Are you into Cold Pressed Juice Cleanse also?

Saw a very interesting article on Cold Pressed Juice Cleanse, that's getting very popular recently. Seems like it's selling everyday like hot cake.

- The 18 bottles required in 3 day cleanse, each containing 500ml of juice, typically cost around $240-$300 or more, depending on which retailer you buy from and whether organic ingredients are used

- A 300ml bottle of organic juice will set you back by $9.80 while a 500ml bottle costs $16.30 (usually single ingredient)

- But a juice only diet is devoid of valuable dietary fiber, which normalises bowel movement and helps to control blood sugar levels.


What about the ingredients like this, Organic and Non-GMO. How much do you think it will be?

Cactus, Cactus Fruits, Ginseng Berry, Rose, Seaweed and Grape Seed

If I tell you it's $7.8 per day, yet with dietary fiber, it's not only for cleanse, but it enhance the ability for our immune system to Defense, Cleanse and Repair, isn't it better?

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Does Panadol really kills the bacteria or viruses?

Message is clear

1. Fever is a normal immune reason whereby immune system is hard at work
2. Taking cold medicine suppress symptoms instead of killing the viruses/bacteria causing the infection
3. Best way is to nourish our immune system further so that it's able to destroy invaders.

Same thing applied for cough syrups also

What is Free Radicals Attack?

Have you seen an oxidised apple?

Yes, it's oxidised due to Free Radical attack.

How are free radicals produced?

What are the diseases caused by free radicals atack?

Can you see that we are exposed to free radicals anytime, anywhere?



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Siew Choon

What are the side effects of overdosing vitamins?

According to UK media reports on 28 Feb, the study published in the journal of the American Association showed that 3 types of the vitamin supplements, Vitamin A, E and Beta Carotene could increase the risk of early death. 

Long term consumption of Vitamin C pills may up the risks of oxalate-type kidney stone formation. 

A study by US Harvard University researchers revealed that adding Vitamin A to low-fat milk is not beneficial to health as Vitamin A may lead to osteoporosis, 50% increase in the risks of bone fracture. 

Researchers from Denmark's University of Copenhagen recently discovered that taking beta carotene produced approximate 7% increased risk of death, Vitamin E - a 4% increase and Vitamin A -a 16% increase. 

Check out where does your vitamins come from?
http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/where-does-your-vitamins-came-from.html
http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/are-you-still-taking-vitamin.html

There are more and more researches to show that taking wholesome is definitely better than taking synthetic pills.

Look at below picture, which do you prefer the most?

The one on left? Or
The one on right?

Which is more natural?

Read: http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/why-i-consume-nutritional-immunology.html

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How to different a healthy or bad oil?

Saw a very interesting article on the cooking oil.

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/health/story/5-cooking-oils-whats-healthy-and-what-isnt-20140714

monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat,  saturated fat

Does these term sounds familiar? So what to look for in a oil?

On top of the type of the fat, we do have to take look at the Omega 3 and Omega 6 ratio. The lower the Omega 6:Omega 3 ratio the better, as Omega 6 is the factor that leads to inflammation.

Out of all, if taking about lowering cholesterol and preventing cardio diseases, macadamia oil is so far the best, with the ratio of 1:1!

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Cactus in the supermarket

Went to my usual morning grocery shopping, and ta-da saw cactus here!

Not cheap though, 1 piece of cactus is selling at min $3.5, and they are recommending 2 pieces per day, since cactus doesn't have much juice!

Beside the cactus, they recommending boiling the cactus as soup. Again, we know that phytochemicals afraid of it, boiling it meaning destroying the nutrients.

Best way to eat is to remove the skin, and add a bit of lemon or honey then eat it raw.

Alternatively, we provides a convenience here!

http://www.immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/why-i-consume-nutritional-immunology.html

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Folate or Folic Acid?

Again, another article that explains well on what is Falate and Folic Acid.

Thanks to Nutritional Immunology, I know the differences well.

Multiple evidence shows the fact that folic acid increases the risk of getting lung cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer.

http://chriskresser.com/folate-vs-folic-acid

What’s the difference between folate and folic acid?

Folate is a general term for a group of water soluble b-vitamins, and is also known as B9. Folic acid refers to the oxidized synthetic compound used in dietary supplements and food fortification, whereas folate refers to the various tetrahydrofolate derivatives naturally found in food. (1)

The form of folate that can enter the main folate metabolic cycle is tetrahydrofolate (THF). (2) Unlike natural folates, which are metabolized to THF in the mucosa of the small intestine, folic acid undergoes initial reduction and methylation in the liver, where conversion to the THF form requires dihydrofolate reductase. The low activity of this enzyme in the human liver, combined with a high intake of folic acid, may result in unnatural levels of unmetabolized folic acid entering the systemic circulation.

Risks associated with excessive folic acid intake

While the incidence of NTDs in the United States been significantly reduced since folic acid fortification began, there has been concern about the safety of chronic intake of high levels of folic acid from fortified foods, beverages and dietary supplements. (5) One of the major risks associated with excessive intake of folic acid is the development of cancer. (6) In patients with ischemic heart disease in Norway, where there is no folic acid fortification of foods, treatment with folic acid plus vitamin B12 was associated with increased cancer outcomes and all-cause mortality. In the United States, Canada, and Chile, the institution of a folic acid supplementation program was associated with an increased prevalence of colon cancer. (7, 8) A randomized control trial found that that daily supplementation with 1 mg of folic acid was associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. (9)

Researchers have hypothesized that the excessive consumption of folic acid in fortified foods may be directly related to the increase in cancer rates. Excess folic acid may stimulate the growth of established neoplasms, which can eventually lead to cancer. 

Key message - taking excessive folate (coming from wholesome fruits and vegetables) doesn't cause any side effects. However, excessive folic acid (aka B9) leads to the risk of getting cancer.


Do you know that in our diet, we are often taking a lot of folic acid due to the fortification done in our processed food?

Have a look at the cereals that we take on day to day.

 Can you see once again between natural vs man-made? Wholesome food is the way to go.

Which do you prefer the most?

Which is more natural?


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