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Prevention or Cure

12:52 PM Postwriter

The majority of people wait until a symptom presents itself before they feel it is worth doing something about it, what if you could eliminate or reduce any potential symptoms from occurring? Generally, symptoms are an expression of your body telling you that something is not in balance. Balance after all is the key. When your body is alkaline, disease can find no place to call home.

For many including myself this has become our cure. What does it mean to be alkaline? How can it help your symptoms? Alkalinity is referred to as the pH, it is determined by the concentration of Hydrogen ions in a substance such as water, blood or food. On a scale from 1 - 14, a pH level of 7.0 is considered neutral, 7.0 downwards is increasingly acidic and upwards of 7.0 is increasingly alkaline. Our bodies are alkaline by design and acidic by function and we need both. The human body has adapted to two types of digestion, alkaline for starches and acid for proteins, but true health lives in an alkaline state.

Good health needs a balanced equilibrium and this is achieved by maintaining a basic pH balance of acid and alkalinity. Edgar Cayce, was among the first to let us know that disease cannot live in an alkaline environment. Since then many studies have been conducted to document this as truth. It is said that you can drink a lemon squeezed in your water every day can help you achieve alkalinity.

Any number of bodily fluids can have a small chemical fluctuation at anytime which may show a strong implication towards health or illness. For example a change of only a few degrees of body heat can cause severe sickness or even death. PH balance has been identified by biochemists and medical physiologists as a one of the most important aspects of a balanced healthy body. A pH of 7.4 is considered desirable for the human body. A drop in blood pH level to a reading of 6.95 can lead to serious health risks, such as coma or death.

Prevention can be better than a cure. Saying you are what you eat really has more meaning than once first thought, just ask Thomas Edison who said over 100 years ago, "Doctors of the future will prescribe no medicines, but will prescribe food and will interest their patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease."

When the body is alkaline the body is given the maximum opportunity to perform at it's highest capacity. To achieve this daily it is best to follow a nutritional plan that includes fresh, raw organic vegetables and fruits. Dark green and orange veggies have the highest nutritional value. Research indicates that phytochemicals from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower, as well as turnips and kale support the detoxification processes within the body. Be sure that your diet contains adequate protein to supply the building materials necessary for tissue repair. For animal protein, free-range or organically raised meats and poultry or wild game are our best choices. Fresh fish is also an excellent source of protein.

The best way to help your balance is to eat a variety of foods and rotate your selections so that you can stop any reactions that may happen from specific foods. Water is very important to help flush wastes and toxins out of our body. You should drink at least 8 -10 oz glasses of distilled water each day, make sure to add 'Concentrace' by Trace Minerals to help replace essential minerals that can assist your body with alkalinity. If you don't feel that you can drink that much plain water everyday, green tea, herbal teas or squeeze a lemon into your water and this will give you variety plus an excellent source of even more antioxidants.

To stay alkaline avoid... Carbonated drinks, sugar, processed foods, over eating acidic foods

Disclaimer: The entire contents of this website are based upon the opinions of I'm Holistic, unless otherwise noted. Individual articles are based upon the opinions of the respective author, who retains copyright as marked. The information on this website is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. It is intended as a sharing of knowledge and information from the research and experiences of I'm Holistic. I'm Holistic encourages you to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional.

How Fats are Good

10:13 AM Postwriter

What You Need to Know about Fats

Fats are more important than you know. The trick is learning which ones are the best for your and why. Good fats help you maintain your energy levels. I have personally found that by eating a tablespoon of Virgin Coconut oil in the am and pm I have increased my energy levels two-fold and have successfully managed chronic fatigue.

Healthy Fats are:

Preferred fuel for your heart	Useful antiviral agents (caprylic acid)	Useful for lowering cholesterol levels (palmitic and stearic acids)
Carriers for important fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K, and required for the conversion of carotene to vitamin A, for mineral absorption, and for a host of other biological processes	Effective as an anticaries, antiplaque and anti fungal agents (lauric acid)	Modulators of genetic regulation and prevent cancer (butyric acid)

Sources of healthy fats are:

Olives and Olive oil (for cold dishes)	Coconuts, and coconut oil (for all types of cooking and baking)	Butter made from raw grass-fed organic milk
Raw Nuts, such as, almonds or pecans	Organic pastured egg yolks	Avocados
Grass fed meats	Palm oil	Unheated organic nut oils

Another healthful fat you want to be mindful of is animal-based omega-3 found in Hemp Oil & Fish Oil. Deficiency in this essential fat can cause or contribute to very serious health problems, both mental and physical, and may be a significant underlying factor of up to 96,000 premature deaths each year.

Fats are important to maintain fuel, energy, clarity, weight, and overall health. Fats can be very useful when you are trying to get away from sugar and many have found that it helped the body overcome the sugar withdrawal.

Ultimately, if you leave a PH balanced life you'll want to include healthy fats into the equation to help your body function at it's fullest capacity.

A great example menu for the day would include:

Am: Egg (whites cooked, yolk not cooked), Grapefruit and Avocado
Lunch: Cabbage wrap with whatever you would put on a sandwich (add avocado, olive oil, hemp oil, etc)
Pm: Flash stir fry veggies with fish, cooked in coconut oil and a tablespoon of olive oil added after removed from the heat.
In Between: Snack on almonds, sour fruits, raw veggies, and seeds

Herbal Remedies to help with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

12:00 PM Postwriter

Herbal Remedies to Help with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Helping Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) naturally

Many who suffer from CFS or other similar disorders can find relief with the same formula. Sometimes you have to say enough is enough and take matters into your own hands. Your health your destiny and you do have choices.

If you can focus on an 80% alkaline diet and a 20% acid diet you can help control inflammations from being created that can potentially aggravate the already frustrating situation. Acid foods can create inflammations, by avoiding sugar and sugar forming foods like sweet fruits and veggies (carrots, tomatoes, apples, oranges, tropical fruit, bananas) wheat, grain and gluten you also give your body the ability to slow down the production of yeast or candida. Yeast/Candida feeds on the starches and sugars that are produced from these foods. When your body starts to build up bacteria it can slow down your internal functions and the ability for your body to cleanse itself properly aiding in the formation of more inflammations. Inflammations lead to a poorly functioning immune system and can impair your bodies abilities to heal. Another food to avoid is dairy as it can also promote inflammations in the body.

Herbal based vitamin can be easier to absorb into your body and are often much higher in trace nutritional elements.

Treating Chronic Fatigue Herbally

Here are some herbal remedies to look into...

Golden Seal and Echinacea - Herbal antibiotics. Great for addressing in potential infections.

Garlic - Natural antibiotic. Treats general infections of all types. Fights fungus and yeast related growth problems. Helps normalize blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

Cayenne - Stimulates your body increasing the speed at which your body is able to heal. Cayenne can also stop internal bleeding that might be caused from intestinal inflammations and ulcers. A natural infection fighter and enhances the effects of garlic. Improves energy levels and regulates blood pressure too.

Kelp is high in natural iodine. Iodine helps regulate your thyroid, which can help combat viral bacteria in your body, and regulate your energy levels. Kelp is also very high in other essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, trace minerals, and many of the B vitamins too.

Garlic, Goldenseal and Kelp excellent sources of additional zinc. Zinc deficiencies are thought to be a possible contributing factor to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Dandelion and Yellow Dock help the liver to cleanse, heal, and function more efficiently. More toxic material is able to be removed from your body when the liver is operating well.

Alfalfa and Slippery Elm, work to help "scrub" your colon of old dried and hardened fecal matter that may be stuck in various pockets of your colon.

A great way to get your body functioning better is to do a colon cleanse:

Colon cleanse targets the entire digestive tract and helps it to clean itself out. Cleansing the body with natural alternatives and herbal remedies can significantly reduce and even eliminate many issues that cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).

Holistic help for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Epstein Bar

11:58 AM Postwriter

I'm so tired I don't feel rested after I've slept 8 hours or even 12 hours. I'm falling asleep during the day. I have no energy, I ache, my thoughts are unclear, I have a headache.. a sore throat. Does any of this sound familiar? It's possible you are suffering for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Epstein Bar aka Mono. All of these could trigger CFS.

It has been difficult for doctors to pinpoint the cause of CFS but the main component that remains is that an auto immune disorder is present. Partner that with the fact that it is difficult for others to have sympathy for you when you are feeling this way. And if the problems have persisted for months on end everyone's patience eventually runs out. Studies show that 2 out of 3 marriages end in divorce, but there is another way to look at this. As with all disorders the best holistic way to approach this is to first look at your 'Nutrition', 'Exercise', 'Supplements' and 'Sleep'.

Are you giving your body a fighting chance? With our busy schedules, the high demands of balancing career and family somehow we manage to push our own needs aside to be lost and forgotten. Without your health you have nothing left to give, so if there were a natural way to heal your body from the inside out would you consider it? There are all natural ways to relieve your struggle, change the course of your health and without the need for medications that only act as a band aid not a permanent solution.

Some of the ways I have helped myself with this personal struggle has been to change my diet to an 80% raw alkaline 20% acid using an alkalinity chart to keep me on track. The best book that has helped me with this has been Robb Wolf's Book "The Paleo Solution". I am also an avid follower of Dr. Mercola his site is a wealth of knowledge and research. Every morning I do about 12 minutes of Dahn Hak a great breathing and stretching regimen that helps wake up my body, followed with 20 minutes in the sun. I take a lemon and squeeze it into my distilled mineral water, make my green shooter, avocado slices and my sprout omelet. From there I am ready to begin my day making sure to balance in at least 4 to 6 more small portioned snacks or meals throughout the day along with taking the supplements I have found I am deficient in. Many times I have found that I need to make adjustments, add items, or remove items that I have determined I'm getting too much or not enough of. With holistic healing you should start with what has worked for others and then figure out what will work for you. Not everyone absorbs the same way or in the same time frame and I have found that when I was in times of serious need the more aggressive I got with my solutions the quicker I healed. This of course will be different for anyone trying to heal themselves holistically.

Below is a list of items that I have found to help me gain energy and rebuild

"Healthy Trinity" - by Natren (PROBIOTIC)

Multi Vitamin Trace Minerals
Calm (magnesium)
Adrenal Health

Jarrow Formulas - Qh Absorb Ubiquinol Co Q 10, 100mg, 60 softgels
Malic Acid
Evening Primrose 100% Pure Oil -4oz
Zinc
Mega Complex B
D3
Dandelion Root
Fibro Response

HTP
B6

Coconut Oil (2 tablespoons a day)

For more information on Herbal Remedies to help Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (click here)

Disclaimer: The entire contents of this website are based upon the opinions of I'm Holistic, unless otherwise noted. Individual articles are based upon the opinions of the respective author, who retains copyright as marked. The information on this website is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. It is intended as a sharing of knowledge and information from the research and experiences of I'm Holistic. I'm Holistic encourages you to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional.