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Got ten minutes to learn about extending your longevity?
It’s a silly question, right?
Investing ten minutes for improving our health is worth it, of course, for anyone - after all, a healthier way of life enables the body to maintain its youth and vitality - and, yes, last longer.
The reality, however, is it can be forgotten within the modern day culture that devotes less time and energy on the really important stuff. Like our very own health.
In the past years we’ve talked about so many health topics. We’ve talked about foods you should be eating, and we’ve talked about foods that aren’t exactly in your best interest. And we’ve talked a heck-of-a-lot about sunshine, hydration, sleep, exercise and how all of this influences our quality of life.
Today I’m sharing with you the science and solution for green foods in your diet. Green foods truly deserve a newsletter of their own because of their restorative power. Green foods have offered huge benefits for my own personal health and certainly can for anyone.
Note - this is info extracted from my book Infinity Health Manual. Read it yet?..talk about investing in your health! It’ll only take a couple hours and you’ll get invaluable information for how to create a better life for yourself! And, yes, I'll show you how easy this can be!
The Beauty of these Dual-Purpose Foods
When we’re talking about greens, we’re talking about foods like kale, arugula, chard, mustard greens, collard greens, parsley, cilantro, spinach, basil, broccoli, and blue-green algae. (Algae? Yup. We’ll talk about it shortly.) What makes these foods vitally important for a healthy diet? There are two reasons and one might surprise you. The first is obvious: green foods are rich in nutrients that help the body to maintain its youth and vitality.
But the second reason often gets overlooked. Green foods are essential for eliminating toxins from the body. And this is a bigger deal than you might realize. Think about it. Our bodies are bombarded with toxins every day, especially here in the twenty-first century. In the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat, we’re exposed to impurities that people never had to worry about before. This is wear and tear enough. Add to it the normal everyday stresses from life itself, and you can readily see why the cleansing goodness of greens is so important to our health.
The Magic behind Greens
What specifically is it about greens that gives them the unmatched power to cleanse and restore our bodies from toxins? A little some- thing you might remember from high school biology: chlorophyll. This is the magical element in green foods. (It’s also what makes green foods green.) It’s the chlorophyll itself that bonds to toxins in the body, to be escorted through the bloodstream, then to be eliminated via the gastrointestinal system. This is indeed a critical means of avoiding the buildup of toxins. Consider that it’s the buildup of toxins that’s a primary instigator of disease, as well as aging.
The Weight-Loss Connection
Interestingly, body fat attempts to protect the body from toxins. This is a little-known reason that losing weight can be so challenging. Collectively, fat cells absorb toxins from the bloodstream for the sake of protecting vital organs. It’s a temporary form of self defense. The problem is that when the body needs to later burn this “toxic fat-fuel” for energy, it becomes reluctant to do so because that means toxins would go back into the bloodstream (which would then cause wear and tear on other things in the body). So let green foods fulfill their vital role of removing toxins, making way for fat to be burned as fuel.
Additionally, green foods are very low calorie, and this factor coupled with the nutrient density makes way for satisfying the appetite with fewer calories. Naturally, this enhances the potential for weight loss (which, statistically, should be a priority for more people than not). Fat reduction: yet another reason for adding more green foods to your diet!
And vitamin K! Kale, spinach, chard, collard greens, mustard greens and broccoli are the most vitamin K rich foods. Vitamin K is important for a lot of reasons, but the most critical is blood clotting and repair of damaged tissues in the body. Talk about healing food!
Keep it Simple
So from a dietary standpoint, think “clean and green.” Introduce more green foods into your diet to get your chlorophyll and vital nutrients. How about salad? Well, sure. But don’t make the common mistake of fooling yourself into thinking a salad of lettuce with a couple of wedges of tomato covered with packaged salad dressing is going to do the trick. We’re talking unadulterated dark greens. And keep it simple. Why not go hand to mouth? That’s what I do. Grab a couple handfuls of spinach or arugula or any other leafy greens and chow down. You can eat greens just as they are.
Personally, I find greens to be tasty (they certainly don’t taste bad), and I see little reason to add anything to them. But if you want to toss a little homemade healthy salad dressing into the mix, have at it. Olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt, and cayenne. Simple. A tried and true classic. (Please don’t even bother with the packaged salad dressings which are nothing more than unhealthy entertainment. What the heck is ranch dressing, anyway? Ever read the ingredients of those dressings? Straight up junk food!)
And now for the brilliance of green sauce! This is one of my favorite recipes and one that we should all be making. You put the same salad dressing ingredients (olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt, and cayenne) into the blender with raw greens like spinach or kale. An advantage of blending is this makes the green foods easy to digest. The coarser green foods, like kale, can actually be a little hard for the body to break down. It’s cellulose that gives plants their rigidity so they don’t just flop over in the dirt. Blending them essentially breaks down the cellulose walls which makes them easy to digest and maintains the chlorophyll. This recipe tastes amazing and is brilliant as a sauce over other foods. Get the recipe here.
Cooked greens still provide all of the minerals, but it’s good to keep in mind the chlorophyll will likely break down, depending on how much they are cooked. When greens are bright in color post-steaming, that means there’s still chlorophyll. Cooking them, similar to blending, also breaks down the cellulose—another reason to mix it up between cooked and raw.
Another factor to consider is that green foods like kale, cabbage, broccoli, spinach, collard and mustard greens, when raw, and in large quantities, can actually have a mildly suppressive effect on the thyroid, which controls our metabolic rate. A weak thyroid is somewhat common. (Now the main culprit today is fried food and other cooked unsaturated oils that we’ve talked about in the past. Processed soy products, like tofu, can do the same too.) Then again, some people have an overactive thyroid, so turning it down mildly with these green foods isn’t necessarily bad. It’s a matter of balance, having green foods both cooked and raw - but raw most of the time. For cooking, steam them, sauté them, and put ‘em in soups. Again, you’ll lose some of the chlorophyll, but when cooked (or blended), the minerals actually become more easily absorbed.
As for how much green food to have in your daily diet, it’s definitely more than just a spritz of greens on a sandwich. A simple and reliable gauge is the “large handful.” This is another thing with which your body’s instinctive wisdom can play an outstanding role. These foods have been in the human diet for many thousands of years. So your body knows. Trust those instincts.
Blue Green Algae
Even among the high-impact green foods, blue-green algae is worthy of extra mention. Based on my research and experience, I rank algae at the top of the ladder among the most health enhancing foods. Interestingly, algae with bacteria was the very first life on earth—beginning four billion years ago. Essentially, different algae are the ancient foundation of our food chain. It’s fascinating that now we’re turning back to the very first food on earth for nutritional support.
There are thousands of different algae, most of which aren’t to be consumed. However, edible varieties of algae have been in the human diet as far back as recorded history will take us—and all over the world—except for the last few hundred years in the Western world. Only recently have we begun hearing a lot more about the nutritive attributes of algae. Why this recent interest? Because algae have the highest concentration of chlorophyll of any food you can name. This is what makes algae so green!
It’s also worth mentioning that algae produce over sixty percent of the oxygen in our atmosphere via harnessing the energy of the sun. Sun plus water and minerals miraculously creates algae—then poof!—oxygen, which is among the most important elements of life, wouldn’t you say? This process happens in the body as well. Algae oxygenates the blood which naturally has a tremendous impact on our energy and overall health, especially in conjunction with the chlorophyll.
I feel this is a reasonable time to share with you that all of these qualities of algae are what Infinity Greens, the flagship product of the Infinity Superfoods is founded upon. Note that this newsletter is not to market the Infinity Superfood products, but if you think about it, I would kinda be doing you a disservice by not telling you about it!
Among the different strains of algae, it’s Klamath algae, Spirulina, and Chlorella that have the most remarkable health forming qualities. These are the three algae that comprise the foundation of Infinity Greens. Even numerous blind clinical studies have proven the significant nutritive and restorative value of these algae.
Here is a brief summary of what makes each of these three algae truly worthy of our attention.
Klamath algae is recognized for its extraordinary support of the nervous system. Klamath algae metabolizes nitrogen in the body which stimulates the production of more neurotransmitters in the brain. Neurotransmitters are the links that carry messages from the brain to the body and then from the body back to the brain. In addition, anecdotal reports consistently attribute Klamath algae consumption to an increase in mental alertness and memory.
Spirulina algae is among the richest sources of beta-carotene, which is reputed to be an important anticancer antioxidant. Beta- carotene is also an anti-inflammatory. Spirulina is also notably high in iron, calcium, zinc, potassium, magnesium, selenium, and phosphorus, all of which play a tremendous role in our overall health and longevity.
Chlorella algae shines in its impact for detoxification. Along with detoxification, the high chlorophyll content of chlorella supports oxygenation of the blood and consequent energy production in all cells (O2 = life-force). Clinical studies have also proven chlorella reduces blood pressure and lowers cholesterol. Interestingly, the causes behind these benefits of chlorella have not yet been fully identified. Oh, the mysteries of nature!
Algae can play a significant role in our diet, and I’m confident the world will better understand why these foods are so important in the near future. Bottom line—gram for gram, algae have concentrations of nutrients unmatched by anything else.
I believe algae are literally the antidote for us overfed, yet undernourished, modern humans. It is worth noting that today, even unprocessed plant foods do not have the same nutrient content they did just a few decades ago because of the soil depletion from mass agriculture. However, this is not the case for algae! It’s the same extraordinary nutrition that it was four billion years ago.
As for how to introduce algae into your diet, start by adding it to your smoothies. Already, smoothies should have a role in your diet if they’re made with genuinely healthy ingredients. With the other recipes I’ll share my favorite smoothie recipes on the Infinity website.
It should be noted that in the 1970s, grass supplements like wheat grass and barley grass came about as a low-budget green food. The theory was “greens for pennies.” But unfortunately the pretty price of grass supplements comes with drawbacks. Yes, grasses have some chlorophyll but nothing even close to that of algae. What many people are unaware of is that wheat grass (even juiced) is hard to digest and can be weakening for the gastrointestinal system. I say “pass” on these products. Algae and all other green foods are superior to wheat grass.
To sum it all up, introducing the right greens into your diet, greens that are high in chlorophyll and nutrients—whether kale, spinach, or algae—is about so much - and more than just weight loss. You know, it’s interesting how our modern diets focus so heavily on getting the “right” calories and nutrients. But think about it. Getting the calories and nutrients in is only half the picture. The other half is getting the toxic funk out! Removing the wear and tear from your internals makes it well worth the small effort of adding more chlorophyll-rich green foods to your diet. The main idea here is, we are honing a diet to enable our body to rejuvenate faster than it would break down. That’s the ultimate key for longevity, life-force, and protection from disease.
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