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The verdict is in: juicing fights inflammation at its source!So, you’ve been reading BeFitAgain and you’ve gotten the hint that juices have a profound healing effect in the body. But why is this so? One major factor is that juicing fights inflammation.Fundamentally,...
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Three Amazing Ways Juicing Can Change Your Life: Weight Loss, Reduce Inflammation, and Increased EnergyHave you ever see Joe Cross (from Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead) talk about his juicing and nutrition journey (he lost over 100 pounds! -- if you haven't seen it,...
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Juicing For DiabetesOkay. Here’s the deal. When people talk about juicing and Type II Diabetes (T2D) the general common consensus is juice = bad because there’s too much sugar, and as anyone can tell you, free form sugars and T2D is never a good combo. But there’s...
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The Juicer’s Guide to Fighting Inflammation (Anti-Inflammatory)Inflammation is the body’s response to illness.Said another way, what we feel as illness is -- more often than not -- inflammation.About InflammationWhen you get down to the core illnesses you discover...
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Last Updated January 3, 2019 Fruits and vegetables have the power to do amazing things in the body, and raw juicing is one of the best ways to take advantage of the health benefits. One of these benefits is the ability to reduce inflammation in the body, which can...
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The Juice PlanHere you begin. Starting any new health adventure can feel a bit like almost being struck by lightning: either it’s super inspirational and freedom forming or it’s immobilizing. No worries, I got your back.It’s not surprising you’re here, either. After...
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Warning: don’t juice these fruits and vegetables!Even with the abundant variety of fruits and vegetables that are always gung-ho, there are in fact a handful of fruits and vegetables that just shouldn't be juiced, and there are some which just don’t do well being...
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In addition to cacao, carob is another popular natural additive for juice, and especially teas or coffee.While looking into learning more about chocolate, you will undoubtedly somewhere along the way run into a discussion about carob and how it’s “healthier for you...
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You're probably looking at juicers and trying to decide which type to buySo, you’re planning to start juicing at home … or maybe you’re just wondering what all the hype about “cold-pressed” is about?! We’re going to focus on the ‘juicing at home’ aspect of this...
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Yes! I want to Be Fit Again!The history of juicing may take us back over 2000 years! So, what's the controversy? Well, there’s this little quote is being paraded around the internet (quoting verbatim): “Some of the first documented evidence of humans “juicing” for...
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Parsely, More Than An Herb!Parsley. Let’s be honest. Do you even think about this herb aside from recognizing it as a garnish on your plates when you dine out? Exactly!And yet it’s one of the most popular herbs in the world, used throughout the Mediterranean, Levant...
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Amazing Benefits Of CilantroNow, I understand that there’s a certain percentage of dear readers who will never touch these greens no matter what I say, or how good Cilantro is for you, and that’s because there’s a small collection of people carry a DNA variant that...
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Chard as Nails … Why Today Popeye Would Prefer Swiss Chard When I think about chard, I think of eating green leafy veggies … like spinach. Once upon a time, everyone knew about spinach because of Popeye (quite the add campaign, eh!?); but cans of leafy greens? Blech!...
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Did you know that very few evergreen plants produce fruits? Think about it -- it's true! Well, one of the tastiest fruits of all grows from an evergreen in the tropics, and its fruit is called a soursop (latin: muricata), or, depending on where you're seeing it, it...
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Maybe you may remember the first time your mom sliced open a papaya when you were a kid?Probably the first thing you noticed was its deep coral color. The second was likely its unique aroma. Unfortunately, in the USA, a first experience with papaya is often with an...
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Astragalus supports all of our immune functionsWhen you wander past the health food section during the cold season, Astragalus is usually one of the key things on display to help boost immunity. It’s an amazing plant ally that has been used in traditional Chinese...
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Kava Kava (Neuroprotective benefits)Today we’re going to talk about something very important (and perhaps controversial) in the world of traditional herbalism or plant medicinals. And that is the fact that: just because something has a history of traditional use...
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Benefits of American GinsengWhen you’re first becoming aware of Traditional Chinese Medicine’s (TCM) pharmacopeia, one of the first things you’ll likely hear about is Ginseng. It was discovered in China more than 4,900 years ago in the mountains near Manchuria. It was...
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Boswelia, Gift of MagiI think the most prominent place where boswelia might be recognized in western culture is actually from the Bible, because boswelia, also known as frankincense, was one of the gifts of the Magi. For the religious, it was a foreshadowing, as...
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Dong Quai Health BenefitsThe way that the modern medical system works is to focus on the creation of drugs to cure diseases and they spend billions of dollars to study and research synthetic health potentials. And by DSHEA law, nothing but a “drug” can be said to cure...
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