Tag Archives | DIET

New All-Vegan “Eco-Atkins” Diet Shown to Reduce Bad Cholesterol

By on June 10, 2009 in DIET, Low-carb, Vegan

By now, everyone’s pretty familiar with the Atkins diet – the ultra-low-carb, high-protein meal plan that results in moderate to dramatic fat reduction, as well as a reduction in insulin resistance, a lower level of triglycerides (fats in the blood), and higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, or “good” cholesterol). One thing that Atkins [...]

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Detoxing with “Master Cleanse”

By on March 16, 2009 in Detox, DIET, Fasting, fruit juice

Last week, I talked about introducing your body to fasts with a relatively gentle juice-only fast. This week, we’re moving on to a couple other fasts – although juice fasts have a clarifying effect, the fasts I’ll discuss today have the express purpose of “de-toxing” or “cleansing” the body. The difference between juice fasts and [...]

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Wake Up to World Autism Awareness

By on April 2, 2008 in Autism, CONDITIONS

Uncovering the Autism Label Today is World Autism Awareness Day, and I am smiling because my son just counted the cucumbers on the counter-top. He also picked up the newspaper and said “Al Gore.” He’s 3 ½ years old and has what the world is currently labeling as “autism.” And, I am smiling because this [...]

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Caffeine Crash Course: Should You Wean Yourself from that Morning Cup?

By on January 30, 2008 in caffeine, CHEMICALS

Caffeine has recently been linked to a number of health problems — blood sugar woes for those with diabetes, an increased risk of miscarriage in women who are pregnant – but the dangers of caffeine consumption don’t come as a great surprise to the medical community. Caffeine has long been known to rob the body [...]

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