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Acid/Alkaline?
July 27th, 2009
The other day I received a call from my client Monte. (I have changed his name to protect his privacy, of course.) He had developed kidney stones - seemingly out of the blue. He was very concerned about this - passing a kidney stone can be very painful, worse than childbirth, I'm told - and needed my help.
Here's what I discovered, after chatting with him and reflecting on his condition.
Number 1. Monte had been drinking special "alkaline" water for the past several months because he had become convinced that all disease develops due to overly acidic pH. This is the… Continue reading
The Power of Cranberries
December 15th, 2008
I am always delighted when science comes along to back what ancient healing wisdom has known for centuries.
Recently, the USDA ranked the antixodant power of a variety of commonly consumed fruits. ORAC means oxygen radical absorbance capacity and the higher it is, the more potent the antioxidant power. Interestingly, cranberries ranked the highest of all the fruits studied in November of 2007.
Here's the ranking which demonstrates the power of red:
Cranberries -- 1 cup whole -- 9,584 Orac Value
Raspberries 3/4 cups 4,882 Orac Value
Cherries 12 cherries 3,365 Orac Value
Pomeganate Juice 1/2 cup 2,341 Orac Value
No wonder cran-water can create such health… Continue reading
Visionary, health guru, diet/detox expert, author, spokesperson, role model, and natural foods icon, Ann Louise Gittleman has always been a trendsetter. 
