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Vitamins

April 21, 2022 by Dave

What is a Vitamin

Vitamins are micronutrients that keep our bodies running smoothly. They cause our glands to function properly and are critical assistance to hormonal function, along with maintaining high levels of energy.

Peak performance and depletion of our immune system are lost without the proper vitamins in our bodies.

The fact is, and many studies show, that raw fruits and vegetables enable people to obtain the highest blood levels of nutrients.

It is challenging to eat enough fruits and vegetables to pack in all the essential vitamins and minerals that we need.

Use vitamins and supplements to fill the gaps in your diet.

Vitamin Facts

Poor nutrition creates poor quality body tissue and affects the quality of every organ in your body!

Vitamins and supplements will not cure any disease or illness but will provide the necessary elements necessary for your immune system to take control and overcome these illnesses.

You have your own unique chemical makeup, different DNA, inherited genes, lifestyle, and surrounding environmental differences. No two people are identical in terms of activity, metabolic functions, nutrient needs, or enzymatic functions.

Nutritional researchers generally encounter no vitamin B12 in plant foods today!

Not all vitamins are created equal and some you should flush down the toilet. How to choose the best vitamins.

Deficiencies

Through scientific studies we know that many people share some of the same vitamin deficiencies.

All deficiencies have a cause…

Not all deficiencies can be solved, easily, without vitamin supplementation

It may be possible to obtain all essential vitamins from the food you eat, depending on your current health condition, and would require a regimented lifestyle and a substantial amount of focus, time, and effort that would go beyond the average person’s capacity.

A case for Vitamins

Man has a magnitude of inventions and modifications to the food that God created.

And, we are paying the high price by getting too far away from the original diet that God intended for us.

This is resulting in an alarmingly high rate of obesity, disease and illness today.

We are not making headway by continuing to consume manufactured, chemically induced, dead food products.

We find these “dead foods” almost exclusively in stores.

Vitamins and minerals are important for oxidative metabolism – oxygen making energy from carbohydrates.

Vitamins and minerals vs prescription drugs

Our bodies break down due to the lack of proper nutrition. We then use chemically manufactured prescription drugs which is also the cause of many illnesses.

Read the side effects of any drug vs natural vitamins. There are no side effects of supplements

It is interesting to note that the same drugs that are used to treat cancer may cause cancer!

Treating the symptoms of the disease and not the cause is like putting ointment on your hand to treat a burn but leaving it in the fire. Natural supplements focus on treating the cause.

Choosing the best vitamins

If it is synthetic – it is created in a lab. The body cannot absorb synthetic vitamins. Save your money. They are also extremely acid-forming!

If it is inorganic – it is derived from a nonliving substance. It has no effectiveness because our bodies cannot break this down. Plants need inorganic materials for nutrients and we need organic materials for nutrients. Save your money! Some products may claim “natural” but contain inorganic materials. A good example of inorganic material is found in many of the calcium supplements on the market. Some common ingredients are ground oyster shells, carbonate, bone meal which is ground up animal bones and slaughter-house waste products. These inorganic materials are good for plant fertilizers but since the body has a very difficult time breaking down and absorbing this material most of it will be deposited in the soft tissue of the joints, blood vessels, eyes, and internal organs.

Some very serious health issues can develop as a result of taking this type of calcium. And these types of supplements will claim “Natural” on the label. You may have seen articles claiming that by taking calcium supplements you may actually increase the chance of heart attacks.

True – inorganic, as mentioned above can lead to plaque and hardening of the arteries which can promote a heart attack.

Plants absorb inorganic materials and minerals from the soil and convert it to organic minerals suitable to nourish our bodies.

Mainstream medicine many times will recommend calcium and Vitamin D supplements when in fact you may only need to increase the absorption of calcium by taking vitamin D3 and K2 which directs the body to properly deposit the calcium!

Use only natural and organic – that come from living plants. Choose whole food supplements!

Choose the products that contain No Refined Sugars, Gluten Free, NONGMO, NO Soy,
As stated previously every individual has a unique physiological makeup but all of us need the same nutrients in order to experience optimal health.

Studies show that many people may be lacking in theses vitamins and minerals:

According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics, more than 96% of Americans are not getting adequate intakes of micronutrients from food alone, based on the government’s average requirement standard.

A good choice of vitamins to consider taking

Vitamin B12
Vitamin D3
Vitamin K2
Iodine
Probiotics
Silicon

False assumptions can harm you!

Direction arrows on a sign post pointing in different directions to the words Myths one way and Facts the other, as a metaphor for discovering the real situation

“I’m tired, I must be lacking iron”

This is a fairly natural response if you tire easily. There have been discussions on marginal iron deficiencies causing performance issues by reducing certain metabolic functions and reducing the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood.

Athletes, especially female endurance athletes, may require additional iron supplementation, but we can usually meet our iron requirements by eating green leaf-vegetables, potatoes, dried fruits, pumpkin seeds, whole wheat bread, and nuts.

If you are getting a sufficient amount of sleep, exercise, and have your stress levels under control, but still experience fatigue, you may have an acidic condition in the body! Read the next article on calcium and osteoporosis.

Caution: Excess iron intake can decrease zinc absorption and is a component of insulin and the involvement of numerous enzymatic processes. Zinc plays an important role in human growth.

It’s cold and flu season – I’m loading up on vitamins!

Many athletes know that a high-performance diet is essential. Their diet will include a variety of healthy, natural foods, and pure vegetable juices. It is well documented that vegetarian type diets of this nature will adequately meet most nutritional needs.

Loading up on vitamins above the RDA, recommended daily allowance, without your doctor’s consent could be harmful.

The best choice is to create a lifestyle of better eating along with the required supplements on a daily basis.

As the old cells of our body die off they will be replaced at a rate of approximately 300 million per minute.

It is estimated that our entire body including the skeletal system is completely rebuilt every 7-10 years.

It is critical that these new cells have the proper nutrition and environment to develop properly so the immune system has the proper strength to eliminate the rogue, or cancerous, cells as they are produced.

Vitamin B12 deficiencies occur in about 47% of individuals who followed the Hallelujah Diet for a period of two years. Further tests show that many who do not follow a vegan type of diet also may be lacking B12.

Vitamin B12 deficiencies have killed Vegans! (the famous raw-foodist pioneer, T.C. Fry)

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. shares, “By the time you realize the symptoms of B12 deficiency you will already have nerve damage”.
Get all the details on Vitamin B12 here!

healthy lifestyle, medicine, nutritional supplements and people concept – close up of male hands holding pills with cod liver oil capsules and water glass

Multivitamins

Multi Vitamins can be very tempting to purchase because they contain all the vitamins one could need, packaged into one. This makes it easy for us, but we have to remember that many of these are made from synthetic (created in a lab) and inorganic (derived from nonliving substance) materials.

Another issue is that nutrients are isolated, or separated.

Whole foods work best in synergy, or together. The vitamins, co-enzymes, enzymes, minerals, antioxidants work in complex processes to produce the required nutrients for us.

The D3 –K2 Vitamin is a good example of a synergistic combination to enhance calcium absorption and properly depositing the calcium. See more details.

For maximum benefits, not all vitamins should be taken at the same time, as in the multivitamin!

The timing of taking vitamins to get the maximum benefits is another reason to take selected vitamins for your individual needs.

For instance, one vitamin may claim maximum benefit by taking prior to eating and another may be during or after a meal.

A 2012 study concluded that multivitamins do not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23117775

If you decide to take a multivitamin, Charlie Seltzer, MD, says to consider a whole foods powder supplement.

Again, the closer we can stay to Gods original diet as described in Genesis 1:29 the better health we will experience.

Sunshine and Vitamin D

April 21, 2022 by Dave

Happy Family of Four on the Beach at Sunset

The best way to get vitamin D

Sunshine, supplements, and food. Sunshine is the natural and best way, however most people will find it difficult to obtain sufficient quantities year round. Especially those North of the equator during the winter months.
Supplementation is required for most people to obtain the required amounts of vitamin D.
We obtain very little vitamin D from the foods we eat so sunshine or supplementation is required. The chances are slim that you would get enough D from the foods you eat.

Sunshine is an essential nutrient that the body needs for energy enhancement. Sunshine and light striking the body has an immediate influence. It not only enhances our digestion but enables the human body to better assimilate the nutrients from our food. Sunlight enables the human body to assimilate calcium resulting in bone and cartilage tissue health. Sunlight is related to the reproduction of red blood cells and avoiding anemia.

Sunlight interacts with our skin producing vitamin D in the cutaneous tissues. Research is now revealing that sunlight taken in through the eyes relieves arthritic pains. It has been found that sunglasses screen out the health-giving wavelengths from the full light spectrum.

Studies find that sunlight is a significant factor in providing what the body needs to heal itself from diseases and ailments. Sunlight taken while resting increases our metabolic rate, circulation, and oxygen carrying abilities of the blood. As a result, the process of toxin elimination and nerve energy is increased.

Excessive sun that burns the skin is the major cause of skin cancers. 30 minutes in the full sun, on as much of the skin area as reasonable, will produce approximately 10,000 IUs of vitamin D3 for a light skin person. Dark skin people will need as much as six times more sunshine to get the same benefits.

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How much vitamin D do I need?

Recent studies indicate that the optimal daily intake of vitamin D3 should be 5,000 to 8,000 IUs.

Research shows that upwards of 85% of people are deficient or have less than optimal levels of vitamin D. If we lived outdoors and ate like our native ancestors did, we wouldn’t need to worry about the lack of vitamin D.

Don’t worry about getting too much vitamin D from the sun. There is no risk of solar overproduction because the sun destroys the excess vitamin D when we reach our maximum limit. Incredible creation!

Today most people work indoors and eat a highly refined, cooked diet with large volumes of meat. It is understandable why we aren’t getting the nutrients that we require. Not to mention all the sunscreen for fear of cancers.

Many people believe that hiding from the sun is keeping them from cancer but in reality may be a significant factor in causing the cancers.
Robert Heaney, M.D. says that melanoma is more common among workers who work indoors and more likely to affect parts of the body not exposed to sunshine.

A study by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska reals that the typical adult needs between 4,000 and 8,000 IUs of vitamin D3 per day to prevent cancer, multiple sclerosis, and type 1 diabetes.

Research shows that an intake of 40,000 IUs and up to 50,000 IUs per day in cancer patients does not cause toxicity.

Why you need Vitamin K with Vitamin D

Vitamin K2 directs calcium out of the blood and into the bones.

Vitamin K2, which helps activate and improve absorption of vitamin D3. Vitamin K2 “activates” vitamin D3, so it is critical to include this nutrient.

Vitamin K2 is also essential to preventing cancer, promoting brain health, building strong bones and preventing plaque buildup in your arteries.

Caution: [Consult your physician before taking this product. Vitamin K may be contra-indicated for individuals on dialysis treatment.
[Vitamin K supplementation may be contraindicated for those taking Coumadin/ warfarin anticoagulant medication. Consult your physician for more information].

Sources of Vitamin K

Leafy greens
Seeds
Kale
MK 7 – from fermented foods

Symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency

You may experience some of these:

Tiredness, weakness, pain in bones
General aches and pains
Frequent infections
It is important to be tested because some people may not have symptoms

Testing for Vitamin D deficiencies

We don’t want to be spending money for vitamin D3 supplementation if we don’t need it so testing is advisable.

Doctors test your 25(OH)D level, or some just call it vitamin D test.

You can get your blood test from your doctor or you can do an in home test.

Optimize your overall health by maintaining your vitamin D between 40 and 70 ng/ml, verified by a blood test.

For in home testing go to the Vitamin D Council. The details including a video on how to take the test is available for your use.
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/about-vitamin-d/testing-for-vitamin-d/

Additional Sources:

The Health Seekers’ YearBook, Victoria BidWell
Al Sears, MD, Cns, board-certified clinical nutritionist, Palm Beach, Florida. “Confidential Cures”
Dr. Michael Donaldson, Research Director, Hallelujah Acres, notes from webinar, 2016,

What You Need to Know About a Whole Body Detox

March 30, 2022 by Dave

Caution – Detox May Make You Sick – See more about Detox for health!

Allowing your body to function properly starts with a good cleanse.
During my first cleanse I suffered mostly from headache and flu like symptoms. A year or so later when I went through another cleanse I suffered for a few days from pains where I had previous injuries in my joints, but mild flu symptoms.

Some people don’t experience or notice any of these discomforts!

If you do, don’t worry, this is normal and temporary for some people, but not all. Some people quit the detox process because of how they feel during this cleansing period but if you hang in there it will be well worth the effort. It varies for everyone from a mild discomfort to more severe symptoms.

It’s important to implement the “natural diet” of whole raw fruits and vegetables during and after the cleanse to maintain a continuous daily cleanse and to keep you in top physical and metal health.

Don’t give up –

Here is a list of a few possible side effects of the detox process

Headaches
Diarhea or constipation
Low energy
Vomiting
Sensitive to food
Lethargic
Mucous build-up in the mouth and nose
Bad breath
Depression – yes toxins also build up in our very sensitive brain

If the symptoms become more than you can endure, simply increase the amount of cooked foods that you are eating. This will slow the detoxification process down to a tolerable level. It may take a little longer to eliminate the toxins from the body but the end results will be the same. The important thing is to keep at it until you feel no further side effects of the detoxification process.

Why a whole body detox?

Almost all diseases have a common cause – toxicity – the buildup of toxic, acidic waste in the body’s tissue and fluids, the lymph system. This toxic buildup promotes illnesses in the form of flue, colds, arthritis, fibromyalgia, diabetes, ulcers, headaches, cancer, obesity and many more illnesses.

We must eliminate these toxins from the body and create an environment within us that will allow our bodies to heal and perform the way God intended.

Benefits of eliminating the nasty toxins

Clearer, healthy looking skin
Increased nutrient absorption
Achieving a healthy weight
More energy
Mental clarity
Stabilize mood swings
Better digestion
Fewer illnesses

Detox if you experience any of these

Fatigue and lethargy
Bloating
Mental fog
Allergies
Headaches
Inability to lose weight
Overweight
Cravings for sugar and carbs
Digestive issues
Acne

Start your detox now!

Some people have never taken the steps to detox their bodies. By definition detoxification is the process of clearing the body of drugs or alcohol that a person has consumed. In health, we are referring to the elimination of toxins in the body that has built up over time. Safe elimination and simultaneously boosting our health is the goal. As a consequence nutrition and energy is available for rebuilding in conjunction with removing rogue cells and toxins.

The Requirements:

It is critical to get the toxins out of the body as they are released and stirred up. This is done by using various herbs and liquids that assist the liver and kidneys in the detoxification process which are finally eliminated through the bowels and sweat.

A good Fiber Cleanse product is one of the most effective ways to remove toxins, promote regularity and at the same time detoxify the colon. It should contain colon cleansing herbs in a psyllium base. Psyllium is mainly used as a dietary fiber and stimulates normal bowel elimination. This is critical, not only to cleanse the colon from years of accumulation but to stop the toxin buildup and absorption into the body.

The Detox Diet

The Detox Diet will include the natural diet during the cleansing process. This includes drinking plenty of raw vegetable juice, getting plenty of rest, exercise, and managing stress.

Food digestion requires a lot of energy. Vegetable juice is able to bypass the digestion process allowing nutrients to directly enter the blood and cells. This additional energy will be devoted for cleansing toxins from the body.

Cleansing and restoration of our bodies occur mainly during sleep so be sure and get 7 to 8 hours of quality sleep per night. Our health depends on it.

Make exercise a daily routine to help release toxins through the skin.

Stress taxes our system and hinders cleansing. Take time to relax by taking a walk, enjoying nature, reading the Bible, prayer, and find some time alone on a daily basis.

I recommend distilled water to aid in detoxification. Add Willard Water and minerals to the water to raise the PH to an alkaline level of 8.0 or higher. This will boost hydration to your cells and enhance nutrition with more than 70 ionic minerals and trace elements.

During my first cleanse I replaced lunch with fresh vegetable juice 3 times per day for a few days a week until I noticed a real change in the way I felt. I would eat a large salad with some vegetables, Chia seed, Avocado, Tomato, raw sunflower seeds, raisins, and homemade salad dressings for the evening meal along with a small portion of cooked vegetables or soups, etc.

One of the benefits of starting off this way was weight loss. As I continued on with this Natural Diet I reached and maintained my ideal weight.

If this sounds dull, try some of the recipes that are available. I would highly recommend the “Simple Weekly Meal Plans” by Marilyn Polk as a good starter for new recipes. Included is shopping lists which is very helpful. See the diet plan for all the details.

Cilantro

A natural, gentle, and effective herb to mobilize and move heavy metals to the kidneys for elimination

Chlorella

Prevents re-absorption by binding heavy metals in the gut

LVR

A comprehensive formula that contains silymarin, curcumin, artichoke extract, N-acetyl cysteine, alpha lipoic acid and luteolin. These provide excellent support for liver detoxification, cellular regeneration and bile flow to cleanse the liver. It is critical that the liver is functioning properly and if not symptoms may include headaches, acne or other skin conditions, inability to lose weight even on a restricted diet, constipation, allergies, sensitive to foods, high cholesterol, weight gain, and indigestion.

Flood the body with nutrients

As mentioned previously it is important to flood the body with nutrition during the cleansing process. Building is important all the time but especially during the detox. The best way is to intake high nutrient levels. This is accomplished by eating large amounts of fresh, raw, fruits and vegetables and taking BarleyMax. It is a raw, dark leafy green food that excels at providing energy for cleansing and everyday living. It contains natural chlorophyll and binds to toxins like polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) so they are not absorbed into the body.