There are different types of detoxification diets, most based on eating organic whole foods as opposed to processed foods. These diets tend to minimize or eliminate meats while maximizing fruits and vegetables. Detoxification diets always involve drinking lots if clean water. The intent of a detoxification diet is to support internal processes by increasing elimination […]
Is Homeopathy Safe for Mental Health?
Homeopathy was developed by a German physician named Samuel Hahnemann in the early 1800’s. Hahnemann examined the potential of substances to ‘cure’ symptoms that he produced in human healthy subjects. Hahnemann believed the body had its own intelligence and an innate ability to heal. The exact mechanism of how homeopathy works isn’t known. It is […]
Organic Food Has More Nutrients
A $25-million British study in 2007 comparing organic food to traditionally grown food with pesticides determined that organic fruit and vegetables contain up to 40% more nutrients, such as antioxidants, and minerals like iron and zinc. The same study concluded that organic milk contained up to 90% more of the same beneficial nutrients. Other studies […]
Raw Food Diet
The raw food diet is a diet based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, and seaweed. Heating food above 116°F is believed to destroy enzymes in food that can assist in the digestion and absorption of food. Cooking is also thought to diminish the […]