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Finally, a healthy alternative to sugar! Stevia – used by tribes in Uraguay and Paraguy for centuries, and in Japan for decades- is slowly getting recognized in the U.S. as an excellent sweetener. Unlike sugar, stevia does not spike your blood sugar when ingested, but actually helps your body tolerate glucose. This is especially beneficial for diabetics and those trying to limit their intake of simple carbohydrates. Unlike artificial sweeteners, stevia has no known adverse side effects. The leaves of the Stevia plant are 30 – 45 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar).
“Nature Cure” practitioners have known about the benefits of fermented foods for centuries. Just recently, scientists have discovered that the vitamin K2 that is found in fermented foods is good to treat and prevent cancer – mainly prostate cancer. Vitamin K1 which is found in dark green, leafy vegetables, has many wonderful benefits, but does not help prevent prostate cancer.
FERMENTED LACTIC ACID
BENEFIT: Not only a food, but also a medicine.
- Known to improve arthritis, ulcers, colds, digestive disorders, and cancer.
- Enzymes and natural lactic acids are produced during the fermentation process and these substances have a beneficial normalizing effect on the metabolism.
Q. Why should we eat blue, black, red fruits?
A. One reason is because these foods have valuable anti-oxidant benefits, which help prevent cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. Here is information about the blueberry, which is just one example of this food group.
BLUEBERRIES are a very good source of beta-carotene, vitamin C, E, manganese, potassium, iron and both soluble and insoluble fiber like pectin. Blueberries rank as the number one fruit provider of antioxidants. You have heard that red wine protects the heart because of the antioxidants that it contains. A recent study found that blueberries deliver 38% more of these free radical fighters.
Since it is true that “We are what we eat”, the question then arises, what do we eat?
The answer is really very simple:
- Eat real food – nothing processed except baking essentials
- Eat whole grains, limiting simple carbohydrates – When you do eat carbs, eat some protein and fat along with them
- Eat lots of vegetables – “Don’t count calories; count vegetables and greens count double.”
- Eat fruits, esp. blue/black/red berries and others in season
- Drink raw milk – if available – especially made into kefir