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1. Pesticide Residues - Dairy products have 6 times higher Pesticide Residues than the average non-animal products (page 317 of Diet For New America, by J. Robbins).

2. Antibiotics are routinely added to the feed of cows. This comes through the milk and meat. This can upset the natural balance of intestinal flora in the body and may be related to candida albicans problems.

We have many good oils to choice from today and each cooking oil has it own unique characteristic. Besides taste and composition (monounsaturated versus polyunsaturated fats, for example) you should understand the importance of each cooking oils smoke point. Smoke point is the temperature at which oil starts to smoke and this is when the oil oxidizes, creating harmful free radicals and toxic fumes.

Inhibits enzymes that help memory, exhaust thinking ability, steals water. Stimulates taste buds. Raises blood sugar, increases insulin. Brain says there is a whole pile of sugar here, sends a message to liver to store as fat.

Flaxseed supplementation significantly reduced tumor proliferation rates in prostate cancer patients in a trial reported here at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (AS 43rd Annual Meeting. "These results demonstrate that flaxseed may well protect against prostate cancer growth," said lead research Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, from Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, North Carolina.

An interesting three part experiment comparing the effects of raw foods versus cooked foods with rat. The First Group of Rats was fed raw vegetables, fruits, nuts and whole grains from birth and they grew into completely healthy rats and never suffered from any diseases.

Diseases flourish in an acid pH - all kinds of soft drinks are very acidic, especially colas. In order to neutralize a glass of cola, it takes 32 glasses of high pH alkaline water. It is well known by the medical profession that disease loves acid.

When refined sugar became available in the late 1800s our radiate health began to take a fast trip downhill. Sugar has been directly and indirectly implicated in a host of acute ailments and chronic diseases.

100 million Americans suffer at times with constipation or sluggish bowels, occasional diarrhea, gas, irregular bowel movement, bloating, abdominal discomfort, feeling nauseous, lack of appetite and acid reflux.

Doctor Francis M. Pottenger published his study in 1946 in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Oral Surgery, a remarkable 10 year study with 900 cats showing the difference in raw food versus cooked foods.

We've all said, "I need to eat better, I need to drink more water, I need to exercise more." Well, what better time then now to improve your health. Visit Springs of Life were we will assist you in reaching your goals.