Cabbage for protection against colon cancer

Cabbage to some is eww and stinky but to others cabbage is a treasure on a dinner platter because it is very high in fiber and very low in calories (a cup of chopped raw green cabbage contains 20 calorie) and also a rich source of vitamin C. Red cabbage contains almost twice as much vitamin C as the green cabbage, while the green variety contains twice as much folate as the red; the red and green cabbage provide potassium and fiber. Savoy cabbage is a good source of beta carotene

People who eat cruciferous vegetables like cabbage have low rate of colon cancer. Cabbage contains some protective effect from its bioflavonoids, indoles, monoterpenes, and other plant chemicals that inhibit tumor growth and protect cells against damage from free radicals, (unstable molecules released when the body uses oxygen). Women who eat good amounts of cabbage have lower incidence of breast cancer because some of the chemicals in cabbage helps speed up the body’s metabolism of estrogen. Indole-3-carbinol in cabbage helps protect against cancers of the uterus and ovaries. Cabbage is very beneficial for those who have ulcers and skin problems.

Most popular cabbage found at the grocery store

• Green cabbage can be eaten raw or cooked.
• Red cabbage can be steamed or eaten raw; it is very high in vitamin C
• Savoy cabbage has ruffled yellow green outer leaves and is higher in beta carotene than other varieties
• Bok Choy, or Chinese cabbage has higher amounts of calcium. It has a celery like stalk of white leave like flowers.

Caution:

It is best you steam or stir-fry cabbage to preserve its nutrients. Avoid using aluminum cookware that can cause a chemical reaction that discolors the vegetable and alters its flavor. 

Cabbage may cause bloating or flatulence. Also, If you’re asthmatic or have allergies; read the cabbage labels before purchase and avoid cabbage preserved using sulfites.

 When cooking cabbage remember to ventilate your kitchen because it has a strong stinky odor that is sulfurous unpleasant odor.

Make your own kimchi at home

Spicy kimchi is a common dish in the Asian culture but it has also become a versatile dish for most vegetarians. It can be enjoyed as an appetizer, salad, side dish, filling, stew/soup, and stir-fry ingredient, cabbage can be used to make spring rolls and Macedonian vegan stuffed cabbage dish and in many other ways. It is vegan/vegetarian, low-cal, low-carb, gluten-free, and a healthy side meal.

To make kimchi, you will need

I large green and red, or Chinese or Napa cabbage
Half whole cucumber sliced

5 to 8 green (spring) onions, chopped

4oz. coarse sea salt or non-iodized salt

4 tbsp. chili powder or hot red pepper

2 to 4 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tbsp raw cane sugar or pure honey

2 oz. fresh ginger, crushed or 1 tsp. powdered ginger

1/2 large onion, sliced

1/2 carrot, shredded or sliced

1/2 tsp olive oil

Discard the stems and any spoiled or stained leaves, wash the cabbage. Then slices it or use your hand to tear it into eatable square size. Put the washed sliced cabbage in a bowl and rinse it thoroughly with cold water and vinegar to wash away pesticides, debris and potential insect eggs. Press the leaves in your palms to squeeze as much water out of them as possible. Sprinkle 4 oz. coarse sea salt or non-iodized salt over them; toss to coat pieces evenly with salt. Then you can steam it to eat or

Marinate it for 12 hours in the fridge to use for kimchi. The salt will create a brine solution with the juice of cabbage.

Combine the sliced cucumber, onions, garlic, ginger and carrots into the bowl and mix well.

Remove the marinated cabbage from the fridge and discard the brine. The vegetable should be softer than it was before. Add the cabbage to the bowl of vegetables containing the onions, garlic, ginger and carrots.

Add sugar or honey, chili powder or hot red pepper to taste and add more chili powder if desired. Chili powder hotness guide for cabbage kimchi: 4 tbsp. - mild; 6 tbsp. - hot; 8 tbsp. - extra spicy.

With a covered container, keep the cabbage in the fridge or in a cool-dry room. Let it hibernate, or ferment, for two to three days before serving. Store the unused portion for up to six weeks in the refrigerator.

Kimchi has a sour bland taste like vinegerated vegetables but it’s very healthy dish for your colon. Eating steamed cabbage or kimchi can help you maintain your weight. 

Author:
Onyinye A is a freelance writer who specializes in nontoxic self improvement, green-friendly living, whole health remedies, holistic pet care, nontoxic lifestyle (preventing cancer, illness and toxicity) and everything related to detox, Natural health and organic living. 
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6 Nature Health tip for men

First thing first, your food: - Let’s just say you are having the craziest of days after long hours of work, you don’t feel like cooking or have enough time to make a meal. If you will be eating fast food for dinner, I suggest you have fun picking out some fruits and vegetables that are high in antioxidants and energy packed phyto-nutrients, mineral and fibers to add to your meal because fast food are usually deficient in nutrients that support healthy body and mind. Instead of drinking a pop soda consider cranberry juice for these benefits- Cranberry juice made from cranberry fruit are excellent for detoxifying the kidney and bladder, it helps to detox male’s urinary organs hence preventing urinary tract infection. Increases HDL (good cholesterol), unclogs blocked arteries, prevents kidney stone formation, improves vision and muscular strength, protects the teeth from decay, gum disease and plague created by bacteria on the teeth and gum, Cran berry helps to combat H.pyloric that cause ulcers and colon cancer. Scientists have found that proanthocyanidin in cranberry fruits makes it harder for virus to penetrate cells making it viable for combating Herpes Virus; so with all these benefits mentioned above why choose empty pop soda drink?

Plain water, Pure Aloe vera juice, raw coconut juice, pure orange juice, pomegranate blueberry juice is also good.

Incorporate some Raw foodist habits, increase your raw vitamin C and Omega-3 intake, it helps to ward off inflammation, infections, and tumors, reduce the risk for developing cancerous growths. Get those rainbow food like red pepper, apples, oranges, wholegrain breads and cereals, pumpkin seed, flax seed, hemp protein and oil, avocado, blueberries, bananas, peanut, corn, walnut, make a salad and have fun with your food, avoid meat and cow milk consumption. Antioxidants is a good place to start.

Exercise will help to keep away depression and weight related health problems like obesity, diabetic however because exercise puts strain on the body and improves the mind it is recommended that you exercise moderately and use Sport Supplements if you exercise a lot to supports the joints and relieve muscle pain, it helps athlete improve strength and speed, provides energy to increase endurance, repairs damage caused during exercise. It can cleanse and protect the body from free radical damage (harmful chemical created in the body). 

Find ways to reduce injury during exercise or sport activities.

Add herbs to your plate because they contain valuable chemical compounds and nutrient that can help maintain the strength of the body and mind. Green teas containing saw palmetto, panax ginseng, wild yam, oats, black cohosh, raspberry leaf, Damiana, ylan-ylang, dandelion, milk-thistle, and other herbs are an excellent choice; avoid those containing sweetener, artificial color and flavor additive. Get real herbal teas (i like Tazo organic teas).

Keep this herbs in mind:

Ylang ylang is a fragrant herb used in making essential oil and teas that has antidepressant, anti-infectious, euphoric, aphrodisiac, relaxant, antiseborrhoeic, antiseptic, hypotensive, nervine, regulator, sedative (nervous), stimulant (circulatory), tonic properties.  Ylang-ylang can help treat Depression, nervous tension, high blood pressure, hyperpnoea (abnormally fast breathing), tachycardia, palpitations and digestive upsets. ylang-ylang is good for acne, hair growth, hair rinse, insect bites, irritated, oily skin and other nervous system disorders such as frigidity, impotence, insomnia, and stress related disorders. 

Saw Palmetto is an herb plant that acts tonic and providing support for the male reproductive system. The oil of the berry of the saw palmetto tree is beneficial to prostrate health and improving overall health especially for men. The saw palmetto does not change protein-specific antigen (PSA) level. Saw palmetto has diuretic, antiseptic, cardiac, sedative, tonic, anti-cancer properties; it can help reduce enlarged prostate glands. It is also very viable for reducing the risk of urinary tract infection. Its berry increased sperm production and sex drive in men. It is an aphrodisiac plant; that increases sexual arousal, sperm production and improves breast size in women. 

Wild plant at your call- Dandelion is a wild fragrant plant at your call because it can be found almost everywhere It has many useful benefits to man but too often we are quick to lawn our yard never leaving a chance for plants like this to grow although some farmer in America and Europe cultivate dandelion to be used for medicinal supplements. Dandelion is rich in vitamin A, D, C, B and potassium. It also contains magnesium, zinc, manganese. You can use the leaves in salads and teas, roots for coffee. Dandelion has Hepatic, diuretic, depurative, tonic, stomachic properties and its leaves and roots have been used for hundreds of years to treat liver, gallbladder, kidney, and joint problems. Dandelion is great for detox, it removes toxins from the liver and blood (blood purifier). Dandelion ability to detox the liver makes it an ideal herb for acne and other skin disorder.

Dandelion supports fertility, supports liver, and helps to curb alcoholism and substance abuse. Promote the formation of bile in the liver and gall bladder, removes excess water from the body. The bitter compounds found in dandelion acts as a liver tonic for people who have sluggish liver caused by alcohol and poor diet. Dandelion is a duiretic (increase the flow of urine) .Dandelion proves to be a mild laxative and can stimulate digestion, which maintains cholesterol level and metabolism.

Dandelion is also helpful in treating indigestion, constipation, heartburn, eczema, liver problems, colon inflammation, and hepatitis. jaundice, hepatitis, hypochondria, dyspepsia red and swollen eyes, as well as urinary tract infection, abscesses, or firm, hard sores in the breasts.  Dandelion is our favorite because it grows in your backyard even if you know.

Panax ginseng is a medicinal plant that is different from American ginseng, Siberian ginseng, or Panax pseudoginseng. Panax ginseng is used for improving thinking, concentration, memory and work efficiency, physical stamina, and athletic endurance. Some people use Panax ginseng to help them cope with stress and as a general tonic for improving well-being. Panax ginseng is also used for depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), can be used to boost the immune system, helps to combat cystic fibrosis, anemia, asthma, fever, diabetes, gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining), joint pain, dizziness, headache, nerve pain, insomnia, bleeding disorders, loss of appetite, vomiting, fibromyalgia, convulsions, reproductive disorder, intestinal problems. Some people use Panax ginseng to treat breast cancer and prevent ovarian cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, and skin cancer, erectile dysfunction (ED), premature ejaculation.     Get real herbal teas 

Your choice of underwear can negatively or positively make a difference to your reproductive organs, depending which one you pick, negative effect of tight under wears or positive benefits of wearing fitting, comfortable under wears. Tight briefs lifts testicles close to the body and because the temperature of the body and the testicles differ bringing the testicle closer to the body can lower sperm count/fertility and impair testicle function, therefore it is wise to choose under wears that create healthy space for testicles.

Avoid cigarette smoking and high alcohol consumption- don’t let those glass bottles ruin things.

Practice healthy hygiene, detox and eliminate toxins in home and personal product.

You don’t have to know how to cook to live healthy though it will be wise on your part to get some recipe and cooking skill.

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HUMAN USE:

Many people including us at nontoxic lifestyle are taking food grade DE dust everyday. You might ask-“How come something that kills bugs can be good for people?”  Keep in mind DE Kills bugs by scratching them- no chemicals are involved. For Human, DE dust is a great source of silica. Silica is a major mineral we all need, that is lacking in our foodstuffs today. Most are taking 1 tablespoon of DE dust per day in juice, water, pop, applesauce, protein mix, yogurt or liquid of their choice.

The benefits of De dust/fossil shell flour

Silica is very important for healthy bones and a tough bone structure, it also helps relieve sore joints. Many do not know that calcium supplements alone cannot do anything when it comes to joint pain in old age. You need silica to kick-start the body's self-healing mechanism. Even osteoporosis patients have received good results.

1. It Lowers cholesterol (50-75 points lower) and Lowering high blood pressure. 
2. It Keeps blood sugar levels stable.
3. Gives you more Energy. 
4. It is even said to prevent and lessen the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease by deterring aluminum absorption in to the body. 
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6. Stronger and healthier nails and less breaking hair, also increases the health of your nail plates by making them stronger and less fragile.
7. Have healthy teeth and gum, by reinforcing your dental health with silica.  
8. It Calms your Nerves 
9. Sleeping aid (DE dust is a great remedy for Insomnia). 
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11. Kills bedbug in your bed, thereby reducing bad skin.

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These statements have not been evaluated by FDA. DE is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or Prevent any disease. These statements are for information purposes only and are not meant to replace this services or recommendations of a homeopathic physician or qualified health care practitioner . Those with health problems, pregnant or who are nursing are specifically advised that they should consult their physician first before taking any nutritional supplement.
 Author: Onyinye A