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Top 10 Foods & Supplements for Optimum Health
by
Teresa Carr
The following foods should be the staple in everyone’s pantry
for the best optimum health in your family’s household. If you are an avid
organic gardener or farmer why not plant some of these super foods and enjoy
them anytime.
- Blueberries
(Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Goji Berry, Red Grapes) – This
super berry group packed full of antioxidants should be in one’s daily
regime. These are great in smoothies. Just add to a blueberry
smoothie in a blender; 1-cup vanilla low-fat yogurt, 1-cup chilled
pineapple-orange juice, 1/2 banana, 2 cups of fresh or frozen organic
blueberries, slightly thawed, 1 Tbsp. raw honey and blend until smooth.
- Sprouted
Seeds, Nuts, Beans and other legumes, including red beans, red
kidney beans, black beans, lentils, peas and red pinto beans. Include
some of these in your diet every day.
- Oatmeal
- new research has confirmed that oatmeal has as much power punch to
cholesterol, high blood pressure and cardiovascular health than does oat
bran.
- Lycopene
packed foods (Tomatoes, Watermelon, Guava). The best sources are the
canned tomato products like tomato sauces, ketchup, pastes and pasta
sauces. Stock up and feel the love!
- Raw
Honey and other Bee products – the best source is from
unpasteurized and unfiltered. Royal Jelly, propolis, honeycomb and bee
pollen are other byproducts from the hive. Precaution most bee products
aren’t for everybody. People with allergies to bee products and certain
plants (conifer and poplar trees) should not use them.
- Omega
3 EFA – the best deep-water ocean fish are salmon,
halibut, tuna, cod, sea bass and sardines (in water or olive oil, not
soy bean oil) cod liver oil (Norwegian is best source), or you can
obtain it from plant sources like Flax seed (best ground).
- Nattokinase,
or Fermented Soybean Curd, is the only food that has
the highest concentration of Vitamin K2, which can also be
found in egg yolks and fermented cheeses (not processed).
- Goat’s
Milk, probiotic yogurt, kefir (low-fat kefir is a great
source for Vitamin K2), cottage cheese and other cultured
dairy made from goat’s milk.
- Citrus
Fruits (Oranges, Grapefruits, Lemons, Fractionated Citrus
Pectin)
- Green
Super foods- this powerful antioxidant group consists
of Hawaiian Spirulina, Broken cell wall chlorella, Barley grass, Wheat
grass, Oat grass, and Alfalfa grass, kelp, dulse and other sea
vegetables contain a rich source of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino
acids, chlorophyll and antioxidants. They are gluten free.
The following supplements have been time and research
tested as some of the top best
- Green
Tea, Camellia sinensis (ECG) – lots of research
has been done on green tea, and is one of the leading antioxidants on
the market that keeps cancer at bay. If you don’t like taking a lot of
pills you can steep some green tea in a cup and serve it hot or cold.
Anyway you take your tea make this a daily habit available in your
kitchen cupboard.
- Alpha
Lipoic Acid – this has become an all purpose supplement
that has been used to maintain blood sugar levels in diabetes and
central nervous system health in patient’s with Parkinson’s disease.
- Multivitamin
with Beta Carotene (Vitamin A), Vitamin C (from Acerola cherry, natures’
richest source. Ester-C is the
best. It’s easy on the stomach and easy absorption, gives 24-hour immune
protection. Try getting one with Citrus Bioflavonoids Complex, Acerola,
Rutin, Hesperidin Complex.), D3 (the best form of Vitamin D avoid any
other), E (d-alpha tocopherol), B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B12, Folic Acid,
Vitamin K, Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium, Iron, Iodine (form of Kelp or
potassium iodide), Manganese, Selenium, Zinc (with Copper). Finding a
really superior daily multivitamin can be tough to get the maximum
results you need. I found the most complete form called LE Mix in Tabs,
Caps or Powder is found at Life
Extension, you can visit them at their website or call
1-800-544-4440, for more information. These also contain pomegranate
extract, lutein, lycopene, grapeseed extract and much more. Those who
have sensitivity to copper or those with Wilson’s disease can obtain LE
Mix without Copper from the LE product directory.
- Soy
Lecithin – this is the “Drano” of the cardiovascular
system. It has been proven from those who were to undergo artery plaque
removal did have to go through the trouble of surgery. Lecithin works
like magic. It’s thick like molasses and has the same color. It is also
marketed under the name of phosphatidylcholine, and is available in
granules and soft gelatin capsules. You can add 2 tablespoons to your
health drink, smoothie or in your hot oatmeal or cereal.
- Essential
Amino Acids – These include arginine,
alpha-L-carnitine, and tyrosine.
- Cod
Liver Oil – source of Vitamin A and D and EPA/DHA. Ole World Icelandic Cod Liver oil
is recommended.
- Coenzyme
Q10 (CoQ10) – there’s so many positive reports what
CoQ10 can do for the human body from cardiovascular to the immune system
and the nervous system it could be called “Superman Q10.”
- Resveratrol
– this super antioxidant comes from red grape skins. Those who do not
consume alcoholic beverages, and want to avoid it but want to benefits
of this natural wonder should take this.
- DHEA
(Dehydroepiandrosterone) – this is known for
it’s anti-aging properties.
- Pomegranate
Extract – research has uncovered it’s powerful
antioxidants can inhibit lung cancer and improve cardiovascular health.
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