Natural Health And Beauty
Many of us have been willing to pay big prices for products attached to big promises of rejuvenating skin or giving hair a glossy shine. More  often than not, these chemical laden, man-made synthetic products only  disappoint, falling tragically short of their claims. Others of us are  wondering if the harsh side effects of face cleansers and other health and beauty products are worth the marginal results they provide. These  harmful products pose risks not only to our bodies, but to our world.

Natural health and beauty supplies provide an alternative to  the usual products that will set your mind at ease and have you looking  and feeling better than you thought possible. These types of skin care,  hair care and health care items are free of man-made fillers and include raw ingredients that can be found in nature. Ingredients like essential oils, aloe vera, natural salts and minerals.

Natural products can be found to replace any man-made product in your home. Natural ingredients can be used for soaps, shampoos,  cosmetics and moisturizers; natural beauty products can fight acne,  aging, and sun-damage. Natural cleaning products are available for  purchase or easily made using only a few common household ingredients.  Harnessing the power of nature frees us from harsh chemicals everywhere  in our homes.

Natural products for health help fortify our bodies and  provide a strong first line of defense before reaching for a bottle of  cough syrup or the doctor’s phone number. Natural health products grant  relief from headaches, from over-tiredness and detoxify the body.  Starting with good nutrition, following up with good nutritional  supplements, and being careful what we allow in our bodies are great  first steps to overall health.

You may see these natural health and beauty products popping  up on store shelves more and more often as the demand for them continues to skyrocket. They are also available online, where it is easy to  browse and purchase exactly what you want. Always check the ingredients  of any item with an all natural label, as there are many less than  scrupulous companies who would like to cash in on the trend without  changing the quality of their products.

Refresh Body Wash
Refresh Body Wash is the safest, highest quality body wash (shower gel)  available anywhere. Refresh is handcrafted from Saponified organic oils  of coconut, olive and jojoba, glycerin/vegetable gum extract, organic  aloe vera, rosemary extract and our own custom blend of citrus oils for a wonderfully refreshing and uplifting experience. The special extract of vegetable gums in glycerin adds extra emollients and silkiness creating a body wash that is good  for all but the driest skin. Refresh Body Wash is a natural alternative  to the SLS, DEA and Cocobetaine (with salt, artificial color, fragrance  and preservative) formulas that are in common use today with respect to  branded commercial soap products. This is one of the only natural alternative bath & shower gels that is available today. Refresh  yourself and your body with Refresh Body Wash from The Wholefood  Farmacy.

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Can The Soda

Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity Research and  Education at Temple University and colleagues completed a study at five  Philadelphia elementary schools were they replaced sodas with fruit  juice over the course of two years. They scaled back snacks and banished candy. They handed out raffle tickets for wise food choices. They spent hours teaching kids, their parents and teachers about good nutrition.

The results were phenomenal. The number of students who  became overweight during the two-year experiment was a full 50% less  than the number of kids who became overweight in schools that didn’t  make these changes. The findings are published in the April, 2008, issue of the journal Pediatrics.

In the five test schools, juice, water and low-fat milk  replaced sodas. Snacks had to meet limits for fat, salt and sugar.  Students who ate healthy snacks got raffle tickets to win prizes such as bikes and jump ropes.

But the schools can’t do it all on their own - the biggest  challenge to schools is that kids drink sodas and eat junk food at home - so they come to school expecting to do the same. As parents, imagine  the difference we could make if all of us made these same simple changes in our homes.

Wholefood Farmacy foods taste great, they’re convenient and  kids love them. Let the Wholefood Farmacy help you to take that first  step in the right direction.

Nutritional Yeast
Yeast is considered by many to be one of the most valuable nutrients  available. It is a complete protein and contains more protein than meat. Yeast is an excellent source of B-vitamins including B-12 and it  contains the glucose tolerance factor that has been reported to help in  the regulation of blood sugar. It is a single-celled fungi present in  the air around us and on fruits and grains - it converts various types of sugar  to alcohol. The earliest recorded use was in 1550 BC in Egypt. But it is only during the last few decades that the outstanding health benefits  of nutritional yeast have been researched.

Nutritional yeast is grown on mineral enriched molasses and  used as a food ingredient. At the end of the growth period, the culture  is pasteurized to kill the yeast. Live yeast is very different because  it continues to grow in the intestine and actually uses up the vitamin B in the body instead of replenishing the supply.

Nutritional yeast contains 18 amino acids (forming the  complete protein) and 15 minerals. Being rich in the B-complex vitamins, it is vital in many ways and particularly good for stress reduction.  The B-complex vitamins help make nutritional yeast such a valuable  supplement, especially to the vegetarian. It is one of the rare  vegetarian sources of B12. One element of yeast is the trace mineral  chromium, also known as the Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF). This is  necessary to regulate blood sugar and is important for diabetics and people with a  tendency toward low blood sugar.

A History of The Doctrine of Signatures - Tomatoes

 
The theory that nature provides clues as to the beneficial uses of  plants is known as The Doctrine Of Signatures. The earliest known  references to this theory are the writings of Galen (131-200 AD). Some  1,400 years later The Doctrine Of Signatures was expanded upon by  several authors of note:

Paracelsus (1493-1541 AD) was born Phillip von Hohenheim, who later took up the names Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus, Bombastus von  Hohenheim, and finally taking the title Paracelsus. He is regarded as  the father of modern chemistry. The writings of Paracelsus are regarded  as the earliest formal account of The Doctrine Of Signatures and had a  significant influence in bringing the concept into the medicinal realm.

Jakob Boehme (1575-1624 AD) offered two books which further  expanded upon The Doctrine Of Signatures from both physical and  spiritual aspects. His books Signatura Rerum (The Signature Of All  Things) and Aurora were published in the early 17th Century.

William Coles (1626-1662 AD) was a 17th century botanist,  herbalist and physician. He authored a book titled The Art Of Simpling  which reflected a contemporary belief that the appearance of a plant  provides a clue, or signature, which indicates its beneficial medicinal  use.

Surprisingly, little has been written on the topic since the  17th century. But now that modern day researchers are focusing more  resources on the study of whole foods, the concept is once again coming  into focus. The latest scientific research offers a good bit of  anecdotal evidence suggesting that The Doctrine Of Signatures does hold  true in many cases, including signatures that appear at a microscopic  level – here is our first example.

Tomatoes are red and have four chambers, just like the human  heart. Scientists are suggesting that tomato lovers may be more likely  to reduce the risk of serious disease. Lycopene, an anti oxidant which  gives tomatoes their lovely rich red color, helps remove free radicals  from the body. Free radicals are unstable oxygen molecules and have been implicated in cancer and other serious diseases.

Professor Michael Avirim of the Rambam Medical Center in  Haifa, Israel who is testing lycopene in clinical trials says, ' In its  natural form, lycopene is an excellent anti oxidant that helps to  prevent formation of oxidized LDL, the 'bad' cholesterol in blood, which contributes to the build up of plaque that narrows, stiffens and  constricts arteries and can lead to heart attacks. When this natural  extract was added to cancer cell cultures, the lycopene inhibited their growth. Lycopene is the most potent nutritional antioxidant found to  date.

Another study compared men who had had a heart attack with  the same number of healthy men and found that those with high levels of  lycopene appeared to reduce their risk of heart diseases by 50%. The  study’s coordinator, Lenore Kohlmeier, professor of nutrition and  epidemiology at the university of North Carolina, said, 'Based on our  findings, and other research, lycopene can be an excellent antioxidant,  we recommend that people eat tomato based cooked foods.'

Several recent studies have shown that a diet rich in  tomatoes and tomato products is strongly linked to a reduced risk of  certain cancers. In a six year study of 48,000 male professionals, Dr  Edward Giovannucci and colleagues at Harvard Medical School found that  consuming tomatoes and tomato based products between five to seven  serving a week was associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer of  21% to 34%.

Another study published in the International Journal of  Cancer said that lycopene appears to protect against cancer of the  mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, colon and rectum. Researchers at the University of Illinois report that women with the highest lycopene  levels had a five fold lower risk of developing precancerous signs of  cervical cancer than women with lowest lycopene levels.

The human body does not produce lycopene alone and therefore  relies on a consumption of tomatoes and tomato based products for this  anti oxidant. Nutritionists and other health professionals have long  advocated the cancer preventative benefits of a diet high in fruits and  vegetables. .

Lycopene: Just The Facts

Research by Dr. Joseph Levy and colleagues from Ben-Gurion  University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, may have identified the  unique mechanism through which lycopene protects against cancer which is by activating cancer-preventive phase II enzymes.

Lycopene is an open-chain unsaturated carotenoid that imparts red color to tomatoes.

Lycopene is a proven anti-oxidant that may lower the risk of certain diseases including cancer and heart disease.

In the body, lycopene is deposited in the liver, lungs,  prostate gland, colon and skin. Its concentration in body tissues tends  to be higher than all other carotenoids.

Epidemiological studies have shown that high intake of  lycopene-containing vegetables is inversely associated with the  incidence of certain types of cancer. For example, habitual intake of  tomato products has been found to decrease the risk of cancer of the  digestive tract among Italians.

In one six-year study by Harvard Medical School and Harvard  School of Public Health, the diets of more than 47,000 men were studied. Of 46 fruits and vegetables evaluated, only the tomato products (which  contain large quantities of lycopene) showed a measurable relationship  to reduce prostate cancer risk. As consumption of tomato products  increased, levels of lycopene in the blood increased, and the risk for  prostate cancer decreased. The study also showed that the heat processing of tomatoes and tomato products increases Lycopene  bioavailability.

Ongoing research suggests that lycopene can reduce the risk  of macular degenerative disease, serum lipid oxidation and cancers of  the lung, bladder, cervix and skin.

The Wholefood Farmacy’s Vichyssoise V-6 Creamy Tomato Soup is quick and easy taking only a minute to prepare. Handcrafted using the  finest whole food ingredients, our V-6 Tomato Soup is made from  Tomatoes, Brown Rice, Potatoes, Tapioca Flour, Oats,  Onions, Dill Weed,  & Stardust Pure Salt. If you haven’t tasted it, you don’t know what  you’re missing.

Farmacy Gourmet V-6 Creamy Tomato Soup
Farmacy Gourmet V-6 Creamy Tomato is a pure wholefood pleasure. This delicious  soup is handcrafted from 7 wholefood ingredients including Tomatoes,  Brown Rice, Potatoes, Tapioca Flour, Oats, Onions, Dill Weed, & Stardust Pure Salt. Gifts from nature's bounty delivered as a convenient wholefood treat. Mix 2 rounded tablespoons with water --- hot or cold  --- and it will put you in the flow of life. This 1 lb. bag makes about  17 servings. "Favor the savor of flavor" with Farmacy Gourmet V-6 Creamy Tomato Soup!

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