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Kicking the Sugar Habit

FIRST STEP: THREE-DAY SUGAR FIX

For sugar lovers, three days without sweet stuff can seem like forever. But it’s an essential part of the sugar detox diet because when you go three days without any sugar, your palate readjusts. When you eat an apple after the three-day period, you’ll think it’s the sweetest thing you’ve ever tasted. You’ll even notice the natural sweetness in a glass of whole or 2% milk (which contains about three teaspoons of naturally occurring sugar). You may experience withdrawal symptoms during the first three days. These can include

Meditation Increases Compassion

Recently I told you that meditation can relieve inflammation, asthma and arthritis and boost your memory and mood, too. If you need yet another good reason to try meditation, consider this—it will make you a nicer, more compassionate person.

Caffeine !

According to the Mayo Clinic Online :

Excessive Caffeine intake can result in all of the following :

* Insomnia

* Nervousness

* Restlessness

Interesting Water Facts 2

Water (from the Old English waeter; c.f German “Wasser,” from PIE *wod-or, “water”) is a tasteless, odorless and colorless substance in its pure state according to standard scientific definitions. Yes, contrary to the promoters of bottled water, pure water is scientifically tasteless. The difference that one detects in tastes of water comes from the presence of different mineral ions that the water molecules contain. However, even the “tasteless” pure water can be see to have a taste after one has become used to drinking water that has a distinctive flavor present, from the various mineral ions within it.

Interesting Water Facts

How much distilled water should a person drink?

Dr. Reams taught that one can determine the amount of distilled water they need to consume per day by dividing their weight by 2 and converting the answer to ounces. For example, a 100-pound person would drink (100 ¸ 2 = 50) or approximately 50 ounces (1.5 quarts) of extra water through the day other than that obtained through food and additional beverages. Herbal teas can be counted in

Liver disease kills

It gave me goosebumps when I saw this article on BBC News. Male 40-somethings are dropping like flies, jaundiced and with failed livers.

The BBC reports: “Deaths from liver disease in England have reached record levels, rising by 25% in less than a decade, according to new NHS figures. The reports say that heavy drinking, obesity and hepatitis are to blame, with 37% of deaths due to alcohol abuse. Obesity is apparently on the rise, but why are liver problems due to hepatitis on the rise too?

For Your Health’s Sake, Never Eat this Cereal

Cereal is, by and large, one of the worst foods for your waistline, and your health. There are of course …

Top 12 Strategies for Optimizing Your Health

By Dr. Mercola

A recent article by CNN¹ lists 25 ways to get healthier. Some of the suggestions certainly have merit, but it was more noteworthy for the many ridiculous tips they included, and some of the crucially important ones they neglected.

Actually, no surprises there, as the media is a mere reflection of the corrupted medical paradigm that focuses on treating symptoms rather than addressing the foundational causes of disease.

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“Is Your Stomach Hijacking Your Health?”

Do you occasionally experience bloating, gas or indigestion…
or avoid certain restaurants or food so you don’t pay a penalty for it?
Then take this quiz to discover how you can improve your digestion…

Free yourself from Stress

By Dr. Mercola

The connections between stress and physical health are being explored at greater frequency these days. For example, recent news items have reported the links between emotional distress and physical pain,¹ chronic inflammation² and even stillbirths.³

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