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"YOU Tip: See the chia. chia pets may have no apparent purpose, but chia seed? Now, that's something to get excited about. Chia-a harvested, unprocessed, nutty-tasting, nutrient-dense whole grain with omega-3 fatty acids-has among the highest antioxidant activity of any whole food, outdistancing even fresh blueberries. One study showed that 30 grams of chia seed taken with bread decreased the sharp blood sugar spike seen an hour after eating. Another study showed that chia lowers blood pressure and the risk of heart problems. Our recommendation: two daily doses of about 20 grams of seeds each." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"White chia helps speed recovery, as it consists of about 20 percent high-quality protein and is packed with antioxidants. Particularly high in magnesium, potassium, calcium, and iron, white chia can effectively replenish minerals used in muscle contractions and lost in sweat. It is also high in both soluble and insoluble fiber, which helps sustain energy and maintain fullness. White chia can be used to replace up to one-fifth of regular flour in baking, to add nutrition and crunch, or substituted at a 1:1 ratio for ground flaxseed in recipes. I often sprinkle about a tablespoon over my salads." - Brendan Brazier, The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (Get the book.)

"Also, 2-4 cups of any fresh green can be added to make a super chia green smoothie. (Note: If adding greens, use less water.) Place seeds in blender, with any or all of the optional ingredients listed. Fill halfway with water, add ice, and blend to a creamy consistency. As machine is running, use the remaining water to top off container. Creates one full Vita-Mix of smoothie. Serves 1 -2." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"One study showed that 30 grams of chia seed taken with bread decreased the sharp blood sugar spike seen an hour after eating. Another study showed that chia lowers blood pressure and the risk of heart problems. Our recommendation: two daily doses of about 20 grams of seeds each. Major Ager Calorie Consumption & Slowing Sirtuin Understand the Ultimate Awti-Agers The greatest year for aging Americans: 1935. That April, it was found that the lifespan of laboratory rats could be extended considerably by putting them on a serious calorie-restricted diet." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"The English name chia comes from the Mayan chiabaan, meaning "strong" or "strengthening." General Information The chia plant is native to the watm and temperate regions of the southwestern North American deserts and Central America. This small member of the sage family appears on the plains, hills, and valleys over much of California and northern Mexico, growing from an annual root with a slender branching stem terminated by several curious whorls containing the seeds. The seeds are flat and round, with a slippery feeling to the touch." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.) "Health Benefits The energizing value of chia seeds was well known to the American Indians, who made use of the potent seeds to sustain them on long desert marches and runs. It is said that a handful of seeds, roasted and ground, will maintain a person throughout a day of hard exertion, such as continuous running. Next to flax, chia seeds are the highest Chia / Nutritional Value Per 100 g Edible Portion Dried Dried Calories 472 Zinc 5.320 mg Protein 16.62 g Copper 1.660 mg Fat 26.25 g Beta Carotene (A) 36 IU Fiber 25.30 g Thiamine (Bi) 0." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.)

"Chia, V. M., Newcomb, P. A., Trentham-Dietz, A., and Hampton, J. M. (2007). Obesity, diabetes, and other factors in relation to survival after endometrial cancer diagnosis. Int. J. Gynecol. Cancer 17, 441-446. 284. Studzijnski, Z., and Zajewski, W. (2003). Factors affecting the survival of 121 patients treated for endometrial carcinoma at a Polish hospital. Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. 267, 145-147. 285. Courneya, K. S., Karvinen, K. H., Campbell, K. L., et al. (2005). Associations among exercise, body weight, and quality of life in a population-based sample of endometrial cancer survivors." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Healing Love Through the Tao: Cultivating Female Sexual Energy, Mantak chia and Naneewan chia, Healing Tao Books, Huntington, N.Y., 1986. Mantak chia and his wife, Naneewan, have traveled the earth giving seminars on the conscious control of sexual energy and its use for healing. They have been at the forefront of bringing the ancient principles of taoism and tantra to the attention of the public. Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy, Mantak chia with Michael Winn, Aurora Press, Santa Fe, N.M., 1984." - Rudolph M. Ballentine, M.D., Radical Healing: Integrating the World's Great Therapeutic Traditions to Create a New Transformative Medicine (Get the book.)

"Serves 4 Pecan-Maple Custard_ 4 tablespoons apple juice 3 cups silken tofu 4 tablespoons vanilla extract 4 1/2 teaspoons almond extract 1 cup chopped roasted pecans 3 tablespoons chia seeds 1/4 cup agar flakes In the blender or food processor, combine all the ingredients except the pecans, until smooth. Chill, top with pecans, and serve." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Add hemp seeds and chia seeds, whole, with the water. Massage in the cream. Pack into a flat rectangular glass container. Serves 4-8, depending on size of bars. Bars will keep up to 4 days, refrigerated. Lemon Coriander Bars with Coriander Icing Base: 1 cup hemp seeds, unsoaked, whole 1 cup brown sesame seeds, soaked, whole 1 cup sunflower seeds, soaked, whole Toss all seeds into a bowl." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Here are the four basic means to get your greens: One: Eat your greens Two: Make blended green soups Three: Make blended green smoothies with chia seeds or low-glycemic fruits, if your blood sugar is stable for six months Four: Juice your greens into green vegetable juice (GVJ) Food in any of these forms travels easily in a Tupperware or drinking container, can be taken on the go just about anywhere, and all Four Means can be prepared in advance at home, ready for you at every point in your day." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"White chia can be used to replace up to one-fifth of regular flour in baking, to add nutrition and crunch, or substituted at a 1:1 ratio for ground flaxseed in recipes. I often sprinkle about a tablespoon over my salads. White chia is not yet commonly available in North America; however, as its benefits become appreciated, more and more health food stores are beginning to stock it. yerba mate Yerba mate is a South American plant whose leaf is commonly used to make a tea-like infusion. Yerba mate is similar to green tea in many nutritional respects." - Brendan Brazier, The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (Get the book.)

"Chia Seed The often-ridiculed seed of the "instant pet," chia seeds have a history as a nutritious flavoring for soups and beverages. They were used by ancient mountain and desert-dwelling Native American civilizations. Aztec warriors used carbohydrate-rich chia seeds as an energy booster. The tiny black seeds are also high in protein and may be sprinkled on foods whole or ground in a blender. The two varieties of chia, native to California and Mexico, respectively, add flavor and nutrients to cottage cheese, sandwiches, soups, and salads." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Dietary Wellness: Using Foods to Heal (Get the book.)

"Particularly high in magnesium, potassium, calcium, and iron, white chia can effectively replenish minerals used in muscle contractions and lost in sweat. It is also high in both soluble and insoluble fiber, which helps sustain energy and maintain fullness. White chia can be used to replace up to one-fifth of regular flour in baking, to add nutrition and crunch, or substituted at a 1:1 ratio for ground flaxseed in recipes. I often sprinkle about a tablespoon over my salads." - Brendan Brazier, The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (Get the book.)

"Seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, flax, chia, etc.) ??Omega-3 eggs • - Safe, mercury-free fish as above ¦I* Organic, grass-fed, hormone-, antibiotic-, and pesticide-free poultry •I- Small amounts of lean, organic grass-fed, hormone-, and antibiotic-free lamb or beef (or try buffalo, venison, or ostrich, which are leaner) no more than once or twice a week and no more than four to six ounces per serving • ?Avoid excessive quantities of meat. Use lean, organic, or grass-fed (when possible) animal products—eggs, beef, chicken, lamb, buffalo, ostrich, etc." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"An illegal numbers game, called Ta chia Le or Happiness for All, unknown until 1986, suddenly became a national obsession. It was so popular that "on days when winning numbers are announced, peasants neglect their fields and workers fail to report to their factories."4 A Taiwanese student of mine at Yale later confided to me that, while he was still a teenager in Taiwan in 1987, his mother had forced him to go regularly to the stock exchange, observe the trading, and report back to her if something significant should happen." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"These desert plants used to capture and store life-giving water, are the same agent that makes beans, mesquite, plan-tago, belotas, chia seeds, nopalitos, and prickly pear fruit effective regulators of blood sugar. Because of their interface with Western culture and diet, and certain shifts that limited their access to anti-diabetogenic foods, they shifted to a high-refined-sugar and cooked-animal-fat diet. Most foods high on the glycemic and insulin indexes greatly accelerate the metabolic imbalance." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Spanish; chia, English Salvia officinalis L. salvia, northwestern New Spain Salvia pachyphylla Epl. ex Munz. salvarial de la sierra, Paipai Salvia tiliaefolia Vahl. Scheich. ex Spreng. chulisi, Tarahumara Salvia spp. chiantzotzolli, planta que se hincha en la humedad, Aztec; oquisegua (flor mulieris), Opata; chia, northwestern New Spain; salvia, Spanish; sage, English Hyptis emoryi Torr. chia, dosdbuli, Tarahumara; desert lavender, English Sages are a diverse group of herbaceous plants, most of which have distinctive scents and showy flowers." - Margarita Artschwager Kay, Healing with Plants in the American and Mexican West (Get the book.)

"Along this line, replace white flour with whole grains and, better yet, grains like chia or Salba. Dr. Vladimir Vuksan, associate professor of endocrinology and nutritional medicine at the University of Toronto, and a team of researchers ran a series of clinical tests on Salba and discovered that the supergrain has a long, sustained moderating effect on blood sugar." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"Burdock The herb burdock (Arctium lappa) was tested by researchers at the chia Nan College of Pharmacy and Science in Taiwan for its antioxidant properties. They found that burdock is a powerful antioxidant, capable of scavenging hydrogen peroxide and superoxide radicals. It also showed a marked scavenging effect against hydroxyl radicals. The study showed also that burdock and vitamin E quench more free radicals when used in combination. Burdock also might protect against cancer by helping to control cell mutation. Carotenoids See under Vitamin A and the Carotenoids." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Blend two cups of plain or sweetened soy milk with Vi cup of cashew butter; add two tablespoons of carob powder, a pinch of salt, and a dash of vanilla extract and nutmeg. chia seeds Chia seeds, now available in natural food stores, have long been a staple in Mexican and American Indian diets, where they were traditionally used to increase endurance on long hunts and migrations. Although a member of the mint family, chia seeds have a mild flaxlike taste. They can be chewed raw or sprinkled into hot or cold cereals." - Gary Null, Get Healthy Now with Gary Null: A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment and Healthy living (Get the book.)

"Another study showed that chia lowers blood pressure and the risk of heart problems. Our recommendation: two daily doses of about 20 grams of seeds each. Major Ager Calorie Consumption & Slowing Sirtuin Understand the Ultimate Awti-Agers The greatest year for aging Americans: 1935. That April, it was found that the lifespan of laboratory rats could be extended considerably by putting them on a serious calorie-restricted diet. Perhaps in response to this discovery, Congress inked the Social Security Act into law six months later. You'd think the rats would have been ecstatic." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"For the stomach he recommended a plaster made from spiderweb, rose oil, and chia seed, to be applied to the belly. chia was considered 'cold' or moderately warm, viscous, and salivous. This seed ground with toasted corn could be stored and when needed mixed with Agave syrup (which he said was slightly inferior to our honey) and chili pepper (1959,2:70). In northwestern New Spain, Esteyneffer ([1719] 1978) recommended a tea of chia to refresh the fevered." - Margarita Artschwager Kay, Healing with Plants in the American and Mexican West (Get the book.)

"The two varieties of chia, native to California and Mexico, respectively, add flavor and nutrients to cottage cheese, sandwiches, soups, and salads. Adding chia to protein or fiber drinks can help stimulate bowel function. Key nutrients in chia seeds include protein, fiber, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, vitamin C, vitamin B: (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin A, and vitamin E." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Dietary Wellness: Using Foods to Heal (Get the book.)

"I prefer chia because they taste better. Consume raw pecans, walnuts, almonds, sesame seeds, and all the raw nuts and seeds that you can find. Roasted nuts and seeds are completely different. They're not nearly as healthy. Make sure that you get outstanding nutrition through superfoods so you're getting all the vitamins and minerals in their natural plant-based forms that the human body needs. If you do this even for a very short period—such as 30 days—you will begin to see measurable improvements in your cardiovascular health." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"Taoist Secrets oj Love by Mantak chia is particularly clear on this subject. It is important to increase our ching, or sexual energy, because it can be transformed into creative and spiritual energy. In our Freudian-Reichian culture, the awareness of transformation of sexual energy into creative work and even spiritual energy has also been established. The Taoists teach that sperm energy is subtly mixed with the prana or chi of the vital organs and refined into spiritual energy. Sexual energy is considered an intermediary link between the raw biological energies and our spiritual energy." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini (Get the book.)

"Aztec warriors used carbohydrate-rich chia seeds as an energy booster. The tiny black seeds are also high in protein and may be sprinkled on foods whole or ground in a blender. The two varieties of chia, native to California and Mexico, respectively, add flavor and nutrients to cottage cheese, sandwiches, soups, and salads. Adding chia to protein or fiber drinks can help stimulate bowel function." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Dietary Wellness: Using Foods to Heal (Get the book.)

"Foods high in these anti-inflammatory fats include cold-water fish, nuts, seeds, chia, and Salba. These dietary changes may be enough to clear up teenage or adult acne, but sometimes extra supplements are required to do the trick. If you suffer from acne, be sure to add zinc, evening primrose oil capsules, grapeseed extract capsules or tablets, and vitamin D to your daily regimen. Zinc clears up acne blemishes remarkable well by reducing levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), an androgen that appears to play a more significant role in creating acne blemishes than other androgens." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

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