Juvo has a unique an interesting formulation that, I think, you need to try for yourself and see if it works for you. The mixture is fairly heavy in grains (millet, rice solids, various beans), which act as filler and also provide some cleansing action and some protein. Once you get beyond this, the mixture starts looking interesting — with a healthy dose of veggies (kale, beet, parsley, carrot, tomato, pumpkin, radish, and cabbage) and a huge amount of alfalfa as the primary green superfood (other greens include spirulina and chlorella, radish leaves and seaweeds). The mixture also offers plenty of fruits (lingonberry, black currant, aronia, concord grape, pomegranate, sour cherry, acerola, blueberry, cranberry, elderberry, and many others). (more…)
April 12th, 2009
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April 12th, 2009
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April 12th, 2009
UPDATED April 4, 2009
The number of green superfood powders that have sprouted up lately is astonishing. Now there are more than 150 brands on the market and they all have different formulas and offer different health benefits. But not only are there numerous products…but the number of herbs, veggie powders, grasses and grains used in these mixtures is nearly endless. So this article is your first stop for making some sense of this chaos. Here, you’ll get a bird’s eye view of the green drink market and what you should look for in a product. See the list of related articles at the end to take your investigation to the next level.
I’m including only those products I have determined to be among the best in this category and which contain the most robust mixtures of natural ingredients. Simple, single-ingredient drinks (like a simple wheat grass juice) did not make the cut. Products with a substantial amount of fillers or chemical ingredients will also not be included. I will add new products to this comparison as I become aware of them and if they are as good or better than those listed here.
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April 4th, 2009
Mighty Greens is made by one of the nation’s most reputable wheat grass growers. They supply a great many of the formulators of other green products and now they have created their own green formula, getting the non-wheat-grass ingredients from some of their own best customers. The formulation is designed to do one thing very well: provide green superfoods. Not surprisingly, it’s heavy in grasses and has a good deal of Spirulina and some chlorella. The fillers are soy lecithin, which has some nutritional benefits along with being a filler, brown rice bran, and apple pectin fiber. There’s not much else to this product…just a little royal jelly (excellent addition and very nutrient rich) aleo vera, pineapple powder, dulse (a seaweed that’s full of nutrients), ginseng, grape skin extract (also full of nutrients and antioxidants) and some herbs like ginko, bilberry leaf and ginger.
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March 22nd, 2009
Have you heard about Shea butter from Africa? It’s an amazing fruit extract that is thick and rich like cocoa butter and is one of nature’s greatest skin protectors and moisturizers. You can find it in all sorts of skin care products, from hair conditioner to soap. Look for it at your local natural products store.
March 7th, 2009
Sweating has been used for centuries for health and wellness and it’s every bit as viable today as it was hundreds of years ago. The Native American cultures used sweat lodges for health and spiritual transformation and today’s health spas feature hot, dry saunas as part of a health routine. Sweating clears toxins from your organs, and helps your body’s systems (especially endocrine and cardio-vascular) to stay in shape. Just be sure to stay in long enough to really sweat, but not too long to cause dizziness or dehydration. Drink lots of liquids during and after.
March 7th, 2009
translated from Yahoo Brasil
written by Rocío Gaia
What better way to begin the day than to make love with your partner after a refreshing night’s rest? Without a doubt, morning sex is a great energy tonic that helps you confront the day with renewed enthusiasm. But more than this, it has been proven to be beneficial not just for the soul, but for the body too.
According to a study at Queen’s University in Belfast, sex in the morning keeps your body’s organs healthy, stimulates the immune system, improves circulation, and lowers blood pressure. It also burns calories, reduces risk of diabetes, strengthens muscles and bones, and helps alleviate arthritis and headache. Among other discoveries, the study publicized in the British magazine “New Scientist” points out that making love in the morning can burn up to 3,000 calories per hour.
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March 3rd, 2009
NonoGreens10 is pretty much like a lot of green drink formulas (suggested comparisons appear below). It is heavy in grasses and the “spirulina/chlorella duo,” although like most green drinks, you can’t really tell how much spirulina/chlorella is in the mixture, since all three (barley grass, spirulina and chlorella) are grouped into a single category, called Greens Blend.
This mixture is very high in fillers, which consist of rice bran, oat beta glucan, and lecithin. All together, these fillers total 59 percent of the mixture. Of the rest, 51 percent (21 percent of the total) is the “Greens Blend” and the remaining 49 percent (or 20 percent of the total mixture) consists of green & white tea (and extract), fruits (blueberry, cranberry, raspberry, etc.), veggies (broccoli, tomato, spinach, carrot, kale, etc.), and a smattering of special herbs (pine bark extract, aloe vera, cinnamon, milk thistle, marigold). I love that pine bark extract is represented here, but we really don’t know how much is in there, because the quantity is hidden in the label.
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March 1st, 2009
by Valerie Brooks
Published with permission from KosmicLife
A holistic trend is permeating the diet world, and this is a good thing. Rather than focusing on fad diets that may work temporarily, or narrowing in on one specific method, such as low-carb or low-fat, diet trendsetters are taking a broader approach. They’re taking the whole person into consideration and offering a wider array of healthy choices, lifestyle options, and support communities to help people educate would-be dieters, and assist them in making permanent changes that lead to healthy weight loss. As technology expands and perfected products hit the shelves, waist bands shrink.
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February 11th, 2009
A good brushing can make your skin more healthy, supple and soft. Plus, it adds color and vibrance to your aspect. Just go to you local (or online) health products store to find a skin brush, then use it every day before you shower. Brush every part of your body vigorously with long, even strokes. You’ll notice a difference in your skin within a few days!
January 27th, 2009
These days, more and more of our oceans are polluted by toxins that run-off our land masses, or are deliberately dumped from shipping vessels. If you’re worried about the quality of your fish (and you should be), just stick to this basic rule: eliminate the big fish. Generally it’s fish like Swordfish, Tuna, Shark, Orange Roughy, Marlin, and Sea Bass. Stick to the small fish, like Mackerel, Herring, Salmon, Sardine, Whitefish, and Tilapia.
January 27th, 2009
by Alison Held
We’re more than half-way through January. Have you been able to stick to your health goals?
For many, the New Year revolves around taking better care of ourselves and ultimately reaching a state of ideal physical health. While it is a good idea to set your standards high, January has become a very daunting month for many.
Initially we are motivated to get to the gym, cook more dinners at home, eat healthier breakfasts….yet, as the weeks go by, we become uninspired, lose momentum, and often feel disappointed. Instead of looking at all that we’ve accomplished in just a few short weeks, we focus on the fact that we are not anywhere near to our end goal. To combat this perceived failure, I suggest you break down your gigantic desires into mini-steps and then create a personalized rewards system to implement positive reinforcement.
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January 24th, 2009
UPDATED January 4, 2009
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NOTES: This chart uses the manufacturer’s published price of a 30-day supply (or equivalent) whenever possible. Most manufacturers offer discounts on quantity purchases, so be sure to check for any specials that might be available. See our Coupons page for details.
January 4th, 2009
pHion Green is formulated especially to help make your blood pH more alkaline. Alkalinity in the body is an important factor in overall health, as an alkaline system is unfriendly to bacteria, viruses and parasites. Most of these harmful antibodies thrive on acidic environments. That’s why there is a huge movement in increasing blood and body alkalinity via food and water. The trick is…experts don’t agree on how body alkalinity should be measured and, therefore, what foods increase alkalinity. For example, some say that fruits like orange and lemon are alkaline, because they convert from acid to alkaline in your digestive process. Others call them acidic because they will increase the acidity of your urine after you eat them.
Since pHion Green is made specifically to increase alkalinity, it would be unfair to judge it only on its nutritional quality. Instead, it should be judged on both nutrition and its ability to increase alkalilnity. So here’s my evaluation: pHion is well formulated for blood alkalinity since it’s heavy in grasses, which are very alkaline, if not the most nutritious of the greens. The rest of the formula includes some fruit and veggie powders (grapefruit, lemon, cucumber, kale, spinach, tomato, etc). There’s not much else to speak of. As an alkalining formula, it’s on the expensive side, but it does the job. As an overall green drink, it’s very weak in comparison to, say, Vitamineral Green, which is also quite alkaline but includes more nutrition in its greens (and it’s less expensive). If this product were closer to $3.00 per ounce, instead of $4.72, I’d feel a lot better about giving it high marks.
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January 4th, 2009
LifeForce is very close to hitting my ideal green drink formula. It has absolutely no fillers and is very high in spirulina, chlorella, and seaweed. Its grasses and greens content is one of the highest I’ve seen (although it’s mostly grasses with some nettle, spinach and parsley powders thrown in). These land and sea greens comprise more than 10 of the 16.8-grams in the recommended serving size. The rest are roots (ginseng, beet, astragalus, and dandelion–very good choices) and fruit-related powders (lemon and orange peel, rose hips). Overall, this is an excellent blend at an amazing price of only $2.11 per ounce. This is pretty hard to beat. If the formula is missing something for you (and it probably is), you’ll have plenty of money left over from your purchase to get the extras and add them yourself. I might suggest some green tea powder (for those who don’t mind a little caffeine), tumeric, and perhaps some mushroom powder.
Compare to Vitamineral Green which has an equally high-quality formulation with no fillers, but has a wider variety of greens (and a slightly higher price tag).
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December 21st, 2008
Did you know that most synthetic perfumes are full of harmful chemicals that can actually cause health problems? Not to worry, you can make your own perfumes with a little bit of mineral oil, a dash of alcohol and the essential oils that you prefer for fragrance (rose, geranium, sandalwood, lavender, lemon, and papaya are good bets). It can be great fun to mix your own creations…and you’ll be treating your body to a healthy alternative to chemical perfumes.
December 21st, 2008
If you are diligent and act swiftly at the first sign of a cold or cough, you can prevent them from taking hold. There are many anti-bacterial remedies that you can use to stop a cold. Just spray or drop liquid St. John’s Wort, liquid Echinacea, and/or propolis into the back of your throat and swish it around with the back of your tongue.
For coughs, take a mega-dose of a green drink with extra vitamin C and B, plus liquid olive leaf extract thrown in. You’ll feel better in no time!
December 21st, 2008
Greens Pak offers a fairly typical mixture of greens (grasses and spirulina), veggie powders (carrot, broccoli, spinach juices) and special herbs (in this case grouped into an “antioxidant blend” including milk thistle, red beet root and aloe vera leaf powders). There are good amounts of all of these blends and a good amount of filler, which is Lecithin in this case. The product comes in handy, single-serving packs, but the serving size is only 7.5 grams, about half of what other brands suggest. This makes the price tag rather steep for this product, even though the formulation is comparable to several other products. Compare price and formula to these products: Antioxidant Greens, Delicious Greens, and Go Greens.
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November 30th, 2008
By looking at the massive ingredients list of this product, you might come to the conclusion it has everything. While it is a good blend with plenty of functional ingredients and not much filler, a close look at the numbers shows that it’s very heavy in grasses and rather low in everything else. I’m not knocking it completely; this is a good blend at a really good price! Just don’t let that huge list of ingredients throw you off. Compare the greens, veggies and antioxidant herbs to a product like Antioxidant Greens* and you’ll see that ORAC Energy Greens has more grass, but quite a bit less of the herbs and veggies. To give it some extra credit, ORAC Energy Greens has very little filler and adds quite a few fruits instead (a vitamin C fruit blend and some others). Plus, I give it some credit for having a number of “extra” herbs if you total them all up (there are very small amounts of each, but all totaled it’s not bad). Some highlights in the special herbs department include the mushrooms (I love to see this in a green drink), the green and white tea (powdered tea which is better than extract), and the adaptogen blend.
In summary, this is a good blend that is heavy in grass powders and covers a wide spectrum of everything else…all for only $2.73 per ounce.
* to compare, you have to double the numbers on the ORAC Energy Greens label, due to the smaller serving size used in the calculations.
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November 30th, 2008
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