apple cider vinegar

We completed the Spring Detox Cleanse last night after our last bowl of alkaline broth. This is a great accomplishment. During the 30 days, I felt incredibly focused and clear about food choices and nutrition. Although it required a lot of effort in the kitchen to prepare shakes, soups, lunches to go, cleaning veggies, and creating delicious marinades, we will do this again, same time next year. The only thing we missed was a champagne toast for a birthday, morning coffee, and our evening wine on the deck.

Lots of lessons learned during Dr. Craig Koniver's Spring Detox Cleanse.  Tomrrow is our last day but there will be many lasting disciplines that we will follow in the future.

One of the major benefits for me has been the quality of sleep. I also have a heightened appreciation for cayenne, ginger, cilantro, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and corn.

Craig Koniver, MD opened Primary Plus Organic Medicine, LLC is June 2006. He is a Board Certified Family Medicine Physician who has extensive experience and interest in the field of natural and organic medicine. He will be launching his proprietary Detox program soon.  The program includes Organic Performance Labs enzymes, minerals, supplements, and Body Ami. He is also selling Body Ami in his office (and it's going fast according to his tweet). 

With all the talk about calories on menus, the overwhelming % of obesity, and a growing consciousness for eating the right foods, I want to offer simple ways to reduce caloric intake and improve wellness.

A very simple way to get more nutritious meals is to substitute rice for pasta or potatoes. Rice bran can help cut cholesterol and lower blood sugar. It is also rich in disease-fighting compounds and fiber. Be sure to chose whole-grain rice. Some options in addition to brown rice are black japonica, red rice, brown basmati which have more fiber and flavor.

A good blog post about the benefits of drinking unpasteurized, unfiltered, ACV blended with honey. Good information about an alkalizing diet.

New research suggests the fatty acids may possess an even more fundamental benefit: Heart patients with high omega-3 intake had relatively longer "telomeres," which are stretches of DNA whose length correlates with longevity. Read the full article here:

Apple Cider Vinegar has been used for centuries to lower blood sugar and control appetite. Other diets have come and gone such as the alcohol only diet William the Conqueror created when he became too fat to ride his horse. There have been a plethora of food based diets like skim milk and bananas, meat and fat, cabbage soup, the lemonade diet, and even one that claimed "calories don't count" as long as you drink vegetable oil at the end of each meal.

As we approach Thanksgiving, gyms are filled with athletes working to burn off as many calories as they can before they feast on turkey and accoutrements. But exercise is rarely rote physical movement. Take Yoga. It's exercise. But it also a philosophy, a science and an art. 
Many think of yoga as choreographed stretching but that simplification does not do it justice. The practice of postures (asanas) strengthens the body, creating a feeling of well being.

A recent post about acid reflux and how it is categorized as a disease to stimulate business for the drug companies. They explain that in fact, it is not a disease and may be cured by eating the right foods. One of the suggestions is to drink raw apple cider vinegar before each meal. Body Ami offers a great tasting way to do this.
..."additional suggestions to help with acid reflux. 1. Raw apple cider vinegar. Take one tablespoon right before you eat each meal.

Yesterday was a great day for me. I attended the Grand Opening of Trader Joe's in my neighborhood. I am a frequent shopper and often give guided tours to friends to point out the best organic products and sumptuous foods.  If you are contemplating buying apple cider vinegar there, don't do it if you're interested in the benefits of ACV. Their generic brand is unfiltered, but it's pasteurized. The heating process for pasteurization destroys the valuable enzymes.