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Hi everyone. Today’s post is written by Phe Gitsham, a Chinese medicine practitioner who lives in Australia. Phe has some really unique insights to share about what she has learned regarding the raw food diet, in terms of the traditional Chinese medicine perspective.

Generally practitioners of Chinese medicine tend not to [...]

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Aloe Vera is a common household plant and one that has many health benefits. The most common use of aloe vera gel is soothing burnt skin from excessive sun exposure or reactions to chemicals. During the summer people often use aloe gel for burns or dry irritated [...]

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Note: This article was written by an independent contributor. In regards to the recommendation to consume whey protein I personally prefer to use SunWarrior protein powder which is a raw protein powder made from sprouted rice.

Whey protein tends to be acid-forming and many people have undiagnosed intolerances to dairy products, which [...]

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By Florisabel Castillo

Refined salt vs. Himalayan salt, how do they compare.

Salt has been around since time immemorial. Historically people obtained minerals in their diets by using traditional salts like sea salts. With the rates of heart disease and high blood pressure going up all the [...]

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By Jeri Spencer

Eating organic raw food is as old as the human race. Long before cooking food was even considered, man ate the food God provided in its natural state. Genesis 1:29 states: “Then God said, ‘I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the [...]

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By Maureen A O’Brien

I couldn’t decide what I wanted to write about this week until I was speaking with a friend of mine this afternoon and she said she had gone out for dinner to a wonderful French restaurant and ate so much Foie Gras she thought she was going to [...]

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Alfalfa is often classified with ‘grasses’ but it’s actually not a grass at all. Alfalfa is a member of the legume family i.e. peas and beans. Alfalfa is known as the Father of all Foods it has a root system which can grow to a depth of 100 feet, deep down [...]

Raw food diets are used by many to lose weight fast as well as to cleanse the kidneys, liver, colon and skin. Because raw food diets contain low or no saturated fats and are high in potassium, they also provide powerful antioxidant benefits. When changing to a raw food diet there are some things that can be done to help make the transition easier and more effective

While there are many different methods we can use to detoxify our bodies, superfood juice cleansing is associated with a variety of benefits, and will result in much better outcomes than generally occurs with other detox programs. In particular water fasting has a number of drawbacks that can potentially limit the effectiveness of a cleanse.

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Are you feeling tired, jaded, run down? Are you fed up with spotty looking skin, and brittle nails and hair?

Have you tried all sorts of pills and potions and crazy diets, but apart from a huge disappointment and a smaller bank balance, have received little change in health?

Not to worry. There [...]