Juice from a whole lemon
A splash of lime
½ c pinapple or 1 full green apple (your choice!)
¼ avocado (protein and healthy fat)
½” peeled ginger (detoxifying)
Small amount of local raw honey (to taste)
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A recent study shows raspberries could help prevent rashes, eczema, and other skin lesions, and had superior anti-inflammatory properties compared to avocado, grapeseed, hazelnut, and wheat germ oils.
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Stop Weight Gain from Thyroid Complications and Get Your Body Back
Guest Post from Womentowomen.com
Most of us still blame our weight gain on lack of willpower, eating too much and not exercising enough. Unfortunately, magazines, the internet and even many well-meaning practitioners continue to perpetuate the blame game. But when your thyroid is imbalanced, you’re likely fighting an uphill battle with your weight that simply isn’t your fault. And you can do something to stop it.
When thyroid hormones are low, it causes physical changes in your body and brain that increase weight gain. Even with minimally low thyroid hormone, the centers of the brain that control appetite are altered and the chemical “messengers” that regulate how and when we eat get mixed up. These messengers include serotonin, beta endorphin, and GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), which perhaps not coincidentally, are also tightly connected to moods. If that wasn’t enough, the hormone leptin — which stimulates weight loss, decreases hunger, and increases fullness — can also become inefficient when thyroid hormone is low.
These changes often lead to sharp carbohydrate cravings, weight gain, distressing changes in body shape, as well as low energy, and depressed mood. But you have the opportunity to nip this weight gain in the bud. And the sooner you do, the less likely you’ll be continuing on the path toward worsening thyroid imbalance and even more weight gain.
4 “ingredients” to stop thyroid weight gain:
1. Herbs. Several helpful herbs are known to boost thyroid function and halt thyroid-related weight gain.
Bacopa monnieri is an ayurvedic herb that can increase T4 hormones. (T4 and T3 are the thyroid hormones made and used by your body.)
Hops (yes, the same plant they use in beer!) benefit your thyroid by allowing thyroid hormones to enter cells more accessibly.
Sage contains phytochemicals (plant chemicals) that promote better hormone reception in cells as well as boost mood, memory and healthy blood sugar balance. Irregular blood sugar is often a major player in weight gain.
Ashwagandha is another ayurvedic herb that supports thyroid hormone production while also working to balance the endocrine system.
Coleus forskohlii contains an important plant chemical known as forskolin, which mimics thyroid-stimulating hormone and supports healthy body weight and mood.
All of these herbs together in a combination support the healthy signaling between your thyroid and the rest of your body. This signaling is essential to staying at your best weight. If you’re already taking thyroid medication, we always suggest discussing new supplements with your practitioner.
2. Nutrients. Many vitamins and minerals play roles in thyroid health, but by far the two most important are iodine and selenium. Iodine is the most basic building block your body needs to make the key thyroid hormones T3 and T4. Iodine can be found in sea vegetables, seafood and iodized sea salt. Selenium helps to convert T4 into T3, which is the most useful hormone form. Selenium can also regulate thyroid hormone synthesis and metabolism. Brazil nuts, mushrooms, beef and sunflower seeds are all healthy sources of selenium. To cover these and other bases, we recommend taking a daily high-quality multivitamin/mineral complex for Thyroid Support.
3. Food choices. Obviously, seafood, sea vegetables sunflower seeds, and Brazil nuts are part of a thyroid-healthy diet. But there are other important food choices you can make to support your thyroid and healthy weight.
Eliminate gluten. The first and most important recommendation is to cut back on or completely eliminate gluten from your diet. We understand this is difficult, but it can make an enormous difference in how you look and feel. Research shows that gluten has been connected to a very common form of hypothyroidism known as Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism or autoimmune hypothyroidism. Many foods that contain gluten (pasta, bread, cakes, pastries, etc.) are also generally high in carbohydrates that can disrupt blood sugar balance and shift your body toward weight gain.
Limit soy. Soy is another food that may disrupt thyroid function. However, if you have enough iodine in your body, the effects of soy are generally minimal. If you are taking a good multivitamin or supplement that includes iodine, cooked soy is not harmful to your thyroid.
Add protein, fiber and fat. We also recommend eating protein, fiber, and/or healthy fats with every meal. These foods minimize blood sugar highs and lows and help keep insulin levels steadier. This will not only help with your thyroid function, but also limit extra weight gain.
Eat fresh, whole foods cooked in non-plastic cookware. When you eat and drink, try to limit your exposure to bisphenol-A, found in plastic water bottles, the lining of aluminum cans and some non-stick cookware. According to the National Academy of Hypothyroidism, BPA can significantly block thyroid activity.
4. Exercise. It may be hard to get up and exercise when your thyroid function is sluggish, but research is showing that increasing your heart rate through exercise can increase your thyroid hormones. You can start by simply taking a walk around the block, renting a gentle yoga DVD from the library, or taking a swim at your local pool.
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DIY Easy Summer Slaw Recipe - Sweet & Tangy
Hey Informed Beauty! Enjoy this great recipe for a light summer meal or side! Delic!
Here are the links to the fancy tools in the Summer Slaw Recipe! Mandoline (for shredding chunks of cabbage is found): find it here.
Salad Shooter (for making your shredding a whole lot faster and easier): find it here.
Easy Summer Slaw - Sweet & Tangy
INGREDIENTS - Produce and mix together:
-Fresh carrots - shredded (in Salad Shooter)
-1 small head of red cabbage, shredded (with mandoline)
-1 small head of green cabbage, shredded (with mandoline)
-1 tart green apple, large (or 2 small), chopped, shredded or sliced
-1 fresh mango (instead of, or in addition to, apple), chopped, shredded or sliced
-A few beets, if you have ‘em, for fun color. Shred (with Salad Shooter)
Sauce: combine...
-1/2 cup unfiltered apple cider vinegar
-1/2 cup raw, unfiltered honey -For a little creaminess: a dollop of Golden Star Trading coconut milk (refrigerate for maximum creaminess)!-A squeeze of lime juice
Toss the sauce with produce mix until coated. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Then, enjoy!
Reference: Cave Girl Paleo Eats
IT’S CONFIRMED. DAIRY PRODUCTS AND SUGAR CAUSE ACNE.
DO DAIRY PRODUCTS AND SUGAR CAUSE ACNE?
The following article is a guest post form Mark Hyman. I have followed Dr. Hyman since the start of my Functional Medicine pursuits back in 2007. He sharp, clear, and helps the reader understand at a ground level of how nutrition, hormones, and every day choices inhibit our "beautiful health."
When I was in my 20's, I had cystic acne, and after removing dairy for 2 months, my acnes was almost completely gone. Food allergies, milk, wheat, etc may be the missing link for many - whether in teenage years, or the return of the pimple in the later stages of life. Enjoy the article.
As our sugar and dairy consumption has increased over the last 100 years so has the number of people with acne. We now have over 17 million acne sufferers, costing our health care system $1 billion a year. Eighty to ninety percent of teenagers suffer acne to varying degrees.
The pimply millions rely on infomercial products hawked by celebrities or over-the-counter lotions, cleansers, and topical remedies. Recent research suggests that it’s not what we slather on our skin that matters most but what we put in our mouth.
Many have suggested a diet-acne link, but until recently it has not been proven in large clinical studies. Instead dermatologists prescribe long-term antibiotics and Accutane, both of which may cause long-term harmful effects. In 2009, a systematic review of 21 observational studies and six clinical trials found clear links.
Two large controlled trials found that cow’s milk increased both the number of people who got acne and its severity. Other large randomized prospective controlled trials (the gold standard of medical research) found that people who had higher sugar intake and a high glycemic load diet (more bread, rice, cereal, pasta, sugar, and flour products of all kinds) had significantly more acne. The good news is that chocolate (dark chocolate that is) didn’t seem to cause acne.
The dietary pimple producing culprits – diary and sugar (in all its blood sugar raising forms) – both cause spikes in certain pimple producing hormones. Dairy boosts male sex hormones (various forms of testosterone or androgens), increases insulin levels, just as foods that quickly raise blood sugar, (sugar and starchy carbs) and spikes insulin.
Androgens and insulin both stimulate your skin to make those nasty, embarrassing pimples. One patient recently told me he would give a million dollars for a pill to cure acne. He doesn’t need to. It seems that for many the cure to acne is at the end of their fork, not in a prescription pad.
While pimples are not as simple as too much milk or sugar in your diet, both have a significant impact. Nutritional deficiencies as well as excesses can worsen acne. Correcting common deficiencies including low levels of healthy omega-3 anti-inflammatory fats, low levels of antioxidants such as vitamin E, zinc, and vitamin A, and including an important anti-inflammatory omega-6 fat called evening primrose oil may all be helpful in preventing and treating unwanted pimples.
I will explain how you can correct and incorporate all of these nutritional elements of your diet and outlines some supplements that will help you fight acne in a moment. But first it is worth taking a deeper look at milk and sugar.
It appears that anabolic or sex hormones in milk contribute to acne …
Stay Away from Dairy and Avoid Acne
One scientist referred to milk as a “complex aqueous, suspended fat, liposomal, suspended protein emulsion”. What we do know is that milk is designed to grow things – namely, babies – and in the case of cow’s milk, calves. It is naturally full of what we call anabolic hormones (the same ones that body builders and A Rod use to grow big muscles, and which cause bad acne).
These are mostly androgens (like testosterone) and growth hormones including insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). There is no such thing as hormone-free milk.
Here’s a short list of the 60-some hormones in your average glass of milk – even the organic, raw, and bovine growth hormone free milk:
- 20α-dihydropregnenolone
- progesterone (from pregnenolone)
- 5α-pregnanedione
- 5α-pregnan-3β-ol-20-one, 20α- and 20β-dihydroprogesterone (from progesterone)
- 5α-androstene-3β17β-diol
- 5α-androstanedione
- 5α-androstan-3β-ol-17-one
- androstenedione
- testosterone
- dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate acyl ester
- insulin like growth factors 1 and 2 (IGF-1 and IGF-2)
- insulin
This is what our government suggests we drink in high doses—at least 3 glasses a day for me, a healthy adult male, according to the mypyramid.gov website. Those guidelines have been strongly criticized by many including leading nutrition scientists from Harvard such as Walter Willett and David Ludwig.
The famous Nurse’s Health Study examining health habits of 47,000 nurses found that those who drank more milk as teenagers had much higher rates of severe acne than those who had little or no milk as teenagers. If you think it is the fat in milk, think again.
It was actually the skim milk that had the strongest risk for acne. In other studies of over 10,000 boys and girls from 9 to 15 years old, there was a direct link between the amount of milk consumed and the severity of acne.
It appears that it is not just the anabolic or sex hormones in milk that causes problem but milk’s ability to stimulate insulin production. It actually may be the lactose or milk sugar in milk that acts more like a soft drink than an egg. Drinking a glass of milk can spike insulin levels 300 percent.
Not only does that cause pimples, but it also may contribute to prediabetes. This is true despite studies funded by the dairy council showing that milk helps with weight loss. The question is compared to WHAT diet – a diet of bagels and Coke, or a healthy phytonutrient, antioxidant-rich, plant-based diet with lean animal protein?
Stay Away from Sugar, Refined Carbs, and Pimples
If a glass of milk causes pimples, that may drive you back to your Pepsi. But not so fast. Recent studies also show that sugar and refined carbs (a high-glycemic diet) cause acne. More importantly, taking kids off sugar and putting them on a healthy, whole foods, low-glycemic load diet resulted in significant improvements in acne compared to a control group eating a regular, high-sugar American diet.
In addition to less pimples, the participants lost weight, became more sensitive to the effects of insulin (resulting in less pimple-producing insulin circulating around the blood). They also had less of the sex hormones floating around their blood that drive pimples. We know that women who have too much sugar and insulin resistance get acne, hair growth on their face, hair loss on the head, and infertility. This is caused by high levels of circulating male hormones and is called polycystic ovarian syndrome but is a nutritional, not gynecologic disease.
But the dietary influences don’t stop there. It is not just sugar, but the bad fats we eat that may also contribute to acne.
Get an Oil Change
Our typical Western diet is full of inflammatory fats – saturated fats, trans fats, too many omega-6, inflammatory, processed vegetable oils like soy and corn oils. These increase IGF-1 and stimulate pimple follicles. Inflammation has been linked to acne, and anti-inflammatoryomega-3 fats (from fish oil) may help improve acne and help with many skin disorders.
Balance the Hormones that Cause Skin Problems
The link is clear - hormonal imbalances caused by our diet trigger acne. Our diet influences sex hormones like testosterone, IGF-1, and insulin, which promote acne. The biggest factors affecting your hormones is the glycemic load of your diet (which is determined by how quickly the food you eat increases your blood sugar and insulin levels), and the amount of dairy products you eat. The good news is that eating a healthy diet and taking a few supplements can balance those hormones. Exercise also helps improve insulin function.
How to Prevent and Treat Acne
Eight simple steps to help most overcome their acne problems:
- Stay away from milk. It is nature’s perfect food – but only if you are a calf.
- Eat a low glycemic load, low sugar diet. Sugar, liquid calories, and flour products all drive up insulin and cause pimples.
- Eat more fruits and vegetables. People who eat more veggies (containing more antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds) have less acne. Make sure you get your 5–9 servings of colorful fruits and vegetables every day.
- Get more healthy anti-inflammatory fats. Make sure to get omega-3 fats (fish oil) and anti-inflammatory omega-6 fats (evening primrose oil). You will need supplements to get adequate amounts (more on that in a moment).
- Include foods that correct acne problems. Certain foods have been linked to improvements in many of the underlying causes of acne and can help correct it. These include fish oil, turmeric, ginger, green tea, nuts, dark purple and red foods such as berries, green foods like dark green leafy vegetables, and omega 3-eggs.
- Take acne-fighting supplements.Some supplements are critical for skin health. Antioxidant levels have been shown to be low in acne sufferers. And healthy fats can make a big difference. Here are the supplements I recommend:
- Evening primrose oil: Take 1,000 to 1,500mg twice a day.
- Zinc citrate: Take 30 mg a day.
- Vitamin A: Take 25,000 IU a day. Only do this for three months. Do not do this if you are pregnant.
- Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols, not alpha tocopherol): Take 400 IU a day.
- Try probiotics. Probiotics also help reduce inflammation in the gut that may be linked to acne. Taking probiotics (lactobacillus, etc.) can improve acne.
- Avoid foods you are sensitive to. Delayed food allergies are among the most common causes of acne—foods like gluten, dairy, yeast, and eggs are common culprits and can be a problem if you have a leaky gut.
Following these simple tips will help you eliminate acne and have that glowing skin you have always dreamed of. And it’s much cheaper (and safer) than expensive medications and dermatologist visits. Improve your diet and take acne-fighting supplements and you will watch your pimples disappear.
For more information on how to optimize your nutrition and improve your skin, seewww.drhyman.com.
Now I’d like to hear from you.
Have you struggled with an acne or skin problem? Have you noticed any link between your skin? What seems to be a problem for you?
Why do you think we are encouraged to consume so much dairy when the risks to our health (and our skin) are so high?
What other steps have you taken to fight acne? What has worked? What hasn’t?
Please leave your thoughts by adding a comment below – but remember, we can’t offer personal medical advice online, so be sure to limit your comments to those about taking back our health!
To your good health,
Mark Hyman, MD
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Sip coconut for better metabolism and beautiful health. What's not there to LOVE!
What isn't there to LOVE about COCONUT!
There are times when your body runs on that "flight or fight" mode for way too long. This causes the pH levels in the deeper digestive system to fall. That's when the coconut can step in to heal. It is capable of ridding toxins, helping to purify the digestive system. Tender coconut simply balances acid levels and cools the system. This makes it superior to other herbs and fruits that can cool down the body.
Coconut Benefits!
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Coconut is a natural stress-buster.
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Combined with spices like cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, cumin, coriander, and turmeric, coconut is not only delicious and versatile, but also facilitates healing in the digestive system and promotes better metabolism.
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The juice of tender coconut has been billed "the world's safest natural soft drink" for being a nutritious thirst-quencher.
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Combined with poppy seeds and ghee, coconut can help you sleep better! -
Coconut has properties that improves hair quality. Applying coconut oil to hair every day-maintains the proteins and nurtures your long, lustrous locks.
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Coconut is cooling, so it is good for curing stomach disorders.
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Due to its soma-enhancing or nurturing value, coconut heals hot flashes and restores emotional stability in menopausal women.
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Coconut improves the complexion. You can make coconut-based skin packs at home. Mix coconut oil with oatmeal powder and a little bit of lavender to make a soothing facial pack.
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A burning sensation in hands and feet is cooled down by drinking coconut water/milk. Also make a paste of crushed middle-aged coconut and apply it on hands and feet.
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Coconut is traditionally considered a wound healer, especially effective at preventing the formation of scars if applied topically.
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If you have urine retention from heat, then coconut water helps stimulate excess fluid from the system. Similarly, liver problems, such as inflammation, are also soothed by drinking tender coconut water
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Recent research suggests that coconut is good for burning fat and lowering cholesterol.
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Coconut helps detoxify and remove toxins from the body. Best of all, it is delicious!
Coconut Cooking 101
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You can drink the liquid that comes out of a coconut, but don't use it in cooking.
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Fresh coconut is always best, but if it is not readily available, you can generally find good quality dried, grated coconut and coconut chips in natural food stores. Use the unsweetened type, which is free of chemical ingredients.
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Tender coconuts, or ones with pulp and water, are generally available at grocery stores. Slash off the top with a sharp knife (the store will sometimes help open coconuts), insert a straw, and enjoy!
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Use coconut milk the same day. Grate fresh coconut and blend with a little warm water. Squeeze to get the rich first extraction. Add more water re-blend and squeeze again to get a thinner second extraction. Strain.
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The hot days of summer are great for cooking-and cooling-with coconut.
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Coconut oil is so yummy for your hair, face, and body!
Turmeric's Amazing Benefits for Beautiful Health + Bonus Smoothie Recipe!
Are You Ready to Add More Spice to Your Life --
Add this anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich staple from the spice rack!
Beautiful Health through Turmeric:
- Supports healthy joint function
- Promote radiant skin
- Improve digestion
- Supporting your memory function
- Promoting your heart health
- Boosting your immune system
Curcumin can potentially benefit you by:
- Helping maintain your healthy digestive system
- Supporting your healthy bones, joints, and overall skeletal system
- Helping you maintain cholesterol levels that are already within the normal range
- Promoting your healthy blood and liver functions
How Turmeric Provides Antioxidant Nutrient
You probably know that antioxidants are important nutrients in supporting your health by slowing down free radical damage that can seriously damage your cells, organs and DNA. Turmeric helps protect your cells -- and counteracts free radical damage (aging).
The antioxidant content within turmeric comes from active compounds called curcuminoids. These curcuminoids deliver antioxidants that are:
- 5 to 8 times stronger than vitamin E -- and also stronger than vitamin C
- 3 times more powerful than grape seed or pine bark extract
- Strong enough to scavenge the hydroxyl radical -- considered by many to be the most reactive of all oxidants.
Oxidation by free radicals can damage cells and DNA -- and thus impact your overall wellness and speeds up the aging process.
Why this Herb Can Help Enhance Your Outer Beauty
Speaking of antioxidant nutrients and their potential to impact the aging process, some of the first aging signs you may see as you get older are changes to your hair and skin. GOOD NEWS! By including Tumeric in your daily foods, you can contribute to the process of radiant beauty! Turmeric helps you:
- Cleanse your skin and maintain its elasticity
- Provide nourishment to your skin
- Balance the effects of skin flora
Your Cellular Booster and Adaptogen
Another potential advantage from turmeric usage involves the smallest living things within you -- your cells. Turmeric can assist your cells in three ways, by:
- Maintaining your cells' integrity when threatened by occasional environmental stressors
- Helping you neutralize substances that can cause cellular stress
- Providing the antioxidants you need to help support your cells against excessive oxidation and free radicals
- Helps women's general fertility
Summer Tropic Turmeric Smoothie Recipe:
Fill blender with…
- 8 oz unsweetened almond milk
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½” piece fresh ginger
- 1 cup frozen pineapple
- ½ frozen banana
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp chia seeds
Blend ingredients until smooth and enjoy your organic Tropical Turmeric Smoothie.
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Key Benefits:
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- The antioxidant potential of curcuminoids in turmeric are 300 times more potent than vitamin E
- Contains remarkable, immune modulating properties*
- Assists the detox mechanisms of the body, especially the liver*
- Helps alleviate stiff and painful joints*
- Helps improve and balances metabolism in the body*
- Promotes healthy digestion, peristalsis and relieves gas*
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Daily Protection
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Get Past Your Cravings: What Your Body Really Needs
Inflammation and an unbalanced biochemistry are critical to treat In order to keep your skin clear and glowing. Inside-out, this is first accomplished through maintaining a healthy diet. As a quick refresher, the top foods that you want to avoid for the sake of your skin are:
- Sugar
- Dairy
- White flour
While most of us know that it’s important to eat well, not just for the sake of our skin but for our general health, it becomes very difficult when cravings take over. When we think we’re craving something bad, our body is really craving something else – typically nutrients that we are not getting from our diets.
The chart below is a helpful source in helping you to decode and get past your cravings.
For example:
DONT: When I am craving a cupcake
DO: Eat a serving of fruit such as berries or grapes and a hard boiled egg.
Suggestion : print this table and keep it with you so that you have it nearby in times of need.
