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Archive for the 'Cellular Health' Category

Magnesium: Magic Oil and Magic Gel

One of the most important minerals for human existence is unquestionably magnesium. It is essential for proper cellular health, the production of amino acids and the functioning of the sympathetic nervous system. Amino acids are extremely important for virtually every chemical reaction that takes place in your body, and the sympathetic nervous system controls your [...]

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Back to Basics

Sometimes I worry that the focus of this blog veers too often into increasingly complicated, specialized health tips. More and more I am finding that it is really the fundamentals of good health that will allow us to live the lifestyle we want. A while back I listened to Tony Robbins interview John Wooden, one [...]

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Your Body is the Environment

I’ve had a few people ask me about pH levels in the body recently – it is an important aspect of the cellular terrain and its health. An overly acidic pH balance is all too common in many people. This will: • Decrease your body’s ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, • Decrease energy production in [...]

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Precious Prills

Today’s post is all about the Life Enthusiast Co-op’s Number 1 Best-Selling product, our Precious Prills. These small beads are put into your water to lower the surface tension, raise the pH level and improve the ORP. They last many years and serve to make your water more moisturizing and more easily absorbed by ever [...]

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Getting your Magnesium

The problem with ensuring your body has enough of the essential mineral magnesium is that oral magnesium supplements are usually ineffective. They are laxative at therapeutic levels, meaning the magnesium will pass straight through the body. This method usually requires at least a year to raise the levels significantly. On the other hand, intravenous magnesium [...]

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Magnesium Deficiency Symptoms

Why would you want to supplement with magnesium? Let me count the ways: • Mental stress • Physical stress • Coffee • Sugar • High sodium diet • Alcohol • Cola-type sodas • Tobacco • High perspiration • Medical drugs of all types • Low thyroid • Chronic pain Diuretics • A high carbohydrate diet • A high calcium diet And here is a list of symptoms that can [...]

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Allegany Nutrition

Enzymes, as any regular reader of this blog knows, are an essential part of proper nutrition. Enzymes improve the body’s digestion of foods whether they have been cooked, processed or are simply raw. Enzymes also help your body eliminate a great deal of toxins. Systemic enzymes help break down undigested or under-digested foods that may [...]

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Eliminating Toxins with Himalayan Crystal Salt

At the Life Enthusiast Co-op, we feel that one of the most important things a person can do for health is to be aware of the toxins that they let into their body every day. Many people experience symptoms like dizziness, spaciness, sense of unreality, or loss of concentration, not knowing that they are being [...]

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The Thyroid and Iodine

Many women suffer a great deal when they menstruate. Bloating, water retention, mood swings – all related to out-of-balance hormonal levels caused by deficiency if iodine. Iodine (the deficiency of) is involved in PMS, in miscarriages, and in developmental retardation in children. Men suffer from iodine deficiency (that’s behind the thyroid trouble) in similar ways. [...]

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Magnesium and Calcium

I wonder if you are aware how magnesium interacts with the calcium in your body? How many times have you heard mothers tell their kids to “drink your milk so you can grow healthy bones”? It is widely thought that the calcium in the milk is what makes this happen. But just because bones are [...]

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