Living With Hemorrhagic Colitis
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Hemorrhagic Colitis I had a question the other day about hemorrhagic colitis. Hemorrhagic colitis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by a particular strain of bacteria known as E. coli. It’s actually a type of food poisoning. In fact, it’s also known as “hamburger disease” or “barbecue season syndrome”…
The Journey of Food
Your gastrointestinal tract is basically one long tube. It begins at the mouth and ends at the anus. Food needs to be processed timely and efficiently. Optimal digestion is important to our overall health for 2 reasons: 1. To ensure essential nutrients reach the cells and tissues that require them, and 2. To ensure…
Stocking a Healthy Kitchen
We have barely scratched the surface of what there is to know about healthy foods and healthy cooking. Volumes have been written on the topic. One book that is a wonderful reference is The Goldbeck’s Guide to Good Food by Nikki and David Goldbeck. Don’t try to read it from cover to cover. Just glean…
Healthy Foods = Healthy Bodies
First, let me say eating healthy today is not easy, especially when you think about how our families are bombarded with fast-food commercials today. Advertisers put them on when they know we are watching and hungry. Then some of the fast-food companies try to appeal to our healthy side by posting dietary percentages in…
The Body-Regulating Foods
Enzymes are present in raw, natural, unprocessed foods. They promote and aid in digestion of foods for the release of energy. Enzymes are the vitamins and minerals found in whole grains, beans, legumes, leafy green and yellow vegetables, fruits, seeds, and nuts. Enzymes are made with protein. They regulate the body’s metabolic functions in the…
Foods and Nutrients to Build Healthy Cells
THE BODY-BUILDING FOODS Our bodies need foods rich in protein to build and repair healthier cells. We also need foods rich in calcium to build and maintain the body’s skeletal framework. Next, we need foods rich in iron to build the blood, blood cells, and the immune system. Foods containing iron are whole grains, seeds,…
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