Busting A Gut: How Matt Dunning Lost 35kg

"They always pick on the fat kid. We're easy targets." But you can no longer pick on former Wallabies and Waratahs prop Matt Dunning, who dropped a whopping 33.2 kilograms. In other words, from 128.3kg to 95.1kg, from August 2013 to January 2014.

To find out how Matt achieved these amazing results go to www.healthnharmony1.isagenix.com

Kidney Stones - Natural Remedies, Prevention, and What Really Causes Them

More than 12% of men and about 7% of women will have to deal with kidney stones at some point in their lives. Once you have suffered through them, statistics say you're more likely to have them again. Statistics say they've got an 80% chance of recurrence.

Kidney stones have a tendency to open people's minds to natural medicine.

Conventional doctors will tell us that common causes include too much calcium, too many vitamin supplements, too much animal protein, and genetics.

Genetics can lead to a predisposition to kidney stones, but learned behavior (diet) within the family is the reason the stones run in families. Some drugs, cheap supplements, soda, factory farmed animal products, table salt, tap water, and an acidic diet can all lead to the formation of kidney stones.

A diet of fresh, unrefined, whole foods prevents kidney stones.

How to Prevent Kidney Stones

Magnesium citrate, a complex B vitamin with extra vitamin B6, lots of stevia sweetened lemonade along with a healthy diet will not allow kidney stones of significant size to form.

Harvard researchers found that 180 mg of magnesium and 10 mg of B6 taken daily can actually prevent 92.3% of kidney stones. Other studies show huge reductions with magnesium alone at 500mg a day.

Diet is crucial.

Fresh, raw, organic produce is the foundation of a healthy diet. Avoid refined foods including table salt and sugars and flours. Drink lots of water. Spring water from a clean source has numerous health benefits, and distilled water is very pure and good for you if you consume enough produce. Drink lemonade sweetened with stevia each day. Lemons also reduce the likelihood of kidney stones.

If you drink coffee, switch to tea. Studies show that black and green tea reduce the chances of developing kidney stones. Don't eat conventional factory farmed animal products.

Avoid poor quality, unhealthy supplements and protein powders.

Other foods that prevent and eliminate kidney stones include raw apple cider vinegar, dandelion root, olive oil, kidney beans, and watermelon.

Natural remedies for kidney stones

Drink a half a gallon of cranberry, stevia lemonade per 100 pounds of body weight every day. See sources below for the recipe. Be careful with cranberry juice long-term. Short-term, it's fine for helping pass a stone and for treating a urinary infection. Cranberry juice contains polyphenolic compounds that dissolve kidney stones and flush them out of the body through the urine. But long-term use has been shown in some studies to possibly cause stone formation, probably due to its high oxalic acid.

Also drink a cup of apple cider vinegar and eat a tablespoon of unrefined black strap molasses each day daily, to balance the body's PH.

If you're shopping for a tincture or a tea look for the following herbs that have been shown time and time again to help remove kidney stones painlessly and quickly:

• Nettle leaf helps maintain the flow of water through the kidneys and bladder and helps keep crystals from forming into stones.
• Hydrangea root behaves as a powerful diuretic and also an antilithic herb, which ejects and prevents kidney stones
• Gravel root provides defense against kidney stones and increases the flow of urine. Gravel root also plays a role in maintaining an alkaline body by expelling excess uric acid, a cause of kidney stones
• Marshmallow root eliminates toxins and soothes cell membranes in the urinary system, making it easier to release kidney stones
• Horsetail herb helps regulate the calcium stored in the body and soothes urinary tract inflammation
• Uva ursi leaves increase renal circulation and limits the acid content in urine
• Corn silk reduces the risk of recurring kidney stones and helps treat bladder infections
• Goldenrod flowers fight urinary tract infection and help flush out kidney stones

http://www.naturalnews.com/047032_kidney_stones_kidneys_natural_remedies.html

New to Natural Health? Three Steps to Get Healthy

If you've made the decision that you are truly ready to change your lifestyle and claim your birthright of vibrant health, these are the basic steps that most people need to take in order to restore their health:

Eat Right

If you drill down health to its most critical and essential element, diet plays the most important role, by far. We've all heard the old adage, "You are what you eat." Once you understand the critical role diet plays in health, you will understand the absolute truth of this statement. Your diet provides every single building block your body uses to create cells, to repair tissue, to move, to breathe, to exist.

Common sense tells us, the better your diet, the better your health. But what is the best diet? Hopefully we all know the traditional American diet ranks at the bottom of the list. But which of the many alternative diets hold the top position? Vegan? Vegetarian? Paleo? There are many to choose from. But I suggest, you don't choose.

We are all individuals with particular likes and dislikes. Unfortunately, we are habitual creatures who seem hell bent on getting stuck in the same patterns and the same ruts. But this is a time of change, so... Take the first step, cleaning out your cupboards and pantry. Toss out all of your processed foods. Get rid of anything refined. Brown rice is ok. Bread is not.

Next, you shop. A healthy diet consists of a wide variety of whole, unadulterated, unprocessed, organic foods. Meat and eggs should be free range AND organic. If you choose dairy (know that goat milk and cheese may be a better choice) be absolutely sure you choose organic. Milk is good for you if it is not pasteurized, but it's tough finding it. And as far as meat goes, remember if you choose to eat meat, you are eating off of the top of the food chain. If that animal was fed GMO grains, you don't want to eat it.

Vegetables should be the basis of your diet. A full 80% of your diet should consist of raw, organic, whole vegetables and fruits, more vegetables than fruit.

Grains should be whole. Why lose most of the nutrients? Remember, this new lifestyle of yours is all about nutrient dense foods.

Avoid the trap of becoming a vegan, vegetarian, or other "good" diet follower who has simply found a new way to be a junk food junkie. Processed food is processed food. Choose a great homemade smoothie instead of "healthy" cookies.

Get to know your farmer's markets!

Start growing your own food if you can.

Detox

Good stuff in, bad stuff out. Your body has been accumulating parasites, yeast, heavy metals, and a full array of chemicals your whole life. It's time to cleanse your body and help it to flush out all of these unwanted substances while cleansing your colon to aid in both digestion and elimination. All of those wonderful foods that you will be putting in your body need a fully functioning digestive system to extract the nutrients that will provide your body with the building blocks it needs to repair and grow tissue, to create neurotransmitters, to create hormones, to maintain and build your immune system, and more.

Detox twice a year for the greatest benefit. And always kill excess candida and balance the gut when you do.

Exercise

Just move. Your lymphatic system needs you to move in order for your lymph to circulate through your body. It has no pump, no other means than the movement of your muscles. Yoga, Tai Chi, walking, rebounding, anything that gets you moving. It's okay to start off slow and gentle. You don't need to push it. Once you achieve vibrant health you'll want to move. It's one of the signs that you are on the right path. Rebounding, jumping rope, and jogging help detox the lymphatic system.

Other than that, detox and drink lots of cranberry stevia lemonade, and get good supplements (make your own if you can). Balancing your gut is a key to good health. Check out the sources for more information.

http://www.naturalnews.com/047009_natural_health_detox_diet.html?utm_content=buffer00f3d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Here is What You Need To Check Next Time You Buy Bottled Water

Lately, when buying bottled water, consumers are advised to check the bottom of the bottle, in order to protect their health.

Plastic bottles labeled with letters like HDP, HDPE, PP and a few others, do not release any toxic materia in the water, and the remaining letters can represent the chemicals found in the water you are drinking.

Every brand must label the content of the bottle, and we offer you a little help to recognize the toxic water bottles.

PET or PETE – stands for single-use bottles. These bottles can possibly release heavy metals and chemicals that affect the hormonal balance.

HDP or HDPE – plastic that practically releases no chemicals. Experts recommend choosing these bottles, when buying bottled water, because it is probably the healthiest water you can find on the market.

PVC or 3V – releases 2 toxic chemicals that affect the hormones in your body.

LDPE – this plastic can not be used in the production of bottles, but plastic bags, even though it does not release any chemicals into the water.

PP – another white colored or semi transparent plastic, used as a packing for syrups and yoghurt cups.

PS - releases some carcinogenic substances, and it is commonly used in the production of coffee cups and fast food casings.

PC or non-labeled plastic – the most dangerous plastic in the food production which releases BPA chemicals, and it is often used in the production of sports water bottles and food containers.

As of today, check the bottom of the bottle twice!

http://www.healthyfoodhouse.com/here-is-what-you-need-to-check-next-time-you-buy-bottled-water/