Research Results: Green Smoothies Change Lives [part 2 of 2]
Other positive health benefits reported by survey respondents include these: 3 people said: Hyperthyroid condition improved (reduced or gone off meds) 2 people said: Seasonal allergies gone or decreased 2 people said: Reduced asthma symptoms 7 people said: Arthritis symptoms/pain gone or reduced 2 people said: Migraines gone or reduced by 80 percent 2 people [...]
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Brewer’s (nutritional) yeast Brewer’s or “nutritional” yeast is grown on barley, and it is often used as a supplement, especially for nursing mothers. It is high in protein, and it is also extremely rich in B vitamins. It has been linked to reduction of symptoms of diabetes, eczema, constipation, and hypoglycemia. It is [...]
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Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I am nursing my three-month old daughter and at the same time trying to lose the rest of my baby weight (I have about 43 pounds to lose…I gained 70 . . . oops!). I have been trying to incorporate the smoothies into my diet, but it seems that I do [...]
5 Comments • Continue Reading →foods that help digestion . . . part 5
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: What are foods that help digestion? Some raw foodists eat raw meat. Raw meat and milk have enzymes, so aren’t they good foods? Answer: We’ll leave the Oxford/Cornell China Project out of this discussion, which shows that animal protein causes many diseases. (The primary author of that pivotal [...]
12 Comments • Continue Reading →The Essential GreenSmoothieGirl Library . . . part 8
More important books for parents to own: Denise Punger, M.D. is a GreenSmoothieGirl 12 Stepper and a brave new voice in modern medicine. She’s a board certified doctor married to another medical doctor, but she’s also a mother who has breastfed for 12 years and delivered her last baby via home birth. [...]
16 Comments • Continue Reading →Go and wash in the water: are the simplest answers the hardest? . . . part 3 of 6 on WATER
Dr. B’s plain, simple, commonsense advice to drink 1 ounce of water for every 2 lbs. of body weight reminds me of another story. In the Bible, Naaman was a captain in the Syrian army, and he was very ill with leprosy. He went to Elisha the prophet, the introduction having been made [...]
5 Comments • Continue Reading →getting enough B12
Q: Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, I was reading about how difficult it is for anyone to get B12. Do you take any supplements? I’ve transitioned to a raw diet, and assumed all my needs are covered by the massive amounts of fruits and veggies I eat. A: You’ll be receiving Myth 4 any day [...]
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