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Sumara's
Raw Foods Recipes |
Pear-Apple Cookies
2
pears
1 apple
2 cups walnuts,
presoaked 6-8 hours
2 cups pecans,
presoaked 6-8 hours
9 medjool dates
½ cup raisins,
presoaked 1 hour
¼
cup raw honey
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon powdered stevia
Process pears, apple, walnuts,
pecans,
and
dates through a Champion or Omega Wheatgrass Juicer using
the solid screen. Mix in the remaining ingredients.
Spoon silver-dollar-sized
rounds of the mixture onto solid dehydrator sheets. Dehydrate 4-6 hours.
Flip over onto
perforated sheets and continue to dehydrate for another few hours or until
consistency is suitable.
Makes
about 3 dozen cookies.
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Probiotics: The Scoop on
Beneficial Bacteria
Nubella
The literal translation of the word probiotics
is "for life." But just what are probiotics, how are they helpful in
maintaining digestive health, and how can they be included in daily diets?
Probiotics defined
The normal human digestive tract contains over 1,000 types of bacteria that
reduce the growth of harmful bacteria and help promote a healthy digestive
system.
Probiotics are beneficial types of bacteria delivered in dietary supplements
or foods for a health benefit. These microorganisms may assist with digestion
and help protect against some types of “unfriendly” bacteria.
Digestion aids
Probiotics are commonly used to prevent diarrhea caused when taking
antibiotics. Antibiotics can kill "good" bacteria along with the bacteria that
cause illness, and the resulting decrease in beneficial bacteria may lead to
diarrhea. Taking probiotic supplements may help replace the lost “good”
bacteria and help prevent diarrhea...
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story.
Apple Cider Vinegar -
Kitchen Cupboard Beauty Tips
by Cait Johnson, Care2
Apple cider vinegar has been the Wise Woman’s
health and beauty ally for centuries.
SIMPLE SOLUTION: Now science tells us that it promotes blood circulation in
the small blood capillaries that irrigate the skin. It is also antiseptic,
combating yeasts, viruses, and bacteria that can cause infection.
Apple cider vinegar is rich in alpha-hydroxy acids, helping to dissolve fatty
deposits on the skin’s surface and reducing scaly conditions, promoting a
softer, smoother appearance. This miracle fluid also regulates the pH of the
skin.
You won’t believe how many ways apple cider vinegar can be used to promote
healthier skin and hair! Find out some of the couldn’t-be-simpler ways to put
it to work for you, below:...
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article.
Age-Less Exercise
by Brad J. King, Alive
If there is an anti-aging pill, it has to be
exercise-age-less exercise. Proper exercise has been shown to slow aging
through reduced cholesterol, high blood pressure, stress levels, insulin
levels and osteoporosis risk. Exercise helps maintain vital hormones,
increases oxygen utilization and increases self esteem. But exercise is not
magic. It’s work. Almost everything we do on a daily basis requires muscle
strength and the ability to take in and utilize oxygen.
Lung performance usually reaches its maximum around 16 years of age and then
declines by about one per cent a year thereafter; by the time we reach 60, we
can have two thirds to one half of the capacity we once had. Loss of vital
lung capacity can result in much more than the need for a few extra breaths.
It can lead to serious heart conditions and a greater susceptibility to
pneumonia and other kinds of respiratory infections.
What I am referring to is a "biomarker" of aging. It means there is a loss of
lean body mass, muscular strength, vital capacity, certain hormones, the
ability to control blood sugar, cognition and an increase in body fat, insulin
levels and stress hormones. Age-less exercise slows and even reverses this
process...
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Varicose Veins
Nubella
What are varicose veins?
Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins near the surface of the skin. They
most commonly develop in the legs and ankles.
What causes varicose veins?
Varicose veins develop when you have faulty valves in your veins and weakened
vein walls. Normally, the one-way valves in these veins keep the blood flowing
efficiently against gravity up toward the heart. When these valves do not
function properly, blood pools, pressure builds up, and the veins become
weakened, enlarged, and twisted. This is called venous insufficiency.
Some people may be more likely than others to develop varicose veins because
of inherited characteristics (genetics) and the aging process. Varicose veins
may also result from conditions that increase pressure on the leg veins, such
as being overweight or pregnant or having an occupation that requires standing
for long periods of time.
How are they treated?..
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