11 Amazing Healing Benefits of Drinking Water in a Copper Vessel
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Unik Dhandhi In today’s modern world where we have UV filters and RO purifiers to purify water, the storage of water in metal containers may sound old-fashioned and not needed. However, this age-old practice referenced in ancient texts of Ayurveda is now supported by several scientific studies. Storing water in a copper vessel creates a […]
People Can Have Food Sensitivities Without Noticeable Symptoms – Long-Term Consumption of Food Allergens Lead to Behavior and Mood Changes
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Kumi Nagamoto-Combs Food allergies, or food hypersensitivities, result from the overreaction of the immune system to typically harmless proteins in food. They can manifest as a spectrum of symptoms, ranging from itching, redness and swelling for milder reactions, to vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty breathing and other potentially life-threatening symptoms for severe reactions. … But some people […]
The Foods That Are Addictive
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Carlos A. Monteiro and Geoffrey Cannon Foods are not all potentially addictive. It is now generally agreed that the foods most liable to be addictive are processed, energy-dense and high in added sugar, fat and/or salt, and typically ultra-processed, with additional characteristics liable to make them addictive. Studies on food addiction should focus upon ultra-processed […]
Saturated Fat Phobia Lacks Scientific Basis
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Kimberly Hartke In March, the journal Annals of Internal Medicine published a meta-analysis of seventy-six scientific studies on the effect of various fats on heart disease, Association of Dietary, Circulating and Supplement Fatty Acids with Coronary Risk … The conclusion researchers drew after reviewing these studies was “Current evidence does not clearly support cardiovascular guidelines […]
Dietary Fats and Health: Dietary Recommendations in the Context of Scientific Evidence
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Glen D. Lawrence Although early studies showed that saturated fat diets with very low levels of PUFAs increase serum cholesterol, whereas other studies showed high serum cholesterol increased the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), the evidence of dietary saturated fats increasing CAD or causing premature death was weak. Over the years, data revealed that […]
Why I Switched to Raw Milk for Good
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Sam Bailey I wanted to outline why myself and my family drink raw rather than pasteurised cow’s milk. There are numerous bene ts to drinking raw milk, although many people are afraid to do so, due to perceived dangers. However, are these dangers real or is it just Germ Theory run amok? … Not many […]
All About Sprouting
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Ryan Andrews Sprouting involves soaking seeds, nuts, legumes or grains for several hours, then repeatedly rinsing them until they begin to develop a tail-like protrusion. Many seeds contain anti-nutrients, substances that inhibit the absorption or use of other nutrients. For example, rice contains phytic acid, which inhibits mineral absorption. Other seeds contain substances such as lectins and saponins, which […]
Do Dietary Lectins Cause Disease?
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David L. J. Freed The evidence is suggestive—and raises interesting possibilities for treatment. Lectins are carbohydrate binding proteins present in most plants, especially seeds and tubers like cereals, potatoes, and beans. Until recently their main use was as histology and blood transfusion reagents, but in the past two decades we have realised that many lectins […]