Nutritional bankruptcy is a fact very few people are actually aware of. (For specific details of the condition of the soil most food consumed in North America is grown in, see “Bankrupt Soil”.) Through our federal health departments, we have been conditioned to think that if we consume a certain number of calories every day from varied food groups, that we are eating healthy. What many people fail to realize, primarily because we have not been educated properly, is that it’s the nutrients that is in the food we eat, not the food itself that supports our health.

The average adult body has 70–100 trillion cells. These cells are constantly duplicating and creating new cells, at about the rate of 1 billion per minute. Each new cell, when it is created, requires 90 basic elements to function optimally. These elements consist of minerals, vitamins, amino acids, fatty acids, oxygen and water.

The body instinctively knows what it needs. What is consciously known is that the body is hungry. What is not consciously known is that the body may be lacking iron or magnesium or selenium or any one of the over 70 various trace minerals. So the brain sends a signal to the consciousness to eat, but because the food in the 21^st century is nutritionally bankrupt, the body may end up feeling full, but remains far from nutritionally satisfied. Which is why people frequently get hungry shortly after eating. AND why many people end up over eating and consequently over-weight.

When the body is nutritionally satisfied with nutrient dense foods, over-eating is seldom an issue.

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- Roy

During this process of regeneration, lasting about 10 days to several weeks, the emphasis is on breaking down and eliminating lower quality tissue. The vibrant energy often found in the external parts of the body, the muscles and skin, moves to vital internal organs and starts reconstruction. This movement of energy produces a feeling of less energy in the muscles, which the mind interprets as weakness. At this time, more rest and sleep is often needed, and it’s imperative to avoid stimulants of any kind which will abort and defeat the regenerative process. Remember, the body isn’t getting weaker, it’s simply using it’s energies in more important internal work rather than external work involving muscle movements. With patience and diligence, a person will soon feel more energy than before.

By ingesting higher quality foods, the body begins a process called “retracing”. The initial focus is on eliminating waste and toxins deposited in the tissues. However, the process creates symptoms that are often misinterpreted. For example, a person who stops consuming coffee or chocolate may experience headaches and a general letdown. The body begins discarding toxins (caffeine or theobromin) by removing them from the tissues and transporting them through the bloodstream. However, before toxins are passed, through elimination, they register in our consciousness as pain, in other words, a headache. These same toxins also stimulate the heart to beat more rapidly, thus producing the feeling of exhilaration. The letdown is due to the slower action of the heart which produces a depressed mind state.

The symptoms experienced during “retracing” are part of the healing process! They are not deficiencies. Do not treat them with stimulants or drugs. These symptoms are constructive, even though unpleasant at the moment. Don’t try to cure the cure. The symptoms will vary according to the materials being discarded, the condition of the organs involved in the elimination, and the amount of available energy. They can include: headaches, fever/chills, colds, skin eruptions, constipation/diarrhea, frequent urination, fatigue/sluggishness, nervousness, irritability, depression.

The symptoms will be milder and pass more quickly if one gets more rest and sleep. Understand that the body becomes healthier by eliminating wastes and toxins. Had they remained trapped in the tissues, eventually they would have brought illness and disease, thus causing greater pain and suffering. “The body is becoming healthier by eliminating toxins”

Finally, don’t expect to improve your diet and feel better and better every day, until you reach perfection. The body is cyclical in nature. Health returns in a series of gradually diminishing cycles. For example, you may begin eating better and start feeling better. After some time, you experience a symptom such as nausea or diarrhea. After a day, you feel even better than before and all goes well for a while. Then you suddenly develop a cold, the chills and lose your appetite. Without the use of drugs, you recover from these symptoms and suddenly you feel great. This well-being continues for a time until you break out in a rash. The rash flares up, but finally disappears, and suddenly you feel better than you’ve felt in years. As the body becomes pure, each reaction becomes milder and shorter in duration, followed by longer and longer periods of feeling better than ever before, until finally you reach a level plateau…vibrant health.

Do you know that most of us today are suffering from certain dangerous diet deficiencies which cannot be remedied until the depleted soils from which our foods come are brought into proper mineral balance?
The alarming fact is that foods — fruit and vegetables and grains — now being raised on millions of acres of land no longer contain enough of certain needed minerals, are starving us — no matter how much of them we eat!
This talk about minerals is novel and quite startling. In fact, a realization of the importance of minerals in food is so new that the textbooks on nutritional dietetics contain very little about it. Nevertheless it is something that concerns all of us, and the further we delve into it the more startling it becomes.
You’d think, wouldn’t you, that a carrot is a carrot–that one is about as good as another as far as nourishment is concerned? But it isn’t; one carrot may look and taste like another and yet be lacking in the particular mineral element which our system requires and which carrots are supposed to contain. Laboratory tests prove that the fruits, the vegetables, the grains, the eggs and even the milk and the meats of today are not what they were a few generations ago. (Which doubtless explains why our forefathers [and foremothers] thrived on a selection of foods that would starve us!) No one of today can eat enough fruits and vegetables to supply their system with the mineral salts they require for perfect health, because their stomach isn’t big enough to hold them! And we are running to big stomachs.
No longer does a balanced and fully nourishing diet consist merely of so many calories or certain vitamins or a fixed proportion of starches, proteins, and carbohydrates. We now know that it must contain, in addition, something like a score of mineral salts.
It is bad news to learn from our leading authorities that 99 percent of the American people are deficient in these minerals, and that a marked deficiency in any one of the more important minerals actually results in disease. Any upset of the balance, any considerable lack of one or another element, however microscopic the body requirement may be, and we sicken, suffer, shorten our lives.
This discovery is one of the latest and most important contributions of science to the problem of human health.

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If this was the case 70 years ago, imagine the state of nutrition in our food supply now! Nearly everything we purchase in grocery stores now is fortified with this and that. But is that enough?
Even though we try to “eat right” we are still not providing our bodies with proper nutrition. The Health & Wellness industry is a $100 billion dollar a year industry and there are thousands of supplements to chose from. I suggest one that has a history of successfully helping people attain great health through nutritionally rich foods; one with a guarantee to give you results or your money back.

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The foundation for the unique ionic mineral formula, is a synergistic combination of prehistoric (Ancient) plant derived minerals, preserved and protected by mother nature for thousands of years – over 70 minerals, essential and trace minerals. Apart from oxygen and pure water, minerals are the most vital and important nutrients in the human body, responsible for thousands of metabolic and life sustaining functions. Minerals are necessary for antioxidant activity, anabolic and catabolic, metabolism, growth function, aiding digestion, absorption and assimilation of foods, elimination, production of critical enzymes, rejuvenation and regeneration of cells, strengthening of the immune system, in fact all bodily functions. Health professionals consistently emphasize the importance of minerals, especially bio-available trace minerals as priority over vitamins, in importance to human life. Ionic minerals are bioavaila6le foods in a colloidal configuration. There are no man made, synthesized additives, artificial chemicals, yeast or binders. According to Raymond Todd, M.D., a published author and lecturer, “Colloidal minerals are more rapidly assimilated bythe body than are elemental minerals.” (from Rocks)According to Raymond B. Walton, M.D., “Today we live in a polluted world, from the air, water, and even the foods we eat. The human body is constantly exposed to stress, poor nutrition, alcohol, smoking and drugs. Over a period of time, these toxins tear down the body defenses causing “Free Radicals;” making the immune system susceptible to sickness, infections and disease.”

Scientists, researchers, and even the U.S. Government publicly declared,”Poor Nutrition, Mineral Deficiencies, and “Free Radical” damage are responsible for many of the degenerative diseases confronting our society today.”

Isagenix offers organic minerals in a colloidal form including silica, boron, chromium, selenium, iron and iodine, that are man made synthetics or chelates from rocks.Ionic represents a scientific breakthrough that is “years ahead” of all the so-called “natural” minerals, which rely on laboratory processes to refine, process and manufacture their supplements.The minerals used in Isagenix represent an advanced breakthrough that harnesses nature’s life processes to harvest plant grown minerals.Today, we have the world’s best and most decorated scientists living in America. They evaluate and analyze anything and everything. They have determined precisely the nutritional values of vegetables, fruits, flowers and trees for protein, carbohydrates, fat, amino acids, vitamins and minerals. Invariably the conclusion is always the same; Plants, from various parts of the country are depleted in many of these nutritional factors, especially minerals and trace minerals. This is due to a polluted environment of soils deficient in minerals, over fanning, as well as acid rain and chemically filled air. What is really amazing to me is that these bright scientists have not and cannot duplicate a single seed similar to those found in nature. No man made seed has ever sprouted or produced another plant. Scientists and health professionals are amazed with the ionic mineral formula, not only from the standpoint of the active minerals and where the originated from but, also the synergy and completeness of the mineral combination, according to Dr. Raymond Todd , M.D., “Resolves the absorption problem.” Millions of years ago the earth was unpolluted and huge dinosaurs thrived. Most of these animals weighed many tons; in fact, a Brontosaurus weighed as much as 70 tons. It is amazing how this huge, animal could become so large with such a very small mouth. This observation has amazed scientists for years. Scientists have concluded that the organic vegetation of the time was immensely rich in minerals, trace minerals and nutrients that enabled these dinosaurs to thrive and become as big as they were. The plants and trees were in optimum health, producing healthy foliage that contained unbelievable amounts of potent minerals.

Let’s summarize ionic minerals.

1. They represent a unique formula of blended organic minerals found within harvested prehistoric plants.
2. Ounce for ounce, Ionic Minerals gives you many times the potency of other minerals due to the unique, organic synergistic combination and biochemical balance.
3. The effective absorption of Ionic minerals is due to the poly-colloidal nature of them.
4. The unique process of extraction and manufacture is as unique as the product itself.
5. They are not exposed to antagonistic material such as yeast, toxic pesticides, herbicides, chemicals, colorings, enhancers or synthetic binders.
6. They are not exposed to the stresses created by refined minerals, which frequently interfere with one another. Ionic Minerals are recognized by the body as whole foods, not foreign substances. This is why it is possible to ingest them on an empty stomach.
7. They are not exposed to the extra, biochemical stress caused by the task of digesting ground up rock (minerals) in the other tablet formulas. Nature has already done that for you quite efficiently through the natural blend.

Why do you need ionic minerals?

Stress is constantly attacking the body. Today foods contain preservatives, enhancers, pesticides, and many other disease causing chemicals. According to National Geographic, man puts 2.5 billion tons of pollutants into the air every year. Water pollution is dangerously high. Pollution in the home, office, cars and exposure to chemical compounds in pharmaceutical drugs are presumably affecting all aspects of human health.

The U.S.D.A. has been quoted “Half of all Americans are nutrient deficient and 97% of all Americans are mineral deficient.”The body is approximately 90% water and minerals. If the body consumes various minerals but not in biochemical harmony, even lacking one or two, the body could be confronted with a mineral deficiency, which can ultimately lead to ill health. Twoworld famous research Doctors, Dr. Robert McCarrison and Dr. Weston Price, have studied the health and longevity of different populations throughout the world. They discovered cultures like the Hunzas, and at age 100 were extremely active, energetic, smart, alert, appeared in overall good health and were free of debilitating diseases. Both those doctors concluded that this was a result of eating non-refined botanical foods, rich in organic, naturally occurring minerals. They also discovered they were drinking pure, mineral rich water.

Youcannot attempt to control the entire environment, reduce all of your stress, or reverse or change your eating habits of a lifetime, but you can indeed help that with Ionic minerals. Many of you probably have heard of the astonishing article written in the New York Times in May 1933. It told of a great teacher, philosopher, and perhaps the greatest herbalist the world has ever known. His name was Li Chung Yun. What made this man world famous was not the above mentioned attributes, but the fact that this man died in 1933 at the ripe old age of 256.

Call it unbelievable, call it hogwash, call it whatever you like, but the evidence is overwhelming. His date of birth was confined at 1677 by the Chinese government. He taught as a fully qualified professor at a major Chinese University until he was 200 years old. When he died he still had, believe it or not, his own teeth and his own natural hair. He outlived 23 wives and was living with his 24th when he died. Professor Li Chung Yun’s philosophy was sleep, relaxation, and detoxification of the blood with herbal tonics rich in trace minerals, which he formulated. Many of Professor Li’s formulas included naturally occurring Proanthocyanadins.

Ionic minerals may be your solution to a long and healthy life.

Adelle Davis said, “Every day you do one of two things: build health or produce disease in yourself.”

Franklin Roosevelt said, “A healthy nation depends on the knowledge of what feeds it.”

Ionic Minerals are an effective mineral supplement that is formulated to helpyou enhance your well being and to help you feel better about yourself. It was never intended to be a cure for anything, in fact,

Ionic Minerals are the purest, most remarkable, and absolutely the most unique mineral supplement on the market today.

What does all THAT mean? Even for me, a person who is VERY knowledgeable about nutrition AND exceptionally healthy, I find all the buzz about “cleansing and purifying and detoxifying…” quite confusing. Pick up any health magazine today (hey, pick up ANY magazine!) and you’ll find at least two articles about Cleansing (each contradicting the other!), not to mention numerous advertisements for products claiming to detoxify your liver, your colon… all with just one or two “magic capsules” a day… whatever! When I hear about people doing a ‘cleanse’ or a ‘detox’, I have images of people living on water and fruit juices or sipping lemon juice for days on end (with the occasional splash of maple syrup thrown in for a boost), or worst, outright fasting… with ONLY good old H20 to give you sustenance. I know none of these ‘cleanses’ are “healthy” for our bodies (even if they do reduce toxicity… which is doubtful). They simply do not provide the nutrients our bodies MUST have to be strong and healthy.

When I was introduced to a new 9 Day Cleansing and Detoxification product/Program in November 2006, I was quite skeptical, although my curiosity was piqued when I read that this Program both reduced toxins, and most importantly, replenished nutrients with very high quality ‘super foods’. I must admit, my vanity played a role in my deciding to try the Program because of the many stories I’d read about significant and sustainable loss of body fat as a natural side benefit of this Isagenix Cleansing System. Like many of us, I had developed the unwanted “roll” around my mid section that seemed completely resistant to all ‘crunches’ and my usual healthy eating patterns! After researching this particular Nutrition Based Cleansing System and discovering that it actually detoxifies on a cellular level, meaning all of our internal body and cells, not just certain organs, and, that it contained only high quality ingredients and no chemicals, I decided to give it a try.

I started with a two day Pre-Cleanse where I replaced breakfast with a surprisingly delicious Shake and had an ounce of a gingery/lemon tasting mineral drink/tonic. I cut back on caffeine, alcohol, salt, saturated fats and processed foods – so far so good! The next two days were Cleanse Days where I drank an Aloe Vera based detoxifying mixture four times throughout each day and ate frequent ‘snacks’ throughout the day. I ‘grazed’ on organic apple slices and unsalted almonds while sipping copious quantities of water to help flush my toxins out (actually… the whole point of this!). The first day was a bit challenging, not from hunger at all, but because it felt just a bit strange not to have a real “meal”, however, I did understand the role of detoxification and decided 9 Days was not such a long time anyway. By the second day of the Cleanse, I actually felt very good and noticed that my sleep had been more restful than it had been in a long time. The “magic” for me was, when I woke up on the third morning, I really felt energized and refreshed, more than I had in years (and don’t forget, I already felt quite well most of the time…)! For the next five days I had two of the supplementary Shakes, in addition to a healthy 500-600 calorie meal (which included carbohydrates!). I planned lovely meals for myself and my family and enjoyed the Shakes enormously. I was also allowed to eat a few more ‘snacks’, as needed. The Program ended with two more Cleanse Days, like those I had started the Program with. The Program was so easy to follow and I never experienced any hunger, at all, although I really was looking forward to a nice glass of wine!

I woke up the following morning with tape measure in hand and scale at the ready. I must admit, I didn’t really expect to lose too much in the way of pounds since I have been such a healthy eater in the past and even when I was “careful” I rarely lost weight. I also didn’t really care, because the results that mattered to me most I had already found – razor sharp mental clarity, smooth skin, unbelievable energy and fabulous sleeps… (okay, so I cared about the weight a little…). With bated breath I hopped on the scale. My results: down 9 lbs. and 4% body fat… 3 inches off my waist, 2 inches off my “roll” (which now no longer exists!), 1 inch off each thigh, and NOTHING off my breasts (when else does that happen???). Needless to say, I was VERY pleased. I also noted that I no longer had any cravings at all; not for coffee, wine, chocolate, snacks – miraculous!

I instantly became even more intrigued by this process I had just gone through and did some more research. Medical doctors currently accept the fact that we are ALL toxic from the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. Medical studies reveal that toxins and chemicals accumulate in our bodies and one way that our liver deals with surplus impurities is to increase body fat to envelop these impurities to protect the body from their influence. This causes us to gain and retain body fat and water contributing to stubborn fat stores, premature aging, loss of energy, and numerous chronic diseases. Cleansing the body at the cellular level and removing these toxins causes the body to release this needed body fat naturally, at exactly the same time the body is releasing toxins as the fat is no longer necessary, as a protector. I finally understood the difference between dieting and cleansing. When we diet, fat loss can occur, but toxins remain and, in fact, they increase in concentration. The body responds naturally, by producing more fat and, when we return to our regular eating habits post diet, the fat we lost ‘rebounds’ – leaving us with even more fat than before! In contrast, in Cleansing, you get rid of the toxins in the body, and thereby release body fat. The body no longer needs it. There is no rebound.

One other profound advantage of Cleansing versus dieting is that Cleansing allows the body to be the miracle it was meant to be – it puts everything back into balance. We experience cravings when our bodies are out of balance, so after a cellular Cleanse (that also replenishes nutrients!), we are able to balance all our body’s systems and even brain chemistry. Consuming the quality of amino acids found in the Isagenix Shakes I drank during this Detoxification Program (and I still do drink my Shakes… every day!) allowed my body to actually build lean muscle mass too, all at the same time I was losing body fat – this is every dieter’s, active woman’s and competitive athletes dream come true!

My journey has proven to be both an adventure and a wonderful learning experience. I am so pleased to say that I have been able to take my health to a level higher than I ever thought possible. When we balance our brain chemistry through Nutritional Cleansing, Replenishing and Revitalizing, we do start to look and feel fantastic, but not just physically… mentally and emotionally too! Be the best YOU can be. Get Cleansing!

Camille Lawson, R.N., B.A., M.Ed. June 2007
Camille is a Registered Nurse, Counseling Therapist (sexuality and relationships) and an experienced ‘pro natural’ Nutrition Advisor, with a lifelong passion for healthy living and healthy eating! She is the mother of three young teens and lives in Toronto, Canada.
http://www.camillelawson.com

Soil mineral levels? What in the world does this have to do with my health…I’m not a carrot!

The fact of the matter is that the soil we get our produce from has been rapidly losing valuable minerals since the 1930′s…

Let me tell you about two of the sources that document the decline:

U.S. Senate Document No. 264 and the 1992 Earth Summit Report

Depletion Levels (Percentages)

North America…………. 85%
South America………… 76%
Europe ………………… 72%
Asia…………………….. 76%
Africa…………………… 74%
Australia……………….. 55%

That’s right…our soil only contains about 15% of the original amount of minerals as it did when it was first measured back in the early 1900′s. And another thing that is interesting about this report…it was done in the 1930′s during the depression…so how fertile do you think the soil we farm our produce in is now?

You may not think that soil mineral levels mean anything to you, but they do.

New research is stacking up on the vital role minerals, trace minerals, and other micronutrients serve in preventing catabolic and debilitating diseases in your body.

The authors of Micronutrient in Health and in Disease Prevention assert that “it is becoming apparent that major physiological events link micronutrient status to the maintenance of health and the prevention of disease. The Journal of Pediatrics concurs stating; “Trace elements perform important function in health and resistance to disease”. A. Milner, Ph.D., continues by pointing out numerous animal studies, which prove that inadequate intake of several trace elements leads to abnormal growth and development, and a higher frequency of neonatal death.

http://www.christianparents.com/mineral loss.html

So that’s pretty important, but not only is the soil depleted of minerals, which influences the levels of vitamins in produce, this effect is seen even further up the food chain. Mineral deficient grains mean that the cattle we use for beef, the pigs we use for pork, and the chicken we use for nuggets have very poor nutritional value food to live off, and are indeed not healthy themselves. This lack of nutritional value has really made an impact in health the past 50 years or so, and has been the biggest factor in the rapid growth of supplement companies and vitamin makers.

Simply Put: In Today’s Day and Age… We Need Nutritional Help!

Declining mineral values in the soil and the subsequent loss of nutrients in the food supply is the major reason why it is absolutely necessary for you to use supplementation in order to experience good health. When the AMA (who makes all their money as a result of drugs and surgeries) actually comes out a publicly recommends that every American adult take a daily multi vitamin, it’s pretty clear…

Times Have Changed… This Isn’t The Fifties Anymore!

I know that many of you out there may be thinking that it really isn’t necessary to take vitamins or supplements, but look around you…the evidence is every where. Yes, back in the fifties taking vitamins supplements was practically unheard of, but, then again back in the fifties

Alzheimer’s
MS
Parkinson’s
Diabetes
Fibromyaglia
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

and the rest of our “new” disorders were mostly unheard of too! Face It, Today…You Can’t Afford To Guess! You can’t afford to just eat what you’ve always eaten and hope you are getting the proper raw materials that your body needs to stay healthy…