Children are not pets: Their right to rights

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As we wrapped up a wonderful juice bar lunch with the kids (no tears & didn't even need to break out the emergency bananas!) we were approached by a member of the ACLU, (American Civil Liberties Union) clipboard in hand. We began to discuss our disappointment with the organization, and their blocking of  circumcision banning legislation in San Francisco.

(If you don't know why circumcision is cosmetic, unnecessary and a violation of human rights please look into intactivism and get educated about this important topic. Feel free to ask for links and additional information.)

He wasn't prepared or informed on this topic and had some really odd responses. 

These included a "federal hair cutting law" retort (we'll come back to our hair cutting philosophy later) to which we tried to explain the removal of nerve endings and permanence of  circumcision. He responded that "We don't know that much about hair." It gets worse:  a Nazi reference, his approval of circumcising dogs, equating intactivism to a "god hates gays" movement and even saying "Children are like pets..." 

Yes, a person advocating for civil liberties thinks children are pets.

I would like to make it very clear that children are humans and entitled to the same inherent rights. These rights should not be withheld due to arbitrary age and are not anyone's to refuse or allow. Being a parent does not make you an owner of a child, (it would be more accurate the other way!) Your ownership is of your own body and does not extend to the possession of another human being. Your rights end (religious, parental) where another person's body begins.

Our duty as parents is to provide, protect, educate and allow our children to become the best version of themselves. Children's rights mirror these values and include freedom from fear and harm and the freedom of choice over their own body.

It is not a parental right to choose elective and cosmetic procedures for children. It is the child's right to choose, especially when the procedure is permanent and body altering such as circumcision, ear piercing or tattoo. It is in our own parental philosophy to let the children choose when they want their hair cut. I recall a dispute with a lady informing me that sometimes you have to traumatize children as a part of childhood, like a haircut. Disagree. Choice, right to one's body and nurturing win in this home, personally we enjoy watching their hair growing in their natural patterns:  mullet, curls and swirls.

Let's commend the German court that ruled that a child's right to physical integrity trumps freedom of religion and parent's rights and for the ban on circumcision that came from this ruling. 

We wouldn't subject our children to personal, medical, religious or other procedures they did not choose or did not want. Of course there are loopholes and scenarios we could go batty over, but even in a medically necessary (emergency procedure most likely) I would validate my child's emotions and physically be supportive with them through it. 

We also conclude that a child's right to be free of fear and harm win over the (improper) parental right to hit a child. (Since nowhere in society hitting another person is a right, and even a threat is considered criminal) 

We need to rethink our roles as parents. There is nothing that bugs me more than a "Because I'm the  Mom!" approach to parenting. Children are people, they have real feelings, real thoughts and inherent rights. We need to humanize our babies and never forget that they are not a possession but a person who we are given the honor of loving, protecting and teaching. We must respect their rights and teach them to respect others. If we nurtured every child this way the world would be such a better place. 

Born This Way

If there is one promise we make the first time we hold our newborn babies, it is to love and protect them.We don't know their temperment, or futures, we can't even predict their eye or hair color. None of that matters, we just dedicate ourselves blindly to who they are and who they will become.We recently marched in the SF Pride Parade with our children representing The Bay Area Intactivists. Our boys strolled along in their wagon with signs that read 'Born This Way'. This message represents their unchanged bodies and our acceptance of their entire being, unconditionally.


We enjoyed the parade, I love the feeling of celebration and liberation. We are proud supporters of genital integrity and sexual orientation integrity also. Just leave peoples genitals and sexuality alone!


We thought the world was on the right track until we ran across Becky Fischers' latest atrocity. We recognized her from Jesus Camp, a documentary where she directs an Evangelical summer camp and children shake and sob over abortion, and pray over a cardboard cutout of George Bush, kind of heavy for kids ya think? What happened to canoeing and crafts? Heres an overview of the movie:

Becky Fischer is a Pentacostal minister who holds Evangelical Christian conferences and camps, the latter called "Kids on Fire" which are held in Devil's Lake, North Dakota. She holds the camps in the hopes of teaching Evangelical Christian children to lay down their life for God. She equates her philosophy to that of extremist Muslims teaching children literally to fight in the name of Islam, but with 'the right' message. She teaches the children at the camps to be outspoken in their beliefs with a passionate fervor, all in the name of Jesus Christ. Topics presented include the evils of Harry Potter (in Old Testament times, he would have been put to death for being a warlock), the waste of dead churches (where there is no passion in the praising of Jesus), the evils of abortion, and Evangelical Christians taking back government in the United States. The camp attendees soak up the messages like sponges as she is preaching to the converted. Her events are played out against the backdrop of the George W. Bush presidency, he who speaks to Ted Haggard, the leader of the National Association of Evangelicals, on a weekly basis. Christian radio host Mike Papantonio, who is non-Evangelical, provides his views of what he considers Fischer's indoctrination process, and especially the harm he sees in blurring the line between church and state.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486358/plotsummary

Bigotry at its 'finest'

Love at its finest

Her latest works not only include teaching children to raise the dead, but also how to prevent homosexuality. She sells the classes that teach gender roles and stereotypes and says 'It begins in childhood, it can be prevented'. This is bigotry and a hate crime. First of all, you cannot prevent homosexuality or any sexual prefrences. We are aquainted with twins, now adults, male and female who are both gay. They were not raised in an open gender-bending environment but a traditional gender role American family. If you asked the twins they would tell you they were born that way. Im not suggesting we are inherently gay or straight, but that we are inherently ourselves. It is nobodys right to change or fix us. We should be letting children do anything they desire, regardless of our preconcieved notions and gender ideas. One of our boys has a pair of tap shoes, shiny ones made for girls. They were the pair that fit him. There isn't anything gender binding about those shoes except that we, in our minds know they are marketed for girls. Why tap dance for a boy? Well he loves stompin' around making noise! Traditionally, American tap dance was a male performed entertainment. It has no hold on our childs sexuality or the ones of men in early American show business. Furthermore, he won't know that he has girls' shoes unless someone tells him that there are gender specific tap shoes. Even then, he won't care unless he is guilted or shamed for this. We believe colors are for everyone. Not too long ago pink used to be for baby boys, and blue for girls! The associations only ring true in our own perceptions. Some of our kids favorite things are pink: A fuzzy heart pillow, a baby doll. He also loves flowers! Why shouldn't he? Should we gear him to like a more manly crop?! Lol. 

 We allow our children to be children and try to help them explore their intrests, free of inhibitions, and our own condentations of gender and sexuality, which they know nothing of. Part of the wonderment of childhood is not concerning yourself with society's expectations, sexuality, abortion or politics. I can assure you I won't be making my children cry over intactivism and will teach them to be proud of their bodies and who they are. The parade teaches them acceptance of themselves and others, and isn't about teaching them to conform to social standards or be unaccepted, revoked of love and condemned to hell fire. The implications of Fischers work are worrisome. Already, homosexual youth is five times more likley to commit suicide. This number is increased by a hostel environment. You can't change your sexuality. Remember electro-shock therapy? Gay isn't a disease, its not contageous or cureable. It's not perventable or changeable. It's neither wrong nor right, black nor white. Yes, there are instances like violations or molestations that can steer or shape our sexual behaviors, but that isn't a factor for the majority of cases. And you cant hetero-molest a child into the sexuality you perfer, sexuality isn't simple. I don't know why I'm straight or why one person has more libido than the next. The real problem is that we are forgetting our oath to love and protect our children. Fisher isn't teaching love but hate and alienation over protection.

"We have the idea that indoctrination is like the Chinese shoving bamboo up your fingernails or dropping a drop of water on your head until you say "Okay, Buddha is God" Indoctrination is nothing more than teaching someone else a set of ideas" Becky Fischer 

“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.” Buddha 

This quote from Becky Fischer reveals her extreme ignorance; religiously and politically. We all know the Chinese aren't torturing people in the name of Buddha(Uhh, Tibet anyone??). Buddha is not a deity, and is not "God" He was a person who reached enlightenment and taught that path to those who listened. Our family practices Buddhism and if you were to learn anything from, it would go as follows:


(1) to lead a moral life,
(2) to be mindful and aware of thoughts and actions, and
(3) to develop wisdom and understanding.

If your religious beliefs lead you to hate and anger, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG. 


11 things bible bans, yet Becky Fischer chooses to ignore <<<<<

Go tell her how you feel! https://www.facebook.com/pages/School-of-Supernatural-Childrens-Ministry/152102601534685


(If you want more information on Intactivism and why we oppose Routine Infant Circumcision, I would suggest reading through drmommas website: 
http://www.drmomma.org/2010/01/cut-vs-intact-outcome-statistics.html and 
Saving our Sons facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/SavingOurSons
Bay Area Intactivists facebook :page:https://www.facebook.com/BayAreaIntactivists
 facebook.com/discerningmommas

Cosmetics, Circumcision and Oprah: A disgusting display of cruelty and indifference

 We know that circumcision is a barbaric practice. It is medically unnecessary and for aesthetic purposes only.No child should ever have to endure genital cutting. We intactivists do everything we can do save ever baby boy that we can, or so we thought. Are your dollars supporting the circumcision industry? The skin care industry has a dirty secret. And it's not that wrinkle creams  don't work. They are using human foreskins to test their skincare products on. 

"Organogenesis Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., uses a variation on the foreskin
theme for its Testskin by seeding human foreskin tissue into a bovine
collagen gel. Nutrients are added, the cells secrete collagen and growth
factors, and an epidermal layer is placed on top. Manufacturers now using
Testskin include Est'e Lauder Inc., Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc., Avon Products
Inc., and Amway Corp. Next from Organogenesis will be a skin model
containing pigment-producing melanocytes useful for testing sunscreens and
makeup for dark-complexioned people, says John Burger, director of investor
relations for the company.

  "On the advisory board of the John Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing-Y.H.    Laurie Pan, PhD, DABT (Mary Kay, Inc.) and here is quote about their research: 

"In order to characterize a fibroblast cell line representing normal human skin fibroblasts in three-dimensional cultures, we compared the fibroblast line MSU-1.1, derived from human foreskin....."

They also supply foreskins to transnational corporations such as Advanced Tissue Sciences of San Diego, California, [1] Organogenesis, [2] and BioSurface Technology, [3] who have recently emerged to reap new corporate profits from the sale of marketable products made from harvested human foreskins. In 1996 alone, Advanced Tissue Sciences could boast of a healthy $663.9 million market capitalization performance.[4]

This is immoral. Aesthetic genital cutting for mommys wrinkle creme.Foreskin fibroblasts are used to grow and cultivate new cells that are then used for testing of products and for skin cremes.One foreskin can be used for decades to grow $100,000 worth of fibroblasts. In order for the foreskin to be able to be tested on they cannot use anesthetic during the circumcision. This is a huge business, as is the circumcision procedure for doctors. The scary thing is, this appears to be an industry wide practice.  Since the 1980s, private hospitals have been involved in the business of supplying discarded foreskins to private bio-research laboratories and pharmaceutical companies who require human flesh as raw research material.


Even worse, Oprah openly endorses a SkinMedica, a product that openly uses fibroblasts in its products. Great! Cosmetic genital surgery on children for cosmetics for adults. And there is supposedly no monetary gain in circumcision? Corporations have taken over every industry possible, including the cutting of babies genitals. We need to rethink where we spend our dollars. Big companies never have your best interest at heart, and this is just another example. Your dollars spent are each votes for where you want humanity to go.We think of circumcision as the money maker in this dirty scheme, but the money in testing and using foreskins is a multimillion dollar a year industry. I believe Mary Kay's involvement in this is very revealing, I have read some speculation of many other large companies, and I will say I won't use any of them. Toxic ingredients in them that are bad for our planet and bodies anyways. Buying natural, small family based cosmetics are your best bet to not support such cruelty to children. 

 "Parents should be wary of anyone who tries to retract their child's foreskin, and especially wary of anyone who wants to cut it off. Human foreskins are in great demand for any number of commercial enterprises, and the marketing of purloined baby foreskins is a multimillion-dollar-a-year industry."

--Where Is My Foreskin? The Case Against Circumcision- Paul M. Fleiss, MD:Mothering (The Magazine Of Natural Family Living) Winter 1997, page 39

http://voices.yahoo.com/human-foreskins-big-business-cosmetics-201840.html?cat=69

http://www.foreskin.org/f4sale.htm


http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2009/05/28/babies-foreskins-used-to-make-cosmetics-is-this-ethical/

Top Ten: Best Foods for Your Toddler -- By the former The Judgey Moms

The Judgey Moms care about nutrition, a lot. 

We believe food is our medicine, and we don't eat for fun, we eat food purposefully, to nourish our bodies and think this is an important message to teach our children. Walking into a common supermarket can send us into a frenzy, and sheer horror as we watch case after case of soda-pop wheeled out in fun kiddy flavors like diet, orange, and root beer. There is an absolute epidemic of overfed and malnourished youth and it is causing some big problems. Children do not deserve to suffer and we should educate ourselves and each other to provide the best health and wellness we can for our children.

1/3 of all US children are obese. ( Kids Health from Nemours)

Poor diet and inactivity are the second leading cause of preventable death after smoking. Over 400,000 deaths a year are related to poor diet and physical inactivity. In fact, deaths from obesity are soon expected to surpass deaths from smoking.

Diet is a leading risk factor for diseases that kill most Americans. These top 3 diseases include cancer, heart disease, and strokes. For the first time in history, cancer has now surpassed heart disease as the top killer of Americans under 85. Research from both the American Heart Association and the National Cancer Institute have shown that people who eat a low fat high fiber diet and exercise regularly are less likely to have heart disease or cancer. (Lisa Ford @HealthTeacher)

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children. When diabetes strikes during childhood, it is routinely assumed to be type 1, or juvenile-onset diabetes. However, in the last 2 decades, type 2 diabetes (formerly known as adult-onset diabetes) has been reported among U.S. children and adolescents with increasing frequency. (CDC)

ADHD  2 to 3% of children have ADHD.  In a typical classroom at least one child is ADHD.

(National Institute of Mental Health )Dr Liddy Pelsser isolated diet as the root cause of 64% of ADHD diagnoses in her subjects. Her results are published in The Lancet.

ADHD has been thought to be caused by many things, some suspect food additives, colorings, petrochemicals, and malnutrition among others. Regardless of speculation about the causes of ADHD, a specific diet is recommended for those diagnosed.

IQ  Three year olds who ate a 'junky' diet, had IQ scores 5 points lower than the nutritious toddlers, five years later.

Good nutrition is crucial in the first three years of life when the brain grows at its fastest rate.

Young children eating a diet packed with fats, sugar and processed foods consume too few vitamins and nutrients, which means their brains never grow to optimal levels.

 The effect of a poor diet on brain development could persist forever, even if the diet improved.

 (Researchers Dr Pauline Emmett and Dr Kate Northstone, Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, Project at Bristol University)

Here are some foods you can easily to integrate into your familys diet. We consume these daily in our home, toddlers included. These are all nutrient rich, amazing foods. Some of these you will have to get at a health food store or specialty store. We always suggest buying organic when possible, especially for the children.

TOP TEN FOODS TO FEED YOUR CHILD (toddlers too!)

 COCONUT PRODUCTS

We suggest coconut 'meat', coconut oil, and coconut water. We LOVE coconut in our house! Try some coconut oil in a smoothie, kids love it! My son likes some in his oatmeal. We also love coconut water for babies when they are dehydrated from diarrhea  or vomiting, or lowering fevers. I use the oil also for lotion and diaper rash treatment also. It is a staple for health.

Nutritional Profile:

Coconut is highly nutritious and rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It contains a very healthy form of fat called medium-chain triglycerides (MCT). MCTs are very digestible, which makes them ideal for people with digestive problems such as ulcerative colitis or irritable bowel syndrome.

Benefits of coconut, in one form or another:

Kills viruses that cause influenza, herpes, measles, hepatitis C, SARS, AIDS, and other illnesses.

Kills bacteria that cause ulcers, throat infections, urinary tract infections, gum disease and cavities, pneumonia, and gonorrhea, and other diseases.

Kills fungi and yeasts that cause candidiasis, ringworm, athlete's foot, thrush, diaper rash, and other infections.

Expels or kills tapeworms, lice, giardia, and other parasites.

Provides a nutritional source of quick energy.

Boosts energy and endurance, enhancing physical and athletic performance.

Improves digestion and absorption of other nutrients including vitamins, minerals, and amino acids.

Improves insulin secretion and utilization of blood glucose.

Relieves stress on pancreas and enzyme systems of the body.

Reduces symptoms associated with pancreatitis.

Helps relieve symptoms and reduce health risks associated with diabetes.

Reduces problems associated with malabsorption syndrome and cystic fibrosis.

Improves calcium and magnesium absorption and supports the development of strong bones and teeth.

Helps protect against osteoporosis.

Helps relieve symptoms associated with gallbladder disease.

Relieves symptoms associated with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and stomach ulcers.

Improves digestion and bowel function.

Relieves pain and irritation caused by hemorrhoids.

Reduces inflammation.

Supports tissue healing and repair.

Supports and aids immune system function.

Helps protect the body from breast, colon, and other cancers.

Is heart healthy; improves cholesterol ratio reducing risk of heart disease.

Protects arteries from injury that causes atherosclerosis and thus protects against heart disease.

Helps prevent periodontal disease and tooth decay.

Functions as a protective antioxidant.

Helps to protect the body from harmful free radicals that promote premature aging and degenerative disease. 

Does not deplete the body's antioxidant reserves like other oils do.

Improves utilization of essential fatty acids and protects them from oxidation.

Helps relieve symptoms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Relieves symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (prostate enlargement).

Reduces epileptic seizures.

Helps protect against kidney disease and bladder infections.

Dissolves kidney stones.

Helps prevent liver disease.

Is lower in calories than all other fats.

Supports thyroid function.

Promotes loss of excess weight by increasing metabolic rate.

Is utilized by the body to produce energy in preference to being stored as body fat like other dietary fats.

Helps prevent obesity and overweight problems.

Applied topically helps to form a chemical barrier on the skin to ward of infection.

Reduces symptoms associated the psoriasis, eczema, and dermatitis.

Supports the natural chemical balance of the skin.

Softens skin and helps relieve dryness and flaking.

Prevents wrinkles, sagging skin, and age spots.

Promotes healthy looking hair and complexion.

Provides protection from damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

Helps control dandruff.

Does not form harmful by-products when heated to normal cooking temperature like other vegetable oils do.

Has no harmful or discomforting side effects. Is completely non-toxic to humans.

(Coconut Research Center)

HEMP SEED

These are the seed of the plant Cannabis Sativa. Although related to marijuana, it contains much less THC and therefore does not produce a 'high' if smoked. Hemp seeds can be eaten raw, ground into a meal, sprouted, made into hemp milk, made into tea, and used in baking. We really like them in salads also. My son really likes hemp and coconut milk together also, sometimes we put spirulina in it.  Hemp seeds are one of the earth’s best sources of easily digestible, high-quality protein. 65% of hemp seeds protein is high-quality edestin, making them the highest vegan source of this simple protein that’s required for proper immune system function. With live enzymes intact, hemp’s digestible proteins are easily assimilated into the body.

NOTE:

When exposed to high temperatures, the polyunsaturated fatty acids in hemp seeds and hemp seed oil can turn into peroxide. Hemp seeds and oil should only be used in recipes that keep the food's temperature below boiling.

Nutritional Profile:

All the essential amino acids and essential fatty acids necessary to maintain healthy human life. No other single plant source has the essential amino acids in such an easily digestible form, nor has the essential fatty acids in as perfect a ratio to meet human nutritional needs.  A diet without any one of them will eventually cause disease and death. 

Benefits:

Growth & Development

Heart Function

Brain Function

Globulin proteins make up Antibodies- destroying antigens (any substance eliciting a response from lymphocytes: bacteria, viruses, toxins, living and dead tissue, internal debris, etc.)

(Global Healing Center)

(Jenny Wiltz @ Livestrong)

SPIRULINA

This is a blue-green microalgae. It is thought to be one of the most ancient life forms, found in both fresh and salt water environments. Animal studies have evaluated spirulina in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced heart disease, stroke recovery,and age related declines in memory. My son enjoys spirulina and honey with water. Be careful, it is a dark green pigment and will stain!

Nutritional Profile:

Contains high concentrations of 18 Vitamins and Minerals

Rich in Chlorophyll

Contains ALL essential amino acids

65% of Spirulina is Protein

Rich in gamma-linoleic acid (GLA) - an anti-inflammatory Omega 6 Fatty Acid

100x the Vitamin A of Carrots

50x the Iron of Spinach

10x the Beta Carotene of Carrots

7x the Calcium of Milk,

6x the Protein of Eggs,

 3x More Iron Than Beef ,

 Rich in Phytonutrients and antioxidants

Benefits:

Boost the Immune System

Improve Digestion

Reduce fatigue

Build Endurance

Nature's Detoxifier - Cleanse the body

Boost Energy Levels

Control Appetite

Maintain Healthy Cardiovascular function

Support the Liver and Kidneys

Reduce Inflammation

Benefit People Who Suffer from Allergies

(Power Discovery)

BLUEBERRIES

Nutritional Profile:                                                               Benefits:

Vitamin K                                                                           Anti-inflammatory

Manganese                                                                         Lowers bad cholesterol  

Vitamin C                                                                           Raises HDL cholesterol

Fiber                                                                                   Lowering of triglycerides

Phytonutrients                                                                      Nervous system and brain health

                                                                                           Can improve memory

                                                                                           Supports healthy blood pressure

                                                                                           Blood Sugar Benefits

                                                                                           Eye Health

                                                                                           Cancer Prevention

                                       

                                                                      (The George Mateljan Foundation- Worlds Healthiest Foods)

AVOCADO

Avacado is an almost perfect food, meaning it has nearly all the nutrients to sustain life! This was both of our sons first foods,  my son is now 18 months and has one a day.

NOTE:
If you have a latex allergy, you may very likely be allergic to chitinase enzymes contain foods including avocado.

Nutritional Profile:

Fiber

Folate

B5

B6

Omega-3 fatty acids

Avocados are the best fruit source of vitamin E

Glutathione- Antioxidant

Vitamin K

Carotenoids- - beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, lutein, neochrome, neoxanthin, chrysanthemaxanthin, beta-cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, and violaxanthin.

Oleic acid

Benefits:

Anti-inflammatory

Prostate Cancer Prevention
Oral Cancer Defense
Breast Cancer Protection
Eye Health
Heart Health

Lower Cholesterol
Raising HDL in Cholesterol

Stroke Prevention
Better Nutrient Absorption

Bone Support

Glutathione- antioxidant important in preventing aging, cancer, and heart disease.

(HealthDiaries.com)

(The George Mateljan Foundation- Worlds Healthiest Foods)

KALE

Kale might usually be hard to get a toddler/ picky eater to eat raw, but I would suggest buying some kale chips. They are ADDICTING. They contain all the nutrients of raw kale also because they are dehydrated at a low temperature that keeps  them intact. They are a great snack alternative to chips, my son loves them. Kale’s risk-lowering benefits for cancer have recently been extended to at least five different types of cancer.

Nutritional Profile:

Fiber

Vitamin A

Calcium

Minerals

Phytonutrients

Vitamin C

Potassium

B6

Folic Acid

Benefits:

Keeps homocysteine levels down

Protection from cataracts

Prevents Cancer

Heart Disease Prevention

Prevent OsteoperosisPrevents Dementia

(Consumer Guide, How Stuff Works Inc.)

RAW JUICE

Raw is better than pasteurized, as the process kills many vitamins and enzymes for the purpose of shelf life. To get the most out of your fruits and veggies, juicing is the way to go, you can consume large amounts of produce without much preparation or eating. You can also sneak in ingredients you normally would not enjoy, or your picky eaters for optimum nutrition. I always get my son a beet, carrot, and apple juice and he really enjoys it and it doesn’t have to be all fruit juice. It is hard to write about juicing because it is such a broad spectrum of topics. I found out about juicing from the documentary Food Matters, it talks about the gerson therapy which has been curing cancer and heart disease among MANY other diseases since the 20's. This movie change my perspective on health.

Nutritional Profile:

Phytochemicals

Large quantities of vitamins, minerals, enzymes

Benefits:

Detoxifying and cleansing the body

stimulating and healing the elimination and detoxification organs such as the gall bladder, liver, intestines and kidneys

(Dynamics of Motion)

GOJI

This is a berry also known as Wolfberry. Not commonly found in the Western World, you can find Goji in dehydrated or juice form.  I also buy them frozen and they are very  good.
Goji berries have the highest ORAC score among 46 foods.  

Nutritional Profile:

Antioxidants

Amino Acids

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Essential Fatty Acids

Selenium

Polysaccharides

Calcium

Betaine

B-Complex Vitamins

Zeaxanthin

Benefits:

Protects the Liver

Improves Vision

Strengthens weak legs

Protects from Cancers

Improves Immune System

Promotes Longevity, anti-aging

(anti-oxidentfruits.com)

MACA
This is a root, commonly sold in powder form.  Best used in smoothies or baked goods.

Nutritional Profile:

Fiber

Calcium

vitamins B1 and B2, B12,

Fatty acids

Phosphorus- primary building block in Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) and glucose-6-phosphate (G6P).

Trace elements of Zinc

Vitamin C

 

Benefits:

Endocrine System Adaptogen:

          -Adaptogen- enable the body to enhance its power of resistance and adapt to external conditions

          -Endocrine System- Hypothalamus, Adrenal Glands, Thyroid & Parathyroid Glands, Pancreas,        Thymus, Ovaries, Testes, Pituitary Gland.

Rebuilds weak immune systems

Stimulates the appetite and aids in digestion

Re-mineralize poorly nourished bodies

Increase energy and endurance

Improves sexual function in men and women

Reduces hormonal dysfunction especially in menopause

Speeds wound healing

Reduces anemia

Enhances memory, learning and mental ability

Healthy teeth and bones

Acts as an antifungal, antibacterial

Helps build muscle (non addictive alternative to anabolic steroids)

Saponins and terpenoids may aid as a sedative, expectorant, pain reliever, anti-tumoral, and analgesic.

(Herbs America Company, Maca Magic)

QUINOA

This is a seed related to the spinach family. It cooks and tastes like a grain. Quinoa is close to one of the most complete foods in nature because it contains amino acids, enzymes, vitamins and minerals, fiber, antioxidants, and phytonutrients. Excellent replacement for grains that are hard to digest and feed candida (yeast). Compared to other grains, quinoa is higher in calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, copper, manganese, and zinc than wheat, barley or corn. It is also gluten free.

Nutritional Profile:

Complete protein- all 9 essential aminos

Magnesium

Fiber

Manganese and Copper

 

Benefits:

Blood Pressure

Acts as a prebiotic feeding good intestinal flora

May be effective in preventing or treating:

Breast Cancer

Diabetes

Insulin resistance

(Body Ecology)

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