Glycemic Index The Glycemic Index (GI) is a system of ranking carbohydrate-containing foods based on their immediate effect on blood sugar levels. The GI ranks the quality of carbohydrates, on a scale from 0 to 100, with pure glucose having the highest GI value of 100. Choosing low GI carbs more often, the ones that…
Found in living plant and animal tissue, the antioxidant glutathione is a powerful substance that may help slow the aging process and fight disease. Antioxidants work by attacking and neutralizing free radicals—damaging compounds formed by various body functions or taken in from the environment. Free radicals cause harmful chemical reactions that can damage cells, making…
Restricted to a gluten-free diet? Here’s a Guide. Gluten-free eating can be quite a challenge for people with Gluten sensitivity and Celiac disease (which is the GI manifestation of Gluten sensitivity). Although these conditions are different, people diagnosed with Gluten-sensitivity and celiac disease may be treated with gluten-free diets.
Prior to sitting down to write this article, I spent hundreds of hours preparing and researching for a seminar I once gave entitled, “Neurodegenerative Disease: Unraveling the Mystery.” Although I won’t bore you with all of the science and details that I discovered, I will try to enlighten you into what I think is behind the increase…
Full Nutrition is Better than Drugs The ancient healer Hippocrates once said, “Let your food be your medicine… and let your medicine be your food.” As I think about that thought I realized that we do treat our food as a drug, albeit in a destructive way. Our consumption of fast food and sugar has…
What is the common link between low blood levels of calcium, protein, albumin, vitamin B12, urea nitrogen with osteoporosis and heart burn with or without a positive test for H. Pylori? The answer is Parietal Cell damage. Parietal cells are the little cells in your stomach that are supposed to produce hydrochloric acid (HCL) and…
