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  • Food Allergies | Testing for Food Allergies

    How Do You Know if You are Allergic to Foods

    BySilver Strand Labs December 17, 2012May 14, 2017

    Here are a few of the common signs and symptoms of hidden food allergens – Headaches – including Migraines, Bleeding Gums, Mental Confusion, Depression, Irritability, Insomnia, Anxiety, Seizures, Addiction, Fatigue, “Brain Fog”, Dark circles around the Eyes, Ringing in the Ears, Frequent Colds, Sinus Congestion, Tonsillitis and Sore Throats, Chest Pain, Rapid Heart Beat, High…

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  • Suggestions for Cooking Meat

    Suggestions for Cooking Meat

    BySilver Strand Labs June 29, 2011

    What would upset you more, if the steak you ordered came to your table undercooked or overcooked? When it comes to steak, it’s not the size that matters; it’s the consistency and texture. Overcooked meat is tough, because its fat, protein and sugar molecules have been damaged by being cooked on too high heat for…

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  • Chinese Diet Principles | The Yin and Yang of Foods

    The Yin and Yang of Foods

    BySilver Strand Labs May 30, 2011

    The traditional nutrient dense foods, such as bone broths, are extremely vital to our health. Another important aspect of food is in the energetics of foods as addressed in the Chinese diet system. In this system, foods can be hot, cold, building, cleansing, raw or cooked. For example, if a person is weak, they would…

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  • The benefits of Fat and Cholesterol

    Traditional Fats and Their Role in Health

    BySilver Strand Labs May 22, 2011May 22, 2011

    Insulin resistance occurs when cholesterol deficient cells can no longer let glucose into them. In order to utilize insulin, the cells need cholesterol, vitamin D and calcium. Fat and Cholesterol are beneficial partners – they coexist in the cell. Excess abdominal fat is a result of the immune system attempting to protect damaged cholesterol from…

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  • Nutrional Therapy for Tooth Decay

    Our Teeth as a Reflection of Our Health

    BySilver Strand Labs December 27, 2010February 11, 2011

    Often our teeth are treated as separate and not viewed as having anything to do with our overall health. Fortunately there have been some amazing researchers who have conducted studies in the past – showing how closely tooth and body health are interrelated. One of those researchers,  Ralph Steinman, DDS, performed numerous experiments on rats…

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  • Nutrional Therapy for Tooth Decay

    Solving the Mystery of Heart Disease

    BySilver Strand Labs November 10, 2010February 11, 2011

    Did you know that there is not a strong connection between cholesterol and heart disease? In fact, if your cholesterol is high – it’s probably because your body is trying to protect itself by making more of it.  In other words, don’t shoot the messenger.  We eat 20% cholesterol and our body makes 80% of…

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  • Nutrional Therapy for Tooth Decay

    Life is Better With Butter

    BySilver Strand Labs July 17, 2008December 17, 2014

    As late as the 1930s, indigenous people all over the world consumed at least 10 times more saturated fat daily than we do today. They had no obesity related illness, no heart disease and very little tooth decay. Is it possible that saturated Fats kept them healthy  & could also help us today? There may…

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