Top Five Health Benefits of Spinach

- By Cynthia Perkins - April 18, 2015

Popeye ate spinach for a reason – because it is absolutely great for the body. Spinach packs the healthy punch of several top-notch “superfoods” all rolled into one. It tastes good on anything from salads to soups, and there are ways to prepare it so that even the pickiest eaters will appreciate its beauty. Below we take a look at a few of the amazing health benefits of spinach and why it is a good choice as a mainstay in your diet.

Nutrient-Dense

The main reason to include spinach in your diet is because it is one of the most nutrient-dense foods available. It is a good source of protein, calcium, and dietary fiber. However, the fermentation potential of the fiber is low, so it’s a great choice for people with SIBO. One cup of spinach contains almost all of the manganese and folate that your body needs daily, and about half of the magnesium that is recommended. In addition, much more than the minimum daily amounts of vitamin K and vitamin A are packed into a single cup. It’s also fairly rich in iron, copper, B2, B6, vitamin E, vitamin C, phosphorus, B1, zinc, choline, and potassium.

Antioxidants

Spinach is packed full of antioxidants that prevent free radicals and fight the negative effects of aging. The antioxidants it contains the most of are flavonoids.

Low in Calories & Carbs

It makes sense that a food with as many health benefits as spinach would be easy on the body. Spinach is so low in calories that it won’t add any weight to your form no matter how much of it you eat. In addition, it is low in carbohydrates so it is a smart choice for people struggling to lose weight and for those with insulin resistance, diabetes, yeast issues, blood sugar problems, SIBO, adrenal fatigue, sugar and carb addiction.

Cardiovascular Health

Spinach is great for your cardiovascular health. The antioxidants found in the vegetable take center stage once again by preventing the oxidization of cholesterol and keeping your blood pumping smoothly. In addition, the magnesium and folate contained in spinach reduce high blood pressure and lower your risk for heart attack, heart disease, and stroke.

Healthy Brain

Compounds in spinach fight off premature aging in your brain and keep it working smoothly. They do this by preventing oxidization from occurring and supplying nutrients needed for neurotransmitter production and function. A diet rich in spinach has also been shown to increase the learning capacity and memory in young children.

However, there are two groups of people that could potentially have some problems with spinach, which includes anyone with an oxalate issue or elevated histamine levels, as it does contain a significant amount of each of these substances. Even if you have one of theses issues, it doesn’t mean you will automatically have a problem with spinach. I have elevated histamine and must avoid many high histamine foods, but I can eat spinach with no problem. But, do be aware of this issue, monitor how you respond and then adjust accordingly.

To make the health benefits of spinach even more appealing, this is a very affordable and versatile food that is easy to add to the menu. It goes well with just about anything including, steak, chops, burgers, eggs, fish, chicken and turkey. Serve it fresh, steamed,or as part of a baked dish or stir-fry. Just chop it up and add it to your favorite dish.

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California Parents Shut Down Vote on Mandatory Vaccines

Vote postponed after parents clamor for right to refuse vaccinations

- By Adan Salazar - April 16, 2015

Concerned parents and conscientious objectors packed out a California Senate committee hearing in Sacramento yesterday, loudly voicing disapproval of a bill which would severely restrict a parent’s right to opt their children out of state-mandated vaccines.

Senate health committee officials on Wednesday decided to postpone a vote after hearing over three hours of testimony from both sides of the vaccine debate, including arguments from parents who showed up from across the state to oppose SB 277.

Committee members voted 6-2 in favor of the controversial bill last week, prompting an overwhelming response from parents yesterday who formed a line down the hallway leading up to the hearing room and out onto the capitol grounds.

Many parents threatened to remove their children from the public school system if the bill were to pass, saying they’d “rather keep their kids out of schools than vaccinate them,” according to Courthouse News.

“Vaccines come with a risk of injury and death, and there’s no liability for the medical doctors or the pharmaceutical companies,“ a chiropractor and mother expressed in an interview outside the hearing. “In this situation it should definitely be a choice.”

Robert Moxley, a Wyoming attorney who specializes in representing vaccine-injured victims, also called the bill a violation of due process and labeled it “unconstitutional.”

“The Supreme Court will not tolerate a mechanism for medical exemptions only; it is a denial of due process and a violation of the right to free exercise of religion,” he said.

SB 277 would still allow parents to opt out of vaccines, but they would need to obtain a medical exemption from a health care provider, which are seldom handed out.

Following testimony, committee Chairwoman Sen. Carol Liu recommended that a vote on the bill be postponed until concerns were addressed regarding the method by which unvaccinated children would be removed from or kept from attending school.

“If I were you, I would not take a vote today. I would try to get answers to all the questions that have been raised,” Sen. Liu told one of the bill’s author Sen. Richard Pan. “Otherwise, I don’t think your bill proceeds out of this committee.”

“Flanked by television cameras and reporters, Pan huddled with his staff before reluctantly accepting a no vote,” reported Courthouse News.

In the days leading up to this week’s hearing, Sen. Pan was assigned a security team after allegedly receiving multiple online threats.

Another senator also highlighted other contentious portions of the bill, including a provision that keeps unimmunized children from attending private schools, and another section that allows the legislature to add future immunizations to be added to the list of mandated vaccines.

Health Hazards of Vitamin Supplements

- By Bahram Maskanian - June 21, 2014

Mother Nature in her infinite wisdom has already put in place many truly magnificent an astonishing self-sustaining life supporting systems for growing, nurturing and promoting evolution of life and all it contains therein. Problems begin when the corporate criminal goons in pursuit of plundering trillions of dollars, mass population control and dumbing down the public, begin to medal in the finely tuned natural laws and rhythms.

According to many studies in U.S. over 90% of Americans are completely clueless of what is good healthy diet and what is not, the very same ignorant majority is easily fooled at the sight of fraudulent and phony labels on many unhealthy products stating: “MADE FROM ALL ‘NATURAL’ INGREDIENTS”. Arsenic, mercury, lead, ionizing radiation and much more highly hazardous materials are also natural, but that doesn’t mean we should add them to our foods and eat them..!

The truth is that Vitamin Supplements are far from safe, or risk-free, more than 6,300 reports of serious adverse events associated with dietary supplements were reported to the FDA in 2014. The reports described more than 10,300 serious outcomes, including 115 deaths and 2,100 hospitalizations.

Here are a few good indisputable reasons why all vitamins supplements are no good and hazardous to your health. Unlike the popularly myth and misconception, vitamins are not extracted from naturally found healthy ingredients in nature. For example, suppose a fruit contains XZ vitamin that is a good boner drug..! The greedy criminal nation-less pharmaceutical corporation’s bosses are not going to spend money to buy, or grow that fruit and extract XZ from it, instead they will synthesize the chemical blocks of the XZ and then began mixing artificial man-made dangerous chemicals with many harmful side-effects until they closely match the atomic structure of the XZ element in the laboratory for the production of boner drugs, which will costs pennies to manufacture and is sold at 1000s of percent markups. The vitamin supplement manufacturers follow the exact same procedures.

I know what you thinking, if it is an exact, or close match why is it not good..? You see, the cells in our bodies are constantly sending out and receiving chemical and electric signals in order to communicate, plan and carryout their responsibilities. All naturally grown live microscopic elements have a built-in intelligence, capable of communicating with each other and know exactly where in our body they should go and what they should be doing, etc.   However, the artificially synthesized elements obviously will not and could not communicate because they are dummies, not alive. When our body, at the genetic level come in contact with artificially synthesized vitamins, after a close examination and receiving no signals, our body will quickly dispose of the dummy elements. But in route out of our body, the harmful side-effects of the artificially synthesized vitamins will damage our vital organs..!

Picture this, imagine your are at a clothing store and you see a nice outfit you like to try on, on a human like mannequin, whom are you going ask for the outfit, from the mannequin, dummy, or a live sales person..?

Did you know our own digestive track can and will produce all the minerals and vitamins our body needs, provided of course, if we stay away from all forms of alcohol, sodas, all wheat products: breads, cereal, pasta, coffee, sugar, any and all things coming out of box, or container, anything with artificial sweeteners, or fat-free, sugar-free crap, and generally keep away from processed foods and fruit juices and soft drinks. Avoid dairy products, fish, all fish contain high levels of mercury, also using supplements for body-building, weight loss and sexual help, are extremely bad ideas.

Seasonal, local and fresh preferably real organic fruits and vegetables, if not available, add a cup of white vinegar to water, soak vegetables, allow 30 minutes, rinse and enjoy your fresh greens and fruits, plus healthy proteins, such as: meats, nuts, eggs etc., maximum daily intake of meat should not exceed more than 5 ounce (140 grams) per day, should be important part of our daily diet, we will never need any vitamins supplements of any kind.

Calcium is a good example for understanding the difference between artificial verses natural element. Many long-term studies have shown that Calcium taken in form of vitamin supplement will harm your heart and kill you. On the other hand, Calcium obtained naturally by enjoying fruits and vegetables does exact the opposite and strengthens your heart and prolongs your life.

 

Following time honored practices of the criminal nation-less pharmaceutical corporations

Many "natural" food supplements contain an awesome list of synthetic fillers. In general, the more filler, the cheaper the supplement. If it's in a tablet, the chances are close to 100% that some type of harmful filler will be found in the tablet. With some exceptions, pure substances such as vitamin, mineral chelates, herbs or amino acids do not possess the necessary characteristics which allow them to be compressed directly without the addition of binders, lubricants, diluents, disintegrators, coloring and flavoring agents.

The larger the tablet, the more it requires the use of binders, substances that give cohesive qualities to powdered materials; in other words, they hold the ingredients together for tablet formulation. A common binder is cellulose. Smaller tablets may be manufactured using the cellulose derivatives (ethyl, methyl) as binders.

Time release tablets are perhaps the most worrisome. For example, the release of 1000 mg. of Vitamin C over a period of 6 hours may require the addition of 400 mg. of hydrogenated oil (plastic butter) to the tablet. The addition of more oil prolongs the release, while the use of less allows quicker disintegration.

Supplements in a vegetable-based capsule, powder or liquid form do not have such requirements and are far less likely to contain toxic additives. If you are a strict vegetarian, beware of gelatin-encapsulated supplements. Gelatin used in the manufacture of capsules is derived from collagenous beef (bovine) or pork (porcine/swine) material.

Although it is true that most healthy people will have no obvious side effects from ingesting the small amount of toxins found in cheap vitamins, the long term consequences of continuous, daily intakes are potentially dangerous. Over 7% of the population displays sensitivity to these chemicals which, for the most part, do not elicit immediate allergic reactions in the average healthy person. Allergic reactions can affect any organ system in the body including the brain which often displays symptoms such as fatigue, memory loss, depression, anxiety, hallucinations and insomnia.

Today, the most commonly used excipients in drugs, vitamin, mineral and other tableted items are listed below:

From "1992 Excipient Usage In Marketed Drugs, USA"

Magnesium Stearate

Lactose

Starch (Corn)

Microcrystalline Cellulose

Silicon DioxideTitanium Dioxide

Stearic Acid

Sodium Starch Glycolate

Gelatin

Talc

Sucrose

Povidone

Pregelatinized Starch

Hydroxy Propyl Methylcellulose

OPA Products

Croscarmellose

Calcium phosphate

Hydroxy Propyl Cellulose

Ethylcellulose

Crospovidone

Shellac

Calcium Stearate

The following is just a partial list of what to watch out for in purchasing nutritional supplements for you and your family:

PROPYLENE GLYCOL - is a well-known anti-freeze used in products such as windshield washer fluid. It is also the major ingredient in brake and hydraulic fluid. It can be a strong skin irritant with frequent use in cosmetics, shampoos and medicinal lotions. Propylene glycol has been documented to cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage.

SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE (SLS) and SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE (SLES) - are used in shampoos for their detergent and foam-building abilities. They are found in garage floor cleaners, engine degreasers and car wash soaps. They are one of the most harmful ingredients found in personal-care products like shampoos. Studies show that these additives react with the ingredients of food supplements or cosmetics to form carcinogenic nitrates and dioxins, all of which may enter the circulation with each shampooing or oral ingestion. SLS can be retained in the liver, heart, eyes, kidneys and muscles for periods of several years after use and have been reported to cause eye irritations, skin rashes, hair loss, dandruff and allergic reactions.

Other potentially hazardous substances found as fillers in vitamin and mineral supplements are SODIUM BENZOATE, BHT, BHA, TARTRAZINE, LACTOSE, PEANUT OIL, HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, POLYSORBATE 80, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, RED DYE NO. 33 and 40, ETHYL CELLULOSE, SORBIC ACID, FRACTIONATED COCONUT OIL and CORNSTARCH.

Well respected researcher, Dr. David Horrobin, describes BHT, BHA, tartrazine and other coloring materials as "...inhibitors of the conversion of essential fatty acids to prostaglandins or are chemically related to such known inhibitors."

Al Czap reports that there may be long term hazardous effects of taking such chemicals on a regular basis in vitamin and mineral supplements including coronary artery disease. BHT, BHA, chlorinated pesticides such as DDT, plasticizers, aromatics, as well as some alkanes (saturated hydrocarbons such as paraffin or wax) have been found deposited in the plaque of individuals suffering from coronary artery disease. People who use large numbers of vitamin and mineral tablets may actually be contributing to the diseases they are attempting to prevent.