Its the season of sharing cookies and fudge and candy canes and you’re probably thinking, Shelley why are you talking about WHITE vegetables at a time like this? Well its also the time of year for sharing coughs, viruses and the flu and WHITES are really important players in keeping our immune system in top
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Our bodies need over 100 different phytonutrients and phytochemicals each day to protect, repair, detoxify and so much more.. Its a little mind blowing 🤯 to think that over 80% of us aren’t even getting close to what we need on a daily basis 😱 Eating a rainbow of whole fresh foods is our BEST
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about foods for Eyes, Skin, Bones & Teeth? As women we are constantly bombarded with external products to help us look like we have healthy skin, eyes, bones and teeth -but if we aren’t giving our bodies what they need to actually BE HEALTHY, those products are like a bad patch job. Lucky for us
So here’s the truth… For many people, wine is toxic and new research is showing it may cause more problems than benefits. But there’s something better! Looking for a natural and effective way to lower blood pressure, increase testosterone, inhibit certain type of cancer (colon, lung, skin & breast) It also has benefits for
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Ever feel like your WHOLE SYSTEM could use a BOOST? In Traditional Herbalism we call that “Deficient Qi” – and one of the best herbs in the world for boosting that deficient Qi is Astragalus. While it is rarely used alone – it is quite often one of the main herbs in formulas to replenish
Fatigue you just can’t seem to get on top of? Muscle weakness, constipation, sore tongue, depression, confusion, loss of memory, numbness or tingling in the feet, struggling to get pregnant or multiple miscarriages, heavy periods. If any of these sound familiar – its worth looking at your B-12 status. B-12 deficiency is much more common
Someone had to say it – but when it comes to immune boosting foods – Greens are Queens 👑. Not only do they contain large amounts of Vitamin C, many of the leafy green vegetables are an important source of plant based iron (low iron levels cause low energy and suppress the immune system). And
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More Immune Boosting helpers – Fruit in order of highest vitamin C content: Guava Dried Jujube (I’ll post more on this powerhouse later) Black Currants Kiwi Litchis Apples Pummelo Lemon Strawberries Oranges Papaya Grapefruit PIneapple Cantaloupe Mangoes Tangerines Avocados Starfruit Raspberries Pomegranates Apricots … there are 137 fruits that are considered good sources of vitamin
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Remember all those lovely antique and wild roses that bloomed all summer? 🌹 If you are lucky enough to have passed by them again once their blooms have faded you might have found an abundance of Rose Hips. 🥀 Most modern cultivated roses don’t grow rose hips – so you may not see them in
Back in 1991 a study compared two groups of cold virus sufferers – one group was given decongestants and pain relievers to manage cold symptoms -the other group was given 1000mg doses of vitamin C every hour for the first 6 hours then 3 doses a day thereafter. WHO’S SYMPTOMS DECREASED BY 85%? the Vitamin C
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