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What does your eye color say about your nutritional needs?

Leafy green like kale, collard greens, chard and spinach are a cornerstone of healthy diets because they have qualities that reduce inflammation, improve detoxification and protect your cardiovascular system. But if you need more evidence to increase your consumption of powerhouse greens, check out these nutritional research results: Greens contain a form of vitamin E called gamma-tocopherol that has been shown to reduce risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer in people who ate them regularly. Vitamin E supplements and multivitamin pills rarely contain this form of vitamin E, they are mostly alpha-tocopherol which does not have the same health benefits. Higher quality supplements will contain mixed tocopherols and/or gamma-tocopherol however they are missing the fiber, chlorophyll and beta-carotene that leafy greens have so they too pale in comparison. Greens also contain the eye protective nutrients lutein and xeazanthin in much higher concentrations th

Favorite No-Sugar and Low-Sugar Recipes

There are many reasons to adopt a low sugar or no sugar diet. Because sugar slows down the protective actions of our immune system and our ability to fight infections, you may want to avoid sugar for a short period of time such as during a cold, ear infection, urinary tract infection, yeast infection or while following a detox program such as the Whole Health Detox . Besides improving the function of your immune system there are many advantages to a low sugar or no sugar diet especially with managing chronic conditions such as yeastovergrowth or candida, chronic Lyme disease, reducing inflammationthat worsens autoimmune diseases and it's an easy way to reduce extra calories when trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. It seemed like in 2007 and 2008 I was seeing a lot of people in my practice with chronic yeast overgrowth and this has recently been coming up frequently in my practice again. There are many versions of anti-candida and anti-yeast nutritional plans