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"Decades ago, yogurt was a healthy food if you could stomach the dairy fats, but today, most yogurts are really just yogurt flavored pudding thanks to their extremely high refined sugar content. Most yogurt products are made with a shockingly large quantity of fruit-flavored liquid syrup. And in the yogurts that are made without refined sugars, you'll usually get artificial chemical sweeteners such as aspartame or sucralose. As a result, you'll need to avoid virtually all flavored or sweetened yogurts." - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.)

"SOY YOGURT Soy yogurt is as versatile as yogurt with a fair-to-middling approximation of the flavor. "Soygurt," a lactose- and cholesterol-free product, is available commercially. It is easy to make at home. Any unpasteurized dairy yogurt may be used as a starter; nondairy cultures are available in health food stores or by mail order. Prepare, store, and use soy yogurt as you would dairy yogurt. Soygurt has a comparable nutritional profile to soymilk but has enhanced digestibility because it is fermented. Soy yogurt reduces vata." - Rebecca Wood, The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"Pasteurization before the yogurt culture is introduced is essential to the making of yogurt; but pasteurization after the culture has been allowed to grow is done merely to increase shelf life and totally destroys all the benefits inherent in the yogurt. A diet high in complex carbohydrates such as fruits, grains, and vegetables promotes the growth of bifidobacteria in the large intestine. And of course, drinking chlorinated water, or eating meats or dairy produced with antibiotics, totally defeats any program you're on." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "Eating yogurt (unless you make your own) does not really help. First, the bacteria used to make most yogurt (L. bulgaricus and S. thermopbilus) are not the key beneficial bacteria, although they are indeed helpful. (Some brands throw a small amount of acidophilus in after the fact—just so they can put it on the 'For some of these bacteria, such as the Bifidus, FOS can increase their effectiveness by a factor of 1,000 times or more!! label). Even more important, though, much of the yogurt that you buy in the store is now pasteurized after it is made." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "Pasteurization before the yogurt culture is introduced is essential to the making of yogurt; but pasteurization after the culture has been allowed to grow is done merely to increase shelf life and totally destroys all the benefits inherent in the yogurt. A diet high in complex carbohydrates such as fruits, grains, and vegetables promotes the growth of bifidobacteria in the large intestine. And of course, drinking chlorinated water, or eating meats or dairy produced with antibiotics, totally defeats any program you're on." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"The only dairy he has ever had is organic yogurt, frozen yogurt, or kefir. Another lifesaver is making baby food. Our household has a veggie mix, which is a great way to add many fruits and vegetables into every meal. Actually making up different recipes ' for Noah sparked interest for my husband and me to try some ourselves. Now the entire family makes a conscious effort to have at least seven fruits/veggies a day. Noah never had cradle cap or eczema. I used bath products that were free of irritants like propylene glycol or sodium lauryl sulfates." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Here are a few ideas for snacks and light meals that you can prepare at home in under fifteen minutes: • Soy yogurt and granola. For at-home snacks, mix plain soy yogurt with raisins, cashews, ground flaxseeds, or any of the other ingredients you use in your favorite granolas. You can also mix in some rolled dry oats for added texture and fiber. • Smoothies: We love smoothies at my house, and not just for breakfast. We combine organic frozen berries with soymilk, agave, ground flaxseed, and a banana. The results are always delicious." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"The antibiotics had definitely triggered Candida overgrowth, which was hammering Teia's energy, but the strategy of giving Teia yogurt was backfiring, due to her dairy allergy. Many people, I've noticed, eat large quantities of yogurt when they take antibiotics, but it's often unwise, since so many people are reactive to dairy products. A better strategy is to take probi-otic supplements, which contain acidophilus and other healthy digestive bacteria, but no dairy. Teia was also allergic to chocolate, which she loved to eat, and that was probably another part of her energy problem." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Fresh Seasonal Melon Smoothie 1 cup diced honeydew or cantaloupe V2 cup plain soy yogurt '/3 cup frozen blueberries '/3 cup frozen strawberries Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. PANCAKES There are many gluten-free flours and gluten-free pancake mixes available. There are different substitutes to use for eggs, including delicious vanilla soy yogurt. We have been off dairy for many years and find it easy and very tasty to use soy alternatives. As a topping, use fresh or pureed berries and serve with sliced bananas. Soy milk makes a wonderful "whipped cream." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"MODIFIED WALDORF SALAD Serves 2 Vi cup low-fat plain yogurt Vi teaspoon vanilla extract Vi teaspoon salt Vi teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 red apple, cubed Vi cup celery, diced Vi cup grapes, halved Vi cup raisins Vi cup chopped walnuts Lettuce In a small bowl, mix together the yogurt, vanilla, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Add the remaining ingredients except for the lettuce. Mix well and serve on lettuce leaves." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"The best thing is to make your own yogurt." You can find yogurt-making machines at cooking supply stores. If you're buying yogurt, make sure you choose a brand whose label says it contains live active cultures. "As soon as the yogurt cultures pass into the intestine, they become active and start to break down the lactose," says Dr. McGill. Sorry, but frozen yogurt won't help, since there are too few bacteria to be helpful. Diverticular Disease: Spare Your Colon It's fine to act refined at the dinner table, but when you eat that way, don't count on your colon to keep its good manners." - Doug Dollemore, Mark Giuliucci and the Editors of Men's Health Magazine, Age Erasers for Men: Hundreds of Fast and Easy Ways to Beat the Years (Get the book.)

"Use only plain yogurt, not flavored and use twice as much yogurt as you would cottage cheese if you substitute yogurt for cottage cheese. Tofu also works in the same dosage as natural yogurt. There is another way to take flax that should only be used in a desperate situation, as we cannot be sure that it works in cancer cases. If someone is nauseated by the oil, flax seed can be ground with a coffee grinder. Operate the grinder for about 13 to 15 seconds. This creates chaff that can be sprinkled into natural yogurt." - James A. Howenstine, MD, A Physician's Guide To Natural Health Products That Work (Get the book.)

"First, the bacteria used to make most yogurt (L. bulgaricus and S. thermopbilus) are not the key beneficial bacteria, although they are indeed helpful. (Some brands throw a small amount of acidophilus in after the fact—just so they can put it on the 'For some of these bacteria, such as the Bifidus, FOS can increase their effectiveness by a factor of 1,000 times or more!! label). Even more important, though, much of the yogurt that you buy in the store is now pasteurized after it is made." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"The live bacteria in yogurt displayed a reaction to the death of other types of bacteria, and yogurt even evidenced a desire to be "fed" with more of its own beneficial bacteria. Eggs registered a cry of alarm and then resignation when one of their number was dropped in boiling water. Plants appeared to react in real time to any break in continuity with the living beings in their environment. They even appeared to react at the moment when their caretakers, who were away from the office, decided to return." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"Stonyfield is the largest organic yogurt producer in the world and the third largest yogurt brand in America. Over the last decade, Stonyfield has enjoyed the fastest compounded annual growth rate (24.3 percent) of any U.S. yogurt brand. The company has built a national reputation for its leadership in organics, natural nutrition, and corporate environmental responsibility and is the number one brand in the natural products segment.1 ^ www.stonyfield." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"In a separate bowl, combine the soy milk, oil, and soy yogurt. Mix the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Oil a griddle or a small nonstick frying pan and set it over medium heat. When the pan is hot, drop dollops of the batter into it. When small bubbles appear on top of the pancakes (2 to 3 minutes), flip them over and cook completely (another 2 to 3 minutes)." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.) "In a separate bowl, combine the soy milk, oil, soy yogurt, and soy milk. Mix the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Oil a small nonstick frying pan and set it over medium heat. When the pan is hot, pour in batter thinner than you would for pancakes. Cook for about 3 minutes, then flip over the crepes and cook for just a few seconds more. Tip: These are great served with berries and berry purees. Dips and Spreads Almost all bean spreads use cooked beans. It's a good idea to have cooked beans on hand, and they are easily frozen in small quantities." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.) "Fresh Mixed-Berries Smoothie 2 snack bags of frozen berries 1 cup apple or orange juice 1 banana (optional) Vi cup plain soy yogurt (optional) Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Blueberry and Apple Smoothie 1 snack bag frozen blueberries V2 cup orange juice 1 banana 1 small apple, peeled and sliced Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"For those without calcium-rich water, yogurt, milk, and cheese are great natural sources of calcium. For dairy alternatives, try sardines, kale, and broccoli. "Dan, these people are so incredible," she answered enthusiastically. "They are so positive and so devoted to their families. All but one of the 33 Nicoyans we have met live with their family." Elizabeth was looking at me, gesticulating as we walked. "They have a wonderful support network. They also tend to have a large number of visitors that they receive almost every afternoon, which is both a physical and psychological safety net." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"He saw the same reaction again with his plants that he attributed to the death of live bacteria in yogurt when he mixed the yogurt with ingredients killing the live cultures. Backster then deliberately killed brine shrimp by boiling them in water and got a strong reaction from his plants. He demonstrated the same phenomenon with other types of living cells, yeast, mold cultures, blood and sperm among them, determining they ?like plants ?would also react to the death of fellow living cells." - Jackie Lapin, The Art of Conscious Creation: How You Can Transform the World (Get the book.)

"Eating yogurt is often touted as a way to increase probiotic activity. Unfortunately, the positive probiotics in yogurt are typically not very resistant to acid or bile. They have also been found to have difficulty adhering to the gut wall where they need to do their work. Researchers have found that different strains of acidophilus have varying potencies and abilities to provide the desired therapeutic benefit. According to current research, the most highly potent and therapeutic strains of probiotics for the large intestine are I. Acidophilus (NCFM strain) and Bifidobacteria (adolescentis)." - John K. Pollard, The Digestive Awareness Diet: You Are HOW You Eat (Get the book.)

"He saw the same reaction again with his plants that he attributed to the death of live bacteria in yogurt when he mixed the yogurt with ingredients killing the live cultures. Backster then deliberately killed brine shrimp by boiling them in water and got a strong reaction from his plants. He demonstrated the same phenomenon with other types of living cells, yeast, mold cultures, blood and sperm among them, determining they ?like plants ?would also react to the death of fellow living cells." - Jackie Lapin, The Art of Conscious Creation: How You Can Transform the World (Get the book.)

"Eat foods high in lysine, such as yogurt and other dairy products. Note: All dosages are daily and in pill or capsule form unless otherwise noted. Lysine and Arginine Lysine is considered an "essential" amino acid, defined as an amino acid that the body can't manufacture and therefore has to be obtained from food (or supplements). It works hand in hand with other essential amino acids to maintain growth, lean body mass, and the body's store of nitrogen, an essential part of all amino and nucleic acids, both of which are necessary to all life." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Blend until soft the following: 1 cup organic cottage cheese or yogurt (low fat), 2 to 5 tablespoons flaxseeed oil, 1 to 3 tablespoons freshly ground flaxseed, water, pinch of cayenne. Optional—add small amounts of any of the following to taste: garlic, red pepper, champagne. Eat some every day for health. Additional recipes for flax can be found at www.ameriflax.com. CONTRAINDICATIONS There are no adverse health effects associated with milled ground flaxseed when used at the dosage of three tablespoons daily." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"I asked them to eliminate from their diet almost all dairy products (in the beginning, I allowed them to have skim milk and nonfat yogurt, but have since eliminated all dairy products because of the potential tumor-causing properties of caseine1 and the contribution of animal protein to the process of atherosclerosis), all oil and all fish, fowl, and meat. I encouraged them to eat grains, legumes, lentils, vegetables, and fruit." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.) "That means butter, cheese, cream, ice cream, yogurt, and milk—even skim milk. 3. Oils. All oils, including virgin olive oil and canola oil. (For more on this subject, please see Chapter 10.) 4. Refined grains. These, unlike whole grains, have been stripped of much of their fiber and nutrients. You should avoid white rice and "enriched" flour products, which are found in many pastas, breads, bagels, and baked goods. 5. Nuts. Those who have heart disease should avoid all nuts." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.) "That means no skim milk, no nonfat yogurt, no sherbet, and no cheese at all. 5. Do not eat eggs. That includes egg whites and even egg substitutes that contain egg whites. 6. Do not use any oil at all. Not even virgin olive oil or canola oil. 7. Use only whole-grain products. That means no white flour products. Be sure the list of ingredients uses a phrase like "whole wheat" or "whole grain." Avoid semolina and wheat flour, which are actually white. Use brown rice. 8. Do not drink fruit juice." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Replace buttermilk in recipes with an equal amount of soy milk plus 1 tablespoon vinegar for each cup of soy milk. • yogurt can be replaced with one of the nondairy yogurts now available. White Wave Dairyless and Soya Latte are two brands. They are available in a variety of flavors in many natural food stores. • yogurt used in baking may be replaced with a mixture of soy milk and vinegar. For each cup of yogurt, substitute % cup soy milk mixed with 1 tablespoon vinegar. • Nutritional yeast adds a cheeselike flavor to salads, sauces, and spreads." - Neal Barnard, M.D., Eat Right, Live Longer: Using the Natural Power of Foods to Age-Proof Your Body (Get the book.)

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