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Too Many Supplements?..Does Your Kitchen Counter Look Like a Health Food Store??
Simplify Your Life...Change to Whole Foods Healing..
Read On For...Dr. Deb's Deep Nutrition™
I don't think that with today's access to information anyone would disagree that "You are what you eat". How else can our bodies function, stay healthy, grow, maintain structure and repair itself? It certainly isn't because of any drugs one takes...it's ALL about our food. Of course lifestyle, exercise, ability to handle and decrease stress, emotional balance and thought, etc play a role..but those are topics for other pages.
And..before I get buried in emails..Yes, I have a number of supplements on this site which I use clinically for specific health issues...but Deep Nutrition™ is about general health maintenance in a sane, easy way. Maybe you'll need to take a few things to address particular complaints..but for the most part..I'm hoping to move you into this plan in time...now on with Deep Nutrition™ and it's plan.
Currently, there are a ka-jillion sites out there offering 'wonder' supplements, vitamins, herbs etc to optimize health, cure every disease and syndrome known to peoplekind and for our pets. "Lose Weight"..."Sleep Better"..."Obtain Bundles of Energy"..."Have The Best Sex..Ever"....you've seen them on the internet, in magazine ads and on the TV and radio.
MY burning question is this....'If they all work so well.....why isn't the whole planet healthy as heck..disease free...thin as a rail...living forever????"
Hmmmmmm..you say. Yes, my response exactly.
Ok, boys and girls..it's back to basics time.
First of all, ask yourself.."What makes sense?"
Peoplekind did not evolve over millions of years buy taking bottles of supplements everyday..and certainly NOT by taking handfuls of prescription drugs. So, where did it all go wrong?
Let's do a little timeline here. Humans evolved just fine over time..survival of the fittest and those genes got passed on. Useless or detrimental genes for the most part got kicked to the curb. No, I think health started to take it's largest downslide in the late 1800's and early 1900's with the advent of convenience foods and farming/growing for market..shelf life for transporting..that they look 'pretty' under the supermarket's flourescent lights, not for nutrient value.
In 1936 a group of doctors introduced Document No. 264 to the floor of the United States Senate. It was a dire warning that the mineral content of the soil was eroding. Vegetables were losing their power and people were at risk. Unfortunately Congress did nothing.
Did you know that it takes 10 servings of today's grocery bought vegetables to equal the nutrient value of just one serving of vegetables from 50 years ago??!! (1) Over farming, soil depletion, chemical fertilizers, hybrid crops (bred to ship well and last longer) and genetic modifications are slashing the nutrients found in your fruits, vegetables and grains.
“Phytonutrients” is the key buzz word these days about food. It simply means the nutrients inherent in nature in a particular plant, be it vegetable, fruit, herb or grain.
Although we’re learning more every day about what these are…we still don’t have all the answers..so it’s very difficult to make ‘total’ or ‘complete’ supplements without that knowledge. Yes, some are made from whole foods..but there is always a process involved to make them into capsules or tablets or powders..and how do we know that we’re not eliminating some very vital, essential nutrient? Quite simply….we don’t.
Phytonutrients are the key…because they act as KEYS on our cellular receptors. Some are structurally similar to Insulin and fill the cells “insulin keyhole” allowing glucose to enter the cells. Other Phytonutrients such as that in the stem of pineapple help activate phase II enzymes, which are a major part of the primary detoxification process of the human body undertaken by the Liver. It is these phase-2 enzymes that people need to activate for a reversal of cancer. The immune system’s army is fully capable of swinging into action. It needs the sparkplugs... And these are the phytonutrients.
There are over 385 phytonutrients in 1 apple!! They are found mostly in the skin, stems, & seeds. All the parts we throw away. Jeff Primack has researched and interviewed several caretakers of many of the worlds oldest people (two in Haiti were over 125!) and discovered some very interesting secrets. He says, "People think the nutrition of broccoli is in the dark green flower, but the phytonutrients are inside the stem! That's the part we throw away! But in poor countries they cannot afford to throw it away. They use the whole food as God intended us to eat."
Some of the most common health complaints I’ve seen in my 31 years of practice are digestive/enzyme deficiency, insulin resistance (pre-diabetic or diabetic state), food intolerances, heart problems, arthritis, cancers and the list goes on. ALL can be addressed by “DEEP NUTRITION™”.
What do I mean by DEEP NUTRITION™? It’s my name for a system I’ve worked out…very simple one…to optimize every one of your 50 trillion cells’ function and performance.
In a nutshell, take organic whole food, follow recipes for blended smoothies to fight whatever ailment you’re trying to cure…or just ones for overall balance and health…and most importantly use a machine which has the power to break these foods down to their finest, smallest elements.
Juicing does not cut it… With juicing..all the fiber…skin, stems seeds are thrown away. Completely defeating the purpose of eating ‘whole foods’.
This programme is perfect for the raw food fans, as it breaks down the plant cell membranes which we don’t really posses the enzymes to do very efficiently.
Jeff’s recipes are for all round health, cancer, heart disease, diabetes and even great tasting ones for kids with autism….and they work!
The Formula for DEEP NUTRITION™? Organic Food…Jeff’s “Smoothie Formulas..Conquering ANY Disease” and a 3 horsepower blender or better…I highly recommend the Vita-Mix.
That’s it…easy?….you bet’cha!
Why Organic?
First of all, let’s get a clear idea of what organic means and how you can tell if what you’re buying is the real deal. Read the whole page here:
“Organic certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products. In general, any business directly involved in food production can be certified, including seed suppliers, farmers, food processors, retailers and restaurants. Requirements vary from country to country, and generally involve a set of production standards for growing, storage, processing, packaging and shipping that include:
- avoidance of most synthetic chemical inputs (e.g. fertilizer, pesticides, antibiotics, food additives, etc), genetically modified organisms, irradiation, and the use of sewage sludge;
- use of farmland that has been free from chemicals for a number of years (often, three or more);
- keeping detailed written production and sales records (audit trail);
- maintaining strict physical separation of organic products from non-certified products;
- undergoing periodic on-site inspections.”
You can read about the whole process there. The best practice is to ask the questions of small farmers and look the for the certification labels they show you on the food you purchase.
Cascadian Farms, another organic company whose products I highly recommend, have this page about organics which sums it all up beautifully. Read here..Why Organic?
It only makes sense..and this is what this page is all about, that unless seeds can grow in an environment filled with naturally occurring nutrients from which they can draw to grow healthy and complete…how can they possibly impart to us all the essentials our cells need? They CANNOT do that in artificial fertilizers and depleted soils. AND..they are NOT doing much for you if they’ve been grown to slowly ripen to endure transportation and to look pretty in the grocery store. You’re being robbed of the nutrients you need.
Let’s go a step deeper. At one time, not that long ago, it was thought that the smallest element in cells was the atom. Not so..and it’s people like cell biologist Bruce Lipton Ph.D...(author of "The Biology of Belief") who have shown us that it’s the energetics of the ‘nutrient soup’ as Dr. Jeff Bland likes to refer to it as…that determines not only how the cells can work to their ultimate capacity, but even how good and bad genetics are expressed…or not.
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Quantum physics tells us that within the atoms of our cells are tiny, interconnected energy systems which form a continuous whole rather than discrete particles interacting with each other.
When molecular biologists consider this, they realize how the processes responsible for producing life are not a series of individual activities that can be manipulated separately with drugs, but are a beautifully choreographed symphony, where everything responds to everything else.
As an example, when the body is dealing with an infection, it releases specific chemicals within a limited area to trigger a healing response. A single chemical may have different functions in different area of the body, yet it is only released where it is needed. The same is true with many other bodily chemicals.
All in all, this method of health maintence provides the core essentials we need to make the proteins, enzymes, ..have bioavailable nutrients in a simple and in a very assimilable form the the maximum nutrition of our every cell. Function is completely dependent on presence of whole nutrition...whole foods...grown in whole soils..drawing from the whole of nature..end of story. We cannot trick our bodies into being their best on inappropriate fuel or 'Frankenfoods' designed in some lab. Science at this point doesn't even KNOW all of what there is in food....new elements are being discovered all the time..so take the guess work out. Eat, grow and stay healthy with Deep Nutrition™
I'll be writing more on Deep Nutrition™ soon...watch your email!
Cheers,
Dr. Deb Baker
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