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Eating organic/healthy on a budget

The real problem is that the other food is falsely cheap. Painfully true.

In forum Diet & holistic health

15 years ago
Buckwheat - strongly inflammatory???

I thought I had the perfect breakfast... I'm already on the strictest diet I can be (no sugars, that includes fruits and sweet veggies like carrots, no grains, no dairy, no processed foods). I tried t...

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16 years ago
Buckwheat - strongly inflammatory???

The glycemic load is 63. It recommends a total number of less than 100 per day. So you've spent most of that on 1 cup of buckwheat.   What else?...well...79% of the calories in buckwheat are com...

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16 years ago
Zag Enzyme, Lectins, Digestive Tract And Clogged Pores

About potatoes, white potato is a nightshade (yep) so it is loaded with lectins. I remember reading something else about white potatoe that it has another compound which is really bad, can't remember ...

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16 years ago
Ever heard of TOPICAL Probiotics?

Apparently there's good vs bad bacteria battle on our skin just like there is in our intestines.   There are products coming out that include probiotics to help restore that balance to our skin. ...

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16 years ago
Dessert Recipes and Ideas

here's one from a low-carb site called Son of Grok     Caveman Custard   Dairy Free, No Sugar Added Custard   Do you miss puddings and custards in your primal world? We have a loc...

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16 years ago
Zag Enzyme, Lectins, Digestive Tract And Clogged Pores

Blog article by a doctor. Names wheat and soy as having the most damaging lectins: Coincidentally, Soy and Wheat are two of the biggest crops in the US. I'm almost positive that they are a sub...

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16 years ago
Zag Enzyme, Lectins, Digestive Tract And Clogged Pores

sorry for getting off topic.   i'm not endorsing this product b/c i don't fully believe in the "4 your type" gospel, but i thought this was interesting and worth a share...   some kind of le...

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16 years ago
Zag Enzyme, Lectins, Digestive Tract And Clogged Pores

LOL...i love how you picked out the dried fruit for your argument. Yeah, dried fruit is gonna have high GL. and bananas are one of the higher GI fruits. good job for figuring that out. Why don't you...

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16 years ago
Zag Enzyme, Lectins, Digestive Tract And Clogged Pores

@databased: please use all the data if you're gonna use data to argue. You too. You only included processed foods in your argument against grains. Where's the oatmeal, barley, rice? And especially...

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16 years ago
Zag Enzyme, Lectins, Digestive Tract And Clogged Pores

Grains just don't have nearly the amount of nutrients that other food groups do. And their Glycemic Load is also much poorer than fruits and veggies. glycemic load of ripe banana 13 raisins ...

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16 years ago
Evening Primrose Oil

someoneintheuk said: Most of those studies from [Link Removed] are about carbohydrates, not fats!!!! Here is a list of over 5000 studies regarding saturated fats and fats in g...

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16 years ago
Zag Enzyme, Lectins, Digestive Tract And Clogged Pores

^Well, most of this info isn't coming from Cordain. Cordain is only where I got the connection between the ZAG enzyme and acne and lectins. And I do appreciate that. But the problem with lectins is a...

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16 years ago
Zag Enzyme, Lectins, Digestive Tract And Clogged Pores

awesome stuff alternativista! (as always)   I follow alot of what Cordain teaches, except for his stance against saturated fats. Other than that he really knows his stuff!

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16 years ago
Coconut Oil Fiasco

you can try using it less and less once you get "clear" or "clear enough". or put it on as a mask for an hour and then wash it off instead of going to sleep.   you can also try using a smaller am...

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16 years ago
Coconut Oil Fiasco

you can try using it less and less once you get "clear" or "clear enough". or put it on as a mask for an hour and then wash it off instead of going to sleep.   you can also try using a smaller am...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Coconut Oil Fiasco

you can try using it less and less once you get "clear" or "clear enough". or put it on as a mask for an hour and then wash it off instead of going to sleep.   you can also try using a smaller am...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
omfg coconut oil!

congrats on finding something that works for ya.   i've been doing the coconut oil thing as well for about a month now. I only wash my face with water. And at night i put coconut oil on before i...

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16 years ago
***UPDATED**** Foundations of Clear Skin

great post, although ridiculously long.   only big complaint i had was about avoiding coconut oil because of its harmful saturated fats. THIS IS FLAT OUT WRONG.   please do some research on...

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16 years ago
The Best Moisturizer On The Planet

without a doubt aloe vera is a miraculous healing plant. the debate i have is it really a natural moisturizer or just a healing gel.   it has been used for thousands of years for cuts, scrapes, r...

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16 years ago