 Articles By Spiritfoods
The creator of Spiritfoods, Michael Ravensthorpe, is a writer and researcher of natural health. His articles have been featured on DrudgeReport.com, InfoWars.com, PrisonPlanet.com, NaturalNews.com, LewRockwell.com, and many other well-known websites. Michael created Spiritfoods to promote well-known and little-known superfoods, with emphasis on the latter. It is a long-term project with new articles being added often. For more information, please visit Spiritfoods. |
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Studies Show That Saturated Fat Is Good for Us
In 1953, the American scientist Dr. Ancel Keys published a paper linking high saturated fat intake with heart disease in adult men. Though initially met with skepticism, medical societies and government bodies eventually embraced Keys’s findings, and the era of fat demonization began – much to the joy of processed food manufacturers. Although most... [read more]
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Removing Heavy Metals From The Body Using Chlorella
Along with radiation poisoning, heavy metal toxicity is one of the most pressing health issues of our time. Our environment is absolutely saturated with mercury, aluminum, lead, and other metals that constantly enter our bodies through the food we eat, the water we drink, the skies we pollute, and countless other ways. [read more]
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Four Ways Wheat Is Proven To Destroy Our Health
The general consensus among medical professionals is that whole grains are an essential component of our diet. After all, everyone knows that grain products comprise the entire base of the United States Department of Agriculture’s official food pyramid, and that adults should consume between 6 and 11 servings of grains per day for optimum health. Surely... [read more]
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A List Of Foods Rich In Fiber: From Chia Seeds To Legumes
Dietary fiber is an essential nutrient that is best-known for helping our bodies to normalize bowel movements by sweeping the intestines of accumulated matter. However, fiber also has numerous other uses in the body. It binds itself to cancer-causing toxins in the colon, helps to stabilize blood glucose levels by absorbing sugar, and even helps to reduce... [read more]
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Three Popular Spices That Lower Blood Sugar Levels
Spices have always been admired for their ability to improve the flavors of rudimentary dishes, and perhaps this will always remain their best-loved feature. Despite their largely pragmatic uses in the kitchen, however, emerging studies continue to prove that many popular spices are nutritional powerhouses that possess undeniable medicinal value. [read more]
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A List Of Foods Rich In Potassium: From Bananas To Baked Potatoes
Though it might not be as well-known as iron or calcium, potassium is an essential nutrient that plays numerous roles in the human body. For example, it regulates water balance, thus controlling the amount of fluids that we retain or excrete. It also contributes to metabolism and other biochemical reactions, maintains electrolyte balance, and boosts the... [read more]
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Studies Find That Cilantro Can Chelate Heavy Metals from the Body
There are many good reasons to add more cilantro, also called coriander or Chinese parsley, to our diets. This aromatic green herb, which is popular in Mexican cuisine, is bursting with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients. It is also a proven antiseptic, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory, and long-term consumption of it has been known to... [read more]
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Magnesium Stearate: A Harmful Additive Lurking in Our Health Supplements
While health supplements should be viewed as a positive development in today’s world of ongoing soil erosion, it is true that not all supplements are created equal. Some of them are made using bio-unavailable nutrients that are difficult for our bodies to digest. Others do contain legitimate nutrients, but in doses so minuscule that they might as well... [read more]
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Spinach: A Great Source of Iron, Vitamin K, and Phytochemicals
Spinach, in all its varieties, is one of the most nutritious “regular” foods in existence. One only needs to look at its bright, vibrant leaves to understand that this annual flowering plant, which is native to central and southwestern Asia, is brimming with all the essential nutrients that our bodies need for maintenance and growth. [read more]
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Garlic: One of Nature’s Greatest Disease Fighters
The average garlic bulb contains very few vitamins, minerals, protein, or fiber compared to other plant foods. It is, however, packed with some truly special bioactive compounds – and these compounds are almost single-handedly responsible for garlic’s significant medicinal properties. [read more]
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Broccoli: The ‘Original’ Superfood
Even for a vegetable, broccoli has an unusually high nutritional value. It contains a huge amount of vitamins and minerals that provide many benefits to the body, and has earned the title of ‘superfood’ in the process. [read more]
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Three Popular Spices That Lower Blood Sugar Levels
Spices have always been admired for their ability to improve the flavors of rudimentary dishes, and perhaps this will always remain their best-loved feature. Despite their largely pragmatic uses in the kitchen, however, emerging studies continue to prove that many popular spices are nutritional powerhouses that possess undeniable medicinal value. [read more]
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Removing Heavy Metals From The Body Using Chlorella
Along with radiation poisoning, heavy metal toxicity is one of the most pressing health issues of our time. Our environment is absolutely saturated with mercury, aluminum, lead, and other metals that constantly enter our bodies through the food we eat, the water we drink, the skies we pollute, and countless other ways. [read more]
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Studies Find That Cilantro Can Chelate Heavy Metals from the Body
There are many good reasons to add more cilantro, also called coriander or Chinese parsley, to our diets. This aromatic green herb, which is popular in Mexican cuisine, is bursting with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients. It is also a proven antiseptic, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory, and long-term consumption of it has been known to... [read more]
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Magnesium Stearate: A Harmful Additive Lurking in Our Health Supplements
While health supplements should be viewed as a positive development in today’s world of ongoing soil erosion, it is true that not all supplements are created equal. Some of them are made using bio-unavailable nutrients that are difficult for our bodies to digest. Others do contain legitimate nutrients, but in doses so minuscule that they might as well... [read more]
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A List Of Foods Rich In Potassium: From Bananas To Baked Potatoes
Though it might not be as well-known as iron or calcium, potassium is an essential nutrient that plays numerous roles in the human body. For example, it regulates water balance, thus controlling the amount of fluids that we retain or excrete. It also contributes to metabolism and other biochemical reactions, maintains electrolyte balance, and boosts the... [read more]
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Three Popular Spices That Lower Blood Sugar Levels
Spices have always been admired for their ability to improve the flavors of rudimentary dishes, and perhaps this will always remain their best-loved feature. Despite their largely pragmatic uses in the kitchen, however, emerging studies continue to prove that many popular spices are nutritional powerhouses that possess undeniable medicinal value. [read more]
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Garlic: One of Nature’s Greatest Disease Fighters
The average garlic bulb contains very few vitamins, minerals, protein, or fiber compared to other plant foods. It is, however, packed with some truly special bioactive compounds – and these compounds are almost single-handedly responsible for garlic’s significant medicinal properties. [read more]
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Broccoli: The ‘Original’ Superfood
Even for a vegetable, broccoli has an unusually high nutritional value. It contains a huge amount of vitamins and minerals that provide many benefits to the body, and has earned the title of ‘superfood’ in the process. [read more]
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Spinach: A Great Source of Iron, Vitamin K, and Phytochemicals
Spinach, in all its varieties, is one of the most nutritious “regular” foods in existence. One only needs to look at its bright, vibrant leaves to understand that this annual flowering plant, which is native to central and southwestern Asia, is brimming with all the essential nutrients that our bodies need for maintenance and growth. [read more]
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A List Of Foods Rich In Fiber: From Chia Seeds To Legumes
Dietary fiber is an essential nutrient that is best-known for helping our bodies to normalize bowel movements by sweeping the intestines of accumulated matter. However, fiber also has numerous other uses in the body. It binds itself to cancer-causing toxins in the colon, helps to stabilize blood glucose levels by absorbing sugar, and even helps to reduce... [read more]
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Four Ways Wheat Is Proven To Destroy Our Health
The general consensus among medical professionals is that whole grains are an essential component of our diet. After all, everyone knows that grain products comprise the entire base of the United States Department of Agriculture’s official food pyramid, and that adults should consume between 6 and 11 servings of grains per day for optimum health. Surely... [read more]
