREE! These are the 12 points universally needed by almost EVERYONE on EARTH. Just a few minutes will unblock your muscles release emotions, and give you mental clarit...

BIOFILM: The ROOT of Chronic Disease?

Three out of five people will die of chronic inflammatory illness worldwide. Why do we see rising chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's? Recent electron microscopy reveals that these chronic diseases are inseparably linked to complex BIOFILM communities of pathological microbes that can hide in the body, become resistant to antibiotics, and cause inflammation. Today we will discuss What is BIOFILM? What ailments are associated with it? How can we AVOID it? ...

How Healthy is Your Breakfast Cereal?

A healthy breakfast means a bowl of cereal with milk and sugar. Right? Isn't this an American tradition? Nope. It’s actually a very recent marketing invention. A tiny mistake in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1870 changed the face of breakfast forever. Harvey Kellogg (recognize the name?) was the director of a popular health retreat. Kellogg was said to treat his guests with many bizarre experiments for health improvement. One of his invention was a whole grain corn breakfast cereal ...

Dark Sprouted Rice, Superior Nutrition! It’s all about the MINERALS!

Rice is the main food for 2/3 of the world. Which kind is best? Check out this nutrition comparison! It's all about minerals lost in processing white rice. It turns out dark red and black rice are not only tastier, they also provide complete minerals. The only requirement is that rice must be properly cultivated, hulled, soaked, and sprouted. Better quality precision hulling machines don't strip away the dark coating containing the nutrients. Good-bye disease! Red Rice has 5x the ...

The BIG Blind Spot – What is the top carcinogenic food worldwide?

A great big blind spot worldwide is carcinogenic cooking oils: Soybean, Corn, Canola, Cottonseed, Safflower, Grapeseed, Sunflower, Rice Bran, and Peanut oil. These toxic seed oils, sometimes innocently marketed as "vegetable" or "refined oils", are some of the most poisonous ingredients in the modern human diet, increasing your risk of Cancer, Diabetes, and Heart Disease. The problem is, these inexpensive oils are used in almost all restaurants and prepared foods, but few people understand the ...

LONG LIFE FOODS & YOUR BODY pH

4 Takeaways: Is your body Alkaline or Acidic? Alkaline feels healthy and balanced with good energy. But if you’re acidic, you’ll be tired and stressed. How long do you plan to live? A new medical perspective is rapidly emerging in the world. Disease and aging seem to be related to the acid/alkaline balance (pH) of body fluid. And it’s easy to measure with pH strips! Let’s measure it! Your body pH acidity or alkaline determines if you're going to get sick. You'll never get ill ...

6 Ways to Build Your IMMUNE System

Yep, it's all about BALANCE. Your immune system is EVERYTHING these days, pretty much synonymous to OVERALL HEALTH. But what is the immune system, anyway? What we call the IMMUNE SYSTEM is actually a group of six intimately related body systems that work together to optimize your health: Blood Circulatory System, Bone Marrow, Lymphatic System, Digestive System, Endocrine System, Nervous System. How Can we Promote Perfect Balance within these Six Systems? Let's break it ...

6 Ways to Squeeze More Nutrition Out of Your Food Dollar

This won't be my most popular post. However it might revolutionize your health while saving you money! Ten years ago I suffered a terrible loss, and the emotional stress led to total digestive collapse. I'll save you the details, except to say I couldn't digest anything anymore. All the food I ate went straight through me, like into a black hole. I became emaciated, thin, and exhausted for months. Then a miracle happened. I met Will, a 6' 6" weight lifter who enjoyed clean food. It ...

Turmeric: Huge Health Benefits? or Hype?

Turmeric is all the rage. It's in everything from smoothies to chai, curries, and of course Golden Milk. Turmeric is packed with earthy, pungent flavor. This bitter, yellow, peppery root contains the active ingredient curcumin which can support health in many ways. I believe perhaps the modern world is finally rediscovering the value of this plant, used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine. Turmeric as an herb stimulates blood circulation. It is a powerful anti-inflamma...

VIDEO: How to Detox & Balance Your Microbiome Consciously

How does our self-awareness and self-love affect our microbiome? Aha! That's the BIG question. This video is a guided meditation to reset the gut-brain axis and balance the microbiome. In this fast-changing world, we need a smart, multi-dimensional approach to health. Your microbiome is the root of your immune system. It rules your digestion, and therefore your nourishment. That means this tiny environment of bugs effectively determines our health and future happiness! Wow! A new ...

How to DETOX Your Inner Eco-System: Parasite Control

DETOX is not something you do once a year. Your body is busy detoxing every day. How can you support it? What's a Parasite? It is an organism that lives and feeds on (or in) a human, and causes harm. Parasites include: 1) Single-celled (Protozoa), 2) Worms (Helminths), 3) Ectoparasites that feed on the skin (fleas). And now 4) Synthetic Parasites with Artificial Intelligence! Ha Ha! Let’s take a moment to dive into the WILD WILD world of PARASITES! How many different parasites exist in ...

DeMystifying NCD’s (Non-Communicable Diseases) Our biggest killers have no cause and no cure.

Why are NCD's our biggest killers? Non-Communicable Diseases (think Cancer, Diabetes, Alzheimer's) are those common "idiopathic" chronic ailments we see all around us that are said to have no cause and no cure. Now a rising health awareness in the post-Covid era indicates a new positive game is in play. Covid-19 gave humanity a nice big wake-up slap, a reminder to focus on DETOX. Our most important personal responsibility is to protect our DNA by building a resilient microbiome, the very root ...

Stop a Virus with Top 5 Anti-viral Herbs

By Jane Barthelemy. With coronavirus and and other flu viruses floating around, you need to know these natural anti-viral herbs and supplements. Whether it’s a cold, flu, mumps, or ANY virus, the rules for kicking it are the same. These safe plant-based medicines have an important place in your tool chest for basic self-care. I've used this system many times. These are my everyday go-to remedies before doing pharmaceuticals or tests, which may have repercussions. My Top 5 most ...

Top 12 Foods to Boost the Brain, and How to Deplete Brain Function

These top 12 Brain Foods are super-nourishing for your mind and body. Even better, they taste DELICIOUS! Here are my top 12 Brain Foods: Coconut oil, Wild oily fish, Green leafy vegetables, Avocados, Bone Broth, Broccoli and Cruciferous veggies, 100% Chocolate (no sugar!), Beets, Celery, Fermented foods, Nuts, and Berries! Enjoy these top "superfoods" often to improve your brain function for the rest of your life! ESPECIALLY Coconut Oil. On the other end of the spectrum here are the foods ...

My Top 12 Anti-Aging SuperHuman Health Tips

Several readers have asked me to share my personal diet and supplements. So, here they are. As you probably guessed, I eat a low-carb, high-fat, keto-inspired diet of lots of coconut oil and butter. I try to have a highly diverse microbiome, with TONS of local leafy greens, yogurt, fermented foods, cheese, eggs, occasional meats, LOTS of beans, garlic, turmeric, and ginger. We eat non-GMO, no flour, no seed oils, mostly organic. We practice intermittent fasting with meals at 10am and 4pm plus a ...

Why Are Idiopathic Diseases Increasing So Rapidly?

1. Idiopathic Disease: A chronic ailments with unknown cause and no known cure. 2. Could Inflammation be a Unifying Theory of Chronic Disease? 3. Metabolism and Micro-biome are Key Roots of Disease. 4. How to measure Inflammation? Hear it from the Doctors. 5. Every Disease Begins in the Gut. No Single Cause. Detox Detox Detox! 6. Where to Begin? Start with these first steps, and you will find your own way. 7. What’s Your Personal Healing Path? Your Mind and Future are in Your Hands.�...

Beware of Nightshades

By Jane Barthelemy. Do you suffer from gluten or dairy intolerance, mood swings, indigestion, arthritis, or an auto-immune disease? If so, the hidden culprit could be nightshades. Nightshades are a group of vegetables in the Solanaceae family including Tomatoes, White Potatoes, all Peppers, and Eggplant....

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