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[koiguy1969]

TUMERIC... REPLACES 14 DIFFERENT DRUGS. http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/science-confirms-turmeric-effective-14-drugs

 

[j.w]

Nothing wrong w/a now and then treat that isn't made of perfectly healthy foods and maybe post that recipe in the good banter thread Colleen for others of us to enjoy during the holidays. Sounds yummy and easy :biggrinangelA:

 

[koiguy1969]

 

[callingcolleen1]

I don't eat much flour these days, so this will be a nice Christmas treat, and I use only organic flour and mostly organic ingredients when possible. No Soy flour ever for me though.....

 

[callingcolleen1]

Listening to video as I type, very Good Koi Guy!! I have read much about cholesterol and their is NO SUCH thing as BAD Cholesterol, YOU would be DEAD if you HAD NONE!!! So how is that BAD?? (Should be called other good cholesterol)

Reading the "Doctor Game" by Gifford Jones in this morning paper... Doctor Jones says that "Cholesterol Lowering Drugs (CLD's) represent an unmitigated disaster of unparaleled proportions, The greatest medicial hoax ever committed by pharmaceutical company's!!!!

 

[j.w]

I take one Calcium Citrate tablet a day,now I used to take Magnesium but if you take too much of that stuff you stay close to restrooms or you could be in trouble. Now someone suggested I should maybe start taking it again as it has been found to stop calcium oxalate kidney stones from forming. Now I am thinking it could also be good for our arteries?

 

[addy1]

jw here are the different types of magnesium

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/types-of-magnesium/

"magnesium supplements; especially magnesium orotate, the best form of the mineral supplement."


Elemental Magnesium
In addition to magnesium, supplements also contain other substances to keep this mineral stable and aid in its absorption. To determine the best product to take, you need to know how much elemental magnesium each pill contains and how bioavailable it is. Magnesium oxide supplements contain the most elemental magnesium, followed by magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium citrate, magnesium lactate, magnesium chloride and magnesium sulfate.

 

[koiguy1969]

once again...a post on cinnamon.

Recent research from the University of Toronto has confirmed that even short-term use of cinnamon can significantly reduce blood pressure – especially among those who are prediabetic or type-2 diabetic.
The researchers conducted a systematic review study of clinical trials using cinnamon between 2000 and 2012. The researchers found three clinical trials that met their quality requirements. The researchers then meta-analyzed the results of the studies, and determined that the short-term use of cinnamon results in an average drop in systolic blood pressure of over 5 mmHg, while diastolic blood pressure is reduced by an average of 2.6 mmHg.
The most recent clinical study on blood pressure and cinnamon involved 59 subjects who had type-2 diabetes. They were randomized and either given 1,200 milligrams of cinnamon per day or a placebo. After twelve weeks, the cinnamon group's systolic blood pressure reduced by 3.4 mmHg on average.
In another clinical study, 58 type-2 diabetics took either a placebo or 2 grams of cinnamon per day for twelve weeks. The cinnamon group's average systolic blood pressure decreased by over 3 mmHg and their diastolic blood pressure reduced by 5 mmHg.
There is also clear evidence that cinnamon is helpful for non-diabetic persons. In a study last year from Ball State University, 30 healthy adults were tested after adding cinnamon to their morning cereals. The addition of cinnamon significantly reduced blood glucose levels at 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes from their typical post-meal (postprandial) levels.

Hypertension and Diabetes
Hypertension or high blood pressure is common among the prediabetic and type-2 diabetics. This is because high blood glucose levels damage the arteries as oxidative radicals are created.
This damage to the arteries in turn results in the scarring of the blood vessels - known as atherosclerosis. This scarring builds up plaque, which reduces the lumen size - the diameter of the blood vessel. This smaller diameter increases blood pressure.

Which is Real Cinnamon?
Cinnamon has been used in Ayurvedic and other Asian medicines for thousands of years, as both a medicine and a spice. It's use in Indonesia is famous and it was exported from Java to Europe several centuries ago and embraced by European herbalists for its tremendous healing properties
There are generally four types of cinnamon referred to in ancient times, and some of them are from different plants. Cinnamonum verum is considered true cinnamon, as recognized from Indonesia and ancient Hebrews.
Cinnamonum tamala has been utilized in Ayurvedic medicine, and grows in Southern India. This is called Malobathrum. Meanwhile, C. cassia comes from China, and is also known as Seres.
And finally, Cassia – or Cinnamonum iners – is also considered by some as cinnamon, but today it is accepted as Cassia instead of cinnamon by herbalists. While the other cinnamons are still considered cinnamon by their regional medicines, the Indonesian Cinnamonum verum is considered the true cinnamon among Western herbalists.
Today, most of the world's cinnamon is produced in Sri Lanka. It has a number of constituents, including various flavanols and proanthocyanidins, including epicatechins, epiafzelechins, and epicatechingallates.
Cinnamon's mechanisms of action are not well understood, but some research has shown Cinnamon reduces hemoglobin A1C levels, which directly relate to blood sugar levels. As blood sugar levels are reduced, the damage to arteries is also reduced.

REFERENCES:
Nasri H, Madihi Y, Marikhi A. Commentary on: Effects of Cinnamon Consumption on Glycemic Status, Lipid Profile and Body Composition in Type 2 Diabetic Patients. Int J Prev Med. 2013 May;4(5):618-9.
Akilen R, Pimlott Z, Tsiami A, Robinson N. Effect of short-term administration of cinnamon on blood pressure in patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Nutrition. 2013 Jul 15. doiii: S0899-9007(13)00191-3.
Wainstein J, Stern N, Heller S, Boaz M. Dietary cinnamon supplementation and changes in systolic blood pressure in subjects with type 2 diabetes. J Med Food. 2011 Dec;14(12):1505-10. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2010.0300.
Akilen R, Tsiami A, Devendra D, Robinson N. Glycated haemoglobin and blood pressure-lowering effect of cinnamon in multi-ethnic Type 2 diabetic patients in the UK: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Diabet Med. 2010 Oct;27(10):1159-67. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03079.x.
Magistrelli A, Chezem JC. Effect of ground cinnamon on postprandial blood glucose concentration in normal-weight and obese adults. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 Nov;112(11):1806-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.07.037.

 

[koiguy1969]

Benefits of 5 Herbal Teas
November 25, 2013 · by Lauren · in Super Foods

Caffeine hits me hard, so when I drink 1 cup of coffee, it counts. Anymore than that, I get jittery and don’t know what to do with myself. I like coffee, but I keep it to a once in a while thing, so I don’t get that out-of-control caffeine hit.
What I do live for is tea, especially herbal teas. In the winter months, I stock up on tea and go through boxes like crazy. I know, I know, I really should get a tea infuser.
Herbal tea is usually non-caffeinated, so it can act as a hydrating beverage.
Herbal teas aren’t really traditional tea leaves, like white, green, or black teas. They are plants – leaves, roots, seeds, or barks – steeped in hot water. There are hundreds or thousands of different herbal teas out there, and they offer health benefits. Traditionally, many teas were used for a medicinal purpose.
Here are 5 great herbal teas with health benefits:

Peppermint Tea
Who doesn’t love peppermint flavors, especially around the holidays? Peppermint tea is great to reduce abdominal gas and bloating, and it has been shown to reduce the symptoms of IBS. Peppermint tea relaxes muscles, which can relax the intestinal muscles. That being said, if you suffer from acid reflux, peppermint is best avoided, as it can relax the lower esophageal sphincter. This allows the acid contents of your stomach to enter your esophagus and cause pain.

Ginger
As a ginger myself, eating ginger daily is pretty much required. I like it strong, and I’ve been known to just chew on a piece of ginger root, or ask for my juice to be loaded with it.
Ginger is a digestive aid, and I love drinking it 20-30 minutes before meals. It can help settle your stomach if you have a stomach ache, nausea, or vomiting. If you have motion sickness, morning sickness or hyperemesis gravidurm, ginger tea may be something to try out. One study found ginger decreased the severity of nausea and vomiting in women during early pregnancy.
Ginger is anti-inflammatory and may help with arthritis and joint health, as well. Throw in some turmeric and make a super anti-inflammatory, immune-boosting tea (recipe below).
Ginger tea is incredibly easy to make, as well. Simply slice off a piece of ginger root, and simmer it in hot water. You can also buy ginger tea bags.
Recipe:Ginger Turmeric Tea via Homegrown & Healthy


Chamomile Tea
Chamomile belongs to the plant genus Matricaria, which means “womb” in Latin. It’s widely been used to PMS related symptoms like cramping and bloating. It has antispasmodic properties, which can help relieve painful gas, bloating, and cramps.
It is soothing and can have a mild sedative effect, which makes it great for drinking in the evening. It may be worth it to try when you’re feeling stressed out as well! Its anti-anxiety and mood-regulating effects make it useful during PMS as well.
If you are on a low-FODMAPs diet, avoid it, as chamomile has been found to be high in FODMAPs and may worsen IBS symptoms.

Raspberry leaf tea
Raspberry leaf tea is often recommended during pregnancy, but it is great throughout your life, as well. It is rich in nutrients, including magnesium, potassium, and B-vitamins, which are great to regulate leg cramps, menstrual cramps, and improve sleep.
For pregnancy, it is thought to tone your uterus in order to help labor progress at a steady pace. Although the research is limited, one study found women who drank raspberry leaf tea during pregnancy had a shorter second stage of labor.

Licorice Root Tea
The yogi brand Egyptian Licorice Mint is hands-down my favorite tea. Yogi tea brand is one of my favorites because of the inspiring quotes they put on each bag – I always save them!
Licorice can be very soothing to the digestive tract and may help with stomach ulcers and indigestion. Licorice is also traditionally used for respiratory infections like coughs, colds, as well as asthma. One thing to note is regular licorice is not recommended for those with high blood pressure, but you can keep licorice tea to 1/2 cup daily

 

[HARO]

I take one Calcium Citrate tablet a day,now I used to take Magnesium but if you take too much of that stuff you stay close to restrooms or you could be in trouble. Now someone suggested I should maybe start taking it again as it has been found to stop calcium oxalate kidney stones from forming. Now I am thinking it could also be good for our arteries?

I just lick the rims on my pickup every now and then! :banana:
John

 

[koiguy1969]

read up microwave popcorn enthusiasts..... http://foodbabe.com/2013/11/12/microwave-popcorn/

 

[koiguy1969]

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[koiguy1969]

Magnesium Deficiency Symptoms and Diagnosis
Posted by Dr Sircus on December 8, 2009 | Filed under Magnesium, Medicine






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Magnesium Thirst Magnesium Hunger

We thirst for magnesium rich water.
Magnesium deficiency is often misdiagnosed because it does not show up in blood tests – only 1% of the body’s magnesium is stored in the blood.
Most doctors and laboratories don’t even include magnesium status in routine blood tests. Thus, most doctors don’t know when their patients are deficient in magnesium, even though studies show that the majority of Americans are deficient in magnesium. Consider Dr. Norman Shealy’s statements, “Every known illness is associated with a magnesium deficiency” and that, “magnesium is the most critical mineral required for electrical stability of every cell in the body. A magnesium deficiency may be responsible for more diseases than any other nutrient.” The truth he states exposes a gapping hole in modern medicine that explains a good deal about iatrogenic death and disease. Because magnesium deficiency is largely overlooked, millions of Americans suffer needlessly or are having their symptoms treated with expensive drugs when they could be cured with magnesium supplementation.
One has to recognize the signs of magnesium thirst or hunger on their own since allopathic medicine is lost in this regard. It is really something much more subtle then hunger or thirst but it is comparable. In a world though where doctors and patients alike do not even pay attention to thirst and important issues of hydration it is not hopeful that we will find many recognizing and paying attention to magnesium thirst and hunger which is a dramatic way of expressing the concept of magnesium deficiency.
Few people are aware of the enormous role magnesium plays in our bodies. Magnesium is by far the most important mineral in the body, After oxygen, water, and basic food, magnesium may be the most important element needed by our bodies, vitally important yet hardly known. It is more important than calcium, potassium or sodium and regulates all three of them. Millions suffer daily from magnesium deficiency without even knowing it
In fact there happens to be a relationship between what we perceive as thirst and deficiencies in electrolytes. I remember a person asking, “Why am I dehydrated and thirsty when I drink so much water?” Thirst can mean not only lack of water but it can also mean that one is not getting enough nutrients and electrolytes. Magnesium, Potassium, Bicarbonate, Chloride and Sodium are some principle examples and that is one of the reasons magnesium chloride is so useful.

Magnesium Torment (Deficiency)
You know all those years when doctors used to tell their patients its all in your heads were years the medical profession was showing its ignorance. It is a torment to be magnesium deficient on one level or another. Even if it’s for the enthusiastic sport person whose athletic performance is down magnesium deficiency will disturb sleep and background stress levels and a host of other things that reflect on the quality of life. Doctors have not been using the appropriate test for magnesium – their serum blood tests just distort their perceptions. Magnesium has been off their radar screens through the decades that magnesium deficiencies have snowballed.

Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency
The first symptoms of deficiency can be subtle – as most magnesium is stored in the tissues, leg cramps, foot pain, or muscle ‘twitches’ can be the first sign. Other early signs of deficiency include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and weakness. As magnesium deficiency worsens, numbness, tingling, seizures, personality changes, abnormal heart rhythms, and coronary spasms can occur.
A full outline of magnesium deficiency was beautifully presented in a recent article by Dr. Sidney Baker. “Magnesium deficiency can affect virtually every organ system of the body. With regard to skeletal muscle, one may experience twitches, cramps, muscle tension, muscle soreness, including back aches, neck pain, tension headaches and jaw joint (or TMJ) dysfunction. Also, one may experience chest tightness or a peculiar sensation that he can’t take a deep breath. Sometimes a person may sigh a lot.”
“Symptoms involving impaired contraction of smooth muscles include constipation; urinary spasms; menstrual cramps; difficulty swallowing or a lump in the throat-especially provoked by eating sugar; photophobia, especially difficulty adjusting to oncoming bright headlights in the absence of eye disease; and loud noise sensitivity from stapedius muscle tension in the ear.”
“Other symptoms and signs of magnesium deficiency and discuss laboratory testing for this common condition. Continuing with the symptoms of magnesium deficiency, the central nervous system is markedly affected. Symptoms include insomnia, anxiety, hyperactivity and restlessness with constant movement, panic attacks, agoraphobia, and premenstrual irritability. Magnesium deficiency symptoms involving the peripheral nervous system include numbness, tingling, and other abnormal sensations, such as zips, zaps and vibratory sensations.”
“Symptoms or signs of the cardiovascular system include palpitations, heart arrhythmias, and angina due to spasms of the coronary arteries, high blood pressure and mitral valve prolapse. Be aware that not all of the symptoms need to be present to presume magnesium deficiency; but, many of them often occur together. For example, people with mitral valve prolapse frequently have palpitations, anxiety, panic attacks and premenstrual symptoms. People with magnesium deficiency often seem to be “uptight.” Other general symptoms include a salt craving, both carbohydrate craving and carbohydrate intolerance, especially of chocolate, and breast tenderness.”
Magnesium is needed by every cell in the body including those of the brain and is one of the most important minerals when considering supplementation because of its vital role in hundreds of enzyme systems and functions related to reactions in cell metabolism, as well as being essential for the synthesis of proteins, for the utilization of fats and carbohydrates. Magnesium is needed not only for the production of specific detoxification enzymes but is also important for energy production related to cell detoxification. A magnesium deficiency can affect virtually every system of the body.

Like water we need magnesium everyday. There is an
eternal need for magnesium as well as water and when
magnesium is present in water life and health are enhanced.
One of the principle reason doctors write millions of prescriptions for tranquilizers each year is the nervousness, irritability, and jitters largely brought on by inadequate diets lacking magnesium. Persons only slightly deficient in magnesium become irritable, highly-strung, and sensitive to noise, hyper-excitable, apprehensive and belligerent. If the deficiency is more severe or prolonged, they may develop twitching, tremors, irregular pulse, insomnia, muscle weakness, jerkiness and leg and foot cramps.
If magnesium is severely deficient, the brain is particularly affected. Clouded thinking, confusion, disorientation, marked depression and even the terrifying hallucinations of delirium tremens are largely brought on by a lack of this nutrient and remedied when magnesium is given. Because large amounts of calcium are lost in the urine when magnesium is undersupplied, the lack of this nutrient indirectly becomes responsible for much rampant tooth decay, poor bone development, osteoporosis and slow healing of broken bones and fractures. With vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), magnesium helps to reduce and dissolve calcium phosphate kidney stones.
Magnesium deficiency may be a common factor associated with insulin resistance. Symptoms of MS that are also symptoms of magnesium deficiency include muscle spasms, weakness, twitching, muscle atrophy, an inability to control the bladder, nystagmus (rapid eye movements), hearing loss, and osteoporosis. People with MS have higher rates of epilepsy than controls. Epilepsy has also been linked to magnesium deficiencies.[1]
Another good list of early warning symptoms is:
Suggestive early warning signs of magnesium insufficiency:
Physical and mental fatigue
Persistent under-eye twitch
Tension in the upper back, shoulders and neck
Headaches
Pre-menstrual fluid retention and/or breast tenderness

Possible manifestations of magnesium deficiency include:
Low energy
Fatigue
Weakness
Confusion
Nervousness
Anxiousness
Irritability
Seizures (and tantrums)
Poor digestion
PMS and hormonal imbalances
Inability to sleep
Muscle tension, spasm and cramps
Calcification of organs
Weakening of the bones
Abnormal heart rhythm
Severe magnesium deficiency can result in low levels of calcium in the blood (hypocalcemia). Magnesium deficiency is also associated with low levels of potassium in the blood (hypokalemia). Magnesium levels drop at night, leading to poor REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep cycles and unrefreshed sleep. Headaches, blurred vision, mouth ulcers, fatigue and anxiety are also early signs of depletion.

We hear all the time about how heart disease is the number one health crisis in the country, about how high blood pressure is the “silent killer”, and about how ever increasing numbers of our citizens are having their lives and the lives of their families destroyed by diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and a host of other chronic diseases
Signs of severe magnesium deficiency include:
Extreme thirst
Extreme hunger
Frequent urination
Sores or bruises that heal slowly
Dry, itchy skin
Unexplained weight loss
Blurry vision that changes from day to day
Unusual tiredness or drowsiness
Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
Frequent or recurring skin, gum, bladder or vaginal yeast infections
But wait a minute, aren’t those the same symptoms for diabetes? Many people have diabetes for about 5 years before they show strong symptoms. By that time, some people already have eye, kidney, gum or nerve damage caused by the deteriorating condition of their cells due to insulin resistance and magnesium deficiency. Dump some mercury and arsenic on the mixture of etiologies and pronto we have the disease condition we call diabetes.
Magnesium deficiency is synonymous with diabetes
and is at the root of many if not all cardiovascular problems.
Magnesium deficiency is synonymous with diabetes and is at the root of many if not all cardiovascular problems.
Magnesium deficiency is a predictor of diabetes and heart disease both; diabetics both need more magnesium and lose more magnesium than most people. In two new studies, in both men and women, those who consumed the most magnesium in their diet were least likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the January 2006 issue of the journal Diabetes Care. Until now, very few large studies have directly examined the long-term effects of dietary magnesium on diabetes. Dr. Simin Liu of the Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health in Boston says, “Our studies provided some direct evidence that greater intake of dietary magnesium may have a long-term protective effect on lowering risk,” said Liu, who was involved in both studies.
The thirst of diabetes is part of the body’s response to excessive urination. The excessive urination is the body’s attempt to get rid of the extra glucose in the blood. This excessive urination causes the increased thirst. But we have to look at what is causing this level of disharmony. We have to probe deeper into layers of cause. The body needs to dump glucose because of increasing insulin resistance and that resistance is being fueled directly by magnesium deficiency, which makes toxic insults more damaging to the tissues at the same time.
When diabetics get too high blood sugars, the body creates “ketones” as a by-product of breaking down fats. These ketones cause blood acidity which causes “acidosis” of the blood, leading to Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), This is a very dangerous condition that can lead to coma and death. It is also called “diabetic acidosis”, “ketosis”, “ketoacidosis” or “diabetic coma”. DKA is a common way for new Type 1 diabetics to be diagnosed. If they fail to seek medical advice on symptoms like urination, which is driving thirst they can die of DKA.
Oral magnesium supplements reduce erythrocyte[2] dehydration.[3] In general optimal balances of electrolytes are necessary to maintain the best possible hydration. Diabetic thirst is initiated specifically by magnesium deficiency with relative calcium excess in the cells. Even water, our most basic nutrient starts having a hard time getting into the cells with more going out through the kidneys.

Autism and Magnesium Deficiency
When dealing with autism spectrum and other neurological disorders in children it is important to know the signs of low magnesium: restless, can’t keep still, body rocking, grinding teeth, hiccups, noise sensitive, poor attention span, poor concentration, irritable, aggressive, ready to explode, easily stressed. When it comes to children today we need to assume a large magnesium deficiency for several reasons. 1) The foods they are eating are stripped of magnesium because foods in general, as we shall see below are declining in mineral content in an alarming way. 2) The foods many children eat are highly processed junk foods that do not provide real nutrition to the body. 3) Because most children on the spectrum are not absorbing the minerals they need even when present in the gut. Magnesium absorption is dependent on intestinal health, which is compromised totally in leaky gut syndromes and other intestinal problems that the majority of autism syndrome disorders. 4) Because the oral supplements doctors rely on are not easily absorbed, because they are not in the right form and because magnesium in general is not administered easily orally.
Modern medicine is supposed to help people not hurt them but with their almost total ignorance of magnesium doctors end up hurting more than they help for many of the medical interventions drive down magnesium levels when they should be driving them up. Many if not most pharmaceutical drugs drive magnesium levels into very dangerous zones and surgery done without increasing magnesium levels is much more dangerous then surgery done with.
The foundation of medical arrogance is actually medical ignorance and the only reason ignorance and arrogance rule the playing field of medicine is a greed lust for power and money. Human nature seems to be at its worst in modern medicine when it should be at its best. It is sad that people have to suffer needlessly and extraordinarily tragic that allopathic medicine has turned its back on the Hippocratic Oath and all that it means.


[1] http://www.nhfw.info/magnesium.html


[2] Red blood cells are also known as RBCs, red blood corpuscles (an archaic term), haematids or erythrocytes (from Greek erythros for “red” and kytos for “hollow”, with cyte translated as “cell” in modern usage). The capitalized term Red Blood Cells is the proper name in the US for erythrocytes in storage solution used in transfusion medicine.


[3] J. Clin. Invest. 100(7): 1847-1852 (1997). doi:10.1172/JCI119713. The American Society for Clinical Investigation

Dr. Mark Sircus, Ac., OMD, DM (P)
Director International Medical Veritas Association
Doctor of Oriental and Pastoral Medicine
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[j.w]

I'm gonna try the magnesium flakes that you can make the oil yourself with and spray on your body etc. Also going to get some 100% pure magnesium citrate chloride powder to mix in a drink of choice. Just need to make sure you don't ingest too much of the citrate chloride powder stuff.
Found a different brand tho than this one that is pure also and a better deal. I get foot cramps, kidney stones and lower back pain. Thinking the spray on stuff might help w/the cramps and back pain possible among other things. The citrate powder may prevent kidney stones.

http://www.justlovinglife.com/2011/06/13/how-to-make-magnesium-oil-using-magnesium-chloride/

http://drsircus.com/medicine/magnesium/magnesium-chloride-benefits

Found better deals at iherb.com for the flakes and the citrate powder.

 

[koiguy1969]

Mon. Dec. 9, 2013 by Linda Kordich (NaturalHealth365)
Juicing a variety of leafy greens and herbs is important for our overall health – especially when it comes to juicing and blending on a regular basis. Every vegetable and fruit has its own nutritional and chemical signature. For example, a pineapple has a different chemical structure than an orange, and a carrot has a different chemical make-up than a radish – the list goes on and on. Are you rotating your greens? Here’s why…Leafy greens, for example, need to be rotated weekly. I suggest rotating 4 different leafy greens per week. So that means, if you are juicing four times a week, you’ll be using a series of three to four different leafy greens in your juices that week. The next week, alternate to another different three greens. Ultimately, you should be using around 20 different varieties of greens and lettuces. There’s more but this is a good place to start. Remember, every green, fruit and vegetable has different chemical structure to them. So, if we juice or blend too many of the same kinds of greens, lettuces, fruits and veggies – then that means our bodies may become ‘immune’ to its nutrients. We need to stimulate our taste buds, and stimulate our digestive juices – so that we can absorb all the available nutrients. So, try not to juice just kale – as many of us do – because we get used to a certain taste, and most of us know that kale is nutritionally high in protein and other nutrients, but that does not mean we should be ‘exclusively’ juicing it. Here’s a list of 20 different kinds of greens and lettuces to juice Starting with leafy greens: 1. Spinach 2. Parsley 3. Cabbage 4. Collards 5. Bok Choy 6. Swiss Chard 7. Mustard Greens 8. Beet Greens 9. Kale Here are some herbs to try: 10. Dill 11. Cilantro 12. Basil 13. Mint 14. Tarragon Don’t forget to juice a variety of lettuces: 15. Arugula 16. Romaine Lettuce 17. Red Leaf Lettuces 18. Butter Lettuces/Boston 19. Watercress 20. Purslane Now it’s time for a delicious leafy green, herb and lettuce health tonic 6 large leaves romaine 1 large handful of fresh basil 4 ribs celery 4 leaves Swiss chard 1 apple 1 inch fresh ginger root 1 lemon or 2 limes Juice or blend….this should make about 1 liter. And, of course, always buy organic produce (only) – please. Enjoy! Looking for natural health solutions? Sign up now – for our free, weekly show featuring the greatest minds in natural health and science plus a free gift! About the author: Linda Kordich has been married for 33 years to Jay Kordich, world renown health educator and the “Father of Juicing”. She is the co-author of their new book, Live Foods Live Bodies and teaches throughout the world on the ‘Powers of the Gentle Art of Foods and Juices’. For more information about Jay and Linda Kordich – visit: www.JayKordich.com SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Click here to join the NaturalNews Inner Circle – a monthly (online) subscription offering exclusive audio interviews, video events, natural health product discounts, free gifts plus much more - See more at: http://www.naturalhealth365.com/juicing_benefits/greens.html#sthash.iAhCzt79.dpuf