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Reversing Diabetes – Raw for 30 Days

Posted on March 11, 2009 by continuum wellness| Leave a comment

Diabetes is considered irreversible by conventional medical authorities, yet if you review the literature of various holistic therapies such as homeopathic and various diet therapies it has been done. The first key is the desire to want to heal the diabetic condition and its causes. If you only want to “manage” it, over time its disastrous consequences will most likely manifest.

Reversing diabetes requires professional guidance and a compassionate doctor who will work you. Here is a clip of some folks who found help by using a raw food approach.

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A Look at Foods and their Healing Power

Posted on November 16, 2008 by continuum wellness| 1 Comment

This info was sent to me and I decided to share it on the blog. I don’t know who put this information together. The following information highlights some correspondences between various foods and its inherent healing properties. Enjoy!

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye… and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

It’s been said that God(DESS) first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish… all before making a human. He made and provided what we’d need before we were born. These are best & more powerful when eaten raw. We’re such slow learners…

God left us a great clue as to what foods help what part of our body!

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Book Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don’t have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Avocados, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female – they look just like these organs. Today’s research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 histolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.

Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like the body’s cells. Today’s research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.

SUBJECT: Psalm 46:19
‘Be Still and Know that I AM GOD’

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Research: High Fructose, Hormones and your appetite

Posted on October 26, 2008 by continuum wellness| 4 Comments

The High Fructose Corn Syrup Debacle
In recent years the literature grows on the dangers of high fructose corn syrup as a food additive. The corn industry and the sugar industry laud the substance but our bodies tell us different. Growing girths, increased rates of juvenile and adult onset diabetes tell a different tale.

Leptin
The fatty tissue in our body serve necessary functions. One of which is to secrete hormones that regulate our appetite and metabolism. Leptin is an important adipose derived hormone. Leptin is critical in controlling the appetite. Leptin resistance is a factor in obesity. According to a published study by the University of Florida a link between overconsumption of high fructose corn syrup exerts a dampening effect on the bodies ability to respond to the important communication this substance provides within the body.

UF researchers found that rats became resistant to leptin after being fed a diet high in fructose for six months. Although there were no visible signs this change was occurring, the fructose-fed rats gained considerably more weight than rats that never ate fructose when both groups were switched to a high-fat diet.

Typically, leptin resistance develops with obesity, but this study showed that high dietary fructose causes a “silent” leptin resistance, Shapiro said. It develops undetected, but when the high-fat diet is introduced it causes greater than expected obesity.

Tips for Healthy Eating
1. If buying packaged food, read the labels and avoid products that contain high fructose corn syrup.
2. Avoid eating in between meals.
3. Eating whole foods provide a steady release of energy so that cravings are reduced.
4. Eat only when hungry.
5. Avoid eating after 6pm – 7pm.
6. Shop around for exercise dvd’s you enjoy so you can make exercise a regular habit.

full article here

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The Problem with too much corn in your food

Posted on September 30, 2008 by continuum wellness| Leave a comment

The documentary is called King Corn. It is a well-done documentary that explains why corn is everywhere in the American food supply.

Every eye-opening movie, documentary or book we can get regarding our food supply and how it comes to the table is worth viewing. Even if you are a vegan, or vegetarian it will help to broaden your view of policy choices made over the last 20 to 30 years that have a profound effect on us all. So for a little more eye-opening info, this documentary is worth watching.

The health care crisis is not really that everyone needs health insurance, but one of people having high quality nutritious food and living in a way that builds their life force rather than deplete it.
If what you eat is the standard American diet (SAD), this documentary will help open your eyes.

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Back to School: Feeding Children Healthy Lunches

Posted on August 26, 2008 by continuum wellness| Leave a comment

by Catherine Carter

No need to be overwhelmed with packing the kid’s lunches. Packing a healthy lunch doesn’t require one to be a dietitian or a nutritionist it just takes label reading and a little planning. You will save money and build your young one’s health.

One of the challenges of the mid-day meal is that if it is too heavy it interferes with mental work. After all, nodding off in the classroom will lead to other problems. Have the children start off with a healthy breakfast of a whole grain cereal, such as steel cut oats. It’s good for mom and dad too. The oats have plenty of fiber and b-vitamins which are excellent for the nervous system, the brain and emotional stability. Add a protein shake for extra nutrition. Eating a nutritious breakfast cuts down on cravings and will enable you to make it to lunch time with out feeling famished.

Less Healthy Lunch Options
For lunch avoid processed meats, the salt, the sugar, the additives, the source of the meat itself all lend it to be not a great choice. Avoid white bread and sugary snacks. Avoid items with artificial colors. Repeatedly these substances, although labeled by the FDA as “generally recognized as safe” , have been implicated in aggravating hyperactivity and mood disorders. One last thing to avoid are sugary drinks. Young people are developing diabetes at an astounding rate and even fruit juice has been implicated as a factor. Consider diluting fruit juice with mineral water for a tasty lunch beverage.

Healthier Lunch Options
Prepare sandwiches made with whole grain bread. Use a tasty home made spread. It is cheaper and you have better control over the quality of the ingredients. And of course nothing can substitute for the love you put into it. Slice veggies like carrots, celery, broccoli and cauliflower with a dip. Use delicious nut butters for sandwich spreads. Bean burgers are very easy to make and are tasty alternatives to meat as are grain burgers. Adding a few nuts and seeds or a home made trail mix to the lunch box is tasty and nutritious too.

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Components of Healthy Food

Posted on August 24, 2008 by continuum wellness| Leave a comment

By Catherine Carter

All food is not the same. Of course nutritional content varies, the quality of the soil the food is grown in, the growing methods, harvesting method. The love and intention of the farmer to grow nourishing crops also contributes to the quality of the food. Part of learning how to detox is learning what to put in the body and what is best avoided.

There has been a subtle shift from food truly being nourishing and life sustaining vs. food looking good. Consumer studies show that shoppers do not like fruits and vegetables with blemishes so into the lab we go, to create food (?) that is blemish free. It may look good, however it doesn’t decay and it is tasteless.

And so we get sucked in, to externals. Form with no content. It looks good but it doesn’t support you living a vibrant life. It may help you to save (?) a few dollars…but how many more dollars are lost if you develop a chronic disease? National health care coverage should begin on the farm. National health care coverage has begin with healers. National health care coverage has to begin with Mom and Dad…and real, healthy, nutritious food.

In your quest for healthier living avoid:

  • Irradiated food
  • Genetically modified food
  • the microwave
  • hormones
  • pesticides
  • refined foods
  • refined flours and grains
  • the meat of factory farmed animals.

Make a start today, to reclaiming your most, vibrant health and well being. Small steps will provide large rewards.

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Our Deceptive Taste Buds, Was That a Veggie Burger?

Posted on July 19, 2008 by continuum wellness| 3 Comments

by Catherine Carter

A few years ago a commercial for a meat product, I think it was for beef. Well, there were two families sitting together for dinner and it was at the end of the meal. A cake was bought out. A young smiling girl glowed as she eyed her cake. The fathers gathered around. The father who was depicted as eating vegetables could barely blow out the candles. The burly looking meat eating father came over to blow out the candle. And wouldn’t you know it, his mighty breath not only blew out the candles but blew a hole in the wall which also sucked out the “weakly veggie dad.”

The motto for men, eat meat be strong, gr-r-r-r. The commercials aim was to appeal to men to eat meat so they can stay strong. According to some recent finding out of the University of Chicago,“heavy meat eaters claim that they eat meat because it tastes better than other foods, such as meat substitutes.” But in a recent study male participants ate a vegetable substitute and deemed it acceptable in terms of taste because they thought it was meat.

The researchers concluded that one’s personal beliefs influence what one tastes.

Symbolically many men view meat as a source of power, strength and virility. Vegetables are not viewed as powerful. Whoever heard of ‘mighty carrot’! However all it took was to have the study participants think they were eating meat and then the veggie burger was well received.

The mind is powerful and thoughts do much to create one’s reality. Probably not every veggie burger would pass this taste. However since it is mainly the spices and seasonings that contribute to the taste and flavor of a burger, be it a meat or veggie burger, making healthy food taste good will make it easier for any recalcitrant eater.

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Targeting 8-year olds for Cholesterol Drugs, Instead Try This

Posted on July 7, 2008 by continuum wellness| 1 Comment

In an attempt to fight off childhood obesity and help children with too little HDL the American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that some children, as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs. The recommendations are based on evidence that heart disease begins early in life. The cholesterol medications are “generally recognized as safe”. The focus is on “treatment” instead of healing and promoting healthy living. And while nutrition counseling and exercise is mentioned it is listed as a passing reference. Since when are drugs needed, to be healthy? Why is drug use pushed as a means to health? A pill-popping mentality encourages dependence and opens the door for abuses be it with “legal” or illegal drugs. It is much better to teach by example and for the family to develop healthier habits.

Have doctors given up on how to heal people? Are they taught how to heal in medical school? These are valid questions as the American public is steered to life long medication habits vs. prevention, wellness, and healing as if these are simply not possible.

A Few Healthy Tips

  1. Remove the video games and encourage physical activity.
  2. Every state has wonderful national parks – go exploring in nature and pack a healthy lunch to take with you.
  3. Wean the family off of ‘fast food.’
  4. Exercise together as a family.
  5. Eliminate sugary drinks.
  6. Add whole grains to the diet.
  7. Speak kindly to one another.

For more information, Prescription Drugs, Pharmaceuticals End Up in the Drinking Water
Do Cholesterol Drugs, Do Any Good?

Continuum Wellness offers holistic healing and wellness services for the family.

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Americans Eating More “Better for You” Foods and Less Dieting

Posted on June 19, 2008 by continuum wellness| Leave a comment

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The percentage of adults on a diet has decreased by 10 percentage points since 1990, while the number of Americans eating healthier has increased, according to NPD Group’s National Eating Trends report. It finds that at least once in a two-week period, more than 70% of Americans are consuming reduced-fat foods, and over half of them are eating reduced-calorie, whole-grain or fortified foods. In addition to these foods, other “better-for-you” items consumed include diet, light, reduced-cholesterol, reduced-sodium, caffeine-free, sugar-free, fortified, organic and low-carb foods. The average American, according to National Eating Trends, has at least two better-for-you products a day. “While dieting for both women and men remain huge markets, they are not growing markets,” said Harry Balzer, vice president, the NPD Group, in a statement. “The desire to lose weight really was a 90s trend. Today consumers appear to be making healthier food choices.”

http://supermarketnews.com/news/americans_eating_0617/

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Preventing Diabetes

Posted on May 27, 2008 by continuum wellness| Leave a comment

Research has demonstrated that diet/nutrition can lead to results where individuals who were diabetic were able to come off of medication. Healthy eating along with other factors such as good sound sleep and daily movement also go a long way to prevent the onset of many chronic conditions.

Here are some steps that you can take to build your overall health.

  • Make sure there is plenty of chlorophyll in your diet. This can come from a diet rich in plant matter or by taking chlorophyll supplements.
  • Add bran to your diet. Eat whole oats (oat groats) or steel cut oats or if you are not allergic to wheat add wheat bran to your diet or flax seed.
  • Eat less.
  • Chew your food thoroughly.
  • Eliminate greasy foods.
  • Reduce meat, eggs and cheese.
  • Eliminate white sugar, white flour products, substitute whole grain products.
  • Eat simple meals.
  • Move your body daily.
  • Learn how to relax, accumulated tension contributions.
  • Eliminate artificial sweeteners
  • Eliminate soda.

Taking steps to eat a balanced diet of whole foods, primarily plant based will go a long way to promote your health and well-being.

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