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"With their crunchy texture and mild, nutty flavor, white chia seeds are gaining popularity in North America. Native to what is now Mexico, white chia has been valued and cultivated since Aztec times; today, most white chia is grown in the fertile soil of the Amazon basin in Peru. Partly because of the rich soil in which it is grown, white chia is extremely nutrient dense: Packed with trace minerals, vitamins, and essential fats, it is a sound addition to any diet. Because of its EFA profile, white chia seeds are most often compared with flaxseed. Both are rich in omega-3." - Brendan Brazier, The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (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.) "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.) "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.) "Super Green Cactus Chia Soup 1 young raw nopal cactus pad, spines removed 4 cups greens (kale, spinach, lamb's quarters, baby lettuces, or other favorite greens) Va, cup hemp oil or stone-ground cold-pressed olive oil Va cup chia seeds or hemp seeds 2-4 tablespoons lemon juice 2-4 tablespoons ginger juice 1 -3 teaspoons kelp powder 1 -3 teaspoons maca root powder dash black pepper, cayenne, turmeric, and hing dash Himalayan or sun-dried sea salt 1 cup blessed water to desired consistency Toss all ingredients into blender and blend on high speed. Serves 1-2." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (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.)

"One ounce of chia seeds, for example, can supply you with six times the amount of vitamin C that several oranges can give you. Whereas antioxidants in food may be "balanced bio-chemically," Jacobs and his team write, any vitamin pill would lack such balance. Taking high doses of a single antioxidant, they speculate, may "perturb" the body's balance of antioxidants and pro-oxidants. These findings support other research, showing that high daily doses of another antioxidant, vitamin E, may not extend life, and instead may slightly raise the risk of dying earlier." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"GCW Organic chia seeds (www.GoodCauseWellness.com) <•* Baseline Nutritionals Metal Magic (www.BaselineNutritionals.com) *" Astaxanthin (www.Nutrex-Hawaii.com) Obesity (see also Appetite Control) Obesity is treated like a disease by conventional medicine and the media—but it's not. It's more of an effect. Obesity is the effect of consuming certain food products that promote blood sugar disorders, fat storage acceleration, and the imbalance effect of appetite control hormones. When you combine those factors with a general lack of physical exercise, you get obesity as the result." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"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) 0.869 mg Glcium 529 mg Riboflavin (B2) 0.166 mg Iron 10.00 mg Niacin (B,) 5.817 mg Phosphorus 604 mg source of omega-3 fatty acids. chia seeds of the small southwestern variety (S. columbariae) are more nutritious than the Mexican vat iety." - 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.)

"The best oils, of course, are omega-3 oils, and you can find these in flax or chia seeds (currently my favorite source of omega-3 oils). You can also find omega-3 oils in some animal products including oily fish, salmon, or cod liver oil supplements (highly recommended). If you garden, you can eat your own fresh cucumbers or culinary herbs like oregano, thyme and rosemary. These are good for your overall health and they will positively impact the health of your blood. My favorite herb for blood viscosity is aloe vera. I personally grow and eat aloe vera on a regular basis." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) "You also want to get plenty of omega-3 oils into your body through the consumption of chia seeds or flaxseeds. 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." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) "Some of the best brain-enhancing foods and supplements include brazil nuts, lecithin, ginkgo biloba, PS (phosphytidylserine), rosemary and all the foods containing healthy oils: chia seeds, flax, salmon, macadamia nuts, etc. Products to consider for cognitive decline: PhosphatidylSerine (PS) (www.WellnessResources.com) <*" Super EPA / DHA with Sesame Lignans & Olive Fruit Extract (www.LEF.org) Cognitex with Pregnenolone & Neuroprotection Complex (www.LEF.org) Baseline Nutritionals Warp Speed (www.BaselineNutritionals.com) Super Selenium Complex and Mitochondrial Energy Optimizer (www.LEF." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"I have provided one inexpensive source for chia seeds under Product Information. Fresh Corn Can Help Reverse Vision Problems Almost every person with age-related macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of blindness, suffers from lutein-deficiency. A recent study showed that consuming 6 mgs of lutein in your food per day reduces your risk of this disorder by a whopping 43 percent. Fresh corn is an excellent source of lutein. Rice This common food has anti-diarrheal and anti-cancer properties. Like other grains, rice contains anticancer protease inhibitors." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.) "The super-grain, chia seeds, is packed with numerous minerals. (It is widely available on the Internet, such as this web site: www.chiaforhealth.com.) Unlike vitamins, minerals cannot be synthesized by plants. Plants take up mineral salts (inorganic compounds) from the soil and convert them into colloidal minerals (organic compounds). The inorganic minerals, also called metallic minerals, are very difficult to be absorbed by a healthy digestive system, and even more so if the small intestine is impacted with toxic waste material." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Because of its EFA profile, white chia seeds are most often compared with flaxseed. Both are rich in omega-3. Unlike flaxseed, however, white chia doesn't need to be ground in order for the body to access its nutrition. 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." - Brendan Brazier, The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (Get the book.)

"Some of the food sources of w-3 and oj-6 fatty acids are fish and shellfish, flaxseed (linseed), soya oil, canola (rapeseed) oil, hemp oil, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, leafy vegetables and walnuts. Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG): This is the polyphenol most strongly associated with cancer prevention found in green and black tea. Ellagic Acid: Has powerful antioxidant, anti-mutagen and anticancer properties. Studies have shown the anti-cancer activity on cancer cells of the breast, esophagus, skin, colon, prostate and pancreas." - Jan Lovejoy, Get Balanced-the Natural Way to Better Health with Superfoods (Get the book.)

"GRAINS Favor Basmati rice, white Oats, cooked Whole rice, well cooked, chia seeds (super grain) Wheat cereal, not dry Wild rice Reduce Amaranth Barley Bulgur Couscous Whole Wheat Pasta Quinoa Rice flour Udon noodles Unbleached white flour, Whole wheat flour A void Buckwheat Corn Cereals, dried Millet Oats, dry White flour pasta Rye LEGUMES, BEANS, PEAS Favor Aduki beans Mung beans (split or whole) Pink lentils Tofu, fermented and cooked* Toor dhal *Soy milk and commercially produced tofu contain at least two highly toxic enzyme inhibitors." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Chia seeds Oxygenate tissues, for runners. For Peak Energy Take liquid Garlic, raw liquid Yeast with herbs Bee Pollen and Ginseng (in Solgar Joggers), Cayenne, Kelp, Spirulina, Wheatgrass, Barley grass, Tienchi Ginseng, Korean Ginseng, Siberian Ginseng, American Ginseng, Ginsana(Red Chinese Ginseng extract for energy, mental alertness and physical endurance), Suma, Gotu Kola (non-caffeine energy stimulant), Dong Quai (for circulation, less cramping), Ginger, Licorice root; with tissue-buildingherbs Saw Palmetto, Sarsaparilla (for muscle development), Wild Yam root, and Kudzu." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.) "Chia seeds overnight; drain, and make tea with Gotu Kola, for non-fatiguing energy all day. Fish extracts Garum used by the Romans; Nuoc Nam used in southeast Asia forvitality and circulatory health (Rejuvion200Catalysate, SourceNaturals). Kal * s Ultra Vanadium 4+ for Glucose to Glycogen transport and muscle/liver storage enhancing strength, endurance, and recuperation. Threshold Oakmont Company" s Rocket Fuel with Bee Pollen, Ginseng, Gotu Kola, Fo Ti Tieng, Sarsaparilla, Licorice, Damiana, Ginger, and Cayenne. Body Strength Alive Energy's Deep Fire with 300 mg." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.) "Chia seeds Oxygenate tissues, for runners. Homeopathic Sportenine (Boiron) improves stamina, promotes recovery by lessening cramps, aches, pains, exhaustion, and muscle fatigue of prolonged action. Athletes takehoneycopiously,andAlfalfaforlitheness,swiftness,andstrength. Oakmont Company's Power Play with Red Chinese Ginseng(formental discipline), Gotu Kola (non-caffeine energy stimulant), Dong Quai (for circulation, less cramping), and Ginger." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (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.)

"Sometimes I add papaya and soaked chia seeds. After four months my cholesterol dropped to 170, my thyroid tested normal. The most exciting change was my B-12 tested normal for the first time in many years and my doctor said I don't need B-12 shots any more. I love how I feel! The murmurs stopped. I have a lot less cravings for unhealthy foods. I lost 12 pounds and it feels so good, especially because I am a dancer. I eat two meals a day and have a lot of energy. I dance swing and polka ten hours a week vigorously. My white hair of twenty years is suddenly growing dark again." - Victoria Boutenko, M.A., Green For Life (Get the book.)

"HAVE A SNACK STRATEGY AND INVENTORY ON HAND Great snack choices are smoothies, berries, salads, above-ground raw vegetables, soft-boiled eggs, raw nuts, and seeds (walnuts, almonds, macadamia nuts, Brazil nuts, coconuts, chia seeds, and pumpkin seeds). Eat organic whenever possible. Adopt a few good changes in your diet and you'll feel so much better you'll want to adopt more!" - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.) "Polyunsaturated fats are found in high concentrations in chia seeds, flaxseeds, fish oil, and borage seed oil. Monounsaturated fats are found in high concentrations in olives, nuts, and avocados. Omega-3s and omega-6s are types of polyunsaturated fats that are essential for normal growth and may play an important role in the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease, hypertension, arthritis, cancer, and other inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Most people eat too much omega-6 and are deficient in omega-3s." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"Phosphorus 604 mg source of omega-3 fatty acids. chia seeds of the small southwestern variety (S. columbariae) are more nutritious than the Mexican vat iety. Chilean Wild Nut (Gevuina avellana) This plant was named after Avella Vecchia, near Naples in southern Italy. Gevuina derives from the Chilean name. General Information Also known as the Chilean hazel, this evergreen tree is a member of the macadamia family. The natural habitat of the tree is the cold region of southern Chile, extending from the snowline on the Pacific slopes of the Andes down to the seacoast." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.) "Both varieties of chia seeds are hard and smooth as long as they are dry, but when placed in warm water, or any liquid for that matter, they rapidly begin to soften and swell, increasing their original size by four or five times. If plain water surrounds the seeds, it turns to a clear gelatin and the entire tapioca-like substance is pleasant to eat, especially if a little sweetener is added. Others prefer to grind the seeds in a blender and then sprinkle the meal directly on cereal. This meal can also be added to salads, soups, and baked products. The sprouted seeds taste much like watercress." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.)

"Vary with hardier flours ofwild rice, quinoa, and chia seeds; and diced nuts almonds, cashews, or pistachios. •Banana Oatmeal Pancakes Combine 1.5 c. oatmeal, a pinch of seasalt, 2-3 tsp. active baking yeast preparation, 1/2 c. whole wheat pastry flour, 1 c.soymilk, 1 banana, 1 tsp.eachofhoneyandvegetableoil, 1 egg sub.; heat on lecithined or carob powdered grill. •RAW PORRIDGE Soak rolled oats in juice or water for 10-12 hours; add 1-2 tbs. nut cream, honey, juice of half a lemon; then mix in 1 large grated apple and 1 tbs. each of diced almonds, filberts, pecans, and walnuts." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.)

"Soluble fiber is found in fruit, beans, peas, oat bran and especially in chia seeds. It has a gel-like consistency that improves bowel movements by increasing the volume of bulk in the colon. Soluble fiber binds together cholesterol in the small intestines and takes it out of the body. Certain soluble fibers such as pectin (found in apples) and guar gums (found in chia seed, oatmeal, legumes and mangos) slow down the release of the sugars contained in the foods we eat, thus reducing the risk of diabetes." - Victoria Boutenko, M.A., Green For Life (Get the book.)

"Any kind of raw nuts or seeds could be used, such as walnuts, almonds, filberts, peanuts, cashews, brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, etc. Note: chia seeds will make drink jell. Place nuts and pitted dates, figs, or raisins in blender, add two cups of water, and run for about two minutes. Add remaining water, run for a few more seconds, and serve. It makes four servings." - Paavo Airola, There is a Cure for Arthritis (Get the book.)

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