Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 How to prevent depression, infertility and migraine headaches with camu camu
Where to get high-grade camu camu berry powder
How to use camu camu powder to make an energizing drink or vitamin-boosting superfood smoothie
Camu Camu is a top recommended superfruit by Dr. James Duke, PhD, author of numerous books on botanical medicine (including The Green Pharmacy). It has gained popularity among natural health enthusiasts over the last several years, but supplies have been hard to come by, causing prices to remain out of reach of most consumers. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 You'll get softer, smoother skin, but any hopes beyond that will undoubtedly be dashed—and there are lots of less-expensive ways to be disappointed (such as sitting through Halle berry in Catwoman).
© $$$ Dior Prestige Massage Mask ($110 for 1.7 ounces) is a good emollient mask for normal to dry skin, but is made less impressive by its prohibitive price and the potentially irritating fragrance components. Besides, the backbone ingredients in this formula, while effective, can be found in countless other moisturizing masks.
© $$$ Dior Prestige Revitalizing Mask ($110for 10 0. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 To fruit or berry smoothies, because they like the smell and the color. But once they start feeling good, we feel in the long run they will transition to more of the green stuff. That's what we are seeing. Even with me -- I wanted more fruit in the beginning -- and now it's greens, greens, greens.
Getting rid of synthetic chemicals in your body
Mike: More and more consumers are now acutely aware of the chemical burden that is being placed on our bodies. Even mainstream journalists are aware. |
Mike Adams
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 But there are many others available, both in capsule form and as powders. berry Green is one such powder that is also recommended. It's made from freeze-dried organic fruits and vegetables. I have an entire report on berry Green available at http://www.truthpublishing.com
Sea vegetables
Sea vegetables are outstanding sources for phytonutrients and trace minerals. I take sea vegetable supplements every day, since I don't at all enjoy the actual taste of sea vegetables.
My favorite sea vegetable supplement? |
David Wolfe
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 Have you ever tried a black sapote, cherimoya, durian, eggfruit, elderberry, galia melon, habanero pepper, jackfruit, lemonade berry, loquat, lychee, mamey, mountain apple, pomegranate, prickly pear, sapodilla, suriname cherry, or white sapote? Have you ever tried butterleaf lettuce, chicory, dandelion, dinosaur kale, fennel, lamb's quarters, lemon grass, miner's lettuce, nopal cactus, sorrel, watercress, wild mustard, wild onion or wintercress? Obviously I have only just touched on some of the variety of edible plants that are out there. |
Michael Pollan
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 Words such as these are one good way to foster a more deliberate kind of eating, but perhaps an even better way (as berry himself has suggested) is for eaters to involve themselves in food production to whatever extent they can, even if that only means planting a few herbs on a sunny windowsill or foraging for edible greens and wild mushrooms in the park. |
| I don't ordinarily offer any special words before a meal, but I do sometimes recall a couple of sentences written by Wendell berry, which do a good job of getting me to eat more deliberately:
Eating with the fullest pleasure—pleasure, that is, that does not depend on ignorance—is perhaps the profoundest enactment of our connection with the world. In this pleasure we experience and celebrate our dependence and our gratitude, for we are living from mystery, from creatures we did not make and powers we cannot comprehend. |
| Eating is an agricultural act," Wendell berry famously wrote, by which he meant that we are not just passive consumers of food but cocreators of the systems that feed us. Depending on how we spend them, our food dollars can either go to support a food industry devoted to quantity and convenience and "value" or they can nourish a food chain organized around values—values like quality and health. |
| And there's a whole other list of ingredients for the
"berry bubblegum bash" flavoring, containing everything but berries or bubblegum.) How did yogurt, which in your great grandmother's day consisted simply of milk inoculated with a bacterial culture, ever get to be so complicated? Is a product like Go-Gurt Portable Yogurt still a whole food? A food of any kind? Or is it just a food product? |
| Wendell berry put the problem of monoculture with admirable brevity and clarity in his essay "The Pleasures of Eating": "But as scale increases, diversity declines; as diversity declines, so does health; as health declines, the dependence on drugs and chemicals necessarily increases." tween producers and consumers that, in the end, is the best guarantee of quality in your food. So many of the problems of the industrial food chain stem from its length and complexity. A wall of ignorance intervenes between consumers and producers, and that wall fosters a certain carelessness on both sides. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
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 IDEAS FOR BLENDED FRUIT SHAKES OR SMOOTHIES
Some ideas:
Mango and pineapple (add a couple of passion fruit if you wish) Mango and nectarine Mango and peach Papaya, banana, and dates Mango and banana
Pineapple and strawberry or any berry for that matter
In fact, if you blend any of the sub-acid fruits with acid fruits, or any sub-acid fruits with sweet fruits, you are sure to have a delicious fruit shake. The same principle applies to fruit salad combinations. Here you could add some dates, raisins, or sultanas to any sweet fruit combination. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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| UVA-protecting ingredients and irritates lips with camphor and menthol, regardless of whether you choose the Regular, berry, or Mint varieties. Padimate O, one of the sunscreen actives, is one of the more irritating, infrequently used sunscreens.
© Lip Infusion Sheer Liquid Balm SPF 15 Moisture Splash ($3.19for 0.14 ounce) has a toller-ball applicatot for its liquid formula, and although it feels less thick and waxy on lips than many lip balms in stick form, the lack of sufficienr UVA-protecting ingredients makes it a poor choice for daytime use. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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 Named fraga by the Romans in honour of its exquisite scent ("fragrance"), the wild or wood strawberry, Fragaria vesca, was picked only in underbrush; curiously, the Romans did not particularly appreciate the taste of the berry itself. As Virgil wrote in his Bucolics, "You, picking flowers and strawberries that grow so near the ground, fly hence, boys, get you gone! There's a cold adder lurking in the grass."1 The pleasant rendezvous made by young Roman adolescents while picking strawberries were probably of more interest to those concerned than the berries being picked! |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Until we locate a replacement for the "Prevention Powder" product described here, our top recommended product is berry Green by New Chapter (www.NewChapter.info), available in health food stores everywhere.If you hear of another product based on organic blueberry powder, please let us know by using the feedback form (see left). |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 Juniper berry tea can be used as a gargle to relieve sore throat, as a hair rinse to treat dandruff or alopecia, as a douche to treat yeast infection, or as a room spray or steam inhalation to treat lung infection.
Edible Uses
The berries are edible; they are ripe when blue. They are sometimes roasted and used as a coffee substitute; they also can be dried and ground and used as a spice, much like pepper. Along with the branches, the berries are also used to flavor gin, chartreuse, and other alcoholic beverages.
Other Uses
Juniper tea was once used to disinfect surgeons' tools. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 We like to call ours an authentic Tibetan berry. It is the mother strain, called the Lycium Eleganus, and it's very nutritious and very high in vitamin C, beta-carotene and trace minerals -- over 20 trace minerals, in fact. It also contains a full broad spectrum of amino acids, including all eight essential amino acids. It's very tasty, delicious and juicy -- it tastes quite a bit like a cherry, cranberry and raisin all mixed together.
To complement this product, we also work directly with our partner company in Peru that produces our maca and our cacao products. |
| Adelman: I do have an Incan berry. This is a new product that we're just introducing here at the show. The Incan berry is another nutritious fruit. It's very rich in bioflavonoids, very rich in vitamin C, high in pectin, and for a fruit, it has a surprisingly high protein count. It's got an exquisite, exotic flavor to it, and it starts off tasting like a raisin and then the seeds that are contained in the berries start to explode when you're crunching on it. It gives you this very tangy, sweet-and-sour kind of flavor. It's a very unique taste.
Mike: I love these berries, by the way. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 In addition, black raspberries have a higher content of anthocyanins than most other berry types, as well as phenols, such as ellagic, coumaric and ferulic acid. All of these substances are recognized as "chemopreventive agents," Stoner said.
"We do know from epidemiologic studies that vegetable and fruit consumption is protective against cancer and, from our work, we would suggest that berries be one of those helpings, at least two or three times a week," said Stoner. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 The coffee berry is rich in antioxidants and other phytonutrients known as polyphenols. These polyphenols (or phenolic acids) have been shown to be helpful in supporting optimal blood glucose levels as well as in fighting damaging free radicals and protecting cardiovascular health. But before you plug in your twelve-cup coffeemaker and get out your 20-ounce coffee mug, you need to look at the best way for you to get the benefits from coffee berries. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Their Goji Jelly Cups, for example, are made with raw wildcrafted camu camu berry powder, raw Tibetan goji berries and "empowered chocolate." One taste tells you this is no ordinary food. In fact, it's among the highest-density superfood I've yet experienced. And the best part? It tastes so incredibly good that you'll have to exercise significant self discipline not to eat everything in sight.
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The company is found at www.EmpoweredFoods. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 My two favorite recipes are chocolate (with raw cacao, coconut oil or macadamia nut oil, raw avocado, spirulina, quinoa, banana and almond milk) and super berry (fresh berries, freeze-dried berries, egg white protein, stevia, aloe vera gel, fresh cucumber or watermelon, celery).
I put no personal care products on my skin whatsoever: No deodorants, no fragrance, no skin creams, no cosmetics and no sunscreen. This alone saves me from exposure to hundreds of cancer-causing toxic chemicals added to personal care products. |
Paula Begoun
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 Hair Vibe berry Conditioner above, and the same review applies.
© Naturals Vanilla Floral Conditioner ($1.29 for 15 ounces) is nearly identical to the Hair Vibe berry Conditioner above, and the same review applies.
© Suave for Kids Orange Splash 2-in-l Shampoo Plus Conditioner ($1.99 for 12 ounces) is, save for a change of fragrance, identical to the Suave for Kids Cherry Blast 2-in-l Shampoo Plus Conditioner above, and the same review applies.
© Suave for Kids Wild Watermelon 2-in-l Shampoo Plus Conditioner ($1. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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| In the Old World, the bilberry was used to cure common ailments such as diarrhea, dysentery, and scurvy. This berry has long been believed to successfully treat circulatory problems, as well as eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and cataracts; some physicians still use it as a part of such treatments. |
Jeremy P. Tarcher
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 Ityssian Tttueberry and Ttfispberry ^Pudding
Serves 4 This dessert is quick and easy and delicious when made at the height of berry season.—Nora
1 pint blueberries, washed and drained 1 cup low-fat yogurt
1 pint raspberries, washed and drained mint for garnish
4 tablespoons of brown sugar
Preheat the broiler. Divide the berries among 4 individual ovenproof dishes. Top each with lA cup of yogurt and sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon of brown sugar. Broil for about 3 minutes or until the sugar melts and caramelizes on the top. Serve with a garnish of mint. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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| Although it is likely that the origins of the raspberry bush were in the mountainous regions of eastern Asia rather than in Greece, botanists gave the berry the Latin name Rubus idaeus, or "Ida's briar" in honour of the old story.
As well as possessing undeniable qualities of taste, raspberries have long played a role in the medicinal traditions of different cultures: as an antidote to poison in Russia, or an anti-aging cure to the Chinese. |
Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Other beneficial nutritional compounds have included magnesium, potassium, calcium, and an herb called Hawthorne berry. Fish oil in two to four gram dosages is also an outstanding anti-arrhythmic because it supports heart rate variability. (In simple terms, it has a calming effect on an irritable heart.) Frequently, I also have been able to reduce my patients' use of some of the conventional drugs we use to suppress arrhythmias with the aid of these synergistic combinations.
The human research on L-carnitine is intriguing as well. |
| Magnesium: 400-800 mg
Note: If quality of life is still not satisfactory, add 1,500 mg of Hawthorne berry and 2-3 grams of taurine, as the addition of these two nutraceuticals has helped many of my patients with severe refractory congestive heart failure.
Mitral Valve Prolapse
?Multivitamin/mineral foundation program with 1 gram of fish oil
?Coenzyme Q10: 90-150 mg daily
?L-carnitine: 500-1,000 mg daily
?D-ribose: 5 grams
?Magnesium: 800 mg
Note: If the mitral valve prolapse symptoms are accompanied by frequent arrhythmia, then the addition of 3 grams of fish oil is suggested. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The soap contained in the shell of the soap berry is highly concentrated: Just two or three soap nut shells cleans an entire load of laundry. The saponins also naturally exhibit antibacterial and antifungal properties, leading to fresh, clean smelling clothes without the need for artificial fragrance chemicals.
Click here to order soap nuts from BetterLifeGoods.com.
Soap berries have been used for generations in Asian countries, but their use fell out of favor when manufactured "western" laundry products began to appear on the market in the mid 1900's. |
Frantisek Stary
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 The fruit is a globe-shaped, juicy, many-seeded berry. The closely related Cowberry or
Cranberry (2) (Vaccinium vitis-idaed) has leaves that are very glossy on the upper side and globe-shaped, glossy berries coloured red when ripe. It is more frost-resistant than Bilberry. The leaves, which contain hydroquinone, have an excellent antiseptic action on infections of the urinary tract. The drug is used in the form of an infusion prepared from one teaspoon of finely crushed leaves to one cup water steeped for several hours or else as a briefly boiled decoction, taken three times daily. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 Hawthorn berry improves arrhythmias, angina, blood pressure, and arterial hardening. It can enhance circulation. It treats valve insufficiencies, irregular pulse, and abnormal acid levels in the blood. In short, it is a really terrific herb! Hawthorn is generally taken at 100 mg twice a day. Bugleweed helps alleviate heart palpitations and lowers blood pressure. Ginkgo biloba, the well-known multipurpose herb, gets more blood flowing into the small blood vessels. It's suggested at 300 mg in divided doses. Motherwort helps secure cardiac electrical rhythm. |
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