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Candida is a form of yeast that is present in everyone but only poses a challenge to our health when it begins to proliferate out of control. This can be triggered by a number of factors with some of the most common including the use of antibiotics, birth control pills, [...]

The mamey sapote has a mildly sweet and earthy taste with a fragrant aroma. I would describe them as being reminiscent of sweet potato with a moist and fairly fibrous flesh. In fact the color is almost exactly like a sweet potato and they are both a rich source of beta carotene. They are much higher in protein than most fruits and are contribute significant amounts of niacin and potassium.

When there is an overgrowth of Candida in the large intestines of an individual, leaky gut syndrome can begin to manifest. It is true that Candida albicans and other microbes are naturally occurring flora in the human colon, but their population may sometimes become too large as a result of our poor feeding habits or [...]

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By Destry Masterson

The first thing to do, before you begin your morning routine, is to make sure you have plenty of water before you begin exercising. You want to drink at least one or two cups when you first get up.

Afterwards, you can choose which exercise you [...]

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By Becki Andrus

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, are you eating the right types of food to start your day right? The nutrients that you get from breakfast is what is supposed to help your body stay energized for the rest of the day. [...]

With many western diets revolving around high fat junk foods, fruit health benefits are not something that should be ignored. Consuming plenty of fruit in your diet is an excellent way of staying healthy and reducing your chances of developing a life threatening illness.

Fruit health benefits are enormous. Most fruits are packed full [...]

Dear Mizpah,

I would like to know if you have any recommended book about raw food. I started to drink green smoothies from our visit to Lujan in Costa Rica and back in Canada I did a 21-day detox, then I started to diminish my cooked food but I don’t know exactly how to do meals, [...]

In this excerpt, Dr. Doug Graham discusses his 80-10-10 Diet and how many raw fooders eat too much fat. This is an excerpt from Dr. Doug Graham’s interview for the Raw Summit Archives, a complete interview encyclopedia of cutting edge living and raw food knowledge.

Kevin Gianni: You talk about the 80-10-10 diet, it’s the name [...]

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Complex combinations of food and raw food recipes are time consuming to prepare and extremely difficult to digest, so I choose to keep my diet very simple. I enjoy a low-fat, raw vegan diet consisting mostly of monomeals, so the following meal plan may seem a bit bland for you. [...]

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In this article, Joel Odhner shares tips for raw food travelers and making it ahead and spicing it up at home. Joel Odhner is a restaurant owner, chef, and raw food chef with clients from Delaware to New York.

Kevin: I want to go stay along the lines of busy people, [...]