May 19, 2008

Grapefruit Seed Extract may help Fight Stomach and Intestinal Bacteria

Grapefruit seed extract is regarded as being natural antibiotic that is effective against a broad range of bacterial infections. It has also been used to treat parasitic infections and a range of viral infections as well as having found uses for a wide variety of medical conditions.
So what is it about grapefruit seed that is so special? Most people are acquainted with grapefruit, which as a member of the citrus family of fruits, and not to be confused with grapes which are a totally different type of plant. Grape seed extract is also a useful natural medication, but used for totally different conditions.
Because of its efficacy against parasitic and viral infections, grapefruit seed extract is very useful in treating various forms of food poisoning. But, how was this remarkable property of the simple grapefruit seed noticed? The answer to that depends very much upon what version of the story of Einstein Laureate physicist and immunologist Dr. Jacob Harich you believe.
Dr. Harich was not only a scientist but a hobby gardener in Florida, and the two versions of his story tell either that he decided to investigate why grapefruit seeds tasted so bitter, or why the grapefruit seeds in […]

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May 2, 2008

Candida: Food Craving 101- Update

Candida albicans is a form of yeast that naturally occurs in your body. It feeds of sugars, yeast, mold, and fungi that are in your diet. The more that you eat the foods that Candida albicans needs the quicker the yeast will spread. Because of Candida’s need for sugar, it can cause you to crave unhealthy foods that contain large amounts of refined carbohydrates and sugars. Something in your body could be causing you to be a junk food junkie! One of the best things to do is to starve the Candida albicans out of you.There are many foods that need to be either limited or completely avoided when you are on a diet to reduce a Candida infection. A good rule of thumb is to avoid foods with sugars or yeast. Reducing these will reduce the number of carbohydrates in your daily intake. Sometimes a carb restriction of less than 60g per day is required. It is not easy to eliminate the sources of sugar in your diet. All of us can recognize sugar in its most common forms(raw, white, and brown), but there are some sneakier types out […]

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