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The deficiencies in today’s modern diets created by industrial farming and food manufacturing practices remove vital nutrients, leaving us with lower amounts of essential nutrients than that required by the body. To compensate for some of these deficiencies and promote optimal health, it makes sense to take supplements, especially super greens that provide us with nutrients that even the healthiest diets cannot supply. Here are three of the super greens that can keep you in excellent levels of health.

Spirulina

Spirulina platensis is a blue-green algae found in tropical and subtropical lakes, that has been called “one of the greatest foods on earth”. It has been used by NASA as a complete and compact food source for astronauts in space. It is also one of the richest vegetable sources of protein, containing all nine essential amino acids required to build protein in the body, and is the only known vegetable source of Vitamin B12.

Spirulina contains natural pigments, like chlorophyll and phycocyanin. It is also one of the richest sources of beta carotene, the precursor of Vitamin A. These pigments are also powerful antioxidants that support immunity and may prevent cancer. Because it stimulates the immune system, however, it is not recommended for use in autoimmune conditions.

Research has shown that Spirulina contains compounds called sulfolipids that can act against HIV. It has also shown activity when tested against other viruses like influenza, cytomegalovirus and herpes virus. It supports healthy bacteria in the intestine and suppresses the growth of harmful fungi like Candida.

Spirulina has shown benefits in effectively detoxifying the body of pollutants such as dioxins. It is rich in the essential fatty acid, gamma linoleic acid (GLA). It is also rich in magnesium and contains an easily absorbed form of iron. Spirulina is an excellent supplement, highly recommended for those who want to build muscle and lose weight.

Chlorella

This green algae harvested from fresh water, is another super food with numerous health benefits. It is well known for its use in the detoxification of heavy metals and other pesticides. Thanks to its fibrous outer shell that can bind with the heavy metals and pesticides, it helps the body break down toxic metals such as mercury, cadmium and lead and persistent hydrocarbon compounds such as DDT and PCB.

Chlorella cleanses the bowel, heals ulcers, supports healthy intestinal bacteria and protects the liver, ensuring that metabolic waste is eliminated more efficiently. Most diseases like cancer thrive in an acidic environment. Because it is an alkaline food, chlorella helps your body maintain an ideal pH of about 7.2-7.4.

Chlorella also supports the immune system by stimulating the activity of T-cells and macrophages and boosting interferon levels. Interferon plays in important role in boosting immunity against viruses. It is effective in maintaining normal blood sugar levels in hypoglycemia and regular use has been shown to reduce high blood pressure and prevent stroke.

Green Barley

Green barley is derived from the leaves of young barley plants. The leaf proteins contain 18 amino acids including all those essential to protein metabolism. In addition, the protein is in the form of polypeptides which require very little digestion and can be directly absorbed into the circulation.

Green barley has over ten times more calcium than milk, more iron than spinach, more Vitamin C than oranges, high amounts of beta carotene and vitamin B12 and a unique form of vitamin E. It provides vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, folic acid, and pantothenic acid and number of trace minerals like zinc, potassium, copper, phosphorus, and manganese.

It also contains the powerful antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) that fights free radicals. Since it is extremely alkaline, it helps balance the body’s pH and keep it at healthy levels. Green barley extracts have been found to control cholesterol levels, reduce inflammation and fight ulcers. A-glucan, a fiber present in this supplement is also present in oat bran, which is known to reduce cholesterol.

Whether used alone or in combination, these super greens can give you an advantage against pollution, diet deficiencies and modern lifestyle that damages your body and causes disease. Consult your physician before taking any supplement.

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SuperFoods: What’s in a Name

Lately, you’ve probably been hearing a lot about “superfoods”. A quick Google search of the term will lead you to a range of websites and topics. You can learn about Dr. Perricone’s Superfoods from Oprah.com. You’ll be enticed by advertisements to buy chlorella, a blue-green algae referred to as “Nature’s Perfect Superfood”. You’ll find information on superfoods from reputable and not-so-reputable sources.

Folks such as WebMD and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which are reputable, are tapping into the superfoods craze. They offer information on “‘Superfoods’ Everyone Needs” and “10 Superfoods for Better Health!” On the not-so-reputable side are the multiple (and questionable) potions and elixirs making unrealistic promises. They offer to deliver the benefits of superfoods quickly and easily…without actually having to eat food.

But what is this superfoods craze all about? And what can you take away from all of the superfoods hype?

From Superfoods to Superdiet

The idea of “superfoods” often begins with interest in certain foods that only are found in a few specific cultures or regions of the world. Soy foods are an example of one of the first so-called “superfoods”. Traditional soy foods, such as tofu, tempeh, and miso, originally were consumed in far east Asian countries, such as Japan and Korea. In these areas, soy has been eaten for thousands of years.

These regions and countries also happen to enjoy some of the lowest levels of chronic disease in the world. Rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, and more are a fraction of what they are in the United States and other western countries.

Soy foods are one obvious dietary difference between Asia and many western countries. This led people to suspect that soy foods were “special” or “super” in their ability to prevent disease. This might seem like a logical conclusion. Many Asian cultures consume soy foods. Many Asian cultures enjoy very low disease rates. Therefore, soy foods must prevent disease.

Traditional Asian soy foods can be part of a healthy diet. It is true that these foods contain an abundance of phytonutrients (plant nutrients) too. And medical research does support the disease-preventive properties of whole soy foods.

However, it is not true that soy and soy alone is responsible for the superior health and longevity found in several Asian countries. There are so many differences, dietary and otherwise, between Asian and western cultures. To chalk up low disease rates to soy alone would be a mistake.

Asians tend to be thinner. They often get more exercise, more sleep, and less fat in the diet than Americans. They may have better social and extended family networks and less stress in their lives. They eat less processed food and more vegetables. They consume plants that are never or rarely eaten in western cultures, such as seaweed. All of these things (and more) likely contribute to the low disease rates seen in many parts of Asia.

All of this points to something obvious that we often forget in our excitement over superfoods: no one food is the answer to good health. The truth is that many other dietary factors contribute to good health. The bottom line is that there really are no such things as superfoods. Instead, we should be trying to figure out what makes up a superdiet.

Putting the “Super” in Your Diet

The example of soy as a superfood is one of many. The foods that top the “superfoods” lists you may have seen likely have similar stories. From acai (ah-sigh-ee) and goji berries to maca root and green tea, everyone has an example of their favorite superfood. They can point to the food, and the superior health enjoyed by the culture that consumes it. This is given as proof that this food is “super” or truly special.

However, if you dig a little deeper, you’ll see that the entire diet of these cultures is key to the positive health benefits observed. Olive oil, consumed as part of the Mediterranean diet, often is touted as a path to good health. But beyond olive oil you’ll find fish, nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruit, moderate amounts of red wine, lower body weights, less red meat, and other factors that are part of the good health picture.

To sum it all up, we need to focus on eating a super diet, rather than the superfood of the moment. What does a super diet look like? Think plants. Above all else, science supports that a plant-based diet is the key to good health and lower rates of disease. Plant-based doesn’t have to mean vegetarian, although that’s fine if you prefer it. Plant-based simply means that the bulk of your calories come from unrefined and minimally processed, whole foods.

Planning Your Plate

If you’ve read any of my previous writings on diet and health, what comes next will sound familiar. The best way to use nutrition to lower your own risk of chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease, is to start with your plate.

In your mind, divide a typical round plate into four pie-shaped wedges. Three of those four wedges should be filled with vegetables (the biggest portions), fruit (a bit less than the veggies), and whole grains (no more than one serving per meal or snack). The last wedge should be devoted to lean protein, such as beans, fish, chicken, or lean beef.

In addition to these steps, you’ll want to focus on variety. Again, remember that no one food is “super enough” to provide the complete mix of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients necessary for good health. Instead, you want to tap into the healing power of as many whole plant foods as you can.

Eat green, yellow, red, purple, blue, and orange foods. Try kale, chard, and kiwi (green); pineapples, bananas, and corn (yellow); apples, strawberries, raspberries, red beans, beets, and tomatoes (red); plums, blackberries, blueberries, raisins, and eggplant (purple); and carrots, oranges, sweet potatoes, and melon (orange). These are just a few of the dozens of brightly colored foods that you’ll need if you want to eat a super diet.

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One of the more important things for the human body is its balance. You can think of the human body as a well designed machine that requires balance in order to stay fine tuned. As long as the human body is kept in natural balance, it can fight against various infections and disorders such as cancer. Hence, the diet that you pursue can be very important in keeping you fit and healthy.

Immune system is perhaps the most important system in your body. It is the main system which helps to defend against viruses and bacteria that may invade your body which can lead to serious diseases. In fact, your immune system can be the most important tool for fighting against cancer. If your immune system malfunctions, then you will have severe problems related to cancer, as your body won’t be able to distinguish between healthy cells. Thus, your immune system will attack healthy cells instead and this can lead to even more serious disorders than cancer.

Thus, in order to keep your body functioning in a healthy state; it is important for your immune system to be kept in balance. You can easily achieve this by eating foods that help to boost your immune system. This way, your body can fight off infections as well as all kinds of various disorders. In order to boost your immune system, you will have to support it with various super foods such as blue green algae.

As you know, blue green algae are an ocean based food supply and they contain chlorophyll which is a very important substance for your body. In parallel, human body has also evolved from the deep oceans and thus by consuming blue green algae based super foods (such as chlorella) will allow your body to get the revitalizing energy it needs from the nutrition of the oceans.

Hence, eating blue green algae based foods help your body to revert to its fundamental form by receiving ocean based nutrition. Of course, eating blue green algae foods should not be thought of as medicine to be taken in need; but rather it should be thought of as a continuous source of food. By consuming blue green algae based super foods regularly, you can help to boost your immune system and you will also be able to give your body the nutrients that it needs.

For proper functioning of your body, it is essential for your body to have necessary trace minerals and antioxidants. This way the necessary enzymes can be produced by your body and your body’s chemical processes can be kept in tip top shape. In addition, blue green algae foods allow the body to retain its natural balance, so that the effects of aging can be combated in a better way. It is important to remember that aging is largely associated with imbalance in the natural mechanisms of the body. Thus, by eating blue green algae foods, you can keep your body healthy, fit and energetic.

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Introduce four or five cups of green tea a day into your dietary routine and you can win from its weight-loss properties.

A growing number of studies are throwing light upon an impressive and growing number of health benefits inherent in green tea and some have even shown that people can shed a few pounds by the mere fact of swapping coffee for green tea!

Dropping coffee out of your diet and replacing it with green tea as your beverage of choice has been shown to have numerous benefits, not least because coffee is just plain bad for you.

However, this health step becomes a little pointless if one at the same time perseveres with a suicidal diet of burgers, french fries and take-out pizzas chased down with a few beers and followed by a pack of cigarettes, whilst glued firmly to the couch and the TV remote.

Some people of course seem dedicated to seeking out an early grave and becoming Jabba the Hut look-alikes whilst awaiting the early arrival of the Grim Reaper and who are we to deny them this right: in a democracy it is the God-given right of every citizen to make himself ill.

But for those who would like to live a bit and have some fun, invest in a teapot and some organic green tea and make sure you also enjoy an overall healthy diet that includes a lot of filtered or spring water, fresh green vegetables and fresh fruit and meat and dairy products that are as organic and un-tainted by the unethical practices of rapacious food corporations as possible. Such a diet must also exclude your health and waist-line’s most mortal foes: refined sugars, refined flour and fast- and processed foods.

The optimum way to lose weight is not food fads or only eating turnips but by becoming overall healthy and that is achieved by a healthy, balanced diet and plenty of exercise.

This is mostly common sense and one does not need to be an expert nutritionist or indeed become obsessively food-conscious to arrive at a basically wholesome diet that will lose you a few pounds, gain you more years of life and even save you a few dollars.

Green tea is, however, a great weapon to add to your health arsenal and should most definitely be part of your new diet. It requires after all not much more effort than remembering to put the kettle on.

Green tea improves metabolic rate and the body’s ability to burn fat as well as providing antioxidants and helping decrease the villainous free radicals. Research has suggested that drinking tea has a beneficial effect on weight, fat accumulation and the activity in the body of insulin and you can of course do your own research by drinking it and seeing how you get on.

I especially recommend that alongside green tea you include daily consumption of wild blue-green algae at the foundation of your weight loss/better health diet.

Green tea and wild blue-green algae are both rich sources of antioxidants and antioxidants get rid of the pesky free radicals, which – to form a crude analogy – are to your cells as rust is to ironwork.

The body’s defense against free radicals is to neutralize them with substances called anti-oxidants. The body therefore must have an adequate supply of anti-oxidants to neutralize the attack by free radicals.

It is the damage to various tissues caused by free radicals that causes premature aging and free radicals appear to be the waste product of an inefficiently working metabolic system. They cause damage because the body does not have enough anti-oxidants to neutralize them and this deficiency can result in damage that shows up as premature aging and other undesirable phenomena.

Therefore, in order to help slow down the aging process or at least eradicate premature aging, it is necessary to have an efficient supply of antioxidants.

Green teas and wild blue-green algae both provide that supply and so it is highly advantageous to have both of them working for you towards greater vitality and healthier weight.

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