Lemon juice water – a healthy drink

“When life hands you a lemon… squeeze it, mix half with six ounces of distilled water and drink twice daily.” . . .

Beverages – Other than water or fruit juice

Sugar sweetened drinks contain an average of 10 teaspoons of sugar in a 12oz. can . . .

Daily “Magico” Smoothie

Cook food quickly and don’t use too much heat

Chart of recommended daily supplements

Chart of Recommended DAILY Supplements / Nutrients (adults)     HYDRATION Water 6-8 8oz. glasses SPRING / MINERAL Water is best (contains minerals); Add fresh lemon slices for a zingy taste. DO NOT DRINK “Treated” (chlorinated and/or fluoridated) water from faucet. Body is >; 2/3 water; used as lubricant, base for saliva, joint fluids, regulates… Continue reading Chart of recommended daily supplements

“A fine kettle of fish!” – Are today’s fish too toxic to eat?

Potentially “clean”, edible fish have FINS and SCALES

Fats / Oils – Healthy or not?

Solid fats and liquid oils contain fatty and / or waxy LIPID MOLECULES, each playing essential roles in our health.

Non-soluble in water, food lipid molecules predominate in fried foods, animal / fish fats, dairy products, and vegetable, nut, & seed fats or oils.

Meet the fat families

Each of the fat families SFAs, MUFAs and PUFAs contain fatty acids

Harmful foods / practices detrimental to health

Consuming GMOs, MSG, aspartame , sucralose cause health problems; consuming too much caffeine, fructose, sugar also has its toll on our health

Enzymes – Make it happen!

Digestive, food-based and metabolic / systemic enzymes catalyze biological reactions that would not normally occur at physiological temperatures

Amino acids – Building blocks of protein

Heads-up to vegans and vegetarians! You need to include a dietary sufficiency of 9 specific amino acids to enable your body to make proteins for muscles, connective tissue, enzymes and DNA