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Acerola Cherry

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Acerola CheeryAlthough not technically a cherry, this superfruit is a wonderful berry.It is higher in vitamin C than most fruits and so therefore has super powers when it comes to building collagen, preventing scurvy or protecting the mucus membrane.When keeping the immune functioning correctly vitamin C is vitally important. Fighting infections is a never ending task.But as well having the high level of vitamin C, this berry, that spoils in its natural state super quickly, also contains calcium, iron, niacin, phosphorus, riboflavin and thiamine.Remember vitamin C is NOT stored in the body and so make sure you are taking in...

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Pre-sprouted Barley Grass

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Pre-sprouted activated barley & Barley Grass This double edged sword is super powerful and said to have 30 times more B1 and 11 times more calcium than there is in cows milk.It beats spinach by containing 5 times as much iron and 6.5 times as much carotene, and has close to 7 times the amount of vitamin C per weight.Super nutrient and full of enzymes the pre-sprouted barley captures all the nutrients at the most potent stage.But, containing probably the most well heard of lectin, gluten, barley grass has to be used with caution and not in large doses. It's...

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Healthy gut, healthy liver?

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When your gut is dealing with all of the toxic waste, by transporting it to your liver, it needs to be running at full power to stop a build-up of toxins.As the toxins enter your liver, which also needs to be on form, it begins destroying depleted red blood cells, manufacturing proteins and cholesterol along with blood clotting agents, and storing glycogen, fats and proteins.Phew! But it also converts proteins and fats to carbohydrates, changes galactose into glucose, extracts ammonia and converts it into urea from amino acids, and…The list goes on, including converting adipose tissue (where fat is stored)...

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Cranberry - so good for you

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CranberryMagical cranberry! This berry is associated with the relief of UTI’s because of the acidity of the cranberry. But it turns out they're great for UTI’s because of the proanthocyanidins (PACs), which is also a great reason they are beneficial for some stomach ulcers, particularly the ones containing the bacteria helicobacter pylori.They are full of vitamin C, which is essential for maintenance of skin, bones and muscle, manganese which assists growth, metabolism and the working of your body’s antioxidant system, vitamin E, a class of fat-soluble antioxidants and vitamin K1, essential for blood clotting.But beware!!!Most shop bought cranberry juice contains...

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Head disease off at the pass

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As we say, we are more bacteria than human. More alien than human.And looking after the gut buddies that make number into the trillions, is the key to heading disease off at the pass.Stopping it before it goes to the races.Simple – to stop the sugary energy drinks, stop the processed food.Revert to goodness.Many chronic and autoimmune diseases have been linked in countless studies to an imbalanced microbiomeObesityHeart DiseaseDiabetesMental health and moodThe great news is that we can alter our microbiome. Change the path to inflammation and disease.Swop it out.Swop the sugar.Switch to the green stuff. Eat more probiotic and...

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