| If dairy products are the best source of calcium, where do cows get their calcium from?? Green grass!
In the U.S. we consume the largest amount of dairy products and yet we have the highest rate of osteoporosis. If dairy products were the answer to calcium intake and bone health, this would not be so.
Countries that have a much lower calcium intake in the diet but also consume small amounts of animal products have very low rates of osteoporosis. (as well as cancer). For more information concerning documented research on this, read the booklet - The China Project or the book The China Study.
Meats and sugary “junk foods” leave an acid ash in the body. The body pulls calcium (an alkaline mineral) from the bones to balance the pH levels of the body. After many years of this kind of lifestyle the bones become deficient. Promote bone building through exercise, getting adequate sunshine [vitamin d] and eating calcium-rich plant based foods like those listed below.
Green leafy vegetables like kale, chard, collards and turnip greens have generous amounts of calcium. Other food sources of calcium include: flax seed, sesame seed, almonds, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, filberts pistachio nuts, walnuts, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, carob, dulse, figs, kelp, oats, prunes, carob flour, black turtle beans, garbanzo beans, great northern beans, kidney beans, navy beans, amaranth oats, quinoa and blackstrapt molasses.
For more information on calcium: www.strongbones.org |
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"People consuming as little as 100mg (1 cup) of caffeine a day had withdrawal symptoms" ~ New England Journal of Medicine
Two cups of coffee may raise blood pressure to levels equal to one cigarette, but it keeps it there for 1 – 2 hours, vs. just 15 minutes for smoking (American Journal of Medicine.) Caffeine can increase the heart rate, may cause frequent irregular beats, can raise blood cholesterol, and may accelerate blood clotting leading to a heart attack. 2 – 3 cups raises blood pressure for 3 hours (American Journal of Hypertension.)
According to researcher Dr. Gail Bernstein, 77% of children over 6 months old ingest caffeine regularly. Journal of Child/Adol Psychology March 1994
A cup of coffee reduces iron absorption by 39%, and a cup of tea will reduce it by 64%. Drip coffee will lower iron absorption by 72%, while doubling coffee’s strength will reduce it by 91% American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
In 1980 the Food and Drug Administration removed caffeine from the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) list.
Caffeine stimulates the brain cortex, and can cause poor balance, racing heart, insomnia, racing and disconnected thoughts, poor memory, fatigue, restless leg syndrome, hand tremors, anxiety, and dread, hostility, sleep disturbances, headaches, hyperexcitability, irritability, agitation, anxiety & dehydration.
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| Sunlight is important to our bodies. Just like plants, we need sunlight to function. The sun . . .
1.Improves muscle tone
2.Improves skin conditions
3.Reduces cavities
4.Improves assimilation of calcium
5.Increases number of red blood cells & hemoglobin
6.Aids in reducing cholesterol
7.Improves blood pressure
8.Improves energy levels
9.Reduced hyperactivity (has calming effect on nervous system)
10.For expectant mothers- Enhances embryo development, heightens the quality & quantity of mothers milk & fosters easy delivery.
11.Half of all sunlight that enters the eye is directed to balance the hormone system via the endocrine system.
12. Absorbed through the skin to improve digestion and assimilation of nutrients into our tissues and bones. Is critical in the production of Vitamin D1
Getting adequate sun exposure is important to our health. Start slowly and build up to the level of exposure to the sun that is best for you. Rising rates of skin cancer is causing people to become fearful of getting in the sun. Many health speakers & authors feel that the rise in skin cancer rates we are experiencing is due to a diet that is high in animal & processed fats and low in nutritional value. When the diet is low in nutrients this causes the bodies protective mechanisms to become impaired. Without this natural, internal “God designed” protection, some of the sun’s rays create problems. In our bodies, harmful fats interact with sun exposure in a negative way possibly increasing cancer risk. Consuming a diet that is high in nutritional value, while eliminating the “bad fats” as much as possible and getting reasonable amounts of exposure to the sun are all steps to improving our overall health. |
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