HYDROTHERAPY  This practice involves the use of water for therapeutic functions. Hydrotherapy has been used for centuries for detoxification, to relieve pain, stimulate blood circulation, and in the treatment of diversified ailments (especially all forms of arthritis). This therapy incorporates a broad range of methods - like altering temperature and pressure. Hydrotherapy is a naturopathic treatment...

Avoid or limit the use of caffeine.  This is important, especially late in the day for reasons explained earlier in this section. However, even though excess caffeine is not recommended, if you are exhausted from lack of sleep, make sure you have a wheat grass shot or caffeine in some form before you get behind the wheel. Avoid eating right before bedtime. If the body is too busy working on digesting...

HISTORY OF BEETS In the same family as chard and spinach, beets were first cultivated as far back as ancient Roman times in 800 BC. The earliest varieties of middle-ages beets were thinner black and white, unlike the roundish blood-red beets most commonly seen today. Not surprisingly, beets were originally prized for their leaves (not for the root), as the greens are the most nutrient dense part of...

Pharmaceuticals are drugs, or “foreign chemicals” specifically designed to manipulate your body systems with the intention of dealing with ONLY the symptoms associated with a specific disease or condition. Treating the symptoms will NEVER cure anyone of anything! In general, synthetic drugs are acid forming, and inherently toxic to the human body, ALWAYS producing negative side effects of some...

HISTORY Cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens) is the fruit of the tropical plant Capsicum annuum longum. Technically a berry, cayenne pepper is native to central and south America dating back about 7,000 years. Even back then cayenne was touted for its extensive range of health benefits from alleviating respiratory infections, sore throats, digestive issues, fevers, heart complications, and cancer....

Currently, we are exposed to far more radiation than any time before in history. Electromagnetic radiation has been around since the beginning of time. Radiation is defined as energy, in the form of light, heat, or sound, that comes from a source and travels through a certain material or through space, emitted by one body or mass, and absorbed by another. About half of the radiation we are exposed...

Humans have ingested more than 16–24 g of fructose daily for thousands of years now without any issues. The fructose was sourced primarily from natural whole fruits, certain vegetables, and honey. In the last century, however, modern food processing methods were instituted in Europe and North America and things changed drastically. By the 1950’s high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) was invented. HFCS...

There are a few situations where an individual can become more acidic and inflamed EVEN after fruit consumption, which would be considered a superior food choice under normal circumstances. Refined white sugar which is half fructose (fruit sugar) and processed fructose corn syrup are the worst culprits because they lack the fiber which slows absorption into the bloodstream. For pre or uncontrolled...

The absolute MOST important factor when it comes to balancing pH levels and preventing disease is the health of the digestive system. Proper digestive functioning is highly dependent on balanced pH levels! These levels change from weakly acidic in the mouth (around 6.8) to highly acidic in the stomach (around 2-4), to slightly acidic in the colon (ranging from 5.5-7). Digestion starts in the mouth...

Lemons trees flower all year long bearing up to 3000 lemons a year. Citrus fruits in general originated in Southeast Asia and southern China, but have been around since before 400 B.C.E.  Although most are known to be sour and highly acidic, the Meyer lemon is uncommonly sweet and less acidic. NUTRIENT PROFILE Lemons are a low carb, low calorie, high anti-oxidant, alkalizing, super food! Two medium...